Red Velvet Shortbread Cookies

Red Velvet Shortbread Pinwheels

The last couple of years I have taken gingerbread men cookies to work on the last week before we break up for the holidays. This year, I wanted to do something a little different. I wanted to do pinwheels. And not just ordinary pinwheels, but the ones with sprinkles around the outside for a little…

christmas giveaway

Christmas Treat Box GIVEAWAY!

Things are about to get busy at Mutherfudger HQ. I am currently preparing to make the gift boxes of sweet treats for my family. I decided that this year I would make one extra for a give away. The box usually contains a selection of chocolate bark, fudge, truffles, cookies, iced biscuits, and other yummy…

eggnog fudge truffles

Eggnog Fudge Truffles

This recipe was originally developed to go in my 2015 Christmas Edible Gift hamper. This one was a new fudge flavour for me. I figured that since Eggnog is largely cream, one of the main components of fudge, that it would work very well. It did. Using ready made eggnog is easier, but you can…

Gingerbread Iced Christmas Wreath cookies

2015 Christmas Hamper round up

Yes, I know it’s February, but I decided to take some time off over the festive season to recharge the old batteries. While much of the northern hemisphere has been under a blanket of snow, Nottingham is under it’s usual grey clouds. Temperatures are strangely mild for the season. We had some proper wintery weather,…

Iced Gingerbread Christmas Jumpers

Along with some coconut ice, the final item in my 2014 Christmas goodie box was some Iced Gingerbread Christmas Jumpers. The kitsch appeal of the Christmas jumper has grown enormously in recent years. Turn on the TV during the festive season and many a show host is sporting a ‘horrible’ Christmas jumper. The only thing…

rogaliki

Rogaliki

The fourth item in my 2014 Christmas goodie box are a traditional eastern European cookie, Rogaliki, Rogaliki are popular throughout eastern Europe, especially Poland. Rogaliki, which I have been told means little horns, varies from region to region. Some contain jam and are more pastry-like and rolled like a croissant. Others are more melt-in-the-mouth Viennese…