❄LG,BE’s 12 Days of Christmas❄ 🎄Day 7 🎄 So here's a random fact - my DIY Shrimp Cocktail is by far one of my most visited recipes on this blog and it's also by far one of the easiest recipes I have ever posted! 🥲 That being said, I understand the hype for a simple and [...]
Category: appetizers
Mini Beef Wellingtons
❄LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas❄ 🌟 Day 6 🌟 There are not many things in the kitchen that I've been genuinely fearful of attempting, but beef wellington - specifically Gordon's beef welly -- has always put me on edge. Why? Because a larger beef tenderloin itself is a nerve wracking piece of protein to cook! [...]
Whipped Ricotta Toast with Truffle Oil & Honey
❄LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas❄ ☃️ Day 2 ☃️ December is always filled with too many social events and festive invites than we normally would attend in a month, but it really is the season for entertaining and hosting too isn't it? I find that more often than not, there's always a need to have [...]
Spinach & Artichoke Pinwheels
❄LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas❄ 🎄Day 1 🎄 Do you guys remember the bliss of experiencing your parents prep on the weekend for a holiday party when you were a child? A mix of Christmas carols and polkas rotating on the 6-disk CD player (yes, we really truly had one of those), my mom in [...]
Pumpkin Beer Cheese
Did you miss out on Oktoberfest festivities this year? Are you slightly jealous after seeing all of those pictures on social media of your friends clanging steins of beer together and eating sausages on a bun? Have no fear - with this beer cheese recipe, you can feel part of the party in no time [...]
Red Beet Soup with Mushroom Dumplings // Barszcz Czerwony i Uszka
🎅 LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas🎅 DAY 9 A common soup made many different ways depending on where you live in Europe. In Polish? we call it BARSZCZ, say it with me guys! Baaaaa-rsh-ch. A very clean soup packed with layers of flavour and featuring a mighty, yet humble veg: beets. Barszcz was another staple [...]
Kopytka with Sautéed Mushrooms, Kielbasa and Shredded Sprouts // Polish Potato Dumplings
☃ LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas☃ DAY 8 So story time: the plan was to make Babcia's pierogi this year. I set my mind to it at the beginning of November when I started thinking of what recipes I wanted to post this year for my 12 Days of LG,BE and pierogi were at the [...]
Potato, Gruyere & Thyme Tart
🎅LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas🎅 DAY 3 Does anybody else get super excited when they see something with puff pastry? Or is that just me? Puff pastry makes me think of fine-dining restaurants or super chic brunches with the girls. It adds an element of sophistication and really is not too hard of a product [...]
DIY Shrimp Cocktail
❄LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas❄ DAY 2 For as long as I can remember, we almost always had a shrimp ring for an appetizer as part of my family's meatless Christmas Eve feast. An odd choice some may say, but for kids who were quickly learning how addicted we were to seafood at a young [...]
A Mozzarella & Garlic Bread Christmas Tree
🎄LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas🎄 DAY 1 It's tiiiiiiime. DECEMBER! IT'S HERE. & it's go time. There was no way I wasn't going to start with this appetizer because let me tell you right now, you will be making it more than once. If you're like my friends and family, then you also love snacky [...]
Little Girl, Big Eats 