Christmas cookies – hazelnuts, chocolate, spices and candied orange peel

The best gingerbread I have ever made.

Fluffy ginger and date cake

A savory meat pie made with a flaky crust.

This week’s Holiday Recipe Exchange features Chocolate. Come enter your recipe for a chance to win! {recipe: Chocolate Citrus Gingerbread}

A Parsi lunch from India. Spiced creamy lentils and vegetable stew served with an aromatic caramelised pulav/ pilaf.

Lentil Soup with Indian Spices from Zoom Yummy.
Recipe with step-by-step photos!

A sweet potato cheesecake with gingersnap cookie bottom and sour cream marshmallow top. Gluten free for Thanksgiving.

Roast Chicken. A delicious combination of spices.

Stir fried brussels sprout salad with coconut

Kitchen Tip: A Well Stocked Holiday Spice Cabinet & FREE Cabinet Inventory Printable

Spiced Hot Drink Mix–for cider, juice, cocoa, wine, coffee or tea. Mix a single cup or a big batch on th stove or in the crock pot.

Need a special gift? Chocolate won’t do? Try these nuts–they strike the perfect balance between sweet and salty!

My very first pumpkin pie turned out to be delicious with all those spices and rum.

Apple Cider Vinaigrette ~ a perfect and delicious use for your leftover cider!

Homemade taco seasoning is easy to make. You can adjust the heat and salt to your tastes. And it’s a ton cheaper than those little packets!

Honey and gingerbread cakes

Pumpkin Flan with Orange Caramel

Light as air pumpkin pie with hints of spices & orange zest. I promise you will never go back to regular old pumpkin pie again.

Delicious layered breakfast with yogurt, pumpkin, buckwheat, spices + more!

black plums and warming spices, prefect for fall desserts.

A warm, Moroccan spiced lentil salad with sausages and a light vinaigrette.