Gold Star Iced Cookies – Make someone very happy and give them a gold star today. They are perfect for so many celebrations.

Hazelnut Cinnamon Cupcakes with Cinnamon Mascarpone Frosting

Delicious German Christmas cookie with Marzipan, Grape jelly & some yummy icing on top. (in German)

Easy and flavorful recipe for gingerbread cookies. Try them out for holiday season.

The delicate sweetness of the buckwheat honey, cinnamon, star anise and the nutmeg that compliments just about every hot drink.

Tiny poached apples served in sweetly cranberry spiced syrup with dried cherries.

Dark chocolate brownies cut into Star Wars Jawas and filled with peppermint chocolate ganache. Don’t forget the cute candy eyes!

No canned cranberry sauce this year! For the love of all that is good make this Spiced Apple Cider Cranberry Sauce!

Homemade seed and wheat bread with sesame and flax seeds. Molasses gives this bread a depth of flavor!

Spiced Brandy Soused Clementines: A delectable way to preserve clementines and also a wonderful foodie gift.

Spiced Pumpkin Bourbon: an entire sugar pie pumpkin and Fall spices flavor your fave bourbon for the best DIY holiday gift (no sugar)

Warm up with this creamy acorn squash soup with star anise!

Bundt cake drizzled with homemade salted caramel sauce and dusted with Biscoff Cookie Crumbles. It’s an edible Star Wars Sarlacc!

Buttery brioche tarts topped with jam, cardamom almond frangipane and spiced poached pears.

Easy Pickled Watermelon Rind that’s usually discarded but so yummy when it’s pickled.

Glorious stuffed baked apple with spiced mascarpone: from the Michelin-starred chef Purnell.

Toasted Nut & Oat Granola served with a cinnamon & star anise Spiced Plum Compote and creamy yogurt.

Star Anise Panna Cotta with Caramelized Pineapple

Delicious winter blackberry jam! (in Italian with translator)

Poached Plums with Orange, Star Anise and Cinnamon: A beautifully fragrant and gently spiced plum dish.

Chinese Damson Sauce

Tender sukiyaki beef in a flavorful aromatic broth of onions, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, ginger, chili, noodles and fresh herbs