You all know, I’m all about keeping it simple. Here are a few easy holiday ideas that I think fall into the exceptional and easy category!

Rosemary wreath with olives, mozzarella balls and peppers! via

Is this not the cutest Christmas baby pic you’ve ever seen? The hardest thing to put this together would be finding a top hat to fit a baby. I’ve found some here. via

Anyone can do this easy DIY using a few clothespins! Use these snowflakes on packages and your tree! Add glitter for a pretty shimmer!

Find these red and white drinking straws here and find out how to put these hot chocolate stirrers here!

Simply beautiful way to display Christmas cards or old family photos of Christmas past…

Keeping peppermint readily available to stir your coffee or cocoa looks beautiful in a few silver,

or pewter, containers and placed on a tray.

Epsom salt, a candle and a Mason jar… welcome your guest by lining these on the path to your front door or down the center of your dinner table on top of craft paper…

Cut a cube of Phil. cream cheese at a diagonally and arrange on a plate to form a triangle. Add your favorite preserves or marmalade…(I prefer jalapeno jelly!) and garnish! Serve with your favorite crackers. via

For more Christmas ideas check out my Pinterest board here.

This new take on a grilled cheese sandwich sounds divine!  I love every single ingredient!!

Green Goddess Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients

2 slices bread (we used a white bread, but one filled with lots of different whole grains and seeds would be *awesome*)
2-3 tablespoons Green Goddess Herb Pesto (recipe below)
2 slices mild white melty cheese like mozzarella
handful fresh baby spinach
¼ avocado, sliced
2 tablespoons goat cheese, crumbled
olive oil (and butter if you’re so inclined)

Directions

Spread about 1 tablespoon of Green Goddess Herb Pesto onto each slice of bread (2 tablespoons total, but if you’re sensitive, go light, the pesto is STRONG).

On one slice of bread, add 1 slice of cheese, sliced avocado, crumbled goat cheese, spinach, second slice of cheese, then top it with second slice of bread. Press together gently.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan over medium low heat. (If you want to use butter, add it to the oil and let it melt). Add the sandwich to the oil and cook until bread is golden brown. Press down on the sandwich lightly, then flip the sandwich over and cook until second side is golden brown.

Green Goddess Herb Pesto

Ingredients

1 clove garlic
1 (or 2 if you’re ballsy) anchovy fillet (in oil)
½ small shallot, chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
handful chopped fresh Italian parsley
handful chopped kale
2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
1 tablespoon chopped chives
¼ cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Pulse garlic, anchovy, and shallot in food processor until chopped. With the food processor running, add lemon juice, parsley, kale, tarragon and chives. (It won’t process very well yet, don’t worry).

Very slowly drizzle in olive oil until kale and herbs get sufficiently chopped and everything is the consistency of a pesto. You may need more or less of the olive oil depending on how big a “handful” of herbs is to you. You can also turn off the food processor and push herbs down the side of the bowl with a spatula every once in a while.

Season to taste with salt and pepper (You probably won’t need too much salt if you used 2 anchovies).

recipe and images via tastespotting

Ever wonder which Girl Scout Cookies score the most sales?

via wired.com

My favs are Tagalongs… which has me wondering how wonderful homemade Tagalongs would be!

This recipe for Homemade Tagalong Cookies looks delish!

What’s your favorite Girl Scout cookie?

What’s the next best thing to sitting down at Royer’s Round Top Cafe and eating a delicious piece of Bud’s pie?  Having 100+ of the Cafe’s recipes on laminated cards in a handy little box right in your own kitchen, so you can whip that pie up yourself!

Just in time for that last minute Christmas gift, these recipe boxes will be ready to ship on Monday, the 19th.

Order now and receive the pre-sale price ($23.50) through Dec. 31st. You even have the option of receiving your recipe card box gift-wrapped for an additional $3.50!  Let the southern Christmas cookin’ begin!

I’m pretty sure that I could eat candy corn until I turn orange! Could you? Once I start, I can’t stop!

What could be better than candy corn, you ask? Candy corn fudge! That’s what!

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