Christmas Eve Prep
This year, as I stated before, we had a few different parties to either attend or host. Here are some of the things we brought to share on Christmas Eve…
Panettone is one of our favorite breads to make during the winter. We fill ours with almost double the fruit the recipe calls for, this year it was plump dried cherries and cranberries. So delicious. I made a batch of cinnamon butter to go with it, and it was incredible. This bread is even better toasted.
For something sweet to share, we made a few giant batches of Muddy Buddies. Or Puppy Chow. Or Reindeer Food. Or as Josh’s brother, Brian, took to calling it, Reindeer Poop. Whatever you choose to name it, it’s ridiculously easy and addicting. I swiped my recipe from Sweet Savory Life, but found the recipe also on the back of the Rice Chex box. We bagged up lots of little portions to share with all the kids. Of course, we saved a package for ourselves!
One of our favorite appetizers lately has been seared prosciutto-wrapped figs. They’re just heavenly and so easy to make. They’re best made right before you eat them, so for our little gathering we just prepped the figs, wrapped them in this strips of prosciutto, and seared them till crispy once we got to Brad & Katy’s house. We had to do a little batch before hand to get a good shot in the daylight, so we had to eat these guys up…. darn. We made a huge platter full of them, and they were all polished off by the end of the night – the mild sweetness & earthy flavors of the figs paired with the salty crisp prosciutto is just perfect. I make them any chance I get.
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