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Christmas Stovetop Potpourri

December 6, 2019 by Kristi 13 Comments

Christmas Potpourri | Inspiration Kitchen

This Christmas Stovetop Potpourri is sure to bring warm, loving memories to your holiday. What is your favorite holiday scent? I’m posting this early so that I could share this amazing Christmas Stovetop Potpourri with you.  I want your house to smell as amazing as mine will on Christmas Day. Your entire family will love… 

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Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas – 2016

December 24, 2016 by Kristi Leave a Comment

Christmas Potpourri | Inspiration Kitchen

This Christmas Stove Top Potpourri will fill your home with an incredible cinnamon, clove and citrus scent that is inviting, warm and perfect for this Christmas holiday. It’s sure to bring warm, lasting and loving memories to your family. Merry almost Christmas everyone! I wanted to re-share this amazing Christmas Stove Top Potpourri with you. It will… 

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Apricot Kolaches Cookies

December 12, 2016 by Kristi 7 Comments

Apricot Kolaches Cookies - inspirationkitchen.com

These Apricot Kolaches cookies are a sweet apricot puree wrapped in a bite-size buttery, rich, cream cheese pastry – a beautiful cookie with the perfect amount of sweet for the holidays. Today’s post is especially fun for me, because this recipe is the very definition of a collaborative cookie swap on so many levels.  And, I’m… 

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Cranberry Mimosa Cocktail

December 2, 2016 by Kristi 6 Comments

Cranberry Mimosa Cocktail - inspirationkitchen.com

This festive, bold, and bright Cranberry Mimosa Cocktail will lighten your party up! With its tart, sharp, crisp flavor, this celebratory drink will bring fun, great color and a pop of flavor to your holiday. Bring on the holidays!  Every where I go, I hear the sleigh bells jingling, and there’s ring ting tingling too. The holidays… 

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Home Cook Holiday Gift Guide – 2016

November 26, 2016 by Kristi 1 Comment

Mud Pie Salt & Pepper Set - inspirationkitchen.com

In this Home Cook Holiday Gift Guide, I’m sharing 12 of my favorite gift ideas for the home cook. And, there’s a bonus gift surprise for the men in the kitchen! These lovely gifts will go nicely in my dishwasher which I learned more about at Dishwasher reviews for 2019. Now that we’ve survived the… 

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Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce

November 20, 2016 by Kristi Leave a Comment

Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce - inspirationktichen.com

This Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce is a make-ahead dish that will bring a cheery and spiked surprise to your holiday table. Fresh or canned? If you follow food news at all, this remains a highly debatable topic when it comes to cranberry sauce and the holidays. But, once you’ve tasted this Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce, the… 

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Soft Serve Peppermint Ice Cream

December 26, 2014 by Kristi 29 Comments

Peppermint Ice Cream | Inspiration Kitchen

This Soft Serve Peppermint Ice Cream is creamy and rich with peppermint from leftover Candy Canes! Did you know that today is National Candy Cane day? Are you on a sugar high from all the Christmas candy canes yet?  🙂 I don’t know about you, but with the holidays, I’m up to my ears in… 

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The World’s Best Hot Chocolate

December 22, 2014 by Kristi 40 Comments

Hot Chocolate | Inspiration Kitchen

The World’s Best Hot Chocolate is creamy, rich, chocolate-y and delicious.  You’ll never want to buy store-bought hot chocolate again! What is your favorite Hot Chocolate memory? Christmas is only 3 days away and I can hardly wait!  Are you as excited as I am? Christmas Eve has always been special around our house!  We gather around the fire, play games,… 

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Smoked Ham Salad & Pecan Appetizer Bites

November 29, 2014 by Kristi 26 Comments

Smoked Ham Salad Pecan Appetizer Bites | Inspiration Kitchen

These Smoked Ham Salad & Pecan Appetizer Bites are rich and savory folded into a light, flaky pastry fillo shell. What dish did you eat the most of this Thanksgiving? I hope all of you had a healthy, happy and fun Thanksgiving with family and friends! I’m thinking that maybe some of you have some extra turkey or ham laying… 

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Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Cranberry Buttercrunch

November 28, 2014 by Kristi 35 Comments

Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Cranberry Buttercrunch | Inspiration Kitchen

This Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Cranberry Buttercrunch has a buttery, rich, hazelnut crumble bottom topped with decadent, indulgent, dark chocolate and tart cranberries.  Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate or White Chocolate? You guys – today is something special!  For the first time, I am participating in Mystery Dish. If you’re not familiar with Mystery Dish, it’s a group… 

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