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Eggnog is what we call here "ponche de huevo" or "ponche de Navidad," a sweet drink made from eggs and milk, and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, a good amount of ginger and clove. It's a really special drink that you have to try if you want an alternative to a nice glass of hot chocolate to sweeten the afternoon or if you want to offer your guests a drink to finish the meal and accompany some cookies. I've fallen in love with this punch!

You're probably familiar with lemon bars, little lemon squares, or the popular Lemon Bars. They're a delicious bite for dessert, or a treat for a special moment.

Decorated chocolate sticks are a snack that's very easy to make and one of the most fun and decorative treats for your little ones' celebrations (and for adults, let's not kid ourselves).

More and more people are hearing about Spéculoos cookies, typical and very traditional at Christmastime in Belgium (where they call them speculaas), and also very popular in Germany (Spekulatius). I'll tell you a few things about them and bring a recipe for almond Spéculoos cookies that are richly spiced and festive.

These saffron buns shaped like the number 8 are traditional Swedish buns. You may know them as St. Lucia buns, or you may have heard the word Lusskatter. What is certain is that they are very aromatic buns, and I'll be delighted if you decide to make them.

It's cookie time, and we can agree they look beautiful with icing to decorate them. Icing is all about consistency, and it's as easy to make as mixing sugar and egg white. If you haven't tried it yet, with all the explanations in this post about how to make cookie icing, now is the time to start.

You can make mini blondies in Nordic Ware mini-bundlettes molds! This caramel blondie recipe is utterly delicious and gives you a bite ready in no time. Its buttery flavor and the aroma of brown sugar are delightful, and it’s a great way to present classic blondie bars in a beautiful format, thanks to the finish the Nordic Ware mini-bundlettes mold provides.

Today, in old-fashioned desserts: Meringue mille-feuille! Yes, it may be one of the oldest sweets in history, but for that very reason you're sure to have more than one anecdote to tell when it comes to these delicious puff pastries.

Although the origins of the cannelé are uncertain, history has it that the nuns of the Annonciades convent in Bordeaux made them for the poor. They used as ingredients the wheat they found on the docks, fallen from the holds of ships or from torn sacks, and the egg yolks that were discarded to clarify wine, since only the whites were used in the cellars. Thanks to the ships that arrived at the Port of the Moon, they obtained vanilla and rum to enrich their recipe.

Cooking in stainless steel is possible and today we demonstrate it with this recipe as delicate as it is delicious: caramelized, fragrant pineapple, a classic and typical dessert, ideal to bring to the table any Sunday or after a heavy meal. It's refreshing and a dessert that goes down very well!

With leftover brioche, pan de leche, croissants, or ensaimadas you can make a delicious dessert. This coconut milk pudding won us over from the very first spoonful.

With today's Chocolate Cheesecake recipe we're going to show you two things: first, that cheesecake is delicious, but it can be taken to another level when paired with such tasty flavors as chocolate and peanut. And second, but certainly no less important, that the pressure cooker lets you make not only vegetables, grains, and stews, but you can also use it to make fabulous desserts.