on December 17 | in Recipes | by Heather | with 31 Comments

Daddypotamus: “Who taught Katie ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?”

Me: That would be me. Last July.

Oh holidays. The food. The love. The traditions. The opportunity to count blessings and give some away. Who am I kidding? I’ll celebrate just about anything.

Still, I want these days to shimmer and sparkle in my children’s eyes . . . but not at any cost. We’re a GAPS family, holidays or not. Does that mean the grinch wins? Absolutely not! With these fabulous recipes on hand, he never had a chance.

Hot Cocoa with Peppermint Marshmallows

Jenni from The Urban Poser - aka Marshmallow Maker Extraordinare – has done it again with this recipe featuring organic fair trade cocoa, coconut milk and peppermint swirl marshmallows!

Peppermint swirl marshmallows? How did she think of that?!!?!? I don’t know, but it’s a mystery I’m most willing to unravel over a steaming mug on Christmas morning.

Find the recipe here

Raspberry Hamantaschen

Do you love jelly doughnuts? I LOVE jelly doughnuts. These, of course, are actually cookies from Jenni at The Urban Poser , but I can’t stop staring at that ooey gooey raspberry filling. Yes, please!

Want to know the best part? That filling is just a hint of things to come in 2011. Oh yes, Jenni is going to be a regular contributor on Mommypotamus! I am so excited to feature her creativity here . . . and the fact that she insists on bringing me samples to try before publishing a recipe doesn’t hurt, either!

Find the recipe here

Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies

If you’re not convinced you should be over-the-moon excited about Jenni’s guest posts I have two more things for you:

First, these heavenly little morsels  are SUPER chocolatey and filled with a rich creamy, melt in your mouth, peppermint dairy free ‘butter cream’.

And second . . . .

Honey Candied Citrus Peel

These candied citrus peels are a fresh twist on the “orange in the stocking” tradition.  They’re sweet, chewy, dredged in powdered coconut and to quote Jenni directly “full of citrusy goodness”.

Find the recipe here. But wait, there’s oh so much more!

Sesame Honey Candy

This traditional Greek recipe from Nourished Kitchen features only three simple ingredients: toasted sesame seeds, honey and unrefined sea salt.

We make it year-round as a takealong for packed lunches, road trips and picnics.

Find the recipe here.

Grain-Free Gingerbread Men

And now to one of the recipes I am most excited about this year: Gingerbread men!

These date sweetened delights would be fabulous paired with marshmallow creme piped on top instead of icing. Just follow this recipe but don’t whip the full 10 minutes so the marshmallow is more malleable.

Find the recipe here

 

Chocolate Peppermint and Coconut Citrus Fudge

“I really love it when I find a dessert recipe that is not only GAPS-legal but actually and truly very, very delicious.  I mean really delicious, as in: you-don’t-have-to-have-real-food-tastebuds-to-appreciate-this delicious. And it is a really special day when I have not one, but two, recipes to share that are up to this standard,” says Kendahl at Our Nourishing Roots. If you haven’t discovered it yet, this is a fabulous blog for GAPs families and mamas interesting in learning real food basics!

Check out the recipe here and her homepage here

Pecan Sandies

These buttery pecan cookies are the potamus definition of chewy perfection.

It helps, too, that they’re ridiculously easy to make and little finger love pressing pecans into the dough.

Find the recipe here.

Coconut-Date Linzer Cookies

These lovely little cookies feature a grain-free roll out butter dough coupled with lemon zest and date filling. Yum!

Find the recipe here.

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Ready to move on to some savoury dishes? Alrighty, this buffalo chicken recipe with homemade bleu cheese dressing is a fun twist on the traditional holiday meal. Use the leftovers to make stock and then whip this easy egg drop soup for a fuss-free lunch the next day!

Find the recipe here.

Bacon Wrapped Scallops and/or Dates

Forget “pigs in a blanket”, THIS is where it’s at, ya’ll! Sweet firm scallops or almond stuffed dates rolled up in juicy bacon goodness.

Oh, and did I mention that they take less than five minutes to prep and only 20ish minutes in the oven? Easy peasy!

Find the recipes here

Holiday Spiced Nuts

Substitute honey for sugar and this recipe from Cheeseslave becomes the perfect party snack for the holidays “Or,” she says, “put them in mason jars tied with ribbons and give them out as holiday gifts.”

Great idea!

Check out the recipe here

 

 

Egg Nog

And of course, we can’t talk about holiday recipes without EGG NOG! This recipe from Cheeseslave is soooooo easy to make and, of course, GAPS-friendly!

Find the recipe here. What, you’re not an egg nog fan?!?!?

Then how about an. . . .

Orange Julius !!!

I am seriously thinking of featuring this new twist on an old favorite at our Christmas breakfast with bacon, eggs and celery root hash browns.

And maybe pancakes, because I REALLY like breakfast!

Check out the recipe here.

 

Happy holidays, ya’ll! If you have a favorite GAPS holiday recipe please share it below!

Photo credit: astrangegirl

This recipe is participating at the Weekend Gourmet Recipes Carnival.

 

 

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