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Christmas/ Sweets

DAY 5: Gingerbread rum balls

Are you already feeling festive? I’m enjoying the pre-Christmas season in New York right now. Yesterday was the lightning event of the huge Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. I didn’t see it live (I don’t do well with crowds of people) but for me it is the symbol that Christmas is just around the corner. I can’t wait to start decorating when I get home!

This is my go-to rum ball recipe, enriched with gingerbread spice for the holiday season. The gingerbread rum balls have a creamy, cocoa taste, while the apricot jam gives it a tartish flavor and the dark rum flavor makes it a favorite among adults.

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Christmas/ Cookies/ Sweets

DAY 4: Almond macaroons

Marzipan is one of those ingredients that you either love or hate. At least I’ve never met anyone saying that they tolerated the taste of marzipan in sweets, but were not very fond of it. I love the taste of marzipan! I like to eat it all year around (out of the package I may add!), but somehow the more complex the marzipan figure or sweet is done, the better it tastes! At least this is what I tell myself ;) 

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