Holiday Foods and Traditions
Last Updated December 06, 2020
Holiday Recipes and Stories from the pages of Edible Jersey
Festive Holiday Punch (Non-Alcoholic)
Courtesy of Joy Manning, editor of Edible Philly.
This festive looking punch provides guests with an enticing non-alcoholic option. The recipe doubles easily to serve a crowd. For an...
Candy Cane Dream Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Buki Elegbede • Baked by Buki
When I think of the holidays, the one thing I always think of are Andes Mints. My dad always used to get them, and although I’m actually not a mint or a...
The Cookie Queen Joanne Gronikowski Shares Holiday Baking Tips
To bake 6,800 Christmas cookies takes more than just holiday magic
Festive Holiday Pinecone
VISIONS OF MOTHERHOOD
When I was growing up, there would come a day each December when my mom and her sister would begin to bake. I would walk in from school on a gray, cold afternoon to find them...
Eating Healthy for the Holidays
The chill in the air can only mean one thing: The holidays are fast approaching.
Patience & Puff - The Secrets to a Perfect Gingerbread Holiday
Being in pastry, I find the most enjoyment in baking for the holidays.
Working the ovens at holiday time is equivalent to working...
Gingerbread Men
At the store, we affectionately call these cookies “Gingies.” We begin the holiday season by donating hundreds of them to Somerville’s Santa arrival the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Through...
Gin Cocktail with Cranberry Jam - How Fresh Cranberries became My Favorite Ingredient
The day I go to pick cranberries marks a bittersweet end to the year’s harvesting calendar.
Road Trip: Holiday Magic in Haddonfield
From Thanksgiving weekend until New Year’s Eve, Haddonfield revels in the holiday spirit with a charm that attracts throngs of shoppers, diners and families.
Poetry: Christmas Cookie Pictures
I remember cinnamon;
the kind that tickles your rosy November nose and kisses your cheek.
Entering the house with the red door,
Greeted...
Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
In the local bakeries of Europe, we found gingerbreads of all kinds. Crisp, soft, spiced, glazed, jeweled; the doughs were as unique as the bakers. When creating our own gingerbread, we tried to...
For Your Holiday Cheese Board
The cows at Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville graze on pasture and get milked twice a day. The result is a cream-rich milk that cheesemakers prize.
Cape May - Victorian charm plus new energy in the city by the sea
CARRIAGE RIDES AND CANDLES, BUT ALSO A CHOCOLATE BAR, TACOS AND A DISTILLERY
Main Street Manor's Christmas Crescent Cookies
These crescent cookies are a Christmas classic recipe that has been adapted from Women's Day, December 1963 issue.
Gingerbread for Houses
Gingerbread recipes abound. Some are easier to work with and have more spice flavor, but I like this one. It’s become my tradition. This recipe, when baked, has a little puff to it—like the chef I...
Exploring Gingerbread: History and Events
The friendly gingerbread man is the face of the holiday season, and annual events throughout New Jersey highlight both the gingerbread man and gingerbread house.
Fig Bourbon Sour
At the restaurant, I use New Liberty Distillery’s Bloody Butcher Bourbon, made in Philadelphia, for this recipe. Buffalo Trace Bourbon is also a good option.
Feast of the Seven Fishes
If there’s one meal that represents the Italian-American experience shared by many New Jersey families, it’s the Feast of the Seven Fishes.
4 Tips for Home-Baked Pie Crust
Would-be pie makers are often held back by fear. Have faith.
Holiday Activity Sheet for Kids
Holidays are a time to be with your family and friends and to share happiness with the people you love! Print out this sheet to do these activities this holiday season.
Savoring Pie at Burbelmaiers in Ocean Grove
Every bit the proper British pie shop
Holiday Cookies
Baking cookies is one of our favorite holiday traditions here at Edible Jersey. We’ve shared many cookie recipes and tips in our pages over the years. Here's a sampling...
Rose Levy Beranbaum's Pumpkin Pie
This pie has an unusually silky texture and mellow flavor. The crisp bottom crust results from pressing in a fine layer of gingersnaps and ground pecans, which absorbs any excess liquid from the...
The Notorious RLB - Cake Bible author Rose Levy Beranbaum releases another classic
Since the publication of The Cake Bible 30 years ago, Rose Levy Beranbaum has helped legions of people around the world become better bakers.
Whole-Grain Challah
Modern Jewish Baker, by Shannon Sarna, published by The Countryman Press, a division of W.W.Norton & Company
Instead of using I GO-percent, whole-wheat bread flour in this recipe, I use...
A Sprinkle of Marlene - Honoring Grandma at Dysfunctional Thanksgiving
My grandmother was an African-American woman whose parents were from the South. She was born in Harlem, then moved to a Jewish neighborhood...
Sweet Treats Offer Hope - Holly's Cupcake Bouquets Carry On a Sister's Legacy
If food is love, then baking may be its sweetest expression.
Apple Crumb Bake
Shared by Carol Murphy, Assemblywoman, 7th Legislative District of New Jersey
This is a recipe that was shared with me by my Aunt Jo before she passed away. When I make this for holidays or dinner...
Butternut Squash and Mushroom Bread Pudding with Bourbon Cherries
A lot of times when people think of bread pudding, you think of something sweet. This is a savory bread pudding option.
Naughty or Nice
The annual naughty or nice gingerbread race.
