First and foremost, I wish to extend a hearty and very big thank you to one and all for your partcipation in this new monthly recipe exchange!! I am overwhelmed with the great response on our very first monthly Share and Inspire Others! Themed Recipe Exchange.
I am so excited with all the fantastic entries, that I have decided to release this post earlier that originally planned. Without further ado, herewith the December 2016 Share and Inspire Others! entries.
Posted in order of emails received:
Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls courtesy of thehappiestpixel
I hope you like it. It’s a sweet Christmas treat. But it’s so nice I want to eat it every day… They are so nice.

Almond Snowball Cookies courtesy of Betsy’s Bakehouse

Banana Cake courtesy of Aayushi Manish
Ripe Banana flavor & Walnut Crunch made a Delicious cake

Spritzgeback cookies courtesy of Pumpkin Pie and Me {est. 2014}
This recipe is for Spritzgeback cookies. This was my Oma’s recipe, which she gave to me almost 18 years ago. It took me many years to be able to get this recipe right, as she “left a few instructions out”, as she normally did with recipes. But these cookies are something that my older sister and I would make with my Oma when were little girls. They are only ever made a Christmas, as it just wouldn’t feel right to make them any other time of year, at least for me.

Chocolate Cake with Ganache frosting courtesy of Aayushi Manish

Unrivaled Chocolate Caramel Treats! courtesy of snapshotsincursive
What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Food Junkie Favorites: Unrivaled Chocolate Caramel Treats! Do you get weak in the knees over chocolate? You may be tempted once you taste this salty sweet confection. One little piece will have you rolling your eyes in delirium. The crust keeps this bar crunchy, kinda like a shortbread cookie. And the sea salt crystals form a balance that is unrivaled! This recipe has a few shortcuts, so it can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. No baking is required. Don’t hate me!

Jumbo Vegan Ginger Molasses Cookies courtesy of sewloveable
This recipe was inspired by my mother. She shared a story from her childhood with me about her and her older sister. They would each get 10 cents as allowance money from their parents. She said that from time to time they would get 25 cents and when they did they would feel like the riches, girls in the world.
They would take their allowance money and head to the local country store and treat themselves to Ginger and Molasses cookies which were 2 for 1 cent, a soda, and peanuts. Walk down the road and sit on the steps outside the church they attended and enjoy their treats all to themselves. I love the way my mom lit up as she told me that sweet little story.
So, I decided to try and replicate one of her favorite childhood special treats with my own little twist!

Homemade Chocolate Tart with a Chocolate Graham Cracker Crust courtesy of sewloveable
You’re going to Love this recipe. This recipe is really special to me, it’s my grandmother’s. She was such a wonderful cook and baker. I am delighted and honored to have all her recipe’s passed down to me. A few day’s ago I finally decided to start trying some of them out. When I saw her recipe for a Chocolate Pie…. I knew I had to make this recipe first. So, I took her recipe and put the Sewloveable spin on it and decided to make a Chocolate Tart with a Chocolate Graham Cracker Crust. Can I just say, this is the most decadent dessert I’ve made to date and mmm mmm good…lol.

Creamy Cherry Pineapple Gelatin Pie courtesy of Zoale.com
My mother has been making this gelatin salad as long as I can remember. When I was younger, it was a staple at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and often served as a side to the meal, instead of dessert. Every time I taste it, it is like taking a bite out of childhood. I always look forward to eating it this time of year. I am not a huge fan of gelatin salads, but I adore this. My mom was kind enough to allow me to share her special recipe with all of my wonderful readers. It is a beautiful and festive side dish or dessert for the holidays. It is packed full of pineapple, maraschino cherries, and walnuts. It has a wonderful combination of flavors and textures.

But Hannah Did Not Have Potatoes! Latkes with a Tropical Twist courtesy of koolkosherkitchen
Chanukkah is coming, and kids are looking forward to stuffing their faces with latkes – potato pancakes. When I was growing up, we had all kinds of latkes on Chanukkah, and sometimes my grandmother skipped the deruny(potato latkes) altogether because of the variety of other, more interesting ones: carrots with apples, zucchini with raisins, and my father’s favorite rechene (buckwheat) latkes. When a guest inquired about the missing “traditional” kind, she would say, “But Hannah did not have potatoes.” Two burning questions of my childhood were: who was Hannah and why, oh why, couldn’t she get potatoes?

Home made dry fruits chocolate courtesy of cookwithsmileblog
Craving for some chocolate…then try this easy home made dry fruits chocolate.

Apple Cake courtesy of ministryofcurry

Bebinca courtesy of http://aromaticessence.co/

Bolinhos de coco courtesy of http://aromaticessence.co/

Double Chocolate Fudge with Pretzels courtesy of Smart Veg Recipes

No-Bake Matcha cake courtesy of NORTHERN CUISINE BLOG

Boozy Cupcakes: Spiced Rum & Eggnog–with an Eggnog Buttecream courtesy of The Roadtrip Cowgirl

Decadent with a nice Baileys punch!!
Please visit all the bloggers and check out what else they have to share. Join and follow them and let’s all be one happy Blogging Family. Share this post on your blog and make sure to check back regularly and especially on 1 January 2017 for the new theme of the month! Hope to see more of you participating in this monthly event.
Reblogged this on Ministry Of Curry and commented:
Collection of some amazing holiday recipes from a fellow blogger!
All good, no problem just wanted to make sure that I did not somehow missed it on my end.
I incorporated it into a post with links back to you https://koolkosherkitchen.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/december-2016-share-and-inspire-others-entries-by-the-recipe-hunter/
All my love,
Dolly
Thanks Dolly dear
My pleasure- it’s the least I could do!
You’re a super star and thanks for all your support
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Great collection of recipes. Was unable to post my recipe of December before the time mentioned, due to some personal commitments. Looking forward to the January theme announcement 🙂
So sorry you missed the December one, PriyaPandian. Hope all well on your end. Yes January theme will be announced on the 1st. Looking forward to your participation.
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas to you too:-)
Thanks dear – Take care
Thank you so much for reblogging and taking part. Remember to keep visiting, and check out the new theme that will be announced on 1 Jan
Reblogged this on Smart Veg Recipes and commented:
Fantastic list of recipes for the season. . Highly recommend to check this out. One of them is mine https://smartvegrecipe.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/double-chocolate-fudge-with-pretzel/
Fantastic and thank you so much Smartvegrecipe for reblogging. Remember to pop in as you have time and check out the new theme on 1 Jan
Such a wonderful and delicious collection! Thank you so much for sharing all of these wonderful dishes, and including mine as well 😀
Antonia – Thanks for your participation. It’s good to see what other people like and prepare. Remember the January theme will be released on 1 Jan and I hope to see you again.
Awesome collection of lovely recipes! Will link back to this and the recipe exchange program in my next post. Just sent you a mail regarding about it. Could you please check and let me know?
Freda, thanks I will check you mail and respond to that shortly. Thanks for linking.
Freda, just reread your above note. Please may I respectfully ask that you do a seperate post to share this and not part of a regular post. I hope you will understand, as we want to share all these lovely recipes of all the participants and show your followers this December Share and Inspire collection as is. Thank you again for your participation and sharing of the post. 🌲⛄️🌲
Hi Esmé! Just reblogged it. Thanks!
Thank you so much Freda.☃🎄☃🎄
I don’t know why, but it isn’t showing on my site, but the reblog button shows I’ve reblogged it.
Check back in say 10 minutes to see if it shows up and if not retry. Thanks. 🎄🎄
Sure will check in some time. My self-hosted site acts up at times.
Thanks so much Freda. I will also keep an eye out as I will get a pingback once it’s gone through on your end.
Reblogged this on Northern Cuisine Blog and commented:
My recipe was included in this amazing collection of christmas season sweet treatery. Though.. you may find all kinds of stuff from here, different from the content, that I am usually promoting. But it is Christmas and it is food, yay!
Thank you for reblogging Si-mo and your visits here. The new theme will be released on 1 Jan. Hope you will also participate next month. Merry Christmas/Happy Festive Season.
Thank you for involving me in this wonderful project. Merry holidays!
It’s an absolute pleasure. Merry Christmas to you as well. Don’t forget to drop in once in a while and also check out the new theme on 1 January
Wow – what a collection! I am honored to be in this company! Thank you, dear Esme!
Thanks for your participation Dolly dear. You’re all super stars!! Thanks from the depth of my heart <3
Thank YOU for doing all this work for the community!
Thanks Dolly I just ❤️ It.
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Did you get my email response?
Probably, but didn’t get to it yet. I’ll go see!
No rush, just checking dear 😊
Reblogged this on The Roadtrip Cowgirl and commented:
Hello friends, I hope you’re all enjoying the start to the holiday season and have gotten all your shopping and baking started. I’ve been a busy bee baking tons of Christmas treats for all my human and doggie friends. In case you’re looking for some great Christmas baking inspiration, I wanted to share this wonderful collection of recipes for the holidays from The Recipe Hunter. I am delighted to announced that I got to be part of it this wonderful recipe-sharing event so you’ll see my Boozy Spiced Rum & Eggnog Cupcakes (my last post) on this awesome list of delicious offerings. Check it out and Happy Baking! I’ll also be sharing one of my travel adventures and another fabulous holiday recipe as well as my name change in the next couple days. Stay tuned and happy holidays, everyone! xo
Oops, not sure why my own blog post intro got put in with my re-blog, clearly I’m fairly new at this! haha Thank you for doing this Esme, it looks like a wonderful collection of fabulous recipes and so happy to get some more ideas for my christmas baking as well. Everything looks so fantastic! As you can see by my comment above, I’ve reblogged this entry as well.
Thanks and have a wonderful holiday! 😀
Thanks dear – much appreciated and for your participation. Keep popping in, check out what we have to offer each day and also on Jan 1 you will get the new theme for January. Merry Christmas
Your intro will appear with the reblog, its totally correct. Thanks for your wonderful intro, I truly appreciate all your kindness. 🌲⛄️🌲⛄️
Thanks dear for reblogging. Much appreciated
Reblogged this on Sewloveable and commented:
Check out a great list of Fantastic Dessert Recipes that The Recipe Hunter is sharing on her blog! You’re going to LOVE them all!
Thanks dear, I truly appreciate your participation and reblogging. Please keep popping in and also on 1 Jan the new theme will be announced. Merry Christmas
Reblogged this on cookwithsmileblog and commented:
Check her awesome blog cookandenjoyrecipes.wordpress.com to treat your friends, family and yourself for this Christmas😊🙂🎂🍫🍬🍭
Thanks Cook with Smile for your awesome contribution, and participation and reblogging. Hope you will keep to visit and also check out the new theme that will be released on 1 Jan.
My pleasure😊… sure,looking forward to😊
Fantastic. 🌲🌲⛄️⛄️
Helloooo! Just discovered your blog and what a great collection of recipes! Love it. 😊
Hi Ann. Awesome and thank you. Hope you will also partcipate in our monthly exchange. New theme will be released on Jan 1
Reblogged this on snapshotsincursive and commented:
For Holiday Baking at its best, check in with Esmé, The Recipe Hunter. 🍓 She just simplified your life! 🍓
Wow. Awesome. Thanks. ☃☃🎄🎄
Always, Esmé! It is a privilege to know you! 🍓
Mwah. You make my day
Happy Christmas! 🌟✨💫
Merry Christmas and all the best for 2017 my friend. 💐💐
Thanks very much, Esmé! 🍓
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Done!! I’ve just reblog it!! thank you, I’m waiting for next month!!
Love, thp
Fantastic 1 Jan you will have the next theme n
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Reblogged on my blog TasteBuds.Awesome Collection of treat from other bloggers.
Awesome. Thanks. ☃☃🎄🎄
Reblogged this on thehappiestpixel and commented:
A great Christmas sweet recipes, by The Recipe Hunter. Have a look, my happy pixels!!
Awesome. Thanks. ☃☃🎄🎄
You’re welcome, my happy pixel!! 😃
<3 <3
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Reblogged this on TasteBuds and commented:
Thanks for including my simple recipes.
Awesome. Thanks. ☃☃🎄🎄
Reblogged this on Pumpkin Pie and Me {est. 2014} and commented:
It’s Christmastime – who doesn’t love having more options and amazing recipes to be able to try out over the holidays! I was honoured to be asked to be a part of this!
Thanks so so much. You’re a 🌟🌟🌟
Reblogged this on Dream Big, Dream Often and commented:
The Recipe Hunter has the ultimate Christmas recipe post!!!!
Thank you so very much!! <3 <3 <3
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And she does it with such poise and grace. Blessings! 🍓
Wow you make me blush but thanks for your kind words. 😍😍
WOW WOW WOW. I’m on a Diet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cattie – Christmas is not a time for diets. Make it a New Years diets. hihi
I have started my dieting 10 days before Christmas. No dinner. Then I can hog during Christmas week.
Calories don’t count at Christmas. Truth. 🌟✨💫
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ha ha ha ha ha . I’ve started my Diet now itself, starving at dinner. Then I’ll gobble up all the Christmas sweets during the lovely Christmas week.
Sounds like a plan. 🎉
Everything in moderation and no need to worry or stress. Enjoy
I agree! 🍓
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