Holiday Cookies, Cocktails & Cheer

It's the most wonderful time of the year, a season of giving, and celebrating.  I hosted an intimate couple's soiree last Saturday night where I got the chance to try out a few new recipes and bake my first ever Holiday cookies (besides decorating my Dad's delicious sugar cookies as a child.)

Our $30 faux tree- hmm not looking that great so far

The boy got tired of decorating the tree and built a pillow tower on top of Marley (can you see his paw?)

The final product

Fun couple games and Christmas crackers= a must

Epsom Salt Decorated Candles- instructions here

Prepping for the Holiday Pom Cocktails (recipe here) to fill the glasses

White Candy Canes- recipe here and White Chocolate Thumbprints- recipe here

Stuffed Brie- recipe here and Balsamic Bruschetta- recipe here

The Holiday Feast

Just because she's cute

DIY picture board all spruced up for X-mas (reminder- must use CN Tower tickets before they expire!)

Epsom Salt Candle and Table Centrepiece

Tonight I am off to my good friend's Hanukkah party for some potato latkes and a few rounds of dreidle! I wanted to make dreidle and menorah shaped cookies but both Homesense and Michael's Arts & crafts were out so I had to improvise with some Christmas stars and Jewish coloured sprinkes (I didn't know sprinkles could choose a religion!)

White Chocolate Thumbprints all decked up for Hanukkah!

My new favourite trick- rimming martini glasses with coloured sugar for the upmost in elegance

Mamma Sita fell asleep on my wrapping paper :)

Have you hosted or attended any Holiday parties this year?