Visions of Sugarplums: A Collection of Christmas Cookery is a delightful ebook published by Lizzie of A Dusty Frame, filled with those exceptional recipes of holidays past. My mouth waters as I examine the contents:
Gingerbread Waffles
Warm Cranberry Punch
Sweet Potato Casserole
Moravian Cookies
Toffee Squares
Epiphany Cake
Julgrot (Swedish Rice Pudding)
Triple Layer Brownies
Vintage Molasses CakeThe book is sprinkled with holiday traditions from around the world and their corresponding recipes, like finding the lucky single almond in the Julgrot. You’ll find inspirational quotes, a section on making homemade ornaments from kitchen ingredients, suggested family traditions, snow day ideas, and a list of favorite Christmas books. And, of course, lots of love.Visions of Sugarplums is available for just $7 and is thoughtfully arranged with vintage illustrations—a lovely keepsake for yourself or a special gift for a friend.
I’ve been reading Lizzie’s blog for a while, so I was excited when she gave me an opportunity to review her Visions of Sugarplums: A Collection of Christmas Cookery. I tend to collect recipes and recipe books, so any excuse to receive some new recipes works for me. I like the old fashion feeling to this ebook. The pictures are delightful. She used fun, easy to read fonts instead of the traditional fonts.
The one thing that I would have liked to see included is an index of the recipes and page numbers. (My printer went crazy during printing, so it took a little work to get things in the correct order.) The index of recipes would just make it a little easier to find specific recipes.
I was pleased to find an alcohol substitution list for the recipes. I don’t have alcohol in the house, so when recipes call for alcohol, I usually just add a little more liquid. I know that we’re giving up some flavor by doing that, but I wasn’t sure what to do about it. Thank you, Lizzie, for providing the answer.
I look forward to trying out some of the new recipes from around the world this holiday season. Munchkin can’t wait for me to try out the fried cheese. We’ll have to tweak it a little to make it gluten free, but it should be worth it. We’re really missing our fried cheese sticks, so these should make a good substitute.
Visions of Sugarplums is available for purchase as an ebook for $7.00.
This is part of the MamaBuzz Tour. I was provided with a copy of Visions of Sugarplums by Lizzie Norris for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own.
