Drinks • Snacks • Recipes • Objects & Ideas • Fun & Games
Drinks
Hot Drinks
Vanilla Chai Tea
Vanilla Chai Tea
Irish Coffee
Irish Coffee
Mulled Wine
Mulled Wine
Spiced Cider
Spiced Cider
Hot Buttered Rum
Hot Buttered Rum
Best Tea Alternatives
Best Tea Alternatives
Manual coffee bean grinder (& the rest of my hot drink tips)
Manual coffee bean grinder (& the rest of my hot drink tips)
Other Beverages
Juice Spritzers
Juice Spritzers
TJ's Margarita Mix (tastes homemade!)
TJ's Margarita Mix (tastes homemade!)
TJ's fizzy peach (winecooler)
TJ's fizzy peach (winecooler)
Organic Valley Eggnog
Organic Valley Eggnog
TJ's Egg Nog Liqueur
TJ's Egg Nog Liqueur
Boxed wine
Boxed wine
Snacks
Sweet Treats
Dove peppermint bark
Dove peppermint bark
TJ’s 85% dark chocolate
TJ’s 85% dark chocolate
TJ’s dried clementines
TJ’s dried clementines
Swedish ginger snaps with pumpkin dip
Swedish ginger snaps with pumpkin dip
TJ's (or anyone’s) dark chocolate covered almonds
TJ's (or anyone’s) dark chocolate covered almonds
Chocolate covered peppermint sticks
Chocolate covered peppermint sticks
TJ's dark chocolate almond butter cups
TJ's dark chocolate almond butter cups
Jelly Bellies are the best mainstream candy
Jelly Bellies are the best mainstream candy
Savory Snacks
Aussie bites (Costco)
Aussie bites (Costco)
Caprese salad bites
Caprese salad bites
Smoked salmon + sour cream + capers on crackers
Smoked salmon + sour cream + capers on crackers
Popcorn with various seasonings
Popcorn with various seasonings
Roasted seaweed
Roasted seaweed
Spicy rice crackers (for adding to regular rice cracker mixes)
Spicy rice crackers (for adding to regular rice cracker mixes)
Soft boiled eggs in egg cups with tiny spoons and salt and mustard
Soft boiled eggs in egg cups with tiny spoons and salt and mustard
Tomato Basil Bread from Panera (toasted)
Tomato Basil Bread from Panera (toasted)
The best chips are Juanita’s (and the best salsa isn’t salsa)
The best chips are Juanita’s (and the best salsa isn’t salsa)
Nuts (still in their shells)
Nuts (still in their shells)
Nut Clusters (Costco)
Nut Clusters (Costco)
The best Gluten Free substitutes
The best Gluten Free substitutes
Recipes/Cooking/Baking
Advice: Add salt, fat, acid, (heat), & texture
Advice: Add salt, fat, acid, (heat), & texture
Oven roasted potato slices
Oven roasted potato slices
Tacos
Tacos
Pancakes with Pamela's gf flour & pecans or frozen (thawed) berries
Pancakes with Pamela's gf flour & pecans or frozen (thawed) berries
Kerrygold Butter is the best
Kerrygold Butter is the best
Fermented Kimchi: easy, healthy, delicious
Fermented Kimchi: easy, healthy, delicious
Mashed root vegetables
Mashed root vegetables
Smoothies
Smoothies
Mini pecan pie bites (gf)
Mini pecan pie bites (gf)
Advice: Eat fermented foods
Advice: Eat fermented foods
Instant Mashed Potatoes are a godsend
Instant Mashed Potatoes are a godsend
Congee (and related Chinese medicine/energetics)
Congee (and related Chinese medicine/energetics)
Advice: use cilantro stems too
Advice: use cilantro stems too
Advice: shucking sweet corn
Advice: shucking sweet corn
The best Gluten Free substitutes
The best Gluten Free substitutes
Objects + Ideas
Thermal dispenser "Airpot"
Thermal dispenser "Airpot"
Cut flowers from TJ’s
Cut flowers from TJ’s
Advice: Twinkle light installation
Advice: Twinkle light installation
Thermal mugs
Thermal mugs
Fun
Activities & Games
Cranium
Cranium
Pictionary
Pictionary
Taboo (this is also really great for foreign language learning)
Taboo (this is also really great for foreign language learning)
Wii Just Dance (like competitive dance karaoke)
Wii Just Dance (like competitive dance karaoke)
Wii Fit Plus (games on the balance board)
Wii Fit Plus (games on the balance board)
Wii Sports Resort
Wii Sports Resort
Winter crafts/decorations
Winter crafts/decorations
Puzzles
Puzzles
Spaceteam
Spaceteam
Christmas Caroling (with lyrics)
Christmas Caroling (with lyrics)
See also my actual grocery shopping lists at the bottom of the Shopping List of Things I Recommend by Vendor