COOKIE SEASON
Cheeseboards, cookie recipes, holiday markets
Work holiday parties, neighborhood cookie swaps, ugly sweaters and holiday markets — ‘tis the season. 2022 seems to be scurrying its way to a close and I find myself scrambling to keep up. It’s worth taking a moment, drawing a breath, savoring a cookie fresh out of the oven and relishing in the delights winter brings. The start of citrus season, the smell of pine and cedar wreaths wafting across market stalls…. Chilly nights have settled in, but there is so much warmth to be found within our communities. Read our events section to find the next food-centric event happening near you.
In our winter issue, we partnered with feast! to take the stress out of entertaining with tips and tricks for executing the perfect cheese and charcuterie board. Pick up your copy today to learn more. If you’re short on time, feast! will craft your board for you and all you need to do is pick it up before your next soirée.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
With limited Saturday brunch options in Roanoke, we couldn’t be more excited to learn that local favorite, bloom, launches their new brunch menu this weekend! A sneak peak from @hungryasianrke shows tantalizing dishes including egg in a basket with confit chicken leg, farmer’s salad, whipped chèvre, and souflée pancakes!
EVENTS
Have an event you’d like us to share? Email: info@edibleblueridge.com
12.09, 12.16 Dickens of a Christmas - Roanoke
12.10, 12.17 Holiday Farmer’s Market - Harrisonburg
12.10 Holiday Bazaar - Barboursville
12.10 Palmyra Arts Fest - Palmyra
12.13 Arts & Drafts - Harrisonburg
12.14, 12.21, 12.28 The Art of Cocktails - Charlottesville
12.16 Gingerbread House Challenge - Lynchburg
12.17 Celebrity Chef Cooking Show - Bedford
12.17-12.18 Black Dog Salvage Market - Roanoke
12.21 Winter Wassail at Cider from Mars - Staunton
12.21 & 12.22 Winter Solstice Evening Market - Charlottesville
WHAT WE’RE COOKING
If there’s a dessert of December it has to be THE COOKIE. Cookie swap parties are a great pre-holiday way to test recipes, learn from your friends and enjoy cookies for many days after.
From the classic iced cut-out bedecked in swirls of sprinkles, to a good old-fashioned gingersnap, try out these recipes for your next cookie swap party 🍪
POEM OF THE WEEK
Eating the Cookies
Jane Kenyon
The cousin from Maine, knowing
about her diverticulitis, let out the nuts,
so the cookies weren’t entirely to my taste,
but they were good enough; yes, good enough.
Each time I emptied a drawer or shelf
I permitted myself to eat one.
I cleared the closet of silk caftans
that slipped easily from clattering hangers,
and from the bureau I took her nightgowns
and sweaters, financial documents
neatly cinctured in long gray envelopes,
and the hairnets and peppermints she’d tucked among
Lucite frames abounding with great-grandchildren,
solemn in their Christmas finery.
Finally the drawers were empty,
the bags full, and the largest cookie,
which I had saved for last, lay
solitary in the tin with a nimbus
of crumbs around it. There would be no more
parcels from Portland. I took it up
and sniffed it, and before eating it,
pressed it against my forehead, because
it seemed like the next thing to do.Thanks for subscribing and reading our newsletter. Until next time!
Eat Well,
Lisa
