Chinese five spice Archives

Homemade Spiced Marshmallows

December 22, 2015 by Kristin

It’s a fact, the holiday season turns my little sweet tooth into something major. The sugary treats that I’ve thought about making all year come to fruition. And my ordinarily blackest black coffee welcomes a little flavor, especially in the form of a homemade marshmallow.

Homemade marshmallows are super duper easy and are a perfectly sweet canvas for holiday flavors. And since I’ve been incorporating Chinese five spice into everything these days, spiced marshmallows for Christmas coffee seemed like the way to go.

Recipe below adapted from Martha Stewart.

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Gingerbread Lofthouse Cookie Recipe

December 13, 2015 by Kristin

Cookies are not my weak spot. A brownie sundae? You bet ya! But cookies have never really been my thing. Unless.. it’s a container of those fluffy, cakey cookies with a perfect circle of frosting with sprinkles that can typically be found in the bakery. That kind of cookie can be my thing.

I did some super sophisticated Google searching: “fluffy, cakey cookies”, “super fluffy cookies”, “cake-like cookies”. From there, I found out that my guiltiest cookie pleasure has a brand name, Lofthouse Cookies. I found a few blogger recipes, like this one from Two Peas & Their Pod, and realized I’m not the only one with an obsession.

I quickly made this recipe my own and modified to be gingerbread-esque, using brown sugar, molasses, freshly grated ginger, and Chinese five spice {my holiday fav}. And now I can’t stop, won’t stop, taking a cookie with me every time I leave the kitchen!

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Cranberry Rhubarb Sauce

November 23, 2015 by Kristin

Homemade cranberry sauce is one of the easiest recipes you can make this holiday season. All you need is a slow cooker, about four hours notice, and a few simple {and fresh!} ingredients.

I was looking for a way to liven this fall favorite and adding rhubarb and Chinese five spice did just that. Although still very tart, rhubarb is a little less tart than cranberry allowing for a recipe that calls for less sugar. And Chinese five spice {cinnamon, cloves, star anise, fennel, and pepper} pulls all of the flavors together, like a bow on a present.

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