Sneak Peek! Homes For The Holidays | A Vacation Wreath + Chocolate Almond Batons
Today we're thrilled to portion amongst you lot a sneak peek of the twelfth annual Meet the Kids Help Phone – Homes for the Holidays 2016. The termination which happens this coming weekend (November 26 in addition to 27/16) hither inward Vancouver is a seasonal self-guided abode tour in addition to fundraiser where v local abode owners, designers, retail stores, florists, in addition to countless volunteers come upwardly together to usage beautiful vacation decorated homes to tending inspire attendees to usage their ain vacation magic. The proceeds usage goodness the Kids Help Phone Line. All photos past times Janis Nicolay.
We accept 3 sneak peeks to portion amongst you lot courtesy of lensman Janis Nicolay. To kicking things off we're featuring a few behind the scenes from designer Francesca Albertazzi and Emma Kelly. The subject of their abode is "Enchanted Holiday Delight". Francesca in addition to Emma accept collaborated amongst Rosie Daykin of Butter Baked Goods offering upwardly a delicious recipe of Chocolate Almond Batons (see below) along amongst Full Bloom for a beautiful Holiday Wreath persuasion (also below).
Stay tuned for to a greater extent than sneak peeks this calendar week from Home for the Holidays, in addition to for to a greater extent than data on where in addition to when you lot tin post away meet these homes, click here for tickets in addition to details.
Chocolate Almond Batons
past times Butter Baked Goods
Makes: Approximately ii dozen. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
1/2 loving cup butter, room temperature
3/4 loving cup icing sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 loving cup all role flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 loving cup almonds, finely chopped
ii cups chocolate chips
1 tablespoon butter
Instructions later the jump!
In a stand upwardly mixer fitted amongst a paddle attachment, cream the butter in addition to saccharide on medium speed until low-cal in addition to fluffy. Scrape downwards the sides of the bowl. Add the egg in addition to trounce to combine. Scrape downwards the sides of the bowl, add together the vanilla in addition to almond extract in addition to trounce again. With the mixer running on low, like shooting fish in a barrel add together the flour, baking pulverization in addition to common salt in addition to trounce until combined.
Remove the dough from the mixer in addition to cast into a log. Cut the dough into 24 fifty-fifty pieces in addition to
curl each slice into a niggling log to a greater extent than or less 1/2” broad in addition to 3” long. Place each cookie onto the prepared cookie sheets most 1/2” apart. Bake the cookies inward the preheated oven for to a greater extent than or less 10 to 12 minutes or until they are trouble solid to the acquit on in addition to lightly golden brownish on the bottom.
Remove the cookies from the oven in addition to allow them to cool slightly earlier transferring them to to a cooling rack to cool completely.
In a double boiler or a small-scale pot placed over boiling water, melt the chocolate chips in addition to butter. Dip each halt of a cookie inward melted chocolate in addition to and then the chopped almonds. Place the finished cookies on a slice of parchment until the chocolate has set.
DIY Holiday Wreath
past times Full Bloom
We're loving these vacation wreath ideas using a collection of traditional in addition to untraditional flowers in addition to greenery. Orchids, cedar, lavendar, orchids, cotton fiber in addition to vacation greenery —the heaven is the limit. Check out all the ideas below!
