Roasted red pepper pasta, brown butter banana cookies, and more!
December 14, 2023
The holiday season is underway, and we’re all about giving you recipe inspiration! Here’s a fast and easy dinner idea (plus 50 more easy dinner ideas) to keep you nourished, and then a few cookies for your tray. Those brown butter banana cookies are a surprise family and friend favorite! Enjoy these ideas and let us know what you’re planning to cook for the holiday.
PS Our pick for Christmas dinner is our new chicken piccata recipe, coming next week! (Find it on acouplecooks.com on Monday morning if you need it in advance of this newsletter.)
This one is a lifesaver and perfect for weeknights, an easy dinner that comes together in just 20 minutes with minimal ingredients! The creamy red pepper sauce is packed sweet smokiness. Vegetarian and easy to make vegan.
Need more ideas? Try our master list of 50 Easy Dinner Ideas.
These cookies are the absolute best! Brown butter infuses them with a rich, nutty flavor, and warm cinnamon adds a touch of spice. Every bite is soft and chewy, and our friends and family can’t resist them! (When they keep exclaiming wow, that is good!, we know a recipe is a winner.)
Sliding in one last easy appetizer for Christmas! Make homemade cranberry sauce, then spoon it over cream cheese and dip with crackers. See more Christmas Appetizers here.
When it comes to Christmas cookies, here’s one type we can’t resist! This classic Austrian sandwich cookie stars buttery almond shortbread with fun cutout window to show a layer of fruity preserves. This recipe spells childhood nostalgia for us!
All the fun ideas for the season! Some personal favorites: that new Christmas mule, the Poinsettia, spiked hot chocolate, Christmas sangria, peppermint patty and the hot toddy.
Today is also a special day: it’s our baby Britta’s 1st birthday! Thank you to those of you who have walked this unexpected journey with us. She brings light and joy to everyone she meets and is truly one incredible little human! We are beyond grateful.
Your heart wrenching story, yummy recipes, and brilliant photos are truly awesome and appreciated. We serve an awesome God. Nothing, absolutely nothing is too difficult for our God. Happy Happy Birthday darling Britta. To God be the glory, great things he has and will continue to do!!!! Wishing you all an abundantly and fabulous 2024!! Linda in Victoria, BC