This is a celebration of good food and friends – regardless of how you cook you are invited to join in the fun. Good home cooking, gluten-free, sugar-free, raw, organic, frugal – everyone is welcome to participate.
There will be a fantastic give-away each week too, including fun aprons and great kitchen gadgets. To enter, you can link up, leave a comment, tweet, or link back. We’ll be tweeting about Holiday Food Fest, too so make sure to follow us.
Thanksgiving Fall Desserts – November 5th
Stop by and see Liz at Hoosier Homemade for the best of the blogosphere’s fall desserts. Share what you’re going to make this Thanksgiving or what you’ve been making already since the leaves have started to change and you’ve pulled out your fall sweaters. Follow Liz on Twitter @HoosierHomemade. Give-away: A perfect for the holiays Pampered Chef Pie & Tart Cookbook
Thanksgiving & Fall Dishes – Thursday, November 12
We know you have your favorite tried and true Thanksgiving or fall dish that your family and friends just can’t live without. Share it with us at Tasty Eats at Home,hosted by Alta.You can follow Alta on Twitter @TastyEatsAtHome. Give-away: A sassy apron from FlirtyAprons.com
Gifts of Good Taste – Thursday, November 19
The best part of cooking is sharing it with others. How are you going to give your edible gifts this holiday season? We can’t wait to see your favorite gifts of good taste and how you wrap them up. Phoebe at Cents to Get Debt Free is our gracious hostess. Follow Phoebe on Twitter @GettingFreedom. Give-away: A Digital Precision Pro Kitchen Scale
Holiday Cocktails, Mocktails, and Appetizers – Thursday, December 3
What are you serving your holiday guests while they’re anxiously anticipating the main course? Share your favorite holiday cocktails, mocktails, and kiddie drinks, too. Hosted by Amy at Simply Sugar & Gluten Free. Find Amy on Twitter @Amys_SSGF. Give-away: 2 separate winners – one will receive a Honeyville Grain 5 pound bag of almond flour, the other will receive a gift assortment from Honeyville Grain with a 5 pound bag of flax seed, gourmet hot cocoa, and freeze dried apples.
Holiday Dishes – Thursday, December 10
Join Shirley at Gluten-Free Easily as we share our favorite holiday dishes with each other. Anything goes – sides, main dishes, soups. Follow Shirley on Twitter @ShirleyGFE. Give-away: A 32 ounce bottle of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil from Tropical Traditions
Holiday Desserts – Thursday, December 17
Jessica, a.k.a. Fishmama, is hosting the final day of Holiday Food Fest 2009 at Life As Mom. Bring your favorite holiday dessert for everyone to enjoy. Follow Jessica on Twitter @FishMama. Give-away: A stylish apron from D-Lux 57 – as seen on Desperate Housewives!
Lauren
posted on October 21, 2009 at 8:37 pm
This looks fantastic! I really need to get in on this =D.
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Amy
posted on October 21, 2009 at 9:17 pm
@Lauren, I hope you’ll join in!!
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Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship
posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:23 pm
They are all in my calendar! Fabulous!
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Kim, The Food Allergy Coach
posted on October 22, 2009 at 7:53 am
Sounds like fun!
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Barbara
posted on October 22, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Oh Amy, to have holiday treats to be able to eat and enjoy without guilt will be a blessing to many of us. Thank you for caring for us during what can be a very stressful time when it comes to food. Barbara
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Amy Reply:
October 24th, 2009 at 11:06 am
@Barbara, You are so welcome. I hope you’ll find some recipes you’ll enjoy. There will be some non-GF bloggers participating, too, so you can use their ideas as inspiration and the GF recipes you can follow exactly as is.
Big hugs,
Amy
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Sandy Gillett
posted on October 22, 2009 at 6:44 pm
This looks like so much fun Amy! I can’t wait for the mocktail recipes.
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Lisa Sargese
posted on October 25, 2009 at 5:39 pm
I am so happy to find your blog (after you found me!
Usually I end up taking “regular” recipes and making them real food friendly and gluten free but not always with great success. Knowing that you’ll be posting great recipes to get me thru Thanksgiving and Decemberween is a great relief!! Thanks for a wonderful and much needed blog!
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Amy
posted on October 25, 2009 at 10:53 pm
@Lisa Sargese, Thank you! Please do come back and see what we’re cooking up. You can add recipes too.
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Susie's Homemade
posted on November 6, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I have been looking for a good gluten-free site and I found you at Life as a Mom. I love the idea of this holiday series!! I am going to follow and link up where I can:-)
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Susan R
posted on December 8, 2009 at 5:34 pm
I have subscribed to your blog.
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