Goodness where has the time gone?? Can you believe Christmas is just 2 days away! this year has flown by for me. We have been so blessed this year. There have been mountains and valleys, but through it all the Lord has walked with me or carried me. I am so grateful!
We will be open on Tuesday, Dec. 24th 10-3 and CLOSED on Wednesday, Dec. 25th. We will reopen on Thursday, Dec. 26th at 10am!
We have so many exciting things in mind for 2025! I can't wait to share them all with you!!
January is packed full of good things! Here's a few things to look forward too!
Our 2025 Exclusive Facebook Group will be opening up for EVERYONE to join our community! You may purchase that membership by going to our website on January 1st! It will go live on our webSHOP early that morning! We just LOVE our members and have SO MUCH fun!!! I think my favorite is when I get to go live and we just laugh and have a good time! My second favorite part is the recipes and cooking that I share! I do love me some food LOL!! We look forward to YOU joining our 2025 Group!
(To all our 2024 members, don't forget, we will start fresh with our 2025 Group! You will still have access to our 2024 Group to look back at posts and videos!)
It will also be time for our 2025 Blessing Box Subscription membership renewal!!! I so love curating our lovely Blessing Boxes for everyone! This will be our 4th year and I have so many ideas for each box!! If you would like to see more about our boxes just head over to the Subscription Box tab on our website!!! We can't wait for you to get your boxes!
Be on the lookout as we will post as soon as our 2025 heirloom non-gmo SEED order arrives!!! It should hopefully be the first week of January!!! Oh, Y'ALL, I may have went a little order happy! What can I say, Spring will be here before we know it and I want us to all be ready to get out in the garden!!!
Time for this week's recipe!! This is a delicious one for sure!
Savory Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
Fun and easy to make, this savory puff pastry Christmas tree is filled with a combination of creamy goat cheese and sun-dried tomato pesto. It's so much easier to make than it looks and is guaranteed to impress your family! Serve warm or at room temperature.
recipe by Diana Moutsopoulos
Prep Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto
2 tablespoons soft goat cheese (grab our Cranberry Cinnamon goat cheese!)
2 sheets puff pastry
2 tablespoons freshly grated Pecorino-Romano cheese, divided
1 egg, beaten
½ teaspoon dried oregano
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine sun-dried tomato pesto and goat cheese in a small bowl and stir well.
Unroll 1 puff pastry sheet onto the prepared baking sheet. Cut away 2 strips at the bottom of the sheet to form a tree trunk, about 1 inch wide and tall. Cut diagonally to the top of the puff pastry sheet to create a long triangular shape, removing excess pastry on either side.
Spread a thin layer of the pesto mixture over the pastry, all the way to the sides. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon Pecorino-Romano cheese on top.
Roll up the second puff pastry sheet and place at the tip of the triangle. Unroll carefully towards the bottom. Press down lightly and carefully cut away the sides to match the first triangle. Remove excess pastry.
Cut 2/3-inch thick branches into the sides of the triangle from both sides, leaving a space lengthwise in the center all the way from the trunk to the tip. Twist the branches away from you, trying to get in 2 turns on the lower branches. Continue moving up the tree, twisting away from you as you go.
Brush the entire tree with beaten egg. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon of Pecorino-Romano cheese and dried oregano.
Bake in the preheated oven until deep golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet slightly.
Recipe Tips
You can use cream cheese instead of spreadable goat cheese. You can also use basil pesto instead of sun-dried tomato pesto or spread.
If you like, you can cut a star out of the excess pastry and place it on top of the tree, then brush it with egg or grab a yellow bell pepper and place at the top after baking.
Well time to sign off for this weeks blog. Let us know what you think on our Facebook page!
We hope you enjoy the rest of the week and are able to come by and see us!!
Wishing you the Merriest of Christmas Blessings!!!
Thank you for reading our blog & being a part of our adventure!
Until then, blessings from our house to yours!!
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