baked goods: butterscotch pudding gingerbread men

i recently acquired my grandmother's cookie cutter collection.

oh my, she had a lot!

the little goods and i had so much fun looking through them all.

there were quite a few gingerbread men and holiday cookie cutters so we were inspired to bake some cut-outs.

i pinned these a while back and thought they seemed easy.

they were!

here is what you need:

you can find the recipe here.

i didn't know this but apparently gingerbread men are usually made with molasses,

{via}

which can be a real sticky mess. (so they say...)

the recipe above uses butterscotch pudding mix instead.

i used instant and it worked just fine.

the cookies tasted great!

i hope you are enjoying some delicious baked goods this holiday season!

want some more holiday baked goods inspiration? check these out!

xoxo,

elisabeth

pinned goods of the day

working on these today! love this recipe. sounds so easy.

{from pinterest here}

food goods: ippudo in nyc

my wonderful friend jason, of linoto, took my sister-in-law, jane, and me to ippudo, in nyc, a few months ago. when he was telling me about it he described the pork as having "magic" in it. he was right. it quickly became my favorite meal of my entire life. i'm not sure what they are doing to that pork but it's nothing short of magic. when jane and i went back into the city the day after thanksgiving we knew we had to go back.

you can see the people lined up in the window. they are sitting in the bar area waiting for a table.

view up fourth ave.

best thing we ordered. steamed buns. (go ahead and laugh, we did too.)

delicious bowl of ramen.

view of the inside of the restaurant.

each time a new guest enters the dining area all of the workers yell out a greeting in japanese. i have no idea what they were saying but it made us feel really welcome. this restaurant is a blessing and a curse. i seriously don't know how i'm ever going to eat any where else in ny. mmmm...is it too early in the morning for steamed buns???