If you still need to shop for those Christmas dinner groceries, you can pay a visit to two Marin County farmer's markets today. The Marinwood Community Farmers Market and the Marin Country Mart Farmers Market are both open on Christmas Eve from 9 am to 2 pm.
Find fresh produce, bread, meats, eggs, seafood, flowers, and more. While you're there, pick up a cup of freshly brewed coffee or even lunch. The Marin Country Mart Farmers Market has kids' entertainment from musician Christopher Smith and Scott the Storyteller, and if you shop at the Marinwood Community Farmers Market today you'll get a free gift (supplies limited).
The Marinwood Community Farmers Market takes place in Marinwood, located between San Rafael and Novato, at Marinwood Avenue and Miller Creek Road. You'll find the Marin Country Mart Farmers Market at the Marin Country Mart (formerly Larkspur Landing), at 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle in Larkspur.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.
Sears recently gave us a $200 gift card to buy something from one of their in-house brands, like Kenmore, Craftsman, or Land's End. Sears also offered to give away a $100 gift card to one of fabulous readers—read on to find out how to win!
One of my favorite Christmas cookies from my childhood is the thumbprint cookie—a rich butter cookie that's rolled in chopped walnuts and topped with a dollop of raspberry preserves. As a kid, I always loved to help my mom make them. My special job would be to make an indentation in each unbaked cookie with my thumb. We decided to thumbprint cookies this year, and we got to inaugurate our new Kenmore Elite stand mixer that we got from Sears.
A stand mixer is one of the things I've really wanted for quite some time, so I'm pretty excited about it. The Kenmore Elite mixer looks kind of like an Art Deco version of the comparable Kitchenaid Artisan mixer, and has pretty much all the same features, but with a more powerful 400-watt motor. It also mounts all the Kitchenaid mixer accessories, like a meat grinder and pasta roller, too. The kids love the neat little LED on the underside of the mixing arm that illuminates the contents of your mixing bowl. Really cool!
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.
Nicole's meal plan for this week features Guiness and onion soup with Irish cheddar crouton, spaghetti con pomodorini e pecorino, Thai beef with noodles, spiced ground turkey in lettuce cups, and this easy and tasty baked ginger chicken.
Peppermint should be the official flavor of the holiday season. This white chocolate peppermint bark candy is a holiday staple in our house, and is quick, delicious, and kid-approved. It's also really easy to make, and doesn't mess the kitchen up nearly as much as making cookies does. Feel free to vary the recipe by leaving out the nuts. My mom makes hers with both the almonds and dried cranberries.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.
Nicole's meal plan for this week features roast chicken and vegetables, grilled filet mignon with caramelized shallot popovers and green beans, cumin crusted chicken with cotija and mango-garlic sauce, quick and easy farfalle with tomatoes and pancetta, and this simple and tasty tortilla soup.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.
Nicole's meal plan for this week features spaghetti bolognese, orecchiette with sausage, tomatoes, and peas, quick-and-easy shrimp and green bean stir fry, and this one-pot lamb biryani with a creamy raita.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.
Nicole's meal plan for this week features roasted winter squash risotto, lamb and pork kefte with late summer grilled vegetables, quick-and-easy homemade pizza, smokey tomato bacon soup with grilled cheese, and these Chinese whole wheat steamed buns with a roast chicken filling.
Use up leftover rotisserie chicken or Thanksgiving turkey in these quick, easy, and delicious individual pot pies. Top each pie with a round of refrigerated biscuit dough, which bake up rich and flaky and golden. If you don’t have any leftover chicken you can just cook up a couple boneless skinless chicken breasts for an equally tasty dish.
These little pot pies are complete meals in themselves, with fresh vegetables and chicken or turkey in a creamy gravy. When we make this recipe for dinner everyone cleans their plate!
Feel free to adapt this recipe to whatever you happen to have on hand—other vegetables you can use include broccoli, cubed new potatoes, and sliced mushrooms. Dried herbs may be substituted for fresh—use half the amount indicated in the recipe.
If you don’t have ramekins, you can make one large pot pie in a casserole dish and layer the biscuits over the top; cooking time may vary from that indicated.
If you still need to shop for those Christmas dinner groceries, you can pay a visit to two Marin County farmer's markets today. The Marinwood Community Farmers Market and the Marin Country Mart Farmers Market are both open on Christmas Eve from 9 am to 2 pm.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
Sears recently gave us a $200 gift card to buy something from one of their in-house brands, like Kenmore, Craftsman, or Land's End. Sears also offered to give away a $100 gift card to one of fabulous readers—read on to find out how to win!
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
Peppermint should be the official flavor of the holiday season. This white chocolate peppermint bark candy is a holiday staple in our house, and is quick, delicious, and kid-approved. It's also really easy to make, and doesn't mess the kitchen up nearly as much as making cookies does. Feel free to vary the recipe by leaving out the nuts. My mom makes hers with both the almonds and dried cranberries.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
Use up leftover rotisserie chicken or Thanksgiving turkey in these quick, easy, and delicious individual pot pies. Top each pie with a round of refrigerated biscuit dough, which bake up rich and flaky and golden. If you don’t have any leftover chicken you can just cook up a couple boneless skinless chicken breasts for an equally tasty dish.
