if you follow on IG you probably know we’re a big fruit salad family because poppy gives us no other choice– but all poppy ever does is chop up his fruit and mix it together. this fruit salad is not only chopped up fruit mixed together– it has additional non fruit ingredients AS WELL!!!! 

i’m calling it a festive fruit salad because 1. i used red and green colors to make it festive, 2. it would be perfect for xmas morning and it actually tastes even better if you let it marinate for a day and 3. because arlo ate it the other day and said “it tasted like christmas” –totally unprompted!!

festive fruit salad

this red and green festive fruit salad is perfect for xmas morning

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Ingredients  

• apples
• pear
• grapes
• strawberries
• blueberries
• and/or any fruits of your choice!
• fresh mint leaves
• dates

Instructions 

1. chop up your fruit to your liking. for some additional red color i only half peeled my pink lady apple. i also like to chop grapes in half and i prefer little petite pieces of strawberry in my bites! 
2. mince up your dates and chop a few mint leaves and add to salad. if you want to make in advance, refrigerate for a day and all the minty datey fruityness gets even better!

Notes

i am not in the fruit salad dressing camp, but if you want to add some lemon or lime juice or honey i think they would all work fine!

sources

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i’m not a huge gingersnap person typically, but the chewy texture of these cookies is unreal. i sort of wish every single cookie i could ever bake would have this texture, please advise if you know how to achieve that.

this recipe is not my own, but i loved it so much i thought you needed to have it too! 

they also make the perfect cookies to leave out for santa 🙂

RECIPE ADAPTED FROM THE PALATABLE LIFE

gingersnaps

the chewy texture of these gingersnap cookies is incredible and they're the perfect christmas cookie!

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Ingredients  

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter slightly softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tb baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar to roll the dough balls in

Instructions 

1. preheat your oven to 350. add sugar, shortening, and butter to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. mix for 2-3 minutes until ingredients are fully mixed and fluffy.
2. add eggs and molasses and mix until just combined.
3. add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and ginger. mix until just combined.
4. add the 1/4 cup of sugar to a shallow bowl or plate. using a 1/4 cup cookie scoop, scoop out dough and roll it into a smooth ball.
5. drop the dough ball into the sugar and roll it around until it is completely coated.
6. repeat with the remaining dough.
7. bake at 350 for 8-11 minutes. let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.

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i might even try this recipe without the ginger and adding in chocolate chips, i’ll report back if i do!