Deck the Halls with Ginger Goodies!

‘Tis the season for all things spiced, cozy, and fashionably fabulous. The holiday season is a time when it’s perfectly acceptable (and maybe even expected) to go the extra mile to make everything just a bit more extravagant. Level up your baking skills by making your own gingerbread man cookies and transform your average milk into golden goodness by infusing local turmeric paste and fresh ginger. Don't wait for the new year to start on those resolutions — prioritize your health with a cup of kombucha, and while you're at it, why not upgrade your look with a new luxury leather handbag! This is the time of the year to add a little more merry-making and joy to everything in your life.

Ginger is one of our favorite flavors for the holiday season, as it perfectly complements other spices and adds that warm, Christmassy feeling on gloomy, rainy season days. If your Christmas decor is already out (like ours is), turn on those twinkling lights and cozy up next to the tree while you find out our favorite ways to enjoy this seasonal flavor and shade: Ginger.

Ginger Kombucha from Longevitea

Locally made with love, Longevitea’s Kombucha is made in small batches with a symbiotic culture. Delivering delicious flavor, like our favorite flavor Ginger, their Kombucha is a fermented, tasty tea-like drink — perfect for transforming your health from the inside out. Combat any Christmas over-indulgences with this delicious drink rich in probiotics, antioxidants, and plenty of other health benefits.

Golden Milk

Anti-inflamitory, healing and soul-soothing - Golden Milk is becoming increasingly popular for how delicious and healthful it is! The Holiday Season calls for completely upgrading your favorite form of milk and turning it into this warm, golden goodness. Our favorite way to do this is with fresh ginger from the farmer's market steeped in coconut milk and almond milk, with a dash of homemade turmeric paste from our friends at the Chef’s Tent! Comforting and curing, this golden drink is a must-add to your Christmas to-do list!

Ginger Handbags from Twig and Pearl

If you ask us, it’s the perfect time of the year to improve a weary wardrobe with a bright new handbag. The most fitting shade for the Holiday Season is our warm, golden shade — Ginger. It’s a bright, cheerful choice for a tote, clutch, sling, or wallet, adding a little flavor to your every-day outfits!

Gingerbread Cookies

What would the Holidays be without gingerbread cookies! Formed as gingerbread men, gingerbread houses, snowflakes, or even Christmas trees, this recipe from the Herbs & Flour food blog is a personal favorite.

To make these cookies you'll need :

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves, ground allspice, and salt

• 1/2 cup butter, softened

• 2/3 cup brown sugar

• 2/3 cup molasses

• 1 large egg

• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Delivering all the cozy, comforting flavors of warm spices and fond memories of Christmas past - this recipe is an easy, guaranteed way to get you in a holly, jolly, merry mood.