I want to start by taking a quick bit of this post to say MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all of my readers. I am so thankful for every single one of you, and I am so in awe of where this blog has gone and (hopefully) will continue to go in 2015.

Thanks for checking in, for reading, and most importantly, for sharing these recipes with the ones you love.

The holidays are my most favorite time of year, and this is primarily because of the time spent sharing delicious food with the ones I love. After an unbelievable Thanksgiving meal that I put my heart into, Christmas will be a bit simpler. On Christmas Eve, I’ll be making our family tradition of gluten free grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup from scratch (recipes to come), and then we will be heading to visit my perfectly crazy, and…