If you are looking for a recipe to fill your house with the scent of the Holiday’s, this is it!

I began this recipe assuming I had ground ginger…I did not.  So I ended up using fresh ginger and it was the best substitution I’ve ever made.  I also didn’t have orange extract either so I used lemon zest and fresh orange juice.

I come from a long line of crazy Christmas ladies and I can’t let the lineage stop with me.  Therefore I am always blasting Christmas music, lighting Christmas candles and adding decorations wherever they will fit in my apartment (including our white tree that my in-laws are appalled by).  I want to eat, drink and bake all things seasonal and spiced, spreading cheer wherever I go.  Mikey is a great sport and although he will never understand my obsession with Christmas, he supports my craziness and even…