Cranberry Eggnog Bread

April 05, 2025

Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos. Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying. My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again. For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...

Christmas morning is coming soon, so that means it's time to bake something sweet for breakfast! Since I still had cranberries from Thanksgiving when I made sauce and Cranberry Orange Bread, I decided to make more Cranberry bread. This time I made Cranberry Eggnog Bread. This recipe is more of a dessert, but that's fine for a Christmas breakfast or brunch! It has a nice, thick buttercream frosting on top, taking this recipe over the top.

I used the recipe from yourcupofcake.com and you can see it here.

I forgot to sprinkle some nutmeg over the top of my bread for these photos like their recipe called for. Doh!

What recipes will you be making for the upcoming holiday? What things do you bake every year as a family tradition? Leave a comment below!