It's not hard to understand how this recipe got the most votes in our Shine Supper Club poll. Grandbaby Cakes has created the kind of showstopping holiday dessert--mud pie and red velvet?!--that makes our jaws drop. (And also explains why we so enthusiastically embrace quinoa and kale come January.)

What ingredient are you currently obsessed with? 
I'm currently having a serious love affair with brown butter.  I have always been obsessed with butter in every facet of my baking and eating!  My husband thinks I have a serious problem but I can't help it.  It is just so darn delicious.  A couple of months ago, I started mixing brown butter into my cookie recipes, and it was seriously life changing.  The nutty and complex flavor of it adds another dimension to baked goods.

What's your favorite food memory? 
I recently had the opportunity to tape a baking video with my big mama (grandmother) in Mississippi.  My husband taped us making her famous biscuit recipe, and I learned so much about her

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For some, its not Christmas until they have a glass of eggnog by a twinkling tree. For others, its oysters on the half shell. But for these members of the Shine Supper Club, the holidays haven't arrived until decadent sweets are on the table.

Share your favorite holiday recipes with us!
1. Write a blog post telling us about your favorite holiday recipe by Wednesday 11:59PM PST, December 19th. Be sure to include a photo and a recipe.
2. Mention and link to the Shine Supper Club in your post: http://shine.yahoo.com/supper-club/
3. Tweet @YahooShine with a link to your post and include the hashtag #shinesupperclub. Aren't on Twitter? Email the link to shine_sarahmccoll at yahoo.com. We will compile the links for all participants to include in their posts so all Supper Club members can share in the link love.
4. Finalists will be posted by 12PM Thursday, December 20 with voting open until 12PM PST Friday December 21. The winning recipe to be featured on the Shine homepage and added to

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Whether it's a killer cookie recipe, a generations-old method for making eggnog, or a roast that always elicits oohs and ahhs, this month's Supper Club is a smorgasbord celebration of the festive fare that makes this season so delicious. What are the holiday traditions at your house? Please share! Here's how:

1. Write a blog post telling us about your favorite holiday recipe by Wednesday 11:59PM PST, December 19th. Be sure to include a photo and a recipe.
2. Mention and link to the Shine Supper Club in your post: http://shine.yahoo.com/supper-club/
3. Tweet @YahooShine with a link to your post and include the hashtag #shinesupperclub. Aren't on Twitter? Email the link to shine_sarahmccoll at yahoo.com. We will compile the links for all participants to include in their posts so all Supper Club members can share in the link love.
4. Finalists will be posted by 12PM Thursday, December 20 with voting open until 12PM PST Friday December 21. The winning recipe to be featured on the Shine

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Meet Linda, the blogger behind Spicebox Travels and the winner of this month's Shine Supper Club and a swank 4-quart casserole from Crate and Barrel for her simple recipe for Gratitude Fried Rice (recipe below). (Be sure to also read the story that goes along with the recipe--it's deeply humbling and a much-needed reminder this time of year.) Peek inside Linda's mind and refrigerator as she answers our usual questions:

What ingredient are you currently obsessed with?
I'm a huge fan of spices (hence my blog name) and my current favorite is an ancient one: cardamom. My husband crushes green cardamom pods into my coffee and tea and my all-time favorite coffee cake recipe has a really assertive cardamom flavor.

Favorite food memory?
This is a little embarrassing, but it would have to be my 5th wedding anniversary dinner, which was nearly a decade ago. My husband and I were young and unsophisticated food lovers who were willing to splurge on a special meal, so we decided to celebrate our

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