Thursday Favorites and Happy New Year!

You know the holidays are wonderful indeed, but all the food and presents and festive gatherings can really make you feel spun about and hardly able to tell head from tail. To the point that your usual "Monday Favorites" were buried and forgotten until this morning! (This being a completely hypothetical example, of course =p) I hope you're all similarly and quite happily occupied and thus not too disappointed when my Monday post failed to materialize on time. Well fret not for I have returned ;)...and with not only my trusty selection of drool-worthy food photography features but a few trailers for movies and shows I'm particularly excited about at the moment. The BBC show, Sherlock, is actually going into its 2nd season on New Year's Day (*squee*) but I've opted for the season 1 trailer below since you simply must start at the beginning (easily done as it's only 3 episodes, all of which are on Netflix Instant!).

And both because I'm currently digging all things Benedict Cumberbatch (he's the star of Sherlock) AND because it's a genuinely addictive show, I recommend you check out the British radio show Cabin Pressure, which follows the crew of a hilariously problem-prone single-plane "airline." As always, enjoy! I won't be checking in again 'til next week, so I hope you have a fun and safe New Year's!

Mini Meringue Tart Photograph from Jan Luijk

Raspberry Ice Cream-Filled Eclairs and Almond Cream Puffs Photographs from Taste.au

Draped Wedding Cake by Sharon Wee Creations

Chestnuts Photographs from Rikkims

Baked Challah French Toast from Domino Magazine

Maple Walnut Custard Pie from Seven Spoons

Ginger Mojito from A Little Relish

Kompot (Red Currant and Peach Fruit Drink) from Foodthrualens

Sliced Ham Photograph from Michael Graydon

Lebkuchen and Garam Masala Macarons from Passionate About Baking