Warm and wintry recipes today, including icy oysters with an unusual pairing, and chewy ginger cookies with cardamom and black pepper.

• Oysters with Cocoa and Green Apple - How sophisticated! At Peace Love & Chocolate.

• Gevulde Speculaas (Spice Cake Stuffed with Almond Paste) - This looks wonderful! At No Special Effects.

• Chewy Ginger Cookies with Cardamom and Black Pepper - Chewy? Check. Spicy? Check. Can we make these right now? At Pithy and Cleaver.

• Sixr - A very, very fancy way of carrying home that six-pack. From Kim Kim Artifacts. (via notcot)