Tag: Christmas
How to Package Homemade Holiday Treats
One of my favorite things to do every holiday season is to make tons and tons of treats to give to my friends and family. I literally spend days baking, and love every second of it. I typically will place each type of treat in its own treat bag and then put them all into [...]
Reflections on Christmas 2008
That was Christmas morning. Before Will even looked at the presents, he checked to see if Santa had drank the milk and eaten the cookies that he and I made. He had. This Christmas was different for me. I relish in Christmas shopping. Hearing carols piped through the mall and hunting for great deals on [...]
Christmas Cookies: Conquering My Fear of Meringue
When I started baking from scratch, I was a preteen. I scoured the Joy of Cooking for an easy cookie recipe that included ingredients we kept in the house. I found that in a sugar drop cookie recipe. Before long, I was adapting the recipe to make thumbprint cookies, decorated cookies and more. One year, [...]
What a Week!
Image by Getty Images via Daylife It’s been a busy week. With deadlines hanging over my head everyday, a fantastic day on Wednesday filled with networking, and two busy kids who want to get into the Christmas spirit as much as I do, I just haven’t had a chance to write. My apologies to my [...]
Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers . . . mmmm!
My poor family. They are always my guinea pigs when I experiment with recipes. Some, like this one, turn out great and end up on the blog. Others, like a tragic butternut squash casserole I made for Thanksgiving nearly four years ago plague me. They won’t let me forget the poorly conceived, over sweet dish [...]
