You guessed it, Christmas! Today and yesterday were incredibly long and busy days for me. The last thing I would have wanted to do was housework or decorating the house for Christmas. You know what? Today's thank you is to my lovely husband who made sure the house was neat and tidy, the candles are in … Continue reading It’s beginning to look a lot like…
Year: 2013
Just One More Holiday Recipe…For Millie
I thought yesterday was going to be my last recipe, but today I was thinking about my friend Millie. She's a great lady! I met her in 1998 when she started to work for me, we worked together for about eight years. Recently, I've had the chance to work with her again. It was a … Continue reading Just One More Holiday Recipe…For Millie
Flaky Pineapple Squares – Holiday Recipe #7
This will be the final recipe in this series of posts, and you can thank my Mom for just about all of them. This one, Flaky Pineapple Squares, was found by her in the Boston Sunday Globe magazine. When, I'm not sure, but I'm told it was at the same time as the Minty-wiches recipe. … Continue reading Flaky Pineapple Squares – Holiday Recipe #7
Minty-whiches, Holiday Recipe #6
If you haven't seen a pattern in the recipes I've shared so far it is that they all came from my mother. My mom is well-known among us for tearing recipes out of magazines and the newspaper or writing it on the back of a random empty envelope; and if she was not using it right … Continue reading Minty-whiches, Holiday Recipe #6
Not Your Average Pumpkin Bread – Holiday Recipe #5
This is another of my Mom's recipes (thanks, Mom) from back in the day, but we still make it...often. For many, many years it's been made as holiday gifts for teachers or neighbors. As far as I'm concerned it’s not the holidays without a few loaves of Harvest Bread. It's one of a few recipes I'll … Continue reading Not Your Average Pumpkin Bread – Holiday Recipe #5
An Irish Girl Can Make Biscotti – Holiday Recipe #4
About 14 years ago I made my first biscotti. It was also the point at which I bought my can't-live-without Kitchen Aid stand mixer (the big one)--it's still going strong and I've only had to replace with whipping attachment once! At this point in my life I was dating an Italian chef, so I was … Continue reading An Irish Girl Can Make Biscotti – Holiday Recipe #4
Wreath Cookies, Holiday Recipe #3
The one holiday tradition that has kept pace with my family, no matter how much change during the year, is Wreath Cookies. The recipe, now a worn, taped, yellowed piece of paper, was cut out of a magazine by my mother over 50 years ago (that couldn't sound and look more strange--50 years!!) Every year on a … Continue reading Wreath Cookies, Holiday Recipe #3
Holiday Recipes, #2 (Before Pinterest)
One of the first Christmases that my brother-in-law Jon spent with us, I remember giving only baked goods as gifts. Knowing Jonathan was allergic to nuts I remembered that I'd cut this recipe out of a magazine. I pasted it into a spiral notebook that I'd been keeping to organize my recipes--this was long before … Continue reading Holiday Recipes, #2 (Before Pinterest)
Holiday Recipes, #1
I've decided that for the next few posts I will share some of my favorite baked holiday treats. The first is a recipe I can thank my mother for sharing! Do you remember as a kid, getting that big hunk of banana bread with butter in your lunch? For some of us it was the best thing … Continue reading Holiday Recipes, #1
It’s All About the Hair
For some girls it certainly is about "the hair". Excessive amounts of time and money spent on cuts, color, perms, straightening, weaves, extensions...you name it! I've never been one to spend much time or money on my hair. I go to a local Supercuts or Hair Cuttery about 7 or 8 times a year. I … Continue reading It’s All About the Hair
365 Days of Thank You 