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
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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
Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful
I love these Weekly Photo Challenges, it gives me an easy way to "show" you what I'm thankful for. I think I may have missed the deadline for the one about Thanksgiving, of course. As described in the DPChallenge, we're to show something that is about the holiday, the time spent with family and friends, … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful
Gravy and the Wooden Spoon
Tonight my twenty-something niece is hosting her first holiday party, from the looks of what's posted on Facebook it might just be her first "grown-up" hosting. It reminds me of the time I first hosted a holiday event. I was living in Vermont in the early 90's and there were quite a few of us … Continue reading Gravy and the Wooden Spoon
Thanksgiving, Briefly
The same for a quarter century, We gather at Sue and Paul's. We eat, we talk, the boys go for a walk, And a grand time is had by all! Related articles Happy Thanksgiving! (cassidyalyse.wordpress.com) Thanksgiving's 150th Birthday, Thanks to Abraham Lincoln (usnews.com)
Peel-a-PaLooza
Every year for more than a few, the evening before Thanksgiving some of us girls gather for a gab-fest, glass of wine, and listening to the Sound of Music soundtrack. Our purpose for getting together is to peel the vegetables for Thanksgiving dinner. How many pounds of potatoes and carrots are peeled depends entirely on … Continue reading Peel-a-PaLooza
365 Days of Thank You 