I have started my holiday baking. Mmmm, mmmm, do I love cookies? Yes, I do. We’ve been baking off and on for several days in between Christmas concert performances and Christmas parties with our family and friends. Here are a few more great Christmas cookies recipes with pictures.
CRANBERRY ALMOND BISCOTTI yield 24 cookies
Ingredients:
1-1/2 toasted almonds [...]
What’s for dinner tonight? After being snowed in for two days, dinner tonight will have to be whatever I have in the pantry and freezer. So I made a version of a pasta puttanesca. Actually, this was a 20 minute dinner. In the time it took me to make the rice, the rest of dinner [...]
I know this may not be exciting for some of you, but we live in Southern California and it is rare for us to see snow. Today we had snow. Lots and lots of snow! Here are a few pictures of how our yard and animals look blanketed in snow.
So let it snow, let it [...]
Have you ever attempted making a gingerbread house? I have. Even as an accomplished baker, I found it slightly overwhelming. A gingerbread house really requires a lot of planning, time, energy and commitment. With all that invested, I wasn’t truly happy with the results, so I now focus on other Christmas cookies and specialties.
My husband [...]
I really don’t know how it happened, but I’m glad it did. Somehow over the years I began collecting nativity sets. I probably have ten different nativity sets now. I love each one of them!
I remember my first nativity set. I was a young mother who wanted her children to understand [...]
It’s time for another of my favorite Christmas traditions. The Christmas tree! I don’t know what it is about the Christmas tree, but it says let’s celebrate loud and clear. As a child loved decorating our trees and as an adult I still love it.
My husband will only allow a “real” tree [...]
I am so excited. Just like a little kid, I can’t wait to get our outdoor Christmas lights put up. I think that the outdoor Christmas lights are one of my favorite Christmas traditions. My dad always put up outdoor Christmas lights when I was growing up. I don’t know if it is because they [...]
With the Christmas holiday season underway, I am frantically trying to get all my housekeeping done and organize my home, time and energy. Housekeeping is not my strong suit, but I do like to organize. The Christmas holiday season always gets me motivated to do both.
Like my mom, I like to do a [...]
When I started thinking about starting a blog it got me to thinking. Where did I learn to cook? When did I learn to cook? As I have been thinking a lot about it, the answers have been surprising. Even to me.
My mom taught me the basics. As a matter of fact, she was a [...]
