12 Weeks of Christmas Treats is a weekly feature leading up to Christmas giving you ideas for gifts and goodies you can bake/make for the holidays
How can we be at the 4th week of the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies & Sweets already? I guess it’s true what they say: time flies when you’re having fun! I had some trouble with this week’s post. I found a great no-fuss sugar cookie recipe that you prepare like a bar cookie–no rolling … [Read more…]
I have to admit, I had a hard time getting into the spirit of Christmas this week. Besides the obvious fact that we are currently surrounded by Halloween, it just wasn’t coming to me. After the car and computer troubles of this past weekend, I kind of lost my mojo for a few days. Sure, … [Read more…]
The tastes of winter. We’ve already explored mint, but what about one of the other quintessential flavors? The warmth of cinnamon brings about brighter days when it’s dark and dreary outside. It would be difficult to survive winter’s wrath without it. What better way to wake up on Christmas morning than with cinnamon buns in … [Read more…]
I’ll be the first to laugh and point out how Christmas merchandise is out earlier and earlier every year. In fact, I’m pretty sure I saw some on the upper shelves at BJ’s in early August and couldn’t resist snapping a photo and sharing it on Facebook to illustrate the absurdity of the situation. With … [Read more…]