A Christmas Salad

We hosted Christmas dinner this year and were looking for a fresh and festive salad to serve as our first course.  Inspired by a salad I had at The Mixx last weekend I found this recipe through a quick Google search.  I made a few adjustments based on what I had on hand and it [...]

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Sugar Cookies

Last year the sugar cookies I made turned out wonderfully, but when I used the recipe again at Halloween this year the cookies and the frosting didn’t turn out well at all, probably due to human error.  I decided to try new recipes this year since there are so many out there and I’d been [...]

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Chocolate Macaroons

Last year I made a batch of chocolate macaroons but didn’t use my mom’s recipe, just one I found online that I thought looked the same.  They weren’t the same and I really didn’t like the melted chocolate.  Cocoa is just way better in this recipe in my opinion!  So this year I used my [...]

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Toasted, Sugared, Devoured

I can’t go to any kind of craft/art fair without buying these, but it never occured to me that I could make them myself until my mother in law made them last Christmas.  With our Costco membership I got a great deal on 2 lb bags of really nice large pecans and I decided to [...]

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A Family Fave

Here is the most traditional Christmas cookie from my childhood: the chocolate macaroon.  I experimented a bit with this recipe because I did not want to have to rig up a double boiler to melt the ingredients as the family recipe requires.  I didn’t have the time or the patience.  So I went to the [...]

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Tired of Christmas Cookies Yet?

Well we are gearing up to celebrate Christmas with my family this weekend, so I am back in the kitchen baking away! I bought a bucket of 30 Christmas cookie cutters at Bed, Bath, and Beyond awhile back and couldn’t wait to use them. Hopefully my 18 month old niece will get a kick out [...]

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