As a wedding gift, my mom gave me a book filled with recipes she made for our family during my childhood. This precious gift brings back many sweet memories. During the holiday season, I refer to this book often for its cookie and dessert recipes. As I flip through the pages, I find a favorite—Christmas Coffee […]
Many years ago, I began a tradition with my family of serving brunch on Christmas Day. I adopted this tradition, in part, due to my desire to shorten the amount of time I spent in the kitchen on Christmas preparing the meal. After hosting my first Christmas brunch, I was sold on the idea and […]
Last Christmas, I first discovered the joy of assembling and giving away glass jars filled with a beautifully layered cookie mixture. For years, I’d admired the variations of this creative gift idea but had never attempted to make them. That is until last year. I had found a recipe for Cranberry Hootycreeks—festive and delicious white […]
One of my fondest memories from childhood is baking cookies with my mom during the Christmas season. She’d pull out a tattered book filled with handwritten recipes and thumb through it to find our family’s favorite cookies. The hours we spent in the kitchen together nurtured a close mother-daughter bond that has grown over the […]
As a writer, I spend hours in front of the computer each week creating fictional story worlds. Oh, how I love this! But I also find joy in taking a break from the computer to work with my hands, either on a craft or making a delicious dish in the kitchen. The Christmas season always […]
With the month of December just around the corner, I can hardly wait to begin counting down the days until Christmas with my little guy. This year, I’m trying something new: Advent Stockings. Recently I was flipping through a catalog of a popular home furnishing store when I spotted a picture of a garland with […]