Friday, June 29, 2007

A favorite fruit punch

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Here's my pick for an easy fruit punch to serve at a Christmas open house. FAVORITE FRUIT PUNCH 2 12-ounce cans frozen cran/raspberry ...
Thursday, June 28, 2007

A Fabulous Eggnog Recipe

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EFFORTLESS EGGNOG 1/2 gallon cold milk, divided use 1 pkg. (3.4 ounces) French vanilla instant pudding mix (vanilla will work) 1/4 cup suga...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

"Simple Joys of Christmas"

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Today I thought I would share about another favorite Gooseberry Patch book of mine. This is one of their special (but, I think short-lived)...

June 25...

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... was Rudolph Day for June! I must confess I did very little to celebrate. Once I remembered that it was in fact Rudolph Day, I did do a ...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

My Christmas Notebook, Part 5

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Here's the last "official" section in my Christmas notebook: The last section in my Christmas notebook is labeled Christmas Pa...
Saturday, June 16, 2007

My Christmas Notebook, Part 4

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The next part of my Christmas notebook is an idea I got from someone on the craft forum at Organized Christmas last year. I tweaked it a bi...
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Friday, June 15, 2007

My Christmas Notebook, Part 3

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Here's the next installment in my Christmas notebook: In New England, we have a chain of stores called the Christmas Tree Shoppe. They ...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

White Christmas Candy

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Another easy candy recipe we've made for years is the following: WHITE CHRISTMAS CANDY (Peppermint Bark) 1 package white chocolate con...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Four-Chip Fudge

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As mentioned yesterday, in looking through my Christmas notebook I was reminded of a few candy recipes I need to post here. Here's anot...
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Monday, June 11, 2007

Chocolate-Covered Almond Brittle

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Here's another of my favorite candies for gift-giving. It's equally delicious without the chocolate coating. CHOCOLATE-COVERED ALM...

My Christmas Notebook, Part 2

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Time to share a few more things from my Christmas notebook! Filed in this next area are a bunch of ideas for kitchen gifts -- some tried, s...
Saturday, June 09, 2007

My Christmas Notebook, Part 1

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For awhile now, I've been wanting to share the general content of my Christmas notebook. It's a helpful tool for me, and I think o...
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Ideas for Christmas Breakfast

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For Christmas breakfast when the kids were growing up, I always liked to have something easy but hearty. I knew they would be having a lo...
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Merry Mincemeaters

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  These are bar cookies that I remember my mother making. When I put this recipe in my Christmas Memory Book, I thought I copied it do...
Monday, June 04, 2007

Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book #1

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    Earlier I’ve mentioned Christmas books put out by Gooseberry Patch -- Welcome Home for the Holidays and Homespun Christmas -- and late...
Saturday, June 02, 2007

Chocolate Peppermint Trees

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    Here's another neat recipe for pressed cookies. I made these a few times many years ago. They are a bit of work, but so cute. The...
Friday, June 01, 2007

Christmas Traditions for the Empty Nest...

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Sometimes it can be really traumatic when all of the kids leave home and things are just not the same as they used to be at holiday time. ...
Thursday, May 31, 2007

Spritz Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

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This is not a cookie I've traditionally made for Christmas, but it's such a wonderful spritz cookie recipe I really wanted to share ...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Christmas Wreath Spritz Cookies

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Here's another good recipe for pressed cookies: CHRISTMAS WREATH COOKIES 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 1/4 cups flour 1/2 tsp. ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Christmas Tree Spritz

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Here's another of my favorite recipes for spritz cookies: CHRISTMAS TREE SPRITZ 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. al...