Thursday, February 27, 2025

The actual 2024 Christmas cookie list

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   It's high time that I share the actual Christmas cookie list for 2024.  It did not turn out to be a carbon copy of the tentative list...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Rudolph Day!

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 I just realized that today is Rudolph Day for February.  I don't have time for a lengthy post, and realistically nothing Christmasy is ...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The actual 2024 Kitchen Gifts list

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   Above you see the tentative Kitchen Gifts list from this year.  We did multiple batches of the Eggnog Logs and  Sacher Torte Cookies ,...
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Saturday, January 11, 2025

The actual 2024 Christmas candy list

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  -- Photo from a few years back -- Josiah making buckeyes, one of his favorite treats, in his own home kitchen -- I always like to review m...
Wednesday, January 01, 2025

Happy New Year!

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   A warm thank-you to everyone who visited my Christmas Kitchen in 2024, and especially during the busy and wonderful month of December!  ...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

A fun gift idea for kids -- shopping around a favorite color theme

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   This year I found myself in need of one more gift for a young granddaughter.  After spending more than a little time trying to figure out...
Monday, December 30, 2024

Gingerbread Eggnog Coffeecake

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   Here is another scrumptious coffeecake recipe.  My regular readers likely know that I am very prone to take muffin recipes and turn them ...
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Sunday, December 29, 2024

Thinking ahead for spiritual growth in the new year

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  I don't have a Sunday Scripture for you today, but I thought I'd share a few thoughts about spiritual growth. We're just a few...
Saturday, December 28, 2024

Pepparkakor Spritz

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  And one more cookie recipe!  We tried this recipe in a previous year (2015) and I mentioned it in passing, but never blogged about it.  Th...
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Friday, December 27, 2024

Another new cookie recipe -- Gingerbread Chocolate Thumbprints

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  This is another recipe I had pinned to my Christmas Cookie Exchange Pinterest board .  It is one I've wanted to try for awhile, posted...
Thursday, December 26, 2024

A new cookie recipe this year -- Coffee Maple Spritz

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   Every year we like to try a new cookie recipe or two.  This year we tried two.  And I think both are "keeper" recipes. These Co...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas!

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   It's still busy in the Christmas kitchen as my hubby bakes gingerbread men and I work on a couple last-minute kitchen gifts.  I will ...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

It's Christmas Eve!

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  And a cold and snowy one it is here in New Hampshire! It snowed overnight and in fact snowed most of Christmas Eve morning.  Yesterday we...
Monday, December 23, 2024

Let's take a moment to remember ...

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   ... where there are people, many people,  still hurting from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, still experiencing loss and deprivation -...
Sunday, December 22, 2024

Sunday Scripture

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  I've been posting Sunday Scriptures on both of my blogs this December, taken from an Advent study I did in 2013 with Good Morning Gir...
Saturday, December 21, 2024

Caramel Brulee Latte Syrup -- an easy DIY

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   Here's another great recipe from Mad About Food -- a Caramel Brulee latte syrup . I haven't tried this one yet, but I'm sure...
Friday, December 20, 2024

A visit to King Arthur

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  Last Saturday we met up with friends at King Arthur Cafe, Bakery, and Store in Norwich, VT.  It was so much fun!   I was enamored of the...
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Thursday, December 19, 2024

A truly special Christmas card

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  We have a friend, really more of an acquaintance (we are close friends with his mom) who never fails to send us a Christmas card.  And it...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Poinsettias and Pines

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   Last year I saw this sampler featured on an Instagram post.  I was smitten and simply had to get the chart.  One of my daughters had give...
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