Merry Christmas


Christmas

O Holy Night     O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,    It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth.    Long lay the world in sin and error pining,    ‘Til He appear’d and the soul felt its worth.    A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,    For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. […]

December 25, 2012

Gingerbread (Part 3/3)


Cake Decorating, Christmas, Cookies, Sweet

  And here comes the third and final part of my gingerbread posts– Making a Christmas garland out of gingerbread men!   I did this last year for the first time over our kitchen window, and we got so many compliments… Plus, every time you walk into the kitchen, these smiling faces greet you.  What’s […]

December 21, 2012

Gingerbread (Part 2/3)


Christmas, Cookies, Food, Recipes, Sweet

Today I’m going to show you how to maaaaake– dunna!  These wreath cookies!  (I know, I always start my posts something like that… But it always feels so anticlimactic to just out and say what I’m posting without some kind of drama.  So there you go.) I have been wanting to make these cookies for […]

December 20, 2012

Gingerbread (Part 1/3)


Christmas, Cookies, Recipes, Sweet

As you can probably tell by the title of this post, I’m going to share some things about gingerbread in the next 3 posts, rather than cramming it all into this one.  It’s just easier that way, for me writing and for you reading…  So, here goes! To get started, I’ll give you a recipe. […]

December 19, 2012

Holiday Mashed Potatoes


Christmas, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Savoury

Today I’m going to post about…. Dun-na…  Are you ready?  (I’m not going to ask if you can guess, because I think it’s pretty obvious.) MASHED POTATOES!!!! Yes.  B-) I love mashed potatoes.  I always have!  And today I’m going to share with you two things: First, something you probably already know, and that is […]

December 11, 2012

Chocolate Christmas Tree – WINNERS!


Chocolate, Christmas

And the winners of the Chocolate Christmas Trees are… *drum roll please*… Nathan Prindler, Anthony DeSilver, Ruth Horrobin, and Christa Currey! To claim your prize, please send me an Email, and well go from there! If you do not claim your prize by midnight tomorrow, I will draw for a new winner– so don’t forget […]

December 9, 2012

Holiday Chocolates [+FREE GIVEAWAY!]


Chocolate, Christmas, Sweet

Perhaps you’re wondering what these “Chocolate Christmas Trees” are that I keep mentioning.  Well, I’ll tell you. These trees are made with a medley of captain crunch, rice crispies, marshmallows and pretzels– all mixed together with chocolate and peanut butter.  They are the ultimate crunchy, salty-sweet, chocolate peanut butter experience.   The trees are my dad’s […]

December 4, 2012

Coming Soon…


Bread, Christmas, Recipes

So I know that I “Only post once a week,” but whatever.  It’s almost Christmas.  I can do whatever I want. 😉 Hehe, no, more like, I have so many things that I want to post right now, but if I only posted them once a week, well, Christmas would come and go before I […]

November 29, 2012

Homemade Christmas Cards [Tutorial]


Christmas, Crafts, DIY

Oftentimes you see tutorials on Pinterest or elsewhere on the internet, and the caption is something like “How to fold a perfect 3 dimensional swan in 5 seconds!” THOSE people have mad paper skills. Or you see those pictures of “Easy homemade thank-you cards” that look like they were created by angels. Those people, also, […]

November 13, 2012

Mulled Apple and Cranberry Apple Cider


Christmas, Recipes

Cider is one of my favorite things.  Especially during the fall and Christmas seasons, when the air is filled with sugar and spice, and this sweet and spicy beverage just makes you feel a part of it all. Today I am going to teach you how to make two different kinds of cider, the latter […]

November 6, 2012