Holiday

December 19th – A Quick Holiday Brunch

December 19, 2010 Breakfast

From December 1st to January 1st, it seems like there’s a revolving door on my house back home. Guests are stopping by on their through town, staying for a long weekend, or popping in unexpectedly for dinner. Family friends, distant relatives – it doesn’t matter, our door is always open. The flurry of action, while [...]

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December 18th – A casual holiday party

December 18, 2010 Appetizer

Inviting friends and neighbors over for some holiday cheer has become a merry tradition for my aunt. Every year she holds an annual holiday block party where neighbors and friends bring a recipe to share. Her buffet table fills up with savory dips, saucy meatballs, and sweet holiday cookies. There’s one recipe that always makes [...]

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December 17th – Caroling Treat

December 17, 2010 Christmas

During the holiday season you can often find carolers, dressed in traditional Dickens attire, singing classic songs like Deck the Halls and God Rest Ye Mary Gentlemen. Their harmonizing voices ringing clear through the winter night. The first and only time that I’ve ever gone caroling was when I was a Girl Scout. My fellow [...]

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Fun With Gingerbread

December 17, 2010 Christmas

Making gingerbread cookies has always been a favorite holiday memory of mine. Wrapped in a Christmas apron, I’d dip my hands into the soft, velvety flour and gently sprinkle it over the wooden table. My Mom would stand behind me and guide my hands as they pushed the rolling pin back and forth over the [...]

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December 16th – Office Holiday Party

December 16, 2010 Appetizer

Sometimes I find it hard to work during the holidays. I’d rather be thinking about cookies, presents, and Christmas trees instead of focusing on the giant stack of papers sitting on my desk. So when the month of December begins to wind down, and Christmas creeps closer, I enjoy bringing a little bit of the [...]

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Peppermint 5 Ways

December 16, 2010 Christmas

When it comes to the holidays, there are certain flavors that are a total must. The first is chocolate. The second, citrus. The third, gingerbread. The last, and probably most important, is peppermint. A Christmas season without peppermint is like a Christmas without Santa. It just can’t happen. It’s such a cool and refreshing flavor. [...]

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December 15th – Twinkling Lights & Warm Hot Chocolate

December 15, 2010 Beverages

I often find myself distracted by the colorful display of Christmas lights on my way home from work. My head turns form left to right as I take in the glittering spectacle. A couple of years ago I was babysitting my cousins while home on Christmas break. It was time to get ready for bed, [...]

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A Very Merry Cookie Exchange Guide

December 15, 2010 Christmas

Last year I participated in my very first Christmas Cookie Exchange. It was such a fun, hectic, and wine filled time. This year I’m planning on hosting my own cookie party. It will be a fun way to hang out with my girlfriends before I head home to St. Louis for the holidays. Since I’ve [...]

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December 14th – Cookies and a story

December 14, 2010 Christmas

If you asked me what my favorite holiday story was, I’d have to say How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I love that story. So much so, that I used to strap antlers to the family dog and call him Max. Coming together with my family and reading this holiday classic was always a fun tradition. [...]

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December 13th – St. Lucia Day & Swedish Pancakes

December 13, 2010 Breakfast

Happy Lucia Day! St. Lucia was a Sicilian martyr, who during a famine in Sweden, appeared wearing a long white robe and a brilliant wreath of candles encircling her head. It is said that her likeness helped steer a ship laden with food to the hungry people of Sweden. In honor of this blessed Saint, [...]

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