I’m no Grinch. I’ve loved Christmas all my life. Ralph’s called me Santa’s #1 helper for years but this year something’s happened. Maybe it was the wedding… Being away at the end of November might have thrown my “it’s time … Continue reading
Making candy is daunting. It’s the whole thermometer thing. Boiling water and sugar until the syrup reaches a temperature that could essentially melt the skin from your hand is a little off-putting – just sayin’! Chocolate bark to the rescue. … Continue reading
Cinnamon and sugar on anything is delicious. Ever had it sprinkled over a piece of homemade bread toasted slathered in butter. Damn! I just drooled on my keyboard again. It’s 5 am and I haven’t had my breakfast yet… Back … Continue reading
I’ve had a pajama party every summer for the last fourteen years with Christie, Sheila and Di. It’s not easy to steal the time away from our families and work but we do. A tiny bit of time away from … Continue reading
I loved the reaction I got this week when I told the kids that I had made them homemade marshmallows. “Really – you can make marshmallows?” Keep in mind that these kids grew up with a mom who made everything. … Continue reading
It’s funny – when I use to picture my life it never included my children traveling home for the holidays. It was more like them running next door to borrow some wrapping paper… A couple of nights ago, Ralph and I … Continue reading
Candied orange peel is delicious to make. From the moment you start to remove the rind from the oranges straight through to the final sugaring of the peel, your home will smell like Christmas. I started on Monday and will put the … Continue reading
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