I was tasked with bringing dessert for Christmas dinner. I wanted to do something using my homemade jams and jellies. When I happened upon a recipe for traditional Linzer cookies that included almonds in the dough, I knew I'd found my dessert. This recipe is fairly involved, taking several hours to prepare, but the result … Continue reading Traditional Jam Sandwich Cookies
Holidays
Ham Bone & Veggie Soup
Every year, the Joseph family gifts a full holiday meal to each Cincinnati police officer as a show of gratitude for their service to the city. This year we chose a ham as our meat and I prepared it for our Christmas Eve dinner. There is inevitably lots of ham leftover, and a lovely bone. … Continue reading Ham Bone & Veggie Soup
Cookie Decorating with a Holiday Cocktail
We enjoyed a fun evening with our neighbor Rita decorating the gingerbread men I made. Decorating was, of course, intermixed with eating... We managed to make it home with about half the cookies we started with 🙂 And for the adults, I made a festive cocktail with the cider I made from the last of … Continue reading Cookie Decorating with a Holiday Cocktail
Gingerbread Cookies
Making and decorating cookies is a Christmas tradition that I hold dear. As long as I can remember we have made gingerbread men together and decorated them elaborately. Some years, we mixed it up and added in some sugar cookies too, but gingerbread was our standard. My mom and I were the core duo of … Continue reading Gingerbread Cookies
Christmas Traditions
For me, Christmas has always been a time of togetherness with many traditions that involve food and spending time with family at home. I have fond memories of decorating the tree with my mom every year into adulthood, often with a glass of port and Christmas cookies to sweeten our conversation. We always made gingerbread … Continue reading Christmas Traditions
Another year, another tree
We continued our family tradition of cutting down our own Christmas tree at our local Corsi Tree Farm. Josh began this tradition back when Mcgregor, now 13, and Oliver, 10, were just wee little ones and Baxter wasn't yet born. He recalled this year that first trip when he had to pull two boys in … Continue reading Another year, another tree
Blackberry Pear Pie
As I type I'm enjoying leftovers of my pie from Thanksgiving dinner so, as promised, I'm sharing the recipe. I found this recipe in the Thanksgiving edition of Good Housekeeping magazine and saved it because I still have a basin full of pears from our tree out in the fridge. Any interesting pear recipe I … Continue reading Blackberry Pear Pie
Holiday Market this weekend
I've been absent for some time and here's why... It's Holiday Market weekend at last. I've been so busy making product that there's been no time for blogging. Make it worth my while! Come see me! I have tons of canned goods, gift baskets, cards, beauty products, tea, paintings, Recipe-in-a-Jar, and more. The market is … Continue reading Holiday Market this weekend
Winter Wonderland
Josh and the boys and I spent a few days up at the lake house after Christmas. We arrived late Christmas day to a real winter wonderland! It was pretty dark that first evening but early the next day the boys each unpacked their snow gear, suited up, and headed out to play. Josh got … Continue reading Winter Wonderland
Christmas Morning French Toast Casserole
We had Christmas round 2 this morning with the boys and after the rapture of opening presents it was time for some breakfast. The boys blasted through two whole trays of bacon but for me the real treat was a recipe I received from my mother-in-law a few years ago. Enjoy! Christmas Morning French Toast … Continue reading Christmas Morning French Toast Casserole
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