On the day after Christmas, at 6:00 in the morning, we got on a plane and headed towards Arizona with Gerrit’s family. It was their Christmas present to the family: to take everyone on a trip together. We had plans to see the Grand Canyon and the Hoover Dam, but I think in a way…
I will apologize in advance for the amount of times you might hear me say this between now and February 1, but: I hate January. It is generally gloomy and dark and such a letdown after the holiday season. Our Christmas tree was just put up this weekend, but last week I felt like it…
I was going to write a post for you about Christmas and relate these muffins to how one always gets oranges in their stockings on Christmas morning. It’s such a quaint tradition, straight out of the prairie days that my mother and I love. But it’s after Christmas now and I missed that opportunity, so…
I have a delicious cake recipe to share soon, along with some new favorite muffins. But I’m off on vacation this week, so you’ll have to do with this instead. Here are my favorite things I made this year. Mushroom Lasagna World Peace Cookies Roasted Cauliflower Sour Cream Pocketbook Rolls Biscoff Trifle Chocolate Chocolate Chunk…
We have a slew of Christmas movies that we watch every year. Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Scrooge. A Muppet Christmas Carol must always be watched on Christmas Eve. And then there is of course, The Grinch, my favorite and a movie that I think, exemplifies the Christmas spirit. Those…