Surprise, surprise! Another cookie recipe! :) I can't help it. I love cookies. They are my Achille's heel. I absolutely can NOT turn them down. Which is exactly why I wanted to host a cookie exchange this year. MORE COOKIES! :) My sister-in-law brought these Soft … [Read more...]
Lumps of Coal Treats
Give something special to the "naughty" people in your family with these delicious Lumps of Coal treats made with everyone's favorite cookies! A friend of mine posted a photo in a Facebook group with chocolate bars labeled as "lumps of coal" made with OREOS. Being the skeptic … [Read more...]
Felt Christmas Cookie Ornaments
I have unintentionally posted about cookies all week long. I now deem it "Cookie Week" and will pretend that it was planned all along! Thus let it be known. However, these felt Christmas cookies wouldn't taste all that great. :) We had an ornament exchange for our homeschool … [Read more...]
5 Beautiful Christmas Cookies (and one for New Year’s Eve)
One of my favorite things about the holidays is all the baking I get to do. It really is warm here in southern California for most of the year, so I don't like to use my oven very often. But the closer we get to Christmas, the cooler the nights and mornings are, and then I get … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Countdown to Christmas
I have a little bit of a Christmas obsession. I love advent calendars. We have so many different ways to countdown to Christmas in our house, it's a bit silly. But growing up, it was always one of my favorite traditions! We didn't do the formal advent calendar with doors and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Orange Butter Cookies
 I first tried the recipe for these butter cookies back when I made Strawberry Lemon Butter Cookies at the end of Summer. I just loved how easy the dough recipe was to throw together and it's a wonderful blank slate. At the time, I wrote a note to myself to try a chocolate … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Delight
It's time for pumpkin pie! But if you're like me, you may not be a huge fan of plain old pumpkin pie. I saw this recipe two years ago on Sweet Treats and More and I really wanted to try it, but I couldn't find the Pumpkin Spice pudding flavor anywhere. This year, I … [Read more...]
50 Fantastic Side Dishes
For me, the hardest part of planning Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner is the sides. There are so many to choose from, but we often get in a rut and just make the same old thing year after year. I was listening to a podcast by Alton Brown and he said that it's just not … [Read more...]
DIY Painted Christmas Ornaments: Vol. 2, Day 43
I have a love/hate relationship with today's post. Â You see, we decided to have an ornament exchange for our co-op's Christmas party and I was excited to try these DIY Painted Ornaments I had seen floating around Pinterest. Â The clear globes were so popular this year, and there … [Read more...]
Eggnog Cookies: Vol. 2, Day 42
Eggnog is the "pumpkin" of December. Â You know what I mean? Â It makes its way into recipes and all over Pinterest during the month of December, just like pumpkin does from the turning of the first leaves in Autumn. Â But there's a reason it's so popular: IT'S YUMMY. Â I don't like … [Read more...]
Christmas Music Canvas Art
Have you ever had one of those ideas that seems really great in theory, but the reality wasn't quite what you were hoping for? Â Yeah, that's pretty much every single craft for me. :) Â I joined up with Emily from Naptime Creations to be part of a Crafty Christmas post "exchange." … [Read more...]
Cranberry Salsa: easy holiday appetizer
Punch up the holiday table with this zesty Cranberry Salsa. The vibrant colors and flavors make it perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Can you really eat cranberries and jalapeños together? Yes. Yes you can, and you will love it! The combination of sweet and … [Read more...]
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