Christmas Cooking Day 2…

Well as you can see, I got a bit more done today. Another cookie and a candy. I made Apricot Cream Cheese Thumbprint cookies. This is always a favorite and I think this is the 3rd year I have made them. I have also made Cream Cheese Mints. Another favorite that I believe this is … [Read more…]

Christmas baking day one…

I got some cooking done today. The cookies on the left are Scottish Shortbread that I made with dark brown sugar.  The one on the right is Divinity. I grew up LOVING Divinity. Sadly I grew up in the Pacific Northwest though so this meant that making Divinity was EXTREMELY hard. Humid, rainy or about … [Read more…]

Snow from this weekend…

This was suppose to be a dusting. It was clearly more though. After German school, Max wanted to go out to play in the snow. Here is what he did! We are actually quite warm right now here, so his snowman has all but melted. However the extended forecast says he has another chance to … [Read more…]

Festive eating…

We went to a restaurant yesterday that we have been wanting to go to for years now. We pass it nearly everyday. However last night was the first we have stepped foot in it. It was a tavern that has been around since the 1700’s. It was very nice inside. Tony says come the summer … [Read more…]