Christmas Weddings

Many people in my family were married in December– Kurt and I, my parents, Kurt’s parents, my sister Tina and Jeff.  None of that springtime flowery stuff for us (with Kurt’s allergies, that would have been a fiasco).  Continue reading

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No-Baking-Required Boozy Bourbon Balls

Yeah.  Boozy bourbon balls.  They’re another old-fashioned Christmas cookie that I promise your little kids will ignore, should they happen to take a taste after you’ve warned them they won’t enjoy these “adults-only” treats.  The bourbon flavor is intense, Continue reading

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December 22, 2012 · 9:51 am

My Own Taco Soup WITHOUT the Packaged Seasoning!

I just can’t write about baking any more, even though I still have a few cookies to make– the rest of the sugar cookies for Ken and Grace to frost when she’s here, bourbon balls for my brother-in-law Jeff, more anise un-puffs and amaretti cookies (if I can find the brand of almond paste I like– the one in the can, not the plastic-wrapped tube like pre-cooked polenta– YUCK). Continue reading

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Anise Puffs

My mother used to make these delicious anise-flavored cookies every Christmas when I was very little.  The cookies were shaped like tiny mushrooms with a crunchy puffy cap that sat atop a cookie base.  Continue reading

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A Day with My Mom…No Cooking Needed!

Today I spent the day with my mom. I know I spend every day with my mom; she’s lived with us for a few years.

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Holiday Baking Day 2 – Peanut Butter Blossoms and Turtle Cookies

It’s not pretty in and around the nation’s capital.  Misty and sunless, it was a good day to be indoors…and bake.  Continue reading

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