Holiday/Christmas

  • Chocolate Covered Strawberry Granola

    Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve been in the mood for homemade granola, so I decided to experiment.  With Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought chocolate-covered strawberry granola would be a great version. Continue reading

    Chocolate Covered Strawberry Granola
  • Our Christmas Day

    In a previous post, I wrote about our Christmas traditions.  Here are some pictures of our Christmas Day.  I made collages of the pictures I took on Christmas Day. Enjoy! Continue reading

  • Christmas Traditions

    Do you have any Christmas traditions?  My family has a few traditions that we do every year. First of all, we celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6.  The boys put out their shoes for small treats.  This year though,… Continue reading

    Christmas Traditions
  • Merry Christmas

    This picture was taken many Christmases ago when the Wee One and the Imaginative One were still small.  Now they are 10.5 and 12.5 years old.  The Imaginative One asked me about his height.  So he stood face to face… Continue reading

    Merry Christmas
  • Eggnog Quick Bread – Christmas Making and Baking

    I’m finishing up my Christmas making and baking. My mom called me last night to tell me that she was going to come over to our house for Christmas.  It’s been many years since she’s been at our house for… Continue reading

    Eggnog Quick Bread – Christmas Making and Baking
  • Eggnog Doughnuts – Christmas Making and Baking

    I bought some eggnog to make eggnog bread. Since I had some of the eggnog left, I decided to find a recipe to make eggnog doughnuts. This recipe is moist and delicious. It paired well with my coffee flavored with… Continue reading

    Eggnog Doughnuts – Christmas Making and Baking
  • Santa’s Whiskers – Christmas Making and Baking

    I made these many years ago.  This year I decided to make them once again. Things you need to remember – Don’t use press and seal plastic wrap when you wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap.  That made it… Continue reading

    Santa’s Whiskers – Christmas Making and Baking
  • Peppermint Mocha Creamer – Christmas Making and Baking

    I’m enjoying making new creamers now that I got the ratio of milk/ half & half/ or heavy whipping cream to condensed milk. This creamer needs to be warmed up so that the cocoa is dissolved.  I had to strain… Continue reading

    Peppermint Mocha Creamer – Christmas Making and Baking
  • Candied Cinnamon Pecans – Christmas Making and Baking

    Have you ever walked around the mall and smelled the delicious smells of roasted pecans or almonds?  Or walked around Walt Disney World and saw the carts of candied nuts?  You can now make candied pecans and pretend to be… Continue reading

    Candied Cinnamon Pecans – Christmas Making and Baking
  • Eggnog Creamer

    If I could describe this creamer, I would say yum! I made a batch of this on Monday evening.  The next morning, my coffee maker decided not to work.  :(  Finally, my husband was able to get it to work… Continue reading

    Eggnog Creamer