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I am terrible about making gift lists. Birthday lists, Christmas lists, any-occasion-where-I-get-a-gift lists... you name it. Well, with...


Top Ten Recipes of 2017
Happy 2018 to you all! To start off the new year, I thought we'd take a quick jog down memory lane and recap some of my favorite posts....


tipsy (not)tuesday - lavender 75
I realize this isn't a Tuesday, but needs must. New Years Eve's a'comin and I have a cocktail that has to head your way before that bell...


ginberry jam
Confession. (shhhhh!) I've never made jam before. Or rather, I'd never made jam until this month. I always liked to think about making...


date and walnut cookies
I've saved the best holiday cookies for last, guys. My childhood self would shriek "heresy!" if she heard me say that, but I tell you...


almond & mint candy cane cookies
And now back to our usual programming. One of the tried and true recipes we made each year was this wonderful, crunchy combination of...


brown butter sugar cookies
It's a quick post today, but an oh so delicious one. Yesterday I told you all about our traditional sugar cookies that we decorate each...


holiday sugar cookies
Growing up, we really only had two Christmas albums we listened to: Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and a crackly old cassette tape, copied...


tipsy tuesday - mulled wine
Guess what time it is? For this month's Tipsy Tuesday, we're going with a winter must-have. Aaron and I have both had a fond place for...


cinnamon spiced nuts
The Christmas Baking Quest continues! Today's endeavour (<-- clearly my spelling has been watching too much PBS this week) is one of my...