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jingle balls brunch

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December 28, 2011

The holidays are a great time for brunch, don’t you think? This year I put together a brunch where the menu items (except the eggs and beverages) were ball-shaped! It was fun to come up with flavor combos using that shape limitation, and I do believe the meal “made spirits…
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no peeking

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December 24, 2011

Happy Christmas Eve! May you find comfort in that which is unseen. Love, Amy
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butterscotch cookie candles

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December 19, 2011

Have you ever made window cookies with hard candies? I thought it would be fun to do a butterscotch flame version with my tin candle cookie cutter. I rolled out some sugar cookie dough, crushed some butterscotch discs, and whipped up some frosting using powdered sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, butter…
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cookie tray in a pinch

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December 13, 2011

I had grand plans for my contribution to the office sweets party this year, but life events intervened and those plans will have to be realized in the future. Whattodo when you can’t make your own homemade treats? Make your own assortment tray of your favorite locally made cookies! In…
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beverage, holiday, ice cream

pink snow float

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December 7, 2011

Do you have a tree-gazing beverage of choice? You know, a special drink to sit and sip once the tree is decorated and lit. Mine is a pink snow float. Assembly involves a few scoops of peppermint ice cream drenched with ginger ale (of course, if tree decorating is extra-challenging,…
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decorating with gingerbread, part 2

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December 5, 2011

To commemorate my mom’s Wild Horses grant study this year, I decorated her tree with new gingerbread ornaments. Two additions to the cookie cutouts were two Martha Stewart craft products that I have been eyeing for at least five years. Thanks to a Michael’s coupon and the excuse of “it’s…
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decorating with gingerbread, part 1

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December 3, 2011

Remember the quadruple batch of gingerbread dough I made with my sister and my niece a few weeks back? These are some of the new ornaments we made for their cozy winter sweater tree. The ornaments are simple to make and can be hung plain or with a few sweet…
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blue night

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November 30, 2011

Last night we had thunder snow during our first substantial snowfall of the season. These snowflakes were not like the fluttery, carefree snowflakes in a snowglobe or Christmas Pageant. They were beautiful, but they were heavy as they fell from the sky, demonstrating the gravity of life on Earth. My…
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cran-orange cookie cups

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November 28, 2011

I made fresh cranberry orange sauce this year for Thanksgiving. Though I can eat it by the spoonful, it is no surprise it was the lone leftover of the weekend. Not everyone goes for jiggly, tart, citrusy substances. Today I added the zest of one orange to a little extra…
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my, my pumpkin mocha pie

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November 21, 2011

I like the pumpkin/coffee/chocolate combo and have been working on a pie of that nature for a while now. Here it is! What’s great is the unassuming mocha taste amid the pumpkin custard, and this version also has a hard chocolate layer between it and the decadent chocolate espresso shell. Once baked,…
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