Christmas
With only three days left to Christmas, there is a mad rush of activities as we cook, bake, shop, travel, and prepare for the celebrations ahead. It is a joyous time as family and friends get together to renew ties and enjoy the holidays. While we are busy with all that, let us also reflect [...]
Continue reading about Christmas and Pandan Flavored Sugar Cookies
The past week has just been hectic with a flurry of activities, typical of this time of the year. The boys were busy with all kinds of activities and when they are busy, I am busy. Good thing they are now done with school and are on winter break. Hopefully I can concentrate on the [...]
Continue reading about Hazelnut Squares and Upcoming Blog Anniversary Celebration
This is truly a recipe come home to roost as it is the perfect expression of the winter we are experiencing here in Minnesota. With two huge snowstorms and a third on its way, this is the snowiest winter in the past 20 years. The snow pile is already two to three feet high and [...]
The fruit cake is as much a part of the Christmas season as other traditional symbols like the Christmas tree, poinsettias, and mistletoe. Rumor has it that the fruit cake is never eaten but regifted each year. I have been making my own fruit cake for the past several years and rest assured it does [...]
