I know none of us really want to think about Christmas right now. But last year being short on money and long on time, I decided that I was going to take a step back in time and make most of my Christmas gifts
By the time the holiday actually got here I was more than ready. No real rush at the end of the year to make sure that I had every one covered. So hang in there with me and we will make this journey together.
One of my all time favorite meals is Standing Rib Roast with Horseradish Cream. For some reason I only make it once or twice a year, and never around holiday time because everyone in the family either wants Turkey or Ham.
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Tags: Holidays, horseradish cream, recipes, standing rib roast 
Comments OffWhen the children were young and I was overwhelmed with cleaning, cooking, shopping, wrapping, decorating, parties; the one party I loved attending was the Cookie Exchanges. Usually these were organized by someone at one of the kids schools. Not only did it give me an evening away from kids, husband and chaos, but the cookies were so good!
We would each bring a variety of cookies to the exchange. For instance each person who attends makes a large batch of cookies (2 recipes each), then divide those batches into a dozen cookies each, then everyone who attends will go home with enough cookies for the holidays! To make it even better, we each brought the recipes with us and copied them so each of us had the recipes from the other people.
Posted in Christmas, Christmas Cookies, Christmas Traditions, Cookies Tags: Christmas, cookie exchanges, cookies, fudge, truffles Comments OffI love the fall time, the colors turning on the leaves, the crispness in the air and just the overall feel of the season.
Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays are right around the corner so it is time to start planning our Christmas treats. Pumpkins, cranberries, turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and for our family all the Polish and Irish goodies that come with our traditional holiday celebrations.
Do you remember as a child waking up on a holiday morning to the smell of pumpkin pie baking? The cinnamon smell throughout the house signaled a special day. Close your eyes and the smell will come back!
Posted in Cakes, Christmas, Eating Well Cookbook, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tags: Cakes, Desserts, pumpkin, recipes, walnuts Comments OffThis past year I have been researching my Irish ancestry. I mean it is one thing for an American to say they are Irish, but another to be Irish.
During my search I started wondering about Irish traditions outside of dancing, pub night, drinking, and having a good time, which the Irish seem to be able to do with great enthusiasm.
Now that the Christmas season is upon us I started to wonder what are the traditional Irish Christmas foods?
Posted in AllRecipes, Cheesecake, Christmas Tags: Baileys Irish Cream, cheesecake, Christmas, Irish Traditions 1 Comment »
