Eggnog Tea Latte
Growing up, if we weren’t at Gram’s for Christmas, we were at my Dad’s cousins house where Nan is known for her famous egg nog. One day I will get the recipe and figure out how to make it myself, but until then, I will just envision her in the kitchen with a giant mess […]
Aunt Archie’s Buckeyes {Holiday Cookie Swap}
This is a joint effort guest post by the famous “aunt” I always talk about in my posts. She sent me the story and recipe, and I made the buckeyes and took the pictures. Aunt Archie used to make peanut butter & chocolate balls every Christmas season that are called Buckeyes. The story behind Aunt […]
Raspberry Poinsettia Cookies {Holiday Cookie Swap}
This is a guest post by “Snicklebiscut,” my fellow tea drinking and baking loving cousin-in-law (is that what your cousin’s wife is called?!). She is well known in my family for her array of holiday cookies she brings on our Christmas vacations. You never know when you need a peanut butter blossom in the middle […]
Peppermint Ice Cream
Before our family decided to jet-set during Christmas time, we had some normal Christmas traditions. My family would go to Grandma’s house on Christmas eve, go to church at St. Clare’s in Santa Clara, have dinner at gram’s, and open up all the presents from my grandma, Aunt Lynn, and Uncle Charlie. My Aunt Lynn […]
Crabby Christmas in the City
When I was about 8 years old, my mom decided she wanted our family to venture into the city to have a nice dinner and see the grandiose Christmas decorations San Francisco had to offer. We lived about forty miles away in the suburbs so we didn’t usually spend the night in the city, but […]