Christmas Goodies

I look forward to the holiday season, Christmas in particular, because of all the yummy goodies that only seem right during this time of year. Monday, as our first real day home after Thanksgiving, I started the goody-making.

I’ve been thinking about these for a few months now and had an idea to change them [...]

More Macaron Love

This weekend I made a few more batches of French macarons. They’re just so yummy and there are so many variations I want to try I can’t seem to stop myself. I’m okay with that, though, plus I’m not consuming them all by myself. We took a bunch to church choir on Sunday and they [...]

Baking Season

I love this time of year because it makes me want to bake. A few weeks ago I made egg nog pound cake which turned out pretty darn tasty, I usually make at least a few apple pies throughout the season, and right now I’m in the process of making some different kinds of macarons.

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Pressing Cider

A couple of years ago I joined the Wild’s in pressing apples to make ciderĀ (more detailed photos of the process in this post as well). It lasted through the winter and most of the spring but by summer we were ready for more. Unfortunately all the apple blossoms froze last year and so we didn’t [...]

I *Heart* Nutella

It’s no secret I love Nutella. It’s hard to believe I never tried it or even knew what it was until I had crepes with some friends in California. Thanks Lauren and Nina, for showing me what I’d been missing! It’s since been a staple in our house. I use it on german pancakes and [...]