I feel like I should change the name of this season from “The Holiday Season” to the “Pastry Puff Season”. I feel like almost all of my current recipes include a pastry puff, but by golly, I am not complaining one bit. There is nothing more delectable to me than a recipe wrapped…
Tag: Christmas
Cranberry French 75 — New Holiday Cocktail
We just returned from vacation and I’m entering my busiest work time of the year. I’m trying to beef up my blog and share as many food and drink recipes as I can before the end of the year. I had some down time today so I tried out a new holiday cocktail….
Last Minute Gift Ideas
Only 3 days until Christmas… I read a really great Instagram post yesterday from a blogger I follow who celebrated Christmas early. She had some perspective on how we will all feel on December 26th. Exhausted, maybe hungover and slightly sad it’s all over. She advised us to stop stressing, stop shopping, we have…
Easy Overnight Christmas Ham
Every Christmas Morning, after the presents are unwrapped and the kids are occupied, I make a brunch built for a kingdom. We look forward to this Christmas morning breakfast/brunch all year long. It’s not complicated AT ALL. It’s just something we associate with the holidays, so I save my Christmas Morning Ham for…
No-Bake Holiday Compost Cookies
For many of us, the holidays bring new opportunities to share our love with family and friends… and hopefully, rest, relaxation and enjoy some great food. This year, I plan to put something on the table that’s comforting and delicious, I think we could all use it after this year! I had the…
10 Ireland Holiday Traditions!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And after the year we’ve had, we all deserve some happiness this holiday season. At the Ireland home, we are busy baking cookies, attending (socially safe) holiday events, getting together with SOME family and friends… and still finding time to make some new family memories….