Ugh! I have tried to be organized before the holidays got here and was doing really well and then...well, I'm not real sure what happened! Well, ok, I do know what happened and I take full responsibility for taking on too much stuff!
And now...I'm really stressed out! Gifts are bought but not wrapped, I need to send off the cards for the MHH group, I need to take pics of the girls and order them so I can mail those off, I'm struggling to find places to put my holiday decorations so my house looks like a tornado came through. I need to bake cookies and some sweet breads too!
I am just not as organized as I wanted to be. A lot of it has to do with the move and I realize that but it doesn't help much! lol Next year should be better because I'll have all of my decorations packed away in a way that will make it easier to put them out. Until then, I'll have to muddle through! Keep your fingers crossed that I can get everything figured out before the parade of homes...otherwise, well...what you see might scare you! lol
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Elf Invasion!
Forget the British invasion, we're fixing to have ourselves an Elf Invasion! I don't know if your family has little Elves that come and visit over Christmas but we do. We were adopted last year (or voluntold, if you like) by a quintet of Elves. Cousins, as I understand it. They showed up the day after Thanksgiving and I'm thinking that's probably when they'll make their appearance this year too.
I had figured out everything that they would be doing while here this year but then I found out my Dad was coming and well...we've got to include him in the fun! So, now I have to go back to the drawing board and see what I can come up with! I'll probably still do most of what I planned, just tweak it a little to include Dad somehow.
I know some of you out there are also hosting some Elves so I thought I'd post the things that our Elves did last year and what the plan was this year...just to give some ideas.
Last year:
They showed up in a sleigh with passports, reindeer shot records, an advent calendar, their own cups and plates, reindeer bowl and food, Santa's magic key...since we didn't have a fireplace.
Reindeer were found on some Pillsbury cookie dough that looked a lot like them.
Blond boy Elf ran away to a friend's house.
Small Christmas tree appeared in daughter's room.
Elves were caught playing poker with miniature cards and poker chips.
Elves were caught watching a "new" Christmas DVD and eating popcorn and leftover Halloween candy.
Advent Calendar pieces for the 6th went missing and wound up in one of the Elve's bags.
Snow Angels found all over the kitchen counter.
Elves removed all of the Christmas tree ornaments.
Elves built a house out of Legos.
Elves made a snow family out of styrofoam balls and left instructions for 1 more.
Elves offered up the Elves sticker story book for DD.
Elves hung DD's underwear all over the Christmas tree.
Snowball fight in the living room.
Reindeer were hanging from ceiling fan…learning how to fly.
They also left some gifts of storybooks and such.
I'll post this year's stuff a little later. I'll try to update my pictures too.
I had figured out everything that they would be doing while here this year but then I found out my Dad was coming and well...we've got to include him in the fun! So, now I have to go back to the drawing board and see what I can come up with! I'll probably still do most of what I planned, just tweak it a little to include Dad somehow.
I know some of you out there are also hosting some Elves so I thought I'd post the things that our Elves did last year and what the plan was this year...just to give some ideas.
Last year:
They showed up in a sleigh with passports, reindeer shot records, an advent calendar, their own cups and plates, reindeer bowl and food, Santa's magic key...since we didn't have a fireplace.
Reindeer were found on some Pillsbury cookie dough that looked a lot like them.
Blond boy Elf ran away to a friend's house.
Small Christmas tree appeared in daughter's room.
Elves were caught playing poker with miniature cards and poker chips.
Elves were caught watching a "new" Christmas DVD and eating popcorn and leftover Halloween candy.
Advent Calendar pieces for the 6th went missing and wound up in one of the Elve's bags.
Snow Angels found all over the kitchen counter.
Elves removed all of the Christmas tree ornaments.
Elves built a house out of Legos.
Elves made a snow family out of styrofoam balls and left instructions for 1 more.
Elves offered up the Elves sticker story book for DD.
Elves hung DD's underwear all over the Christmas tree.
Snowball fight in the living room.
Reindeer were hanging from ceiling fan…learning how to fly.
They also left some gifts of storybooks and such.
I'll post this year's stuff a little later. I'll try to update my pictures too.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Christmas Countdown Week 3
At least I think we're still in week 3. I've been so busy lately that I can hardly remember my own name these days! lol
So...here's my to-do for this week...better late than never!
()Write and address one-fifth of the Christmas card list this week. I need to start this...especially since I got the list for the MHH card exchange.
(X)Finish all catalog and online shopping. Print our catalog / Internet tracker page to keep track of catalog purchases. I ordered one last thing from Amazon yesterday so now I just have to wait for it to get here.
()Finish making all gift lists. I'm going to re-do the list again and consolidate my list.
()Plan Thanksgiving Dinner using the holiday menu planner. Order turkey. Check serving pieces, and write the contents on a Post-it note. Make it easy for other to help! Did that this weekend. Purchased everything needed except for the fruits and vegetables...I'll get those the weekend before Thanksgiving.
()Keep tight tabs on the holiday budget. Add gift purchases and other expenditures as you make them. I'm pretty sure our budget is shot this year. :o)
So...here's my to-do for this week...better late than never!
()Write and address one-fifth of the Christmas card list this week. I need to start this...especially since I got the list for the MHH card exchange.
(X)Finish all catalog and online shopping. Print our catalog / Internet tracker page to keep track of catalog purchases. I ordered one last thing from Amazon yesterday so now I just have to wait for it to get here.
()Finish making all gift lists. I'm going to re-do the list again and consolidate my list.
()Plan Thanksgiving Dinner using the holiday menu planner. Order turkey. Check serving pieces, and write the contents on a Post-it note. Make it easy for other to help! Did that this weekend. Purchased everything needed except for the fruits and vegetables...I'll get those the weekend before Thanksgiving.
()Keep tight tabs on the holiday budget. Add gift purchases and other expenditures as you make them. I'm pretty sure our budget is shot this year. :o)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
It's in the Air...
or maybe it's just me! Every store that I go into these days, I find myself needing to make my way over to their Christmas area. Yesterday, I went to Wal-mart and bought some holiday window clings and some goody containers...really cute and only a dollar a piece! At Hobby Lobby, I got some of those foam crafts for Christmas...gingerbread men, snowmen and reindeer. They were 40% off and will keep the little ones entertained, I'm sure.
I'm itching to get into my Christmas boxes to see what I've got and what I need. First and foremost on my agenda is a wreath! I do not have a Christmas one and I would really like to get one so I will keep my eyes open to one that I really like. It's gotta have pinecones...other than that, I don't know. What can I say, I'm from the Pine Tree State so it's a must!
I'm itching to get into my Christmas boxes to see what I've got and what I need. First and foremost on my agenda is a wreath! I do not have a Christmas one and I would really like to get one so I will keep my eyes open to one that I really like. It's gotta have pinecones...other than that, I don't know. What can I say, I'm from the Pine Tree State so it's a must!
Christmas Countdown Week 2
I'm a little behind on this posting, sorry. It was a hectic weekend and time got away from me. See last week's posting for that week's updated list. Only one thing remains on there so that will carry over to this week.
To-Do List...
( X )Figure out how our Christmas pictures will look. The kids will be wrapped up in lights.
( X )Take any remaining Halloween decorations down and put bins away. That's finally done!
( X )Make a list of remaining gifts to buy and any items needed for Elf visit. Yikes...and here I thought I had everything bought and then I went and made of things left to do! Ahhhh!!! lol
Well, that's about all I need to do this week. Which is good, I've got other things I need to concentrate on this week.
To-Do List...
( X )Figure out how our Christmas pictures will look. The kids will be wrapped up in lights.
( X )Take any remaining Halloween decorations down and put bins away. That's finally done!
( X )Make a list of remaining gifts to buy and any items needed for Elf visit. Yikes...and here I thought I had everything bought and then I went and made of things left to do! Ahhhh!!! lol
Well, that's about all I need to do this week. Which is good, I've got other things I need to concentrate on this week.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Christmas Countdown
I just realized that tomorrow starts the Christmas Countdown! All the info can be found at organizedchristmas.com. So, I printed out my forms and am taking a look at what needs to be done for this week! Yay...I finally have something to blog in here!
My list for this week will go like this:
(X)Work on my Christmas notebook...I've got all the sections done, just need to add the tabs in.
(X)Plan the rest of my gifts...I've got some purchased already but there's still a few things I need to pick up. My Dad is the only one left to buy for and I'll try to pick some ideas up while he's here.
(X)Update my Christmas card list. I'm close enough to done to mark this off. Just need to hunt people down now! lol
( )Decide on how the Christmas pictures will look this year. Yeah, still no clue on this one!
(X)Figure out how many cards will be sent out and buy at least one book of stamps this week. Got my MHH card list so I'm set to go!
That's pretty much it. Not much to do...just need to get it down on paper!
My list for this week will go like this:
(X)Work on my Christmas notebook...I've got all the sections done, just need to add the tabs in.
(X)Plan the rest of my gifts...I've got some purchased already but there's still a few things I need to pick up. My Dad is the only one left to buy for and I'll try to pick some ideas up while he's here.
(X)Update my Christmas card list. I'm close enough to done to mark this off. Just need to hunt people down now! lol
( )Decide on how the Christmas pictures will look this year. Yeah, still no clue on this one!
(X)Figure out how many cards will be sent out and buy at least one book of stamps this week. Got my MHH card list so I'm set to go!
That's pretty much it. Not much to do...just need to get it down on paper!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
An Elf Blog?
It appears that Santa is very much in tune with the computer age! Seems that he wants his Elves to keep him informed by blogging. So...here is our little friends' blog page... http://www.santaseyesandears.blogspot.com/ Be sure to check it out and see what they are up to. So far, they are just getting ready to come visit but after Thanksgiving, things should start heating up! lol
Sunday, August 10, 2008
The Fearsome Foursome
With Christmas just around the corner, it's time again for me to contemplate what our mischievous Elves will be up to this year. For some reason, I'm having a really hard time thinking of things for them to do. I fear I may have used up all of my good ideas last year. Yikes!
So far, I'm thinking they'll probably go deep tub diving in a yellow mason jar. They may also take a hot air balloon ride (indoors of course). Since it will be their first year as full on Elves, I have a feeling that they will accidentally drop a gift or two from the sleigh (amateur drivers) and we'll have to go on some wild goose chase to find it. I also think that Sunny and Miles (our cats) will get a rather fancy makeover courtesy of our girl Elves (can you paint kitty claws?). Will have to be sure and hide the shaving stuff! lol Gifts will be left for the little ones and even maybe the big kids (us). :o) I sure hope they leave some crafts for us to do. That'd be really fun!
That's all for now. Lucky for me I've got a couple more months to plan. Otherwise, it'd be a boring visit for sure!
So far, I'm thinking they'll probably go deep tub diving in a yellow mason jar. They may also take a hot air balloon ride (indoors of course). Since it will be their first year as full on Elves, I have a feeling that they will accidentally drop a gift or two from the sleigh (amateur drivers) and we'll have to go on some wild goose chase to find it. I also think that Sunny and Miles (our cats) will get a rather fancy makeover courtesy of our girl Elves (can you paint kitty claws?). Will have to be sure and hide the shaving stuff! lol Gifts will be left for the little ones and even maybe the big kids (us). :o) I sure hope they leave some crafts for us to do. That'd be really fun!
That's all for now. Lucky for me I've got a couple more months to plan. Otherwise, it'd be a boring visit for sure!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Sour Cream Coffee Cake DIBS
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
½ pound butter or margarine, softened (2 sticks)
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
¼ cup sugar
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350°F. Blend first 4 ingredients together on medium speed in a medium sized bowl. Sift baking powder, baking soda and flour together in a separate bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the liquid mixture a little at a time, alternating with the sour cream.
In a separate bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured bundt pan. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture on top, and then pour the remaining mixture into the pan. Sprinkle remaining sugar and cinnamon on top. Bake for 50 minutes.
Servings: 8
Note: This can also be made in the miniature bundt pans if you want to give as gifts; put ¾ + 1/8 cup of batter in each one, sprinkle 2 teaspoons of cinnamon mixture on middle and top. Bake at 325°F for 35 to 40 minutes. Works well for the holidays or bake sales.
DIBS Setup: Quart bag: 1 cup sugar (this may fit in snack size bag...not sure). Quart bag: Baking powder, baking soda and flour...I would sift this again when ready to make. Snack bag: 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon Store these together in a seperate container/bag. This is one of my favorites. It's not overly sweet and it has a nice flavor to it. Hope you like it as much as I do! Well, that concludes my portion of DIBS.
Hope the recipes I provided prove to be helpul to you and that they quickly become family favorites. Feel free to let me know how they work out for you...even if you hated them! *gasp* :o)
½ pound butter or margarine, softened (2 sticks)
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
¼ cup sugar
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350°F. Blend first 4 ingredients together on medium speed in a medium sized bowl. Sift baking powder, baking soda and flour together in a separate bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the liquid mixture a little at a time, alternating with the sour cream.
In a separate bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured bundt pan. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture on top, and then pour the remaining mixture into the pan. Sprinkle remaining sugar and cinnamon on top. Bake for 50 minutes.
Servings: 8
Note: This can also be made in the miniature bundt pans if you want to give as gifts; put ¾ + 1/8 cup of batter in each one, sprinkle 2 teaspoons of cinnamon mixture on middle and top. Bake at 325°F for 35 to 40 minutes. Works well for the holidays or bake sales.
DIBS Setup: Quart bag: 1 cup sugar (this may fit in snack size bag...not sure). Quart bag: Baking powder, baking soda and flour...I would sift this again when ready to make. Snack bag: 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon Store these together in a seperate container/bag. This is one of my favorites. It's not overly sweet and it has a nice flavor to it. Hope you like it as much as I do! Well, that concludes my portion of DIBS.
Hope the recipes I provided prove to be helpul to you and that they quickly become family favorites. Feel free to let me know how they work out for you...even if you hated them! *gasp* :o)
Cowboy Cookie DIBS
Cowboy Cookies
1 cup shortening (Crisco)
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 cups quick oatmeal
½ cup nuts
1 (6 ounces) package chips (chocolate, vanilla or butterscotch)
Place shortening, sugars, vanilla and eggs in a bowl and beat. Add flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Mix and beat. Fold in oatmeal, nuts and chips. Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes.
Note: For the 1 cup of shortening, you can also use ½ shortening and ½ margarine.
DIBS Setup: Quart bag: Both kinds of sugar Quart bag: Flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder Quart bag: Oatmeal, nuts and chips Again, I would put everything together in a larger sized bag or a tupperware-type container.
Hope you like!
1 cup shortening (Crisco)
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 cups quick oatmeal
½ cup nuts
1 (6 ounces) package chips (chocolate, vanilla or butterscotch)
Place shortening, sugars, vanilla and eggs in a bowl and beat. Add flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Mix and beat. Fold in oatmeal, nuts and chips. Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes.
Note: For the 1 cup of shortening, you can also use ½ shortening and ½ margarine.
DIBS Setup: Quart bag: Both kinds of sugar Quart bag: Flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder Quart bag: Oatmeal, nuts and chips Again, I would put everything together in a larger sized bag or a tupperware-type container.
Hope you like!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie DIBS
My weekend turned out to be much more hectic than I had planned so I didn't get to post the recipes like I had wanted to. On the plus side, I did manage to get almost all of DD#1's Christmas and Birthday gifts purchased. I'm sooo excited!
Ok, so anyway, on with the recipe!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup shortening
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
1½ cups quick cooking oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or raisins
In large mixing bowl stir together the flour, both kinds of sugar, salt and soda. Add the ½ cup shortening, egg, milk and vanilla. Stir with wooden spoon till well mixed, or mix with your hands. Mix in the oats and the chocolate chips or raisins.
Turn oven to 350°F. Grease 1 or 2 cookie sheets with some shortening. Drop dough from a teaspoon to make small mounds about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Push dough off one spoon with another spoon.
Put cookie sheet into oven. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Use spatula to lift cookies onto cooling rack. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with rest of dough.
Servings: About 2 dozen cookies
So...the DIBS setup would be as follows: Quart bag: Flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt & baking soda Quart bag: Oatmeal Quart bag: Chocolate chips 1/2 gallon or gallon bag: I would put all 3 quart size bags in one larger bag to keep them all together. That way you don't end up using the chocolate chips in something else by accident. Cuz that's just the kind of thing I would do! lol
Please note that the bag sizes are all approximate since I have never actually done this before. Feel free to switch it up however you want. They are just suggestions and guesses as to what would fit in what. Bon Appetit!
Ok, so anyway, on with the recipe!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup shortening
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
1½ cups quick cooking oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or raisins
In large mixing bowl stir together the flour, both kinds of sugar, salt and soda. Add the ½ cup shortening, egg, milk and vanilla. Stir with wooden spoon till well mixed, or mix with your hands. Mix in the oats and the chocolate chips or raisins.
Turn oven to 350°F. Grease 1 or 2 cookie sheets with some shortening. Drop dough from a teaspoon to make small mounds about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Push dough off one spoon with another spoon.
Put cookie sheet into oven. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Use spatula to lift cookies onto cooling rack. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with rest of dough.
Servings: About 2 dozen cookies
So...the DIBS setup would be as follows: Quart bag: Flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt & baking soda Quart bag: Oatmeal Quart bag: Chocolate chips 1/2 gallon or gallon bag: I would put all 3 quart size bags in one larger bag to keep them all together. That way you don't end up using the chocolate chips in something else by accident. Cuz that's just the kind of thing I would do! lol
Please note that the bag sizes are all approximate since I have never actually done this before. Feel free to switch it up however you want. They are just suggestions and guesses as to what would fit in what. Bon Appetit!
Chocolate Banana Bread
Here is the first recipe, as promised. I will post the recipe first and then how the bags should be setup. Enjoy!
Chocolate Banana Bread
½ cup (¼ pound) butter or margarine, at room temperature
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1½ cups mashed ripe bananas
1/3 cup Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Butter and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan (8 cup capacity). In a bowl, with mixer on high speed, beat butter and the sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs and beat until well blended. Stir in bananas.
In a small bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; add to banana mixture and mix just until evenly moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 350°F oven until a thin wood skewer inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert loaf from pan and cool completely on rack, about 1 hour.
Makes: 1 loaf (about 2 pounds); 8 to 10 servings.
Per Serving: 287 cals, 4.2g. protein, 11g. fat, 45g. carbs, 1.1g. fiber, 394mg. sodium, 68mg. chol.
Now the DIBS bag setup... - Snack size for sugar. - Quart size for flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Well there, that was easy! :o) Keep checking back for the rest of the recipes. I'll try to post them this weekend when I get a little more time. Enjoy!
Chocolate Banana Bread
½ cup (¼ pound) butter or margarine, at room temperature
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1½ cups mashed ripe bananas
1/3 cup Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Butter and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan (8 cup capacity). In a bowl, with mixer on high speed, beat butter and the sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs and beat until well blended. Stir in bananas.
In a small bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; add to banana mixture and mix just until evenly moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 350°F oven until a thin wood skewer inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert loaf from pan and cool completely on rack, about 1 hour.
Makes: 1 loaf (about 2 pounds); 8 to 10 servings.
Per Serving: 287 cals, 4.2g. protein, 11g. fat, 45g. carbs, 1.1g. fiber, 394mg. sodium, 68mg. chol.
Now the DIBS bag setup... - Snack size for sugar. - Quart size for flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Well there, that was easy! :o) Keep checking back for the rest of the recipes. I'll try to post them this weekend when I get a little more time. Enjoy!
And The Winners Are...
I finally figured out which recipes I'm going to use for DIBS. Besides the Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Crinkles (posted at ChristmasCreations' blog), I will be making one for Chocolate Banana Bread (they make great gifts if you bake them in mini loaf pans), one for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (one of my favorites), one for Cowboy Cookies (a new favorite) and lastly, one for my Sour Cream Coffee Cake (great as a gift also if baked in mini bundt pans).
So there you have it. One bread, two cookies and one cake. Alright, yes, I know...I said I would post the recipes and the DIBS setup. I lied! hahaha Just kidding! I will be back soon to post them...just as soon as I figure them out. Each recipe will have it's own post to make it easier to read.
So there you have it. One bread, two cookies and one cake. Alright, yes, I know...I said I would post the recipes and the DIBS setup. I lied! hahaha Just kidding! I will be back soon to post them...just as soon as I figure them out. Each recipe will have it's own post to make it easier to read.
DIBS
Over at MHH, ChristmasCreations is hosting DIBS (Dry Ingredient Bags Setup) in an effort to get as much of our baking ready for Christmas as possible. So...I thought I'd go through some of our tried and true to find some recipes that I could do the same with. So...that's my afternoon project for today...search through all the cookie/cake recipes and find at least 3 that are suitable DIBS projects.
MHH (Magical Holiday Home) is also hosting Christmas in July so I will be making THE Christmas Cookies sometime this month. I asked DH if he'd eat them if I made them...boy, that was a stupid question! lol My attempt here is to use this CIJ batch as a trial. To see if a) a half batch can be made and b) they freeze well. I will freeze some with frosting and some without to see what's what. So...be sure to check back to see what recipes I choose. Don't worry, I wouldn't tease like that and only give you a list...I'll post the recipes! :o)
This post and the subsequent DIBS recipes are transplants from my other blog. Since they are Christmas related, I figured I'd move them over here...in their rightful place.
MHH (Magical Holiday Home) is also hosting Christmas in July so I will be making THE Christmas Cookies sometime this month. I asked DH if he'd eat them if I made them...boy, that was a stupid question! lol My attempt here is to use this CIJ batch as a trial. To see if a) a half batch can be made and b) they freeze well. I will freeze some with frosting and some without to see what's what. So...be sure to check back to see what recipes I choose. Don't worry, I wouldn't tease like that and only give you a list...I'll post the recipes! :o)
This post and the subsequent DIBS recipes are transplants from my other blog. Since they are Christmas related, I figured I'd move them over here...in their rightful place.
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