These S’more bites are my sister-in-law’s contribution to the Holiday Cookie Swap! The majority of baked goods that come out of the Dunn’s (of Pleasant Hill) home are in cupcake form. For as long as I can remember my brother has loved cupcakes and to toot his horn a little, he is very good at making them. I guess that must be a Dunn trait: if you want to eat [...]
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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 of egg whites and alcohol. And I will fondly remember watching the adults play charades [...]
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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 Archie’s buckeyes is that we never knew how many she made. We believe it was [...]
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Today is a special day that my mom and I share. So today (and last weekend) I have been celebrating. Celebrating life & love. And what to do in the name of celebration? I believe it calls for delicious meals with loved ones. And that is what I did. Jon and I were first starting to date last year when he took me out to a fancy meal for my [...]
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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 of an African Safari, right? I have always loved the holidays because of the cookies. [...]
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It’s officially that time of the year. Treats everywhere. Parties galore. Cocktails in abundance. Holiday music in the air. Decoration overload. Shopping like there’s no tomorrow. Baking like you have never baked before. Tired already? Creativity gone? Let me help. I can’t help you shop for gifts (but I might be able to tell you where the best deal is:). I can’t be at all your mid-week holiday parties to [...]
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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 would always spoil Conor and I with tons of gifts and mine usually had to [...]
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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 she decided to go all out and get us a hotel room right in Union [...]
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Every year at my family’s Thanksgiving, we go around the table and everyone has to say what they are thankful for. Even though I get nervous right before I have to say mine, I love this tradition. I like hearing what others have to say and as well as letting my family know why I feel blessed in that time of my life. Last weekend I went to my friend [...]
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Ever notice that when you have all the time in the world to do something, you get absolutely nothing done? I feel like now that I have a full time job and am busy most of the day, I keep myself busy even in my downtime, like writing this blog for example. But, when I was unemployed, I was on the unemployed schedule and hours would fly by while having [...]
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