Name that Christmas movie… Anyway, normally on Christmas morning, we get up around 6:00 am, have about 30 minutes of “Christmas” together before we have to run off to our first family event of the day. This year, however, we managed to get the entire morning to ourselves. Oh what to do…what to do. We…
A Christmas Story
So, with Christmas comes traditions. For us, it’s Christmas Eve. Christmas day we are usually jetting off to see everybody in one day with hardly any time to ourselves, so o’er the years we’ve made Christmas Eve “ours”. This year, things were slightly different. We still curled up on the couch and watched ‘Love Actually’,…
An evening of Dessert and Cheese
Back at the beginning of December we had our good buddies, the Brownes, over for a relaxed evening of cheese, dessert, champagne and homemade hot cocoa. Really it was an excuse for me to start the holiday baking frenzy because let’s face it, I love this time of year probably 50% for the food. The…
Croque Madame
A short while ago we decided to buck our usual trend of evening hang outs with our pals the Brownes and go for something a little different. It’s called breakfast. You may have heard of it. It was a French kind of morning. Why you say? Well, I have no idea. I just felt like…
Straight outta Hogsmeade
Just a quick blog tonight to share a Wizarding secret! Fans of Harry Potter will instantly recognize this beverage. Butterbeer We first made this at a Pumpkin carving party with Matt & Erin which you can read all about here. In short, it’s SINFULLY delicious. So rich, frothy and decadent that it’s nearly impossible to…
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Who would’ve thought that cranberry sauce would become such a hot topic?! You know what? I LOVE it. It has been a mission of mine to spread the word about how easy and delicious a homemade cranberry sauce can be. So far, so good. Now it’s high time we give this post a facelift! Thanksgiving is…
The BEST Eggnog EVER
Homestead Creamery, a dairy creamery in Wirtz, VA sells milk by the glass bottle throughout the year at groceries like Earthfare and Whole Foods. This time of year, though, they sell the best Eggnog EVER! All of their milk comes from cows at two dairy farms local to Wirtz, VA, each owned by a creamery…
How to Roast a Chicken, the Julia Method
Julia Child is the standard when it comes to cooking anything in traditional french cuisine and while a roast chicken may seem very American, it is actually very French. Julia is a worldwide icon in the kitchen. She found herself at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France and nothing could stop her from becoming one…