Peppermint Shortbread

by Denise // 9 December, 2011 // Comments off

Last Sunday, my mom, my sister and I held our annual Christmas cookie baking day. For our annual cookie challenge, my electric mixer churns all day long to produce dozens of delightful treats and every year I surprise myself. My... Continue reading →

The Ultimate Virtual Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap

by Denise // 2 December, 2011 // Comments off

(Cue music.) It’s the most wonderful time of the year! When flour needs some sifting And batter mixed with an ingredient of good cheer It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s yum, yummiest season of all! Oven timers... Continue reading →

Our Christmas Countdown

by Denise // 1 December, 2011 // Comments off

It’s time once again to dust off our family Advent calendar and start burning myself out counting down the days to Christmas. You see, our Advent calendar is more than tiny doors hiding small morsels of candy. Each day leading... Continue reading →

30 Days of Giving 2011

by Denise // 30 November, 2011 // Comments off

For the third year now, I participated in the 30 Days of Giving Challenge. The act of giving may not seem like a challenge, but it actually requires quite a bit of scheduling and planning. Even with all the planning,... Continue reading →

SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular

by Denise // 28 October, 2011 // Comments off

SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular has become a Halloween tradition for my family. For this year’s visit, the girls wanted to wear the real costumes, like the ones they would wear trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Thankfully, I shopped early and bought their... Continue reading →

Will Trot for Turkey

by Denise // 29 November, 2008 // Comments off

Since childhood, my Thanksgiving tradition included watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade while stuffing my face with pumpkin muffins. Then last Thanksgiving, my friends convinced me to run the 5K in the Turkey Trot, which began a whole new Thanksgiving... Continue reading →

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Peppermint Shortbread

Our Christmas Countdown

30 Days of Giving 2011

SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular

Will Trot for Turkey