Yearly Archives: 2010

Santa Baby

And a little more cheer from the girls. Caroline designed and made her own costume from spare material I had. The microphone is part of a chair back.

Who is Santa?

One of the girls favorite things to do is put on shows for us so a few nights ago they staged a special holiday performance. They like to make up their own songs. Here’s a little holiday cheer from Katherine. Caroline’s holiday cheer will be up tomorrow. Do your kids like to put on shows…

Chocolate Coconut Island Cookies|Fun Holiday Cookies

I have made these comforting, soft, and scrumptious cookies every year for the holidays for as long as I can remember. When I was little my sisters and I would bake lots of batches and give the cookies as gifts. My mother found the recipe in Recipes from Pennsylvania, a small cookbook given to her…

Christmas Past | Last year

Christmas 2009

Red hands

I have red hands. Red palms and fingers to be specific. Red, inflamed, tingly, numb palms and fingers. It started two weeks ago when the palms of my hands started to feel tight, hot, and strange. The following morning they looked like this. I couldn’t feel my finger tips. My hands felt like they do…

Flourless chocolate cake|A perfectly elegant holiday choice

Your search for an elegant, divine chocolate holiday dessert ends here! This dark flourless chocolate cake is all at once light, dense, sophisticated, and absolutely delicious. A perfect ending to any holiday meal. I pulled the recipe from The Los Angeles Times some twelve years ago and over the years I’ve made it my own with a little…

Guest post on Caffeinated Globe

My Christmas recipe for chocolate coconut island cookies and my trusty helper, Katherine, are over at The Caffeinated Globe today! Head on over and check it out!