Merry Christmas! The past year of blogging has been a lot of fun for me and I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my posts about food and travels. I’m still trying to get the hang of it all but after a year I feel my writing has improved a little bit and hopefully this blog makesContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”
Category Archives: Christmas
A Christmas Cookie Favorite – Peanut Butter Kisses
Often times on this blog I’m putting up things which are either my favorites or somehow related to my own family’s traditions. Well there’s another member of my family who sometimes gets overlooked in the foods we eat; my wife Cheryl. Her favorite Christmas cookie which reminds her of her family are Peanut Butter Kisses,Continue reading “A Christmas Cookie Favorite – Peanut Butter Kisses”
Christmas Stuff and New Year’s Travels – Where’s that Passport?
Sorry posting has been a little light lately, Christmas and all. I’m looking forward to having the holidays over so I can get back on a normal schedule. I really love this time of year but it can be exhausting! No snow here in Chicago (yet) so it didn’t seem like Christmas. I don’t know,Continue reading “Christmas Stuff and New Year’s Travels – Where’s that Passport?”
A Hot Christmas Cocktail
Cheryl’s parents are retired and live in Florida and the weather always seems to turn colder whenever they visit. I don’t know how they do it. So far we don’t have any snow here in Chicago so they’re pretty happy but it is a little…um…chilly. More than they’re used to at least! One of myContinue reading “A Hot Christmas Cocktail”
Christmas Cookie – Pecan Tassies
Here’s another of my favorite Christmas cookies (What ones don’t I like? The ones I don’t make of course. Sheesh!). You’ll need a mini-muffin pan for these. I didn’t have one for the longest time since I never made mini-muffins, and still don’t. I did however gain one when Cheryl and I got married andContinue reading “Christmas Cookie – Pecan Tassies”
More Christmas Cookies – Thumbprint cookies
Another one of my favorites. These are really simple to make and they cook pretty quickly too. Like all the other “Christmas” cookies from when I was little, these would only get made once a year. They’re probably good anytime, but for some strange reason they only get made at Christmas. My mom still makesContinue reading “More Christmas Cookies – Thumbprint cookies”
Roaming Home
This weekend Cheryl and I have traveled back east to Hyde Park, NY for a family visit. So far so good! I haven’t been back in a couple of years, since before we moved to Chicago, so I’ve been looking forward to it. My Dad’s got a big retirement birthday this month so it’s aContinue reading “Roaming Home”
My Favorite Christmas Cookie – Porlos Testa
Remember how I said my Grandmother’s stuffing was one of the first recipes of hers I got? Well this is the very first one. Porlos testa (TEE-sta). Nothing says Christmas to me like these “cookies.” I suppose they’re more like a pastry but growing up they were my favorite, and still are. These were reallyContinue reading “My Favorite Christmas Cookie – Porlos Testa”
The Roaming GastroGnome 