Love those cookies
and candies and breads! It's my favorite time of the year. I tend to
get overwhelmed with what I want to do and end up very disappointed and
angry with myself. So this year I am trying to just go with the flow a
bit more. If we get some baking done, great, if not, it's certainly not
the end of the world.
There is much planning to do when it comes to food. We have visitors (we're hoping) coming on several different dates this year rather than one big visit. We are looking forward to it and I hope to hold the stress monsters at bay.
I love to use the recipes from the Taste of Home Ultimate Cookie Collection. This book is a discovery made by one of my best friends in the world - I have to add it's the friend who dared to have a subscription to the magazine and then CUT THE RECIPES OUT AND THREW OUT THE MAGAZINES!! I was incredulous at her lack of reverence for said publication - what was she thinking! Well, then I realized I did have a rather unusual attachment to my own cookbooks. When the Army moved us to Puerto Rico the most important carry on luggage on the plane was the bag that had my coveted Taste of Home Annual Cookbooks :-) Couldn't stand the thought of them somehow being lost or stolen.
Anyway, my plan is to have the kids choose one or two that they want to try and we'll see if we can work it into our 'schedule'. Something different this year - I usually put a halt to formal school for the entire month of December and work with an Advent curriculum but this year I decided we just couldn't afford the down time from the primary work... :-(
What are you baking (or are you?)
There is much planning to do when it comes to food. We have visitors (we're hoping) coming on several different dates this year rather than one big visit. We are looking forward to it and I hope to hold the stress monsters at bay.
I love to use the recipes from the Taste of Home Ultimate Cookie Collection. This book is a discovery made by one of my best friends in the world - I have to add it's the friend who dared to have a subscription to the magazine and then CUT THE RECIPES OUT AND THREW OUT THE MAGAZINES!! I was incredulous at her lack of reverence for said publication - what was she thinking! Well, then I realized I did have a rather unusual attachment to my own cookbooks. When the Army moved us to Puerto Rico the most important carry on luggage on the plane was the bag that had my coveted Taste of Home Annual Cookbooks :-) Couldn't stand the thought of them somehow being lost or stolen.
Anyway, my plan is to have the kids choose one or two that they want to try and we'll see if we can work it into our 'schedule'. Something different this year - I usually put a halt to formal school for the entire month of December and work with an Advent curriculum but this year I decided we just couldn't afford the down time from the primary work... :-(
What are you baking (or are you?)
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