Posts for December, 2010

December 29, 2010

Matzo Brittle!

This is one of my favorite little holiday desserts, and its super easy to make!  And its irresistble… like impossible to just eat one piece. Mmmm.  Ingredients: Matzo 1 cup butter 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1-2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup hazelnuts, crushed Sea salt Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Line [...]

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December 22, 2010

Holiday beverages to keep you warm- inside and out

  Yummmmm. This is a simple concept, but its really sooo delicious.  I made a vat of this for Thanksgiving and our civilized sit-down dinner turned into a late-night dance party.  – THAT delicious. Ingredients: (This is for a party sized batch) 2 gallons apple cider (not apple juice!) 1 handle of spiced rum 1 [...]

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December 20, 2010

Firewood envy

This is silly… As you know, we just installed the cutest Pellet Stove.  Pellet stoves are great for so many reasons.  They are: more efficient than wood stoves burn cleaner than wood stoves, better for the environment way easier to light than wood stoves (ie- its automatic) easier to install than woodstoves much easier to [...]

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December 15, 2010

Healthy Lunch Options

Its been a long time coming, but its time I get back on the wagon- The healthy wagon.  I embarassingly fell off awhile ago and haven’t really focused on my health in a long time.  Way too long.   So, for my own satisfaction, well-being and of course counting down days until the wedding, I need to [...]

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