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Christmas Movies 24/7

December 23, 2024 in Christmas, Christmas Movies, Christmas Shopping, Classic Recipes, Culinary traditions, Finland, Finnish cooking, Great American Family Channel, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Countdown to Christmas, Holidays, Hotels, National Register of Historic Places, Nordic cooking, Recipes, Television Shows, Travel

There are so many Christmas and Holiday movies on many different channels, how could we decide which to watch? I’ll tell you what I selected and why.

Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Bite!

December 24, 2023 in Christmas, Cookies, Culinary traditions, Family, Grandchildren, Holidays

Merry Christmas! We always leave cookies for Santa.

It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas!

December 4, 2023 in Christmas, Family, Holidays, Winter Fun

No recipes today as we had too much fun over the weekend, as you will see in the photos! Cookies, breads, and other holiday goodies will follow soon.

Some Favorite Holiday Foods

December 21, 2022 in Christmas, Classic Recipes, Culinary traditions, Family, Family Recipes, Grandchildren, Holidays, Recipes

Here are some of my favorite foods to make for Christmas!

Cardamom-Cinnamon Crescent Cookies

December 19, 2022 in Christmas, Classic Recipes, Holidays

These delicate cookies shaped into crescents and rolled in powdered sugar are a traditional Christmas favorite for many.

Mom’s English Toffee Cookies

December 16, 2022 in Christmas, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Holidays, Mom, Vintage recipes

I grew up with these cookies and still make them every Christmas. They always remind me of my mom.

Scandinavian Almond Bars

December 14, 2022 in Christmas, Family, Holidays, Mom

I found this cookie recipe that my mom had marked as “wonderful” in her recipe box so of course I had to try them!

Advent Tea 2022

December 12, 2022 in Christmas

There hasn’t been an annual Advent Tea at our church for three years because of Covid, but it came back yesterday!

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Why I Started This Blog

I love cookbooks. I mean I really love them. I love to read them, treasure them, learn from them, and, of course, cook from them. To me, cookbooks take on a life all of their own. They are history, family, and memories. I have been collecting cookbooks and writing down treasured recipes of family, friends, and neighbors since about age twelve, which means I now own thousands of cookbooks, recipes, and clippings. Now I want to share them with you along with the many other culinary treasures of my cellar." - Debbie Vanni

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