Posts tagged with: Christmas

Sometimes I wonder if Americans realize how lucky they are to be able to go to Target anytime they want. I feel the same way about Trader Joe’s, though I have never been there. I’ve visited the Trader Joe’s website many times searching for my closet location. Detroit, I see you. I’m coming for you....
  To celebrate the holidays, I had a little party the weekend before Christmas, and spent the month of December obsessed with my Cookie List, and which recipes would make the cut.  This was extremely difficult as all the food blogs kept posting new recipes I wanted to try. I also had some favourites from last year......
Last week I had a few co-workers over for a little Holiday get-together. Barry, Jill, Rebecca, Shane & Paulette came over after work to check out my new place, eat some snacks and treats and gossip about work. Since Jill eats gluten-free, I did a little advance planning to make sure everything would be wheat-free, as......
When Christmas rolls around, I only have one thing on my mind when it comes to treats. Well, technically two: Chocolate + Mint. I feel that this is a love or loathe situation, and I am firmly in the love camp. Something about the crisp, fresh flavour of mint is just perfect match for cold days......
Nicole is spending Christmas far, far away from home this year, as she’s going to Cambodia for the organization she volunteers with. For some reason, it only *just* dawned on her that she’ll be missing out on all types of Christmas activities, and she was feeling a little forlorn.  Last year we did it up right cooking......
Christmas in July! I read that somewhere this morning, and I realized I only had two days left to make this post relevant. It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with Smitten Kitchen, and Nicole is hooked too. We decided to make ourselves a Christmas dinner last December, with everything from SK, and our only other rule was......