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Category Archives: Christmas
Winter Weather
After weeks of above normal temperatures, Winter has finally arrived! And while snow has yet to make an appearance here in Corrales, the cold is making itself known. The last few mornings the temperature has been in the low to middle teens. … Continue reading
Christmas Cookies – Day 3
Today is the last day of baking; or it was until I saw my daughter’s Facebook post request More Rocks. More Rocks, More Rocks. Looks like I’ll be making another batch of the Rocks and Chocolate Push Buttons. That’s ok, … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Bed and Breakfast, Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Family, Food, Holidays, Recipes
Tagged B&B, baking, Cooking, family, gingerbread, Gingerbread cookies, holidays
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Christmas Cookies – Day 2
Today my KitchenAid mixer was on fire! I made the dough for the Anise cookies everyone in my family loves and the dough for the gingerbread men and women – I am an equal opportunity ginger person maker! As the machine was … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Bed and Breakfast, Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Family, Food, Holidays, Recipes
Tagged Anise cookies, baking, Cooking, family, Grandmothers, holidays, Recipes, rolled cookies
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Christmas Cookie Time
I know I promised to be better about keeping this blog up to date. Somehow lately even my mornings are crammed. But the holidays are upon us and I can’t resist sharing my Christmas cookie recipes. Of course the cookies are so … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Bed and Breakfast, Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Food, Recipes
Tagged almond paste, baking, candied fruit, Chocolate, family, Hershey's Kisses, holidays, Recipes
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The Day After
Today is the day after Christmas; the second biggest shopping day of the year. I vowed I would not step foot in a store today. You know what they say about the best intentions. In all honesty it wasn’t my … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
The day is finally here and almost over. We had a wonderful Christmas here at the Sandhill Crane Bed and Breakfast. Following our family traditions we opened stocking presents, took a break for home-made stollen and then opened the presents under the … Continue reading
Posted in Bed and Breakfast, Christmas, Cooking, Family, Food, Holidays, Recipes
Tagged Cooking, English Christmas dinner, family, holidays, potatoes, Recipes, rib roast, Yorkshire pudding
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Christmas Eve is Here!
I can’t believe it is Christmas Eve! Everything is done. The stollen has been baked and frosted. We have been to Christmas Eve Mass to celebrate the birth of Jesus - the real reason for the season. Tonight we went to 5 o’clock Mass. Our … Continue reading
Posted in American Food, Bed and Breakfast, Christmas, Cooking, Family, Holidays, Sandhill Crane Bed and Breakfast, Uncategorized
Tagged baking, christmas, Cooking, family, Food, holidays, stollen, sugarplums
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Christmas Countdown T Minus 2 days
December 23rd and the cookies are done! 43 dozen cookies in all. My son Sean helped me frost the anise and gingerbread cookies. I told him I would recognize him in my blog. He said “Mom, I’m not in it … Continue reading
Posted in Bed and Breakfast, Christmas, Cookies, Cooking, Holidays, Recipes
Tagged Chiles, Christmas Cookies, Food, powdered egg whites, Recipes
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Christmas Countdown – 5 days to go
At last, my shopping is done. It seems like it has taken forever but that is partly because I did it by myself this year. Usually George is around to help but with his new job he hasn’t had any … Continue reading
