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Category Archives: Holiday Foods
Adventures in Making Pumpkin Pie
With Thanksgiving a few weeks away, and with Little Missy’s constant nagging about pumpkin pie, I’ve decided to break from our supermarket pie tradition and make my own. Since Thanksgiving itself generally turns into craziness, I figured I’d practice … Continue reading
Posted in baking, Dessert, Holiday Foods, Thanksgiving
Tagged dessert, pie crust, pillsbury, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie spice, Thanksgiving
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My Christmas Post: Traditional Gingerbread Cookies
With Christmas fast approaching my mind turns to the traditional foods and treats I grew up with in Finland, especially gingerbread cookies. Now I could just head to the grocery store and buy a box of Anna’s cookies and … Continue reading
Posted in baking, Holiday Foods, Traditions
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Turkey Shepherd’s Pie, or What to do With Those Thanksgiving Leftovers
After a couple of days of straight up Thanksgiving leftovers I was ready to see something different on my plate and clear out my fridge at the same time. I was first going to make Turkey Pot Pie, but … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Foods, potatoes, Round Two Recipe, Thanksgiving
Tagged gravy, leftovers, Round Two
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Thanksgiving Countdown: 7 Days to go, Do You Know What You’re Making?
It’s a week before Thanksgiving and my email inbox is flooded with food related newsletters touting new and exciting recipes to replace the same old, supposedly boring, tried and tested favorite recipes. My question is does anyone actually try … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Foods, Musings, Thanksgiving, Traditions
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Grown up Fare – Caviar Pie – An Appetizer That’s Sure to be a Hit
Even though I love my little ones to pieces my food isn’t always prepared with them in mind. Sometimes moms need some grown up time and grown up food (think wine, cheese, and a group of friends sitting around a … Continue reading
Posted in cheese, eggs, Holiday Foods, Seafood
Tagged appetizer, caviar, decadent, grown up food, it only looks expensive, party food
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Pancake Tuesday
Today is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday as my husband grew up calling it. He grew up in Belfast in the troubled 60’s and 70’s on the wrong side of town, meaning in the Catholic neighborhood. I … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Foods, pancakes, recipe
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Giving Thanks and Holiday Feasts
I both love and hate this time of year. I love it for all the cooking shows and magazines full of fall and holiday recipes (that I drool over yet never make). I hate it because those same shows and … Continue reading
Posted in Family Meals, Holiday Foods, Musings, Thanksgiving, Traditions
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