December 2011
48 posts
One of my fave gifts - the Owl Cookie jar from... →
“Every girl needs a little Yurman in her life.”
– My mom, after giving me a new bracelet
Christmas Recipes: Breakfast Casserole
Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of my favorite holiday dinner recipes, from sides to desserts. Feel free to post yours in the comments or send them to my ask box!
Typically I make this breakfast casserole in a pan and bake it at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes (same ingredients and process). This year I am going to make it in the slow cooker and see if it stays more moist (plus...
Christmas Recipes: The Steaks
Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of my favorite holiday dinner recipes, from sides to desserts. Feel free to post yours in the comments or send them to my ask box!
The Steaks
Ingredients:
6 sirloin steaks, trimmed of fat
1/2 Cup Worcestershire Sauce
Salt, to taste
6 T of butter (YEP)
Steps:
Tenderize each steak with either a meat tenderizer or a fork.
Place all...
Christmas Recipes: Lia's Butter Toffee
Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of my favorite holiday dinner recipes, from sides to desserts. Feel free to post yours in the comments or send them to my ask box!
This is not one of my recipes, but one that I found on The Pioneer Woman’s blog last year. It was such a hit last year that I made it again this year!
Lia’s Butter Toffee
I went with the sea salt and with...
Kirsten Dunst at the Golden Globes
My dress for Christmas Eve is almost identical. Same color just slighty shorter/more ruffled skirt. Yea celeb doppelganger with similar fashion taste!
(Since it’s freezing here, I’m wearing it with a purple lace blouse and grey leopard sweater over it. As well as tights, boots and a long coat. Yea Winter!)
Christmas Recipes: Roasted Asparagus
Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of my favorite holiday dinner recipes, from sides to desserts. Feel free to post yours in the comments or send them to my ask box!
Roasted Asparagus
Ingredients:
1-2 bundles of asparagus with the ends (the white-ish part) trimmed about 1 inch. If it’s thin, get 2 bundles; if it’s thick, one should suffice.
3-4 T of lemon juice
...
Christmas Recipes: Deviled Eggs
Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of my favorite holiday dinner recipes, from sides to desserts. Feel free to post yours in the comments or send them to my ask box!
Deviled Eggs
Ingredients:
6-8 large eggs, hard-boiled (I typically boil them for about 10 minutes - you want them done but not overdone and dry)
1 T mustard
1 T mayo
1 T pepperoncini juice
Salt, to...
Christmas Recipes: The Salad
Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of my favorite holiday dinner recipes, from sides to desserts. Feel free to post yours in the comments or send them to my ask box!
Tangy Salad:
Ingredients:
1 large container or 2 bags of mixed greens, washed (I try to find the 5 or 7 lettuce variety)
1 avocado, chopped
1 T roasted pumpkin seeds
1/4 Cup red onion, diced
1/2 Cup cherry...
Christmas Brunch menu:
Egg casserole (making it in the slow cooker this year!)
Bacon
Cinnamon Rolls
Coffee
Mimosas
Bloody Mary Bar!
Am I missing anything?
For Christmas dinner, I’m in charge of:
Deviled Eggs
One additional side dish (I pick Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan and Lemon Zest)
Butter Toffee
Rolls
Salad
Cooking the steaks
We will also have mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, peanut butter fudge mousse, and an additional dessert of my grandma’s choosing.
Can’t wait!
What are your plans?
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via quote-book)
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i’m really hoping that wrapping presents will put me in the Christmas spirit.
i’m trying.
i really am.
sprinklesomejoy asked: Are you done with your Christmas shopping yet?
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Sometimes the thing that is easy and the thing that is right are different.
I did something really difficult last night. I know in my heart it was the right thing. But right now, it really feels awful. I made a choice, and I was prepared for that choice - I’ve been preparing for this choice for years. So now that I’ve followed through with that choice - why do I feel so crappy?
Holiday Gift Idea: Helping Others
Have you heard of DonorsChoose? It is a website where teachers can post projects or ideas that they need help funding and can raise money through the site. You can select specific projects, give to a random project, or give directly to the site. One of the coolest features is that you can view projects that are almost fully funded and help finish the funding they need.
My mother-in-law is a...
The Best LBDs of 2011 →
I’m searching Etsy for a topper for our tree…there are a lot of faceless angels out there.
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