Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.Mine was spent in the wintry Washington cold; think pine trees with frosted tips. It was as pretty as a postcard, but unfortunately I have no pictures to show for it because the cold has a debilitating effect on me lol. Some of my New Year resolutions: 1. Eat […]
Peppermint Sugar Cookie Sandwiches
Originally I had no expectations for hubby to be home for Christmas (or at least I tried not to get my hopes up) but guess who is coming home EARLY?! As in tomorrow! Couldn’t ask for a better Christmas gift. Here’s a festive cookie recipe to celebrate: Peppermint Sugar Cookie SandwichesMakes about 3 dozen sandwiches […]
Gifts for Guys
Men can be ridiculously hard to shop for, am I right?So I thought it would be useful for both you and me to make a gift guide dedicated solely to the guys. I asked some of the men in my life for ideas and here is what I came up with: For Anyone: I already […]
European Style Hot Chocolate, Peppermint Marshmallows & The Medal of Honor
Sounds like the three don’t go together right? 😉Actually they go together quite well. I’ve been cozying up next to my Christmas tree lately with a hot mug and this Medal of Honor book. It’s a collection of hand-picked medal of honor stories embedded in the context of their time period and the events surrounding […]
White Chocolate Raspberry Panna Cotta
My last panna cotta was one of my favorite recipes from this past year. Although both hubby and I loved it, we haven’t made it since mostly for one reason: it’s not exactly low-cal nor heart healthy. So as an excuse to make it again, I decided to lower the guilt slightly by substituting in […]
Tis the Season
It’s Christmas-shopping season again, yay! One of my favorite gifts that I’ve ever given was for my hubs. When I was studying in Korea I took pictures of myself holding signs in iconic Korean spots. Each sign had exactly one word on it so that all together they created a message. At the end of […]
