Really, the name says it all. Yum Yums have been a family favorite for generations. From my great-grandma down it has survived the years, albeit with a few changes. My mom uses walnuts verse pecans and argues that a dessert spoon of brown sugar equals a teaspoon not a tablespoon and at some point, someone […]
Traditions
Family traditions, new traditions, holidays
Book Based Advent Calendars
Advent calendars have come along way since I was a child. We used the same card-stock, open the door and see a picture calendar every year. Now there are advent calendars that you open to discover chocolates or toys (we’re trying out this Lego Harry Potter one this year) and others that have you moving […]
Homemade Gingerbread Houses – Passing on a tradition
Tomorrow is National Gingerbread House Day so I thought it would be a good time to write about one of my favorite holiday traditions: decorating gingerbread houses with friends and family. I honestly don’t remember the first time I made a gingerbread house, my recipe is so old that the paper is brown from being […]
Saturday Morning Pancakes
Saturday mornings mean different things to different people. To some people it means the chance to sleep in. To others it’s the time to lounge around in your PJs and watch cartoons. Around here it means it’s time for pancakes. We take our pancakes pretty seriously around here. We cook them together. We eat them […]