Weather: 21 degrees What I’m listening to: O Come Let Us Adore Him, Hillsong You know those chocolate and/or white chocolate dipped pretzels with peppermint on them that show up…
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Posts by tag: Christmas
Holiday Couscous
Weather: -8 degrees, the full moon is about to set over Cook Inlet What I’m listening to: On This Winter’s Night, Lady Antebellum Pomegranates have a special place in my memories…
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Chocolate Shortbread Sprinkle Cookies
Dear Santa (ahem… cough… poke… poke… Pastor Alaska), I know I’m not one of the kids, but I think I’ve been good this year, too. All I’m asking for this…
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Baked Brie with Cranberry Chutney
Weather: 0 degrees (!) and windy What I’m listening to: Touch the Sky, Julie Fowlis Brie is my absolute favorite cheese. I only indulge in it a couple times a year, usually around…
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Maple Cheesecake with Spiced Pecan Graham Cracker Crust
Weather: 24 degrees, clear skies, wind blowing snow off the trees What I’m listening to: Lego.com games being played Cheesecake has been battling its way up the Thanksgiving dessert food chain…
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Green Beans with Lemon Breadcrumbs & Almonds
Our first Thanksgiving in Alaska, I distinctly remember not being able to find a single fresh green bean in the supermarket in the two weeks leading up to the holiday….
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Cranberry Chutney
Weather: 15 degrees, daylight savings Last year about this time, I bemoaned the fact that 54% of Americans prefer cranberry sauce from a can at their holiday meals. I still…
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Sugar Cookie Frosting
Weather: 28 degrees, occasional snowfall What I’m listening to: Winter Snow, Audrey Assad and Chris Tomlin I want my kids to remember making homemade Christmas Sugar Cookies, frosting them, and…
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Avalanche Squares
Weather: 29 degrees, snow What I’m listening to: Let it Snow, Martina McBride This wintry confection is said to have originated with the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory’s Avalanche Bars. I…
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Peppermint Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallows
Weather: 4 degrees, clear, dark, and calm What I’m listening to: Glee Cast, Let it Snow These jolly marshmallows are hot cocoa’s best friend. Dark chocolate paired with candy canes…
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