Weekend Plans...

These look good, don't they? I love lime and coconut. Find the recipe here.

Time with friends and more baking on tap this weekend: bread (of course), jambalaya & king cake for the Superbowl party on Sunday. Who Dat? Drew Dat! Geaux Saints!

Missing Vacation & Homemade Granola

Back at work and terribly missing our staycation with the kids. We got lots of baking, cooking and playing done. My plan of action: plan our weekend as early in the week as possible so that I can look forward to it all week long. On the agenda this weekend: a wine festival (YAY!) and some homemade granola.

Happy 2010 people!

New Year's Party

We will be ringing in the New Year at a very casual party with friends. We've decided it will be a family affair with seven kids five and under. These looked like the perfect party fare for our little party people:
Another great recipe from my favorite bakers.

Christmas Card 2009

Every year I design our Christmas card {usually last minute} and, true to form, I only had about an hour to get this one designed and off to my printer. We had so many great pictures that we wanted to use this year that I decided to do a collage of the some of our favs. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, considering the time crunch.

Christmas Eve Dinner

Our annual Christmas Eve dinner was a huge success this year. The Wild Mushroom Soup, a last minute addition, was a crowd favorite. We ended up with the following artisan breads:
Roasted Garlic
Kalamata Olive
Whole Wheat
Limpa (my version of a traditional Swedish bread made with honey, cardamom & orange zest)

All of the bread was made using recipes from my favorite cook book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes. (Yesterday, I bought the next installment of the book, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes).

We're already thinking about how we can top this next year...

Pretty Packages

Are one of my favorite parts of the holidays. And I can't get enough of baker's twine these days. I use it on EVERYTHING. You can get here {or in lots of other places}. I'm also in love with this Italian cotton ribbon... which I also use everywhere.

Annual Christmas Eve Dinner {Planning}

Menu
~Cocktails ~
ChristmaPAMApolitan {Pomegranate Cosmos}
“Twas the Nog before Christmas” {Egg Nog with Burbon}

~Appetizer~
Wild Mushroom Soup

~Salad~
Frisee and Fennel Salad with Dried Apricots & Roquefort

~Entrée~
Braised Short Ribs
Whipped Carrots & Sweet Potatos with Goat Cheese
Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts

~Dessert~
Fruits of the Forest Pie
Assorted Homemade Christmas Cookies

Homemade Artisan Bread

Short post. Gotta run. We've got some cooking {and baking} to do!
Photo from Christmas Eve 2008