Saturday, December 6, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
Holiday Season 2014 - Minneapolis Holiday Market
Last year was the last year of the Minneapolis Holidazzle Parade. This year in it's place there is something called the Holidazzle Christmas Market.
The following is from Dale's blog:
"Joe is....a shopper which I most definitely am not. But I did go downtown with him today for the launch of the Minneapolis Marketplace, an outdoor, quasi-German themed Christmas market. It actually was pretty fun, and he could not get that silly grin off his face - he was so happy and in his element that I just had to capture it with a picture. For being so cold and having just finished snowing there were sure a lot of people there. The hot mulled wine was VERY popular. And seeing so many people we know and adore there made me happy and gave me a strong sense of connection to my community. And for all of this I am indeed thankful."
We had a blast walking around. We ran into Noel and her family. We also saw a few other old friends we hadn't seen in a while.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Minnesota State Fair 2014
Sunday, August 31, 2014
First-Prize Winning Christmas Tree at the Ag/Hort. Building
Silver Christmas Ornaments at the West End Market
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Date Filled Cookies
These are the finished product and they tasted just like I remember them. Although Mom didn't make these exclusively at Christmas time, she did quite frequently. Alternately she'd sometimes fill them with raspberry jam instead of dates. Those were tasty treats as well.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Date Filled Cookies
Stopped by Mom's today. She said she was craving date filled cookies. I asked if she was talking about the same ones she made when we were kids. She said yes. I remember them mostly from the 70s, 80s and even 90s. She planned on making some the next day and told me she bring some for me during her visit to my school later on in the week.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Christmas Season 2013/2014 - Glogg
I had every intension of making my own batch of glogg this year. I had what is pictured above at the American Swedish Institute on New Year's Eve Day.
Monday, January 6, 2014
Epiphany 2014 - The Three Kings
Twelfth Night 2014 - Luminaries
I made luminaries especially for Twelfth Night. You can make these beauties by simply freezing water in a Bundt pan. Add tea lights and you're good to go.
Twelfth Night 2014 - Gingerbread Cookies
We had a very low key Twelfth Night this year. Dinner was very simple but I did bake gingerbread cookies. Don't be too impressed. These were bought from the store as pre-made and frozen dough. All I did was pop 'em in the oven. Regardless of who made them they smelled great while baking.
Christmas Season 2013/2014 - The Host with the Most
Dale serving up the egg-bake at our holiday brunch.
Christmas Season 2013/2014 - Pistachio Rum Cake Pudding
We hosted our holiday brunch the other day. I made a pistachio rum cake pudding and Dale made an egg-bake. The rum cake was quite easy and fun to make and it was a big hit. The recipe comes from family friend Judy and is as follows:
Pistachio Rum Cake Pudding
1 package pistachio pudding mix
1 package yellow cake mix
1/2 cup light rum
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
Beat all ingredients together at medium speed for 2 minutes. Bake in a Bundt pan at 325 degrees for 55-60 minutes.
Rum Cake Glaze
3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup light rum
1/4 cup water
During last 10 minutes of baking, combine glaze ingredients in a pan. Boil 2-3 minutes [I stirred it the whole time]. Reduce heat [I continued to stir and removed from burner a couple of minutes before removing the cake from the oven]. After removing cake from oven, poke holes in the bottom with a knife to allow for seepage and then pour glaze over it while still in pan. Remove cake in 45 minutes from the pan.
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