tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post1773175116729952014..comments2024-03-29T08:03:49.356-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: Christmas bakingColettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-5514165041841492862017-12-22T12:59:20.892-05:002017-12-22T12:59:20.892-05:00Nothing soothes the soul like mac and cheese. :-)...Nothing soothes the soul like mac and cheese. :-) Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-87601313262549839252017-12-21T11:23:14.590-05:002017-12-21T11:23:14.590-05:00mmmmmm mac and cheese. Now I'm going to have ...mmmmmm mac and cheese. Now I'm going to have to make some. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-66571691965304864762017-12-21T11:22:52.706-05:002017-12-21T11:22:52.706-05:00Sounds wonderful!Sounds wonderful!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-59290366927258817472017-12-21T09:27:35.236-05:002017-12-21T09:27:35.236-05:00When my mom was alive it was more routine, more tr...When my mom was alive it was more routine, more tradition; some kind of bird (turkey or cornish hens) mac and cheese, greens. A long time ago, chit'lins. <br /><br />My daughter and I now move around those basics a bit while at the same time exploring recipes that could become a new kind of tradition. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-3752164738906039902017-12-19T06:17:11.879-05:002017-12-19T06:17:11.879-05:00Thanks. Are there some foods (not necessarily bake...Thanks. Are there some foods (not necessarily baked goods) that you always try to have around the holidays?Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-17472657601489289842017-12-18T23:48:52.860-05:002017-12-18T23:48:52.860-05:00Our traditions and preparations never included bak...Our traditions and preparations never included baking. My maternal grandmother had an epic sweet tooth, she couldn't bake. That followed right through the line. <br /><br />Everything looks and sounds delish! Enjoy. <br />Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-85156734198635062812017-12-18T05:20:11.383-05:002017-12-18T05:20:11.383-05:00I hope you post some pictures of that Yule Log! It...I hope you post some pictures of that Yule Log! It sounds wonderful. I would also like to know more about your light fruitcake. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-44403051185658119432017-12-17T19:11:33.110-05:002017-12-17T19:11:33.110-05:00I have, finally, started baking for Christmas. I h...I have, finally, started baking for Christmas. I have this thing about doing it too early - they'll all (cookies) either get wolfed down before Christmas or go stale! I know, ridiculous! I have my annual fruitcake in the oven as I write. It's much lighter than my mother's which could have seen service as a very effective doorstop. Everyone else thought mother's was wonderful and I'm not being unkind, it's only because I don't like heavy fruitcake, I prefer heavenly which is what mine is! It's from the McCall's Cooking School which I subscribed to back in the seventies when I hardly knew how to boil an egg.<br /><br />I also make a Yule Log each Christmas - a rectangular sponge cake that gets rolled around a mocha flavored whipped cream filling and decorated with more of same to look like a log. There's more but talk is cheap, if I actually make everything then I'll blog (brag) about it! mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-64847088669374955492017-12-15T11:22:10.952-05:002017-12-15T11:22:10.952-05:00Yum. I have had Hamantash before. Big fan. Thanks...Yum. I have had Hamantash before. Big fan. Thanks for including the links. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-14649557192534842892017-12-15T10:28:04.386-05:002017-12-15T10:28:04.386-05:00We would have Hamantash (https://en.wikipedia.org/...We would have Hamantash (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamantash) and Plum Kuchen (https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/plum-kuchen-4666). My grandmother loved to bake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-35327829867246253722017-12-15T06:45:36.920-05:002017-12-15T06:45:36.920-05:00Christmas is such a time of excess. Probably best ...Christmas is such a time of excess. Probably best to slow it down and consider the waistline. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-69241981897069165262017-12-15T05:43:44.576-05:002017-12-15T05:43:44.576-05:00I love to bake and have done some, but I don’t fee...I love to bake and have done some, but I don’t feel motivated this year. That may be a good thing for mine and The Retired Man’s waistline. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-37328708200790383382017-12-14T18:51:00.609-05:002017-12-14T18:51:00.609-05:00Molly Bon! You commented on the older post asking ...Molly Bon! You commented on the older post asking for the recipe. Here it is: Chilly Hollow's own fudge recipe from 1988:<br />"In medium saucepan combine 1 jar (5 to 10 oz) marshmallow creme, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 2/3 c. evaporated milk (a small 5 oz. can), 1/4 c. butter (1/2 stick) and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly over moderate heat. Boil 5 minutes exactly, still stirring all the time. Remove from heat and add 2 cups (one 12 oz package) chocolate chips. Stir until melted, then add 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and stir until smooth. Pour into greased 8' square pan and let cool. Do not refrigerate to cool or to keep later. Refrigerators are bad for the best fudge."Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-27261959236278572992017-12-14T18:48:36.840-05:002017-12-14T18:48:36.840-05:00Oh dear! You are very lucky you didn't break a...Oh dear! You are very lucky you didn't break anything. A year off to heal won't be the end of the world. Swiss pear bread sounds divine!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-39039596934407678282017-12-14T18:47:01.537-05:002017-12-14T18:47:01.537-05:00Ahhhh, proving my point about the German Christmas...Ahhhh, proving my point about the German Christmas cookie tradition... Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-78189092428465397362017-12-14T18:45:35.441-05:002017-12-14T18:45:35.441-05:00Is there anything better than apple pie? Is there anything better than apple pie? Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-344606074742720982017-12-14T16:45:08.514-05:002017-12-14T16:45:08.514-05:00Just putting the last bit of brandy on fruitcake n...Just putting the last bit of brandy on fruitcake number three, getting it ready to mail. My mom always made fruitcake but over the last three years she has been teaching my husband her craft and he has taken over. She is 89 and it is a big job. We mail them to her sisters - 94, 85 and 80 year olds. Mom is full blood Swiss and her mom made lots of wonderful treats, some that the daughters still make - the favorite being Swiss pear bread.<br /><br />I have not gotten to bake the things I had planned - took a flying leap off the porch and pulled hamstrings in my leg - just grateful for no broken bones!2 Trampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721390235821161265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-76069360844612657952017-12-14T15:27:29.707-05:002017-12-14T15:27:29.707-05:00Xmas baking, where to begin??? It is probably the ...Xmas baking, where to begin??? It is probably the biggest and toughest family tradition for me, so much so that I have given it up to retain sanity. But for many years ever since I had access to a decent oven, the basics included at least ten different xmas cookies (50 each), Stollen, Springerle using my grandmother's rolling pins and Lebkuchen. I can't remember when I stopped baking myself but the stuff keeps appearing anyway - friends mostly. <br /><br />Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-67587871102802549742017-12-14T15:25:51.224-05:002017-12-14T15:25:51.224-05:00Well,I don't have to bake anything now. You ha...Well,I don't have to bake anything now. You have sated me with all of your beautiful treats.<br /><br />However, I always do apple pie, to be eaten that day and my grandmothers butter walnut cookies rolled in powered sugar, oh yes, and individual apricot turnovers. It's so interesting what traditions we each turn to at the holidays.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-49861575959418989272017-12-14T13:52:26.811-05:002017-12-14T13:52:26.811-05:00I used to love it. This year I'm just barely w...I used to love it. This year I'm just barely working through it. It is a LOT of work. Say an Our Father and two Hail Mary's and I'm quite sure your sins will be forgiven. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-60159743069445510582017-12-14T13:50:41.317-05:002017-12-14T13:50:41.317-05:00hahahaha. Keep believin' that, girlfriend. I p...hahahaha. Keep believin' that, girlfriend. I posted the recipe for your fudge (aka, Satan) last year in my post at http://agingfemalebabyboomer.blogspot.com/2016/12/holiday-glitz.html<br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-6063055790690503152017-12-14T13:49:09.615-05:002017-12-14T13:49:09.615-05:00Nice that each had their own specialty. I have mad...Nice that each had their own specialty. I have made kolaches before, too. I think I like them better than kiflies. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-30371206326628615322017-12-14T13:47:29.410-05:002017-12-14T13:47:29.410-05:00I am definitely going to check out that ginger sho...I am definitely going to check out that ginger shortbread recipe. It sounds great. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, too, Lily. You are on my mind.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-91465186317898776042017-12-14T13:45:38.931-05:002017-12-14T13:45:38.931-05:00What kind of traditional recipes from eastern Euro...What kind of traditional recipes from eastern Europe? I am intrigued.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-89961649266279867222017-12-14T13:24:45.440-05:002017-12-14T13:24:45.440-05:00I suppose I should miss all that baking, but I don...I suppose I should miss all that baking, but I don't. That's it; end of confession.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com