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Dec. 25, 2009 7:53 pm 
Updated: Dec. 25, 2009 9:13 pm
There have been many Christmases for me --  happy, exciting,  sad,  special  Christmases.  But this may have been the most special one of all.My mother, now 93,  was so eager for me to open my gift that she didn't want me to wait until Christmas morning to open it.… MORE
A Box of Love for Christmas
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Mother and Me Christmas 2009
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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Living In: Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA
From The Blog:  Fight the Fat Foodie
 
Dec. 25, 2009 10:03 am 
Updated: Dec. 25, 2009 8:26 pm
You know your family loves you when they give you cookware for Christmas. I got a new cast-iron dutch oven and a beautiful mortar and pestle. MORE
 
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Photo by SKoeneman

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Living In: Champaign, Illinois, USA
From The Blog:  Coastal Cooking Chronicles
 
Dec. 24, 2009 3:40 pm 
Updated: Dec. 25, 2009 12:47 pm
For those of you following my blog, you probably noticed that I said "see you tomorrow" at the end of the post.  Well, it's finally tomorrow!  I guess I won't be saying that again.  My left knee decided it was going to take the holidays off and forced me into submission on the… MORE
Snickerdoodles
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Snickerdoodles dipped in sugar & red crystals
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Snickerdoodle Welcome Plate
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Photo by CredLady

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Stockton, California, USA
Living In: Newport, Oregon, USA

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From The Blog:  What's In The Box?
 
Dec. 24, 2009 10:17 am 
Updated: Dec. 25, 2009 4:55 am
My aunt sent the most lovely box of Pittman and Davis pears for us.  We simply devoured the first few, but we quickly needed to use a lot of pears in order to get to them, and through them, in time.I did one recipe last night that was quite delish.  It is modified from an AllRecipes… MORE
 

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chandler, Arizona, USA
Living In: Marina, California, USA

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From The Blog:  What's In The Box?
 
Dec. 23, 2009 12:59 pm 
Updated: Dec. 24, 2009 10:03 am
We repaired Gingerbread House version 1.0 and added version 2.0, plus a tree and two men...They're really over the top with all the crazy candy adornments my kids added, but they had fun.  Perfection was not the aim here... MORE
Gingerbread Central
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Photo by Mama in a Hurry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chandler, Arizona, USA
Living In: Marina, California, USA

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From The Blog:  Swampy's Kitchen
 
Dec. 23, 2009 10:08 am 
Updated: Dec. 24, 2009 1:08 pm
Merry Happy Chrismakwaanzakkah or whatever it is you have to say these days to cover all your bases when you greet someone at this time of year. In our house it is Christmas and tomorrow is going to be fun. Despite a pile of files on my desk that can be seen by Google Earth, I am… MORE
 

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Home Town: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Living In: Mendham, New Jersey, USA

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From The Blog:  What's In The Box?
 
Dec. 23, 2009 9:29 am 
Updated: Dec. 23, 2009 5:17 pm
So, we have embarked on a baking and decorating extravaganza this morning.  So far, I baked brownies (from a mix - a gift from my daughter's kinder teacher), and then added a chocolate drizzle to the tops along with a crushed candy cane peppermint sprinkle.  I had an assistant for the… MORE
This is the pan I used to make the individual 'brownie bites'
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Resultant mini brownies
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Drizzled with chocolate
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Photo by Mama in a Hurry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chandler, Arizona, USA
Living In: Marina, California, USA

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From The Blog:  The Cookie of My Childhood
 
Dec. 23, 2009 7:25 am 
Cocktail Party Success 12/23/09 Last night, celebrating the one year-anniversary of purchasing our home, my husband and I hosted our first-ever cocktail party. In the past, when we lived in apartments, it was hard to have more than a couple of friends over for dinner, and since we moved in to o MORE
 
 
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, USA
Living In: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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From The Blog:  What's In The Box?
 
Dec. 22, 2009 10:04 pm 
Updated: Dec. 23, 2009 5:18 pm
A gift box arrived today jam packed with baking goodies courtesy of my MIL.  My kids and I have already made several batches of chocolate chip cookies, and a batch of sugar cookies made with cookie presses (we each have our own presses, the nice 'gun' variety).  And, we've assembled… MORE
Gingerbread House Version 1.0 (roof beginning to slide)
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Sugar cookies = hours of sugary decorating fun + twice as many hours of sugary clean up
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The sugary final product
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Photo by Mama in a Hurry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chandler, Arizona, USA
Living In: Marina, California, USA

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Dec. 22, 2009 8:50 pm 
Updated: Dec. 23, 2009 8:04 am
Hello everyone! The Holiday is fast approaching  and I wanted to make sure I wished all my Allrecipes family a Merry Christmas and  Happy New Year! May this new year find you and your family enjoying many new recipes and exciting cooking adventures. Don't forget to be a blessing to… MORE
 
 
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Living In: Aluminé, Neuquén, Argentina
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