Christmas and Cold

Christmas breads and cookies at Lisa's parents' house.

Cindy's Plum Pudding.

Grandma Snider's Pecan Rolls.

Grandma Snider's Cinnamon Rolls.

Aaron and Grandpa Snider.

Grandma Snider.

Frozen Lake Huron with a Beach Tree.

David on the Spooner.

Aaron's New Favorite Mug from Nick and Kate.

Vegetables and Piergoies on the Raclette!

Statue of Liberty Snow Sculpture by our Pakistani Neighbors in PA.

Christmas Tree in Beaver.

Ice on the INSIDE of our door in Morris.  -15 was the HIGH.

Ice on the inside of the window.

More interior ice.  Now that was a cold day.

Chocolate-Orange Rugelach.

How to Clear a Walkway after a Light Snow.

Ice Crystals on Garage Door.

The end of 2012

These pictures all come from the fall and winter of 2012, except for Christmas.

Chocolate Cappuccino Sandwiches.

Chocolate Waffles.

Crusty Pot Boule.

Cocoa-dusted coconut marshmallows with chocolate-almond-apricot biscotti in the background.

Homemade oreos and milk.

Bratseli-cream sandwiches (much tougher than pizzelles!).

Cheddar bread.

Vanilla-chocolate pinwheels (not too tasty).

Williamsburg gingerbread cookies (honey and molasses!).

The leaning tree of gingerbread waiting to be decorated.

Chocolate apricot coffee ring.

Lentil soup.

Sea salt apple cider caramels.

Wrapped caramels.

Food from a Family Visit

Here are more pictures from culinary adventures when my parents came to visit.

Henderson's Vegetarian Haggis.

Cherry PIe with Oat Crust (next time will toast the oats first!).

Croissants, Pains au chocolat, Pain aux raisins.

Mock Mince Meat Pie.

Aaron learns to carve a bird.

Thanksgiving!

My dad and the feast.

My mom and dessert.

Food from Autumn

We know it's been a while, but we thought it was finally time to post some more food pictures.  We'll get around to other activities as well.

Spanikopita.

Brioche.

Martha Stewart's Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Croissant dough.

Roasted Hazelnut Macaroons.

Chocolate almond cookies.

County Fair White Bread.

Baking Adventures, first installment

Aaron and I are baking our way through the Kneadlessly Simple bread cookbook and Martha Stewart's Cookies cookbook this year.  Please marvel at our work, and we might even send you some!  We've only made quarter recipes of everything so far.  We have lots of variety that way.

Meringue Porcupines--lemon whipped cream and raspberry jam inside!

Fortune cookies.  Horoscopes from The Onion inside.

Anise Sugar Cookies.

Cherry Tuiles.

Crusty Seeded Pot-Boule, first version.

Crusty Seeded Pot Boule made again because of deliciousness!

Marsala Cookies with Honey, Chocolate, and Candied Orange Rind.

Cherry-Whiskey Biscotti.

Bonus picture: what you do with a wine rack in
rural Minnesota.