Winter Holidays
Savory Pancakes Are Perfect Holiday Hors D'Oeuvres -- With Christmas and Hanukkah less than one week apart this year, I am thinking about dishes I can serve for both holidays. Looking at traditional Christmas dishes, I notice that most are closely tied to one country, like bûche de Noël, the French, log-shaped cake, or Mexican buñuelos, balls of sweet, fried dough. In Italy and Greece, savory seafood stews are commonly served on Christmas Eve.
**Article includes recipe for Wild Rice And Potato Latkes.
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Kwanzaa Fun -- Kwanzaa is December 26 through January first. Celebrate this cultural holiday with your children, with these fun ideas.
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Hanukkah Family Fun -- Design your own wrapping paper for Hanukkah gifts. Use craft paper or newsprint and stamp Hanukkah symbols such as a menorah or a dreidel onto the paper. Or draw symbols with glue and sprinkle with blue and silver glitter.
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Christmas Gifts from the Kitchen -- Some of my favorite memories of growing up were being in the kitchen with family and friends preparing for the holidays. My mother made goodies for everyone she knew, but it was a chore to keep us from eating them before they were delivered to the intended person!
**Article includes recipes for Caramels, Divinity, Oven Caramel Corn, Peanut Brittle, Praline Pecans, Darlene's Rice Krispy Treats, Banana Nut Bread, Chocolate Chip Bar Cookies, No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies and Brownies.
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Easy Holiday Treats -- A traditional Christmas becomes more and more difficult to pull off every year, because traditional means homemade where I come from.
**Article includes recipes for Grandma Sayers’ Date-filled Drop Cookies, Easy Red Velvet Cake, White Trash and Fudge Truffles.
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St. Patrick's Day Food and Fun for Kids -- On March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, everybody claims to be a wee bit Irish. Along with the wearing of the green, there are many traditions and activities that help celebrate the life of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. You can help your child enter into the spirit of Irish lore by preparing foods associated with this feast day.
**Article includes recipe for Irish Soda Bread.
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Enjoy President's Day Food and Fun with Kids -- Celebrating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with your children is a history-enhancing family activity. By having your children help you prepare food that might have been served at the time of these presidents, they gain an insight into their time and life.
**Article includes recipes for Crabbie Cakes, Tartar Sauce and Old Fashioned Buttermilk Buscuits.
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10 Exotic Centerpieces for the Holidays -- 1. Shoe Magic - Buy gleaming fuchsia (stylish) or red (festive) colored high heeled glass bottom stilettos and fill one of it with flowers of appropriate size for a trendy table top which will set off a trendy, modern theme.
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Super Bowl Party: A Sporting Good Time -- The big game can be the perfect excuse to have a gathering or tailgate party. Whether it is just the guys or a family friendly event, the Super Bowl or World Series can serve as a great center of attention. Send out casual invitations a couple weeks before and expect your guests shortly before game time.
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Recipe: Shamrock Cookies -- Use your heart-shaped cookie cutter to make Shamrock Cookies for St. Patrick's Day.
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