Comments on: A look forward into the holiday (baking) season

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:46:18 +0000

I knew it was Char when she talked about baking dozens and dozens of cookies! I, too, find my holiday joy baking cookies and cakes for others and the joy they get when I give them something all-American to eat during the holidays. You have inspired me to start early this year, Char!

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:10:17 +0000

Char did!

By: WakeUpAmerica

WakeUpAmerica — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:09:34 +0000

Who wrote this?

By: InterestedPerson

InterestedPerson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:36:35 +0000

I like your question about the source of joy this time of year…
have to think on that, tho, as my first thought is that every
day brings me closer to the solstice and the return of the sun.

But I know there is more because I am not as depressed or
oppressed by the darkness as I used to be.

But open to have you send some down here, too….

By: Irishgirl

Irishgirl — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:41:02 +0000

Send some to me, please.

By: mlaiuppa

mlaiuppa — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:12:45 +0000

I used to do that.

I’ll probably need to start up again.

My Mother has been doing it for decades but she turned 80 this year. Still very active and in good health, but she just can’t handle the load.

I’ll sit down and divide up the work. She can make her favorites and I’ll do the ones she’s not thrilled about.

Or I can come over on both Sat. and Sun and back with her in her kitchen. She might like that better.

I started early this year. No baking (except for cupcakes) but I did spent 7 hours making food for my student monitors in the library. A menu of ghoulishly named deviled eggs and dips. All free of high fructose corn syrup and with healthy alternatives. Try using extra virgin olive oil in your cakes the next time you bake. You can’t tell the difference. Honest.