Monthly Archives: December 2010
Mom’s Pumpkin Rolls
My mom is famous for these pumpkin rolls in several counties and a few different provinces. She made them every winter in bulk (rolls and rolls of saran wrapped pumpkin logs would fill our freezer and then one by one she’d dole them out as gifts). I made them last week for Dave’s holiday party
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Refrigerator Reveal
I had this idea for a contest. It serves no actual purpose other than to fuel my voyeuristic need to spy on other people’s kitchens. Here it is… what does your refrigerator look like RIGHT NOW?!? No shifting things around, No organizing your veggies, No addition of fancy canisters… just open the door and take
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Posted in Chic Giveaway Tagged pictures of fridge, what's in your fridge, win a target gift card 2 Comments
Rosemary Strata
After hosting Dave’s holiday party I found myself with loads and loads of leftover food, not the least of which was a lovely loaf of fresh Rosemary bread from La Brea Bakery. Since we have a Christmas eve brunch with our whole family, a strata seemed like the answer to my excess bread situation AND
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Christmas Chandelier
I received this picture from my sister, who received it from her friend. I love that people are passing pictures around for Featured Chic Reader section like top-secret information! In any event, I love how she used all the ingredients for a good Christmas tree on her Chandelier, so cute!! Read More...
Wine Ribbon
I saw something similar to these in the Pottery Barn Catalog (it wasn’t for sell, just a decoration. Don’t you hate that?) and it seemed simple enough to replicate on my own. The idea being that if you have a decanter of wine you could tie the appropriate ribbon around it so your guests know
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Antipasto Buffet
Yesterday we hosted Dave’s team from Disney (about 25 people) to our house for a holiday lunch. I decided to do an artisanal cheese display because (while multifaceted) it’s easy to prep in advance and once you set it you don’t have a ton of maintenance throughout your party. I also did a pasta bar (cheese
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Scrub Your Christmas List
So if you’re like me, you barely have time to shop for presents right now, let alone make them. There is a lot of holiday television to watch, a ton of cute clothes to buy for all of the Christmas parties you’re going to, and I don’t even KNOW what must be on your to-do
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Cookie Cutter Pancakes
When I say that I dream up my blog posts, I mean that literally. I suffer from insomnia, which is to say that if I don’t fall asleep immediately my mind begins to wander, then race, and suddenly I’m laying in bed until 3 AM thinking things like “what if I add orange zest to
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Gingerbread Treat Bags
I made these little treat bags to hold our holiday baking and then the boys and I passed them out to all the neighbors. We also used these as gifts for Jackson’s pre-school faculty and everyone loved them. I found all the necessary ingredients at Paper Source and used their catalog for inspiration. None of
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Posted in Be Merry, Chic Crafty, Featured, Party Favors Tagged brownies and chocolate chip cookies, cute holiday gift bags, die cut gingerbread men, easy diy holiday gifts, gingerbread gift bags, holiday gifts for neighbors, holiday gifts for teachers, homemade by stamp, paper source holiday gifts, papersource holiday gifts 1 Comment
Stuffed Peppers by Jackie Ambrose