a little recipe from the archives – and a totally delicious way to celebrate the holiday!
enjoy the weekend, friends! 😎
happy independence day!
july 4th-themed red-white-and-blue sugar cookies
independence day sugar cookies
Tag Archives: holidays
{thirsty thursday – eat, DRINK, and be merry}
26 Dec
new belgium brewing company beer is on sale all month at my local liquor store. and NBB just happens to be my all-time favourite, so i bought their folly pack, which included 4 throwback beers, 2 below. i’m excited to {re}explore them all… just not all at once 😉
HAPPY {safe} HOLIDAYS! 😉
{merry christmas!}
25 Decwishing you all the love and happiness this season brings… now and always.
xxoo
am
{meatless mondays – vitamix breakfast cookies : a new holiday tradition}
23 Decthis is my third year making my vegan thumbprint cookies {AKA “vitamix breakfast cookies”} to give as gifts or to share at work… or eat all by yourself 😉
so, here’s the original recipe in case you missed it…
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these are always always always a hit. i’m not much of a baker, but when i find something that is easy to make and that people like, i try to perfect it and make it my own. i have yet to quite create the perfect consistency for these {i’m a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to anything i make or do}, but i do think i found the right name for them. the ingredients are so simple and healthy that you could literally eat them for breakfast – and not feel at all guilty about it!! they are also great for holiday parties or after school snacks. a good source of dietary fiber and protein as well as healthy fats.
yields about 3 dozen cookies, depending on size variation.
as always, i’m a huge proponent for using as many organic products as possible when i cook or eat…
– 1 cup almonds or pecans or a mix of both
– 1 cup rolled oats {gluten-free works, too!}
– 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
– 1/2 cup maple syrup
– 1/2 cup canola or safflower oil {which i haven’t yet tried}
– 1/4 teaspoon salt {i believe this constitutes as a “pinch”}
– your favourite jam or conserve {i have wanted to try a savory jam like jalapeno berry or something}
begin by preheating your oven to about 400 degrees. Continue reading
{happy nom-nom-idays!}
21 Decnom nom… i just love this time of year. the holidays are also all about eating, right?! and sharing… 🙂
like this homemade peanut brittle from a friend’s mama in michigan and homemade caramels from my wonderful neighbours -50 yards away.
my goodness they are both SO AMAZING! i completely savoured each one, and still am. it’s that kind of treat – when someone takes time to make something so incredibly delicious like this and then shares it… THAT is the true meaning of the holidays… or, the nom-nom-idays. i think we should start making it more about food than “gifts”. afterall, i believe food is one of THE BEST gifts you can give… and receive 😉 Continue reading
{foto friday – stuff that happened this week via fotos}
20 Dec
i watched this movie…
i ate this entire bag of holiday grapes…
i saw this on the bus ride into work… i’m pretty sure it took off from someone’s private ranch… Continue reading
foto friday – ohh, the weather outside is frightful…}
13 Deci mean, seriously. the temps have been beyond frigid lately and i’m wearing more layers and socks than any one person probably should… but we’re due for a heat-wave this week – we’re going to hit 32 degrees!!!
😉
brrrr… {but pretty!}
bbrrrrrr…. {but cool!}
bbbrrrrrrrrr…… {but happy!}
brr. {and it’s true!}
hope you’re staying warm out there. have a great weekend! haha, and my wearing-of-many-layers makes me think of this :
{tiny tuesday – happy holidays from the tiny mountain home}
10 Deci am way overdue for a tiny home update. i have had a lot of personal things going on lately, so i haven’t been taking as many fotos or blogging as much.
plus, the holidays kind of make me want to hibernate… and so does my adorable tiny house… especially when i come home one day and it has been surprisingly decorated… like this :
it’s like living in a snowglobe right now… for real. especially with this fun little wordpress snow falling all over the blog 😉
{and i have the coolest landlords/neighbours ever!}
{food and foto for hire!}
8 Dec
my creative fee is $365 for 5 hours of FOOD or 5 hours of FOTO
contact me for more details! 🙂
{flashback friday – these are a few of my favourite things}
5 Decthe holidays are officially here!
here are a few of my favourite recipes from 2013… any and all of which celebrate the true meaning of this season – EATING! 😀
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buffalo chicken wraps {perfect for the game!}
pasta primavera with fresh-grated parmigiano reggiano
grilled leek and shitake mushroom risotto
pomegranate smoothie {it IS pomegranate season!}
egg nog… please.
{red, white and – blue potatoes?!}
4 Jul
i guess they’re actually purple potatoes – but, i sort of enhanced the colour just a tad to represent july 4th a little more 😉 Continue reading
{enjoy the holiday week! – and eat some cookies!}
1 Julhey gang.
i’m taking vacation this week – beginning wednesday. i am beyond ready for some time off, i just really hope i can easily make it through the next two days at work…
i wanted to share this recipe from last year, it was such a hit! it’s just a basic sugar cookie with a basic frosting and some fruit. super festive though… and yummmmmmy! i think i’m going to take the week off from blogging, as well… i just need to disconnect and get out in nature and rest and relax… i’ll be back next week. i hope you enjoy the holiday and these cookies!! 🙂
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{from the archives}
this is not exactly up my typical healthy recipe alley – but if you’re going to go for it, GO FOR IT!
festive holiday sugar cookies…
i think they turned out pretty cute… oh, and delicious. Continue reading
{meatless monday} something fun for the holidays! — mini chocolate-dipped lady apples
17 Dec
every now and then, i’m creative with sweets. i’m not much of a baker, so i don’t keep common baking components around the house – i seldom even have milk in the fridge. half & half, maybe… anyway, i wanted to try to make some candy-dipped apples of some kind without having to make an extra trip to the store, so this is what i came up with. i bought the apples prior, with the idea of creating something fun with them for the blog, and i had all the other items lying around.
i just think these are so fun – take them to the office for the holiday party, or make them as a special after-school snack for the season… either way they’re super easy and cute and everyone will love them! Continue reading
{foto friday} — looks like somebody got into the tinsel…
14 Dec
happy holidays from my cat, calle.
insanely cute, isn’t she?! 🙂 you should hear her meow… it’s ridiculous.
{thirsty thursday} — snowfall, a christmas movie, and eggnog : the perfect december combo
13 Dechooray for snowfall this week here in colorado! we SO needed it!!! we need a lot more, but the mountains got much more than we did in the city, and i’m grateful anyway. my roommate and i went out to snap a few fotos near the lake by the house, but it was seriously freezing {about 18 degrees}, so i didn’t stay out long. just long enough capture the mood and run back in 🙂
we didn’t get much – not even an inch. Continue reading
{whatever wednesday} — too soon?!
21 Nov
i put up a tree this year… my roommate and i decided to.
listen, i only have it up until like, january 2nd. so i figure a good month or so is reasonable for an 11-year old faux fir to stand adorned in bulbs and glowing objects in honor of an outdated and consumer-driven holiday…
now if only the weather would mirror the season around here – it’s almost 70 degrees today!
oh, and today is my last day as a 32-year old. 33 is going to kick so much ass, and so is all the food i plan on thankfully consuming tomorrow 🙂
happy holidays, ya’ll!
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