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Traditional Christmas Cookies

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Kerry

Many countries have a similar cookie. It is a traditional Christmas Cookie. It’s a lightly sweet cookie that is coated in powdered sugar. Sweden has the Swedish Snowball Cookie. Like many countries have a food similar to the ravioli – Germans have the Runza, Poland has the Pierogi, Russia has pelmeni, China has Pot Stickers, and Turkey has manti; many countries have a similar cookie. We have traveled through 5 countries in our Christmas Around the World. Most of these countries have this similar cookie. So I am finishing this series with those cookies. These cookies are not overly sweet

Celebrating Christmas in Egypt and Kahk Cookies

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Kerry

Kahk Cookies are taken to friends and family for Christmas in Egypt. These cookies are slightly sweet like a shortbread and very delicious. The last two countries we will be visiting are not in the heritage of Coffee With Us 3. They are the countries that Jesus spent time as a child. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Israel and then traveled to Egypt to escape King Herod. Only a small percentage of Egyptians are Christians (Coptic Orthodox Church) and only this small percentage really celebrate Christmas. Christmas is mainly celebrated in January among these Egyptians. They begin with fasting for

Celebrating Christmas Around the World

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Kerry

Christmas Around the World is a blog post series of how Christmas is celebrated in Germany, Sweden, England, Czech, and Egypt. The series also includes a traditional Christmas cookie. I am a planner. I like to have a general plan for my posts for the year. Each December & January, I figure out what I want to post for the year. Most posts are general like fall side or spring salad. When I started thinking about the fall and winter holiday posts, I wanted to learn more about how Christmas was celebrated by my ancestry. And since Lucy and I

Gift Giving Guide

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Kerry

A Gift Giving Guide for products that are unique, beautiful, and just what you are looking for from a company that is committed to giving back. I was thinking today about how things have changed over the years. We are more conscience about the products we buy. We want to buy more products that are produced more greenly. We want to buy from companies that give back and are aware of treating people well. As we head into this Christmas season and buy the gifts for our friends and family, we want to buy things that kill two birds with

Celebrating Christmas in Sweden and Lussekatter Buns

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Kerry

Lussekatter Buns are a Swedish Saffron Bun. They are a part of the Christmas celebration in Sweden. They are served the morning of December 13th for breakfast. We are continuing on in our Christmas series. Today we are looking at Celebrating Christmas in Sweden. My great grandfather immigrated from Sweden. Like Germany, I discovered some of our traditions came from Sweden. We had an angel chime that is beautiful. It is a Swedish tradition. The main celebration for Christmas in Sweden is on December 13th. It is St. Lucia Day. St. Lucia was a young girl who was martyred for

Celebrating Christmas in Germany and Spritz Cookies

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Kerry

Many of the traditional Christmas foods in Germany are sweets. Spritz Cookies are one of those many. They are mildly sweet and perfect for eating a bunch. We are going to be learning how Christmas is celebrated in the countries of our (the three of us) origin. I’m also going to visit Christmas celebrations in Israel and Egypt. Lucy and my ancestors are from Germany, Sweden, and England. Jamie’s ancestors are from Germany, Russia, Czech and England. Because I am limited on how many posts I have before Christmas, I am going to be posting about Germany, Sweden, Czech, and

Peppermint Oreo Chocolate Cake

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Lucy

What’s better than a chocolate cake?? A Peppermint Oreo Chocolate Cake! Perfect for Christmas parties! This cake came about into being because I wanted to make my chocolate pudding cake even better. And what’s better than adding both Oreos & Peppermint to an already delicious chocolate cake! I absolutely love both Oreos & peppermint. And I love them combined with chocolate! So I added them all together in this cake and it turned out delicious! So if you’re looking for an amazing yet really easy cake to make for your holiday get-togethers or parties try this one out. It’s looks

Snow Covered Pine Cones

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Kerry

Snow Covered Pine Cones are a super easy craft decoration and only require 3 things to make them. They are so easy kids can do it. Oh friends, let have a little heart to heart about crafts. I do not do crafts. I’m too much of a perfectionist to do crafts. They drive me nuts because they never come out the way I picture in my head. Up until now, I have left the crafts to Lucy and Jamie. And they have done a marvelous job. It’s possible that my eye-hand coordination is bad. I just never can make things

Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Lucy

Crushed candy canes combined with my favorite chocolate cookie recipe make these peppermint chocolate cookies a holiday favorite. I love Thanksgiving and fall in general so usually I try to keep Christmas stuff to after Christmas. But this year, I’ve already broken out the peppermint creamer and already watched a Christmas movie or two on the Hallmark Channel. And since I’ve broken out the peppermint with my creamer, it’s a great time to break out the peppermint in my baking as well. I love the combo of chocolate and peppermint and these cookies are a great little bite of

Learning to Gift Yourself

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jamie H

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HolidayGlow #CollectiveBias A few weeks ago I had an appointment for my annual. Every woman’s favorite day, for sure. So there I am sitting on the examining table clothed in a gown and sheet. And I looked down at my feet and was completely mortified! My legs were so hairy, and my toenails had specks of nail polish from the last time I had painted them, which had obviously been quite some time. I had been running around like crazy taking care of