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Cooking Up a Storm

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Hope your holiday celebrations have been as magnificent as mine have been! Since our son arrived home from Ireland, we have been cooking up a storm. All the dishes he has been craving, and some new experiments as well. On one of his first nights home, we made homemade pasta for linguine and clams. It was so delicious.

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We made a rum cake, which was sensational. Wish I could show you a photo of that, but it is long gone. Here is a link to a similar recipe.  

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For Christmas, of course there was prime rib roast and mashed potatoes and a fancy salad. Ahren and I did make a really yummy bread wreath that came out great. We had to jerry-rig a tube pan out of a cheesecake pan and a tin can in the center.

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Here it is before rising and baking.

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And here is the finished result. It was pretty amazing. The recipe is called Pull Apart Garlic Butter Wreath by Half Baked Harvest. It wasn't hard to make and in fact, we had a good laugh while we were cutting out the dough into all those squares. It makes tons, and I mean you could feed 12 people this thing!

It's been so wonderful to have our son home. I do not want to see him go home on Friday. We really have hardly left the house. Of course our weather is really acting up, so it is cozy to just stay in. His sister Sara has come over several times to visit and it's been great to see the two siblings together. And of course, Eva is having a blast with Uncle BroBo.

Happy holidays from our house to yours!

27 responses to “Cooking Up a Storm”

  1. I’m so glad you’re having a good visit! Enjoy what’s left of your time, it’s so hard when they have to leave! Happy New Year!

  2. I’m so glad you’re having a good visit! Enjoy what’s left of your time, it’s so hard when they have to leave! Happy New Year!

  3. I’m so glad you’re having a good visit! Enjoy what’s left of your time, it’s so hard when they have to leave! Happy New Year!

  4. A wonderful visit! And safe travels for your son. Happy New Year! My grands also have an Uncle BroBro!

  5. A wonderful visit! And safe travels for your son. Happy New Year! My grands also have an Uncle BroBro!

  6. A wonderful visit! And safe travels for your son. Happy New Year! My grands also have an Uncle BroBro!

  7. What a great picture of your kids! And the food looks delicious–that bread wreath is very tempting to try! Enjoy your time together! ❤️
    PS Was Ozzie happy to see his big brother? 🐶

  8. What a great picture of your kids! And the food looks delicious–that bread wreath is very tempting to try! Enjoy your time together! ❤️
    PS Was Ozzie happy to see his big brother? 🐶

  9. What a great picture of your kids! And the food looks delicious–that bread wreath is very tempting to try! Enjoy your time together! ❤️
    PS Was Ozzie happy to see his big brother? 🐶

  13. Nice to hear that all is working out for your extra special holiday time. Enjoy it all,
    Mary

  14. Nice to hear that all is working out for your extra special holiday time. Enjoy it all,
    Mary

  15. Nice to hear that all is working out for your extra special holiday time. Enjoy it all,
    Mary

  16. So glad you are having a great visit. Half Baked Harvest has great recipes; I haven’t seen this bread and will have to check it out.

  17. So glad you are having a great visit. Half Baked Harvest has great recipes; I haven’t seen this bread and will have to check it out.

  18. So glad you are having a great visit. Half Baked Harvest has great recipes; I haven’t seen this bread and will have to check it out.

  19. Looks like a wonderful visit. Glad he got here safely and wishing him a safe trip home. Food looks really good. Happy New Year to you all.

  20. Looks like a wonderful visit. Glad he got here safely and wishing him a safe trip home. Food looks really good. Happy New Year to you all.

  21. Looks like a wonderful visit. Glad he got here safely and wishing him a safe trip home. Food looks really good. Happy New Year to you all.

  22. I could live on bread alone….really, I could! I’m so glad you’ve had such a wonderful visit.
    Does Ahren have to quarantine when he gets back to Ireland? Everything is so complicated. My head hurts.

  23. I could live on bread alone….really, I could! I’m so glad you’ve had such a wonderful visit.
    Does Ahren have to quarantine when he gets back to Ireland? Everything is so complicated. My head hurts.

  24. I could live on bread alone….really, I could! I’m so glad you’ve had such a wonderful visit.
    Does Ahren have to quarantine when he gets back to Ireland? Everything is so complicated. My head hurts.