I’m totally going to jump on the bandwagon here and do a recipe roundup of the top 10 recipes of 2010, as chosen by you, my readers.
It’s been an amazing, memorable year and I am eager to get started on the next one. So much happened this year, but the biggest thing was a small addition to our family and I couldn’t be happier about it. It feels like we are finally done, this family is complete. Maybe it’s just the thought of being pregnant again (shudder) that keeps me thinking this way. Either way, I am happy to have my family and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Before we get started, I just want to say thank you to my readers for being there for me. When I started this blog I had no idea how such a community could exist. Food bloggers are the kindest, most generous people and they are always there for you. My readers have to be the sincerest people and always ready to be my shoulder to cry on, or to boost me up when I am down. So thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
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Well here we are in the that awkward yet perfect time of year. The space between Christmas and New year’s. Some people take this time as holiday time, others are forced to work a couple of days in between. But whatever you did this year with your holiday time, it is coming to a close in a few days.
The presents have been unwrapped, the stockings unstuffed, the turkey’s been whittled down to a few leftover slices. Now is the time to prepare for the next bout of parties and get togethers for New Year’s Eve.
Sadly for us, and I’m sure a lot of other parents of young children, it’s almost impossible to go out on New Year’s. There’s the simple matter of overly priced babysitters in short supply, but there is also the mind set of myself and a few of my friends. Why spend all that money on babysitters, stay out abnormally late and then have to wake up bright and early on New Year’s Day simply because your kids don’t know it’s a holiday?
We prefer to eat our heart’s out at our own house, watch silly movies, go to bed at a semi-reasonable time and wake up to a new year bright and refreshed!
Speaking of waking up to a New year, you know what else it’s time for right? New Year’s resolutions. Something I’ve never been a big fan of. I simply don’t make them, and not just because I never keep my promises to myself. I don’t make resolutions because I use the whole year to make personal improvements and not just one night a year.
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Merry Christmas Everyone!
You may have noticed that there is no Culinary Fundamentals post today. I apologize. The holiday season is becoming extremely hectic and I have no time to come up with a from-scratch recipe for you just this minute. I am having a lot of fun with the series, so I am not giving up just yet, so stay tuned for more in the New Year!
Today I thought I would offer just a quick recipe for a very warming and comforting soup.
On those chilly winter nights when you need something quick and easy but tasty and maybe just a little more than plain, this soup is for you. With a vibrant blend of spices, vegetables and accoutrement, it makes for a tasty addition to your soup repertoire.
Don’t be afraid of the amount of spices in this blend, it really does give the soup that full flavour. If you don’t want it too spicy, simply leave out the cayenne and chile flakes and you should be fine!
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Today is one week until Christmas Eve! Can you believe it? It happened so fast this year, what with this being the first year our son will be conscious enough to understand about Santa and being generous and all that jazz. We’ve had so much fun setting up his gifts and talking about baking and leaving cookies out for Santa (and carrots for the reindeer of course!) and we’re getting all giddy, just like when we were kids.
Isn’t it odd that as you get older, Christmas begins to fade a little. It becomes less about the magic of the holiday and more about getting everything done in a timely manner, sending out those cards, getting your pictures taken, baking, presents, wrapping, shopping. When you have kids, that magic comes back. You see the sparkle in their eye when you tell them the story of Christmas (whatever that is to you…) and you see how magical and exciting this time of year can really be.
We still haven’t gone to visit Santa (I’m not brave enough to stand in a line-up for an hour with two small children waiting, and waiting, and waiting…). I see that in our futures, but not this year.
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