Day 3 - All Things Hallmark

Christmas season starts with a good Hallmark Channel movie.

I can’t help but be a little obsessed with all things Hallmark. I anxiously await how many new movies will be coming out for the year and read each description to plan my viewing.

This year I was so excited to learn there was a companion book! Like Christmas morning all month long! This book is very fun and full of behind the scene information about the movies. fun recipes and stories. My girls and I made some fun things from the book. There is a chocolate chip cookies recipe that was very good.

If you love the movies I highly recommend this book.

Day 2 - Christmas Scones

When the pandemic was in full swing I took up a new hobby - making scones.

Maybe it was my love of tea parties. Maybe it was a 24-hour Downton Abbey marathon on TV. I am not sure how it started, but it continued for quite a while. I have gone through many variations and they go well with a holiday breakfast.

I don’t make them to the extent I did during the spring, but we enjoy a good scone for breakfast sometimes. For the holidays I love the idea of creating a subtile color palette with food. This particular morning I baked them with dried cranberries and pistachios to give them the slight red and green look. They were a hit!