If you’re lucky enough to not be the host for the upcoming holidays, do your host a favor and bring a thoughtful gift! If you can bake, try Martha Stewart’s lime meltaways. I blogged about them here. The Barefoot Contessa’s Orange Chocolate Chunk Cake is really impressive and not too challenging. Food Network has [...]
Posts Tagged ‘holidays’
Be a Good Holiday Guest
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, Christmas shopping, gifts, holidays, hostess gifts, recipes on December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holidays, video on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of Mother’s Day, I have to share a video I find hilarious (although others find it incredibly irritating).
Meaningful Mother’s Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged charity, holidays, mother's day on May 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Many of us are sick of sending flowers and buying mani/pedi gift certificates to thank our moms for their love. How about doing something charitable instead? So many charities make it easy as pie to donate online and many will even send a card or message to your mom for you! Women for Women International [...]
Valentine’s Day Wrap Up
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cooking, holidays, party, recipe, restaurant on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friday we had some friends over for dinner and I made Savory Palmiers, Boeuf Bourguignon, and Molten Chocolate Cakes. Palmiers look like this: They are usually made with sugar and served as a dessert but Ina Garten has a recipe for them in Back to Basics that is a perfect appetizer. They are made with [...]
Funny and Terrifying
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holidays on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just when I thought Christmas was over, I came across the blog Sketchy Santas. While the pictures are hilarious, most of these Santas look like they are (or should be) on some sort of sex offender registry. Here are some of my favorites:
Small Appliance Dreams Do Come True
Posted in Cooking, tagged holidays on December 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s been a very happy Christmas here at the Post/Gottlieb household. My parents were very generous this year (as usual) and gave me what every young, hip, 27-year old wants… a new KitchenAid mixer!!! They gave Matt the Nintendo Wii system, but strangely forgot to give us the year of marriage counseling we will need [...]
Foodie Gift Ideas
Posted in Cooking, tagged holidays, shopping on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you have a foodie or cook in your life who needs a holiday gift, here are some ideas for every budget. Under $20 Gift: A Microplane Rasp Grater is only $14.95 and is perfect for zesting citrus fruits, finely grating cheese and chasing your loved ones around the house (I’m just trying to keep [...]
Streusel Coffeecake
Posted in Cooking, tagged coffee cake, holidays, recipe, streusel on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a recipe I posted back in 2009. I made this cake tonight for Matt to bring to a teacher breakfast tomorrow and I was reminded how great it is for the holidays. It’s amazing and awful. Amazingly delicious and awfully bad for you. I’m fairly certain that one of the Christmas miracles is [...]
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