2013 A Year in Review

Last year, I posted a year in review a couple of days early. This year, it’s better late than never…  In January, we celebrated some birthdays and Baptism anniversaries with family and friends. I also continued to take a lot of photos of our little boy. February saw our little boy crawling and pulling himself…

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Sugar Cookies and Icing

These sugar cookies are more like shortbread cookies. They are not very sweet which means sweet icing complements them perfectly. The almond flavor of the cookies and the sugary sweetness of the icing taste very good together. Supplies: Cookie cutters #2 metal tip (we use Wilton, sizes vary between brands) Various other metal tips (optional, depending on how…

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Nordic Ware Cakes

Our eldest received a Nordic Ware Fairytale Cottage Bundt Pan for Christmas and she wasted no time in using it.  First, she made, what we called a “Christmas Cottage” for her youngest brother’s birthday.  She used the gingerbread cake recipe that came with the bundt pan, adding a few Betty Crocker Holly Berry Decor sprinkles, and it tasted delicious.…

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