Comments on: A Holiday Giveaway! http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/ Making your days taste better. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dory http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17346 Dory Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:02:32 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17346 Egg Nog Milkshakes. YUM! Egg Nog Milkshakes. YUM!

]]> By: Sylvia http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17345 Sylvia Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:55:06 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17345 My mom used to start her Christmas baking just after Thanksgiving. We are Swedish and there were Pepparkakor (gingersnaps), Spritsar (butter cookie rings), Cardemom Coffee Cake with dried fruit, Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Dried dates rolled in powdered sugar, fudge, sugar cookies, etc. Baking brings back all kinds of fond childhood memories. On Christmas Eve we always ate Lutfisk. It is traditionally codfish that has been dried over the summer, soaked in lye (!) and then put in a waterbath until it was time to bake or broil it. It was served with peeled white potatoes, white sauce and green peas. When I was little I really didn't like the taste of this rather butchered fish and only took a little bit, and lots of potatoes. I then covered it all with gobs of white sauce sprinkled with allspice and my parents "never noticed" that I hadn't taken much Lutfisk. We ate this meal by candlelight so I always figured they wouldn't know I had had mostly potatoes. My mom used to start her Christmas baking just after Thanksgiving. We are Swedish and there were Pepparkakor (gingersnaps), Spritsar (butter cookie rings), Cardemom Coffee Cake with dried fruit, Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Dried dates rolled in powdered sugar, fudge, sugar cookies, etc. Baking brings back all kinds of fond childhood memories.
On Christmas Eve we always ate Lutfisk. It is traditionally codfish that has been dried over the summer, soaked in lye (!) and then put in a waterbath until it was time to bake or broil it. It was served with peeled white potatoes, white sauce and green peas. When I was little I really didn’t like the taste of this rather butchered fish and only took a little bit, and lots of potatoes. I then covered it all with gobs of white sauce sprinkled with allspice and my parents “never noticed” that I hadn’t taken much Lutfisk. We ate this meal by candlelight so I always figured they wouldn’t know I had had mostly potatoes.

]]> By: Tracey http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17344 Tracey Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:54:15 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17344 Toffee. Yum. We give it as gifts and people go crazy for it! Toffee. Yum. We give it as gifts and people go crazy for it!

]]> By: Sophie http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17343 Sophie Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:30:37 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17343 Annie, your site brings me such joy! Thank you for sharing your passion. Growing up, it was just my mom and I. Both she and I have a sweet tooth that is a force to be reckoned with! Knowing this about ourselves, we would only make our "all-time-favorite" indulgence around the Holiday Season. That indulgence was (and still is) the Perfect Sugar Cookie with Buttercream Frosting. I remember one particular Christmas as we were making these cookies, my mom was manning the oven while I so carefully tried to frost the cookies. She was loading and unloading the oven every 8-10 minutes and eating cookies along the way. When the last batch of cookies left the oven, she turned around to place them on the cooling rack and noticed 6 cookies that all had ONE BITE missing from them! Apparently, she lost track of the cookies she was eating (as she was so diligently manning the oven) and kept taking one bite out of a new cookie each time! We still have laughs about that from time to time. I love baking during the holidays and think of my mom as I bake and frost our favorite indulgence each season. Annie, your site brings me such joy! Thank you for sharing your passion.

Growing up, it was just my mom and I. Both she and I have a sweet tooth that is a force to be reckoned with! Knowing this about ourselves, we would only make our “all-time-favorite” indulgence around the Holiday Season. That indulgence was (and still is) the Perfect Sugar Cookie with Buttercream Frosting. I remember one particular Christmas as we were making these cookies, my mom was manning the oven while I so carefully tried to frost the cookies. She was loading and unloading the oven every 8-10 minutes and eating cookies along the way. When the last batch of cookies left the oven, she turned around to place them on the cooling rack and noticed 6 cookies that all had ONE BITE missing from them! Apparently, she lost track of the cookies she was eating (as she was so diligently manning the oven) and kept taking one bite out of a new cookie each time!

We still have laughs about that from time to time. I love baking during the holidays and think of my mom as I bake and frost our favorite indulgence each season.

]]> By: Cate http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17342 Cate Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:38:32 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17342 I LOVE stollen on Christmas morning. We've eaten it for as long as I can remember, and even though I usually don't love marzipan or candied fruit, it's such a tradition I can't resist! I LOVE stollen on Christmas morning. We’ve eaten it for as long as I can remember, and even though I usually don’t love marzipan or candied fruit, it’s such a tradition I can’t resist!

]]> By: Brenda http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17341 Brenda Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:10:54 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17341 For the past several years I have been making gift baskets with homemade soup, bread and cookies for friends and family. I put on Christmas movies (Miracle on 34th Street) and just cook away the stress!! Thank you for your wonderful blog, the care and time you put into it really show. Merry Christmas!! For the past several years I have been making gift baskets with homemade soup, bread and cookies for friends and family. I put on Christmas movies (Miracle on 34th Street) and just cook away the stress!! Thank you for your wonderful blog, the care and time you put into it really show. Merry Christmas!!

]]> By: Brittany Nicole http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17340 Brittany Nicole Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:23:20 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17340 Mom always makes Five Cup Salad (coconut, madarian oranges, pineapple chucks, marshmellows and sour cream) and taught me to make it when I was a little girl. So every year when going home for Christmas, mom has the 5 ingredients sitting, waiting, for me to mix! Mom always makes Five Cup Salad (coconut, madarian oranges, pineapple chucks, marshmellows and sour cream) and taught me to make it when I was a little girl. So every year when going home for Christmas, mom has the 5 ingredients sitting, waiting, for me to mix!

]]> By: Lori http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17339 Lori Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:35:50 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17339 My husband and I don't have any holiday traditions yet, but hopefully we'll establish a big breakfast tradition - homemade cinnamon rolls, homemade pancakes, eggs, bacon/sausage - the works! My husband and I don’t have any holiday traditions yet, but hopefully we’ll establish a big breakfast tradition – homemade cinnamon rolls, homemade pancakes, eggs, bacon/sausage – the works!

]]> By: Vanessa http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17338 Vanessa Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:09:04 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17338 Almond rocha and crescent cookies... mmm so yummy! Almond rocha and crescent cookies… mmm so yummy!

]]> By: Tracy http://annies-eats.com/2009/12/15/a-holiday-giveaway/#comment-17337 Tracy Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:29:25 +0000 http://annies-eats.com/?p=2426#comment-17337 I have always brought something to my family holidays every year since I graduated high school. It started with bringing a veggie tray, then moved onto the green bean casserole, and it has evolved from there. For the past 5 years I have been bringing my awesome sweet potato casserole. I mash real sweet potatoes and mix with spices, add a sweet borwn sugar, butter, and chopped pecans. My aunt who is gluten intolerant can even eat this casserole because I use rice powder. I must say that everyone raves about it! I just love your site, I check it about twice a week to see what new recipes you post. Baking is one of my guilty pleasures! I have always brought something to my family holidays every year since I graduated high school. It started with bringing a veggie tray, then moved onto the green bean casserole, and it has evolved from there. For the past 5 years I have been bringing my awesome sweet potato casserole. I mash real sweet potatoes and mix with spices, add a sweet borwn sugar, butter, and chopped pecans. My aunt who is gluten intolerant can even eat this casserole because I use rice powder. I must say that everyone raves about it! I just love your site, I check it about twice a week to see what new recipes you post. Baking is one of my guilty pleasures!

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