WOW!!  It really is 2013.  We had a great Christmas and an uneventful New Years.  {Sick kids make it hard to party on New Year’s Eve.}  Luckily for my kids Santa found his way to our house once again bringing all kinds of fun things including a new scroll saw for me!!  It has been on my wish list for quite some time and this was the year!  {I should have totally taken a picture of me with my new toy, but alas I didn’t.}  Unfortunately we having been having some really cold weather here that I just haven’t been

Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.  We got a fun surprise here in Dallas- A White Christmas!!  That just doesn’t happen very often, but around noon the raindrops turned to the most beautiful big flakes and covered the ground – enough for all the kids in the neighborhood to bundle up, make snowmen, and slide down whatever little hill they could find-  Merry Christmas to us!

The snow is gone, but the cooler weather is still here . . . perfect time for soup, especially if you have a little leftover holiday ham.  We cooked

Ready or not, here it comes . . . another New Year.  We hope this one is filled with love, laughter, happiness, success, and of course delicious days!

Before we move on, here is the list of our 12 most viewed recipes of 2012.  We must admit, there were a couple that surprised us . . .   Are your favorites included?

#1  Crispy Smashed Potatoes

#2  Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas

#3 Thin Mint Cookie Bark

#4 Red Velvet Crepes

#5 Butterscotch Brownies with Brown Sugar Frosting

#6  Owl Always Love You Cupcakes

#7 Our Signature Caramel Potatoes

#8  Tortellini Skewers

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We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a fabulous New Year! We have so much fun sharing our recipes and musings . . . thanks for all your comments and support, it is a blessing to connect with each of you!

We’re going to take a few days to enjoy this time with family- see you next week to start off a delicious 2013!

 Wishing you all the joy, love, and peace of Christmas.

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