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An English Christmas: Roast Goose & Plum Pudding

I’m sitting by a cozy fire in snowy Seattle, sipping a margarita and eating chips and salsa. We’re having Christmas tamales tonight. Tamales I brought up from Los Angeles.
Last night, we had a traditional English Christmas dinner. Actually it was inspired by Southwestern France — so it was really more of a hybrid English/French dinner.
But [...]
Holiday Food Memories
My Christmas Wish List: Kitchen Gadgets

It’s Christmastime, the season to give and receive. Of course, what I want more than anything is more gadgets and whosie-whats-its for my kitchen. And once again I’m sure my husband has absolutely no idea what to buy me.
Dear Husband, this post is for you. Just click and add to cart.
I don’t blame Dear Husband [...]
My Christmas list
Reverse Osmosis Water Filter
This is my number-one priority, since I am constantly having to lug distilled water back from the market. Needs to remove fluoride. Not sure which one to get yet. If anyone has any suggestions, please comment.
Shower Filter
Needs to remove chlorine — I hate getting out of the shower feeling all itchy. [...]
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
“Sleigh Ride”
J Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson, 1948
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling too
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling “Yoo hoo,”
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap, let's go, [...]






