The Reason for the Season

I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I hope wherever you are, that you are celebrating and enjoying the true meaning of this holiday time.  As much as I love all the hoopla, the pretty tree with lights, decorations, presents, stockings hanging by the fireplace, the amazing dinner with family and friends, sometimes those things aren’t possible. Be it finances, health or distance from those we love, we can’t always recreate the Hallmark card event. So in a simple way, on this special day, just taking a moment to say I LOVE you can be the best gift any one can receive.

Thank you for connecting with me by reading this blog. It means the world. I LOVE you!

YDP

Recipe: Honey Mustard Apple Chicken

Recipes this time of year are usually related to festive fare. Yet we still need food to eat beyond the Christmas table. Unfortunately most people are so busy with shopping and parties, meal time is the last thing on their list.  So quick trip to a take away or pizza delivery suffices.  We could use a recipe that is quick and easy and still relatively healthy. Because we will have enough indulgence for the month of December, right? Enter the Honey Mustard Apple Chicken. Served with a nice rice pilaf and green beans sauteed in shallots and this could become your go to dinner for 2017! Continue reading

Recipe: Woman Crush Wednesday

I’m back in London and ready to fire up the oven for another edition of Woman Crush Wednesday!  My fav day of the week. Another female chef is going to be getting the love and we are getting an amazing recipe recreated live on Snapchat (my username is blissbakery if you’d like to come watch). With this being the last Wednesday before Christmas we have to make something festive.  But with all the temptations looming, it would be nice to have a not so naughty option. Enter the ever fabulous healthy eating expert Amelia Freer.  She is the British nutritionist that not only has two best selling cookery books but has helped umpteen celebs get on the right track with a passion for good, clean food. Continue reading

Sunday Spotlight Snap Sista Recap #3

As the line from the famous festive song says “I’ll be home for the holidays”, that is where I am at the moment. Well, I am in America with my family and since home is where the heart is, then I am home.  So I won’t be doing a Sunday Spotlight Snap Sista episode today. But I thought it would be a good time to do another recap. Since I have done three recaps before (which you can read if you click here, here and here), I’d like to give the final twelve of the 39 amazing honorees their moment in the blogosphere sun. You see, not everyone who reads the blog is on Snapchat, so it’s always nice for them to learn about some really cool people out there in social media who got some love from me on their special day. Continue reading

Crafty Christmas

Tis the season to break out all the creativity. There are so many opportunities to decorate, bake, and make homemade pressies.  But not everyone is inclined to do it themselves. Time is one reason and another is talent. In our mind we might look at something on pinterest and think “oh I can re-create that” and it turns out nothing like the photo. They even have a whole webpage of “pinterest fails” which is sadly funny! Continue reading

Freddie Buttons for WCW!

 

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Today is usually Woman Crush Wednesday, the day I save for my female chefs.  I recreate one of their recipes live on Snapchat (my username is blissbakery) and I post a love story about the honoree on here.  But today I am in America visiting my family.  I will take a break from the kitchen to devote the precious time to them.  However, I am sharing a little story about a special someone,  Freddy ButtonsContinue reading