In the Kitchen

  When everyone's here, celebrating time together, we're outside a lot and it seems I'm always trying to get back to the house so we'll have something to eat. I fix as much as I can ahead of time, but kitchen time is still required in the midst of the visiting. I mixed up a batch of cinnamon rolls one evening

And quesadillas one day for dinner

Taco Soup is always a quick-to-make-ahead-of-time favorite

But our girl had been on a roll in her kitchen before Christmas as well

She brought us beautiful and delicious sourdough loaves (one is dark chocolate and cranberry and the other disappeared before I thought to get a picture. And Apple Cider Caramels, along with Lemon Ricotta Cookies (recipe coming soon!) and dipped pretzels

AND she dehydrated oranges for days in order to make mulled spice packages and jam and candles! 😂🥰 

And eggnog to accompany the Sour Cream Cranberry Pound Cake that I always make (resurrecting an old photo from a few years ago)

Plus, she has a career and a toddler. And no, she doesn't get that from me. She gets all the credit and I hope she was able to relax and kick back a little while she was here, because she deserves some downtime.

I think both of our kitchens should be closed for a few days. LOL