Sparkling Mulled Wine
Thanks to Dasani Sparkling Water for sponsoring this post.
I’ve got the best idea ever and I should charge a bajillion dollars for it or copyright it or just, uh, actually do it myself. But I’m too lazy for all that. So I’m just going to blather it into the interwebz and hope you all use it. And invite me. Here’s the best idea ever: a cozy, sparkly winter drink party!
Hot Buttered Rum Recipe
I wrote this post as part of the Plugrá Butter Brigade. Thanks, Plugrá, for sponsoring this post and for making my favorite butter!
It’s after Thanksgiving so it’s time for AGGRESSIVE HOLIDAY MUSIC (not that I haven’t been listening to it since before Turkey Day. I do what I want.) I thought I’d create a little hall-decking song playlist for you to enjoy, but that turned out to be a lot harder than I anticipated.
Boozy Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
I wrote this post as part of the Plugrá Butter Brigade. Thanks, Plugrá, for sponsoring this post and for making my favorite butter!
Some people are so good at friending. They drop a thoughtful gift by your house out of nowhere. They buy those blank-inside cards to write you a letter instead of looking for the ones with a prewritten message. They’re superb at keeping in touch.
Then there’s me. I have about the same talent at friending that I have at crafting, which is to say: none. I try! I’m just missing some critical relationship-building link in my brain somewhere, I think.
Spoon-Up Homemade Eggnog
Who even am I, you guys? Just this past week, I’ve taken up a craft, put up two items that could be considered Christmas decor in my apartment, and made homemade eggnog for the first time. I’m basically Martha Stewart now. Except for the multimillion dollar empire. Whatev.
One of the things I love about the middle school where I teach is that the students learn how to be entrepreneurs by running their own business. We have dedicated time every week called Marketplace where they produce and price inventory they will sell at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday. We raise chickens and bees to sell eggs and honey, make pottery, produce a literary journal, and create a whole host of crafts to sell. I’m in charge of the literary journal, since I’ve never had a crafting bone in my body — until now!
This post is sponsored by Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
Cranberry Cheesecake Pastry Braid
You know what makes me laugh? Those videos that purport to show you a “simple hairdo for your kid’s busy school days!” and instead show a mom flippin’ CROCHETING her daughter’s hair, strand by strand, into an elaborate representation of the Greek gods lounging around drinking wine and brandishing caduceuses. YOU KNOW, NO BIGGIE. Just a little tip for busy moms!
