Posts by Annie Holland
Christmas Mini tarts with caramelized pear jam and pecans in 3 easy steps!
As I promised in my post yesterday, here is the recipe for the mini tarts I made for Christmas. Very easy and less time consuming than most recipes for sweets. You would need:1 package of pie crust ( there are 2 crusts inside)1 jar of jam ( I used caramelized pear jam but you can…
Read MoreChristmas cookies 2009
I was thinking if I should name this post ” Cookie baking from Hell”, but then I thought it would be easier to find the posting later if I put only the ” Christmas cookies”. 🙂 Long story short, I spent 8 straight hours baking sheet by sheet ( no, I don’t have one of…
Read MoreFree gift from me and “10 things you sould remember if you want to survive Elementary school Cultural days”
First of all, let me tell you that I am giving away as a freebie my PDF presentation about the Christmas and New year celebration in Bulgaria.The presentation is in English, it’s for grade level 1-2, the size is around 3-4 MB If you are interested, all you have to do is to subscribe to…
Read MoreUp and running + a 30%OFF Inkubook coupon!
I am flying! Seriously!My Christmas came early this year- one Quad core, 1TB HDD, 8GB RAM, 23″ and a ton of husband’s love later I am extremely happy!I think I finally found the solution to my never ending computer problems! Anyway, I announce that we had a deal with my better half-if I ever (…
Read MoreThe best (Saffron) Salmon soup
I haven’t made fish soup more than a year. I don’t know why, probably because the kids prefer the baked/fried fish more, but it’s a real shame because I have the best recipe for Salmon soup with saffron.So, last week I wanted to cook something warm, like a soup, because it was such a chilly…
Read MoreBad news and good news
Dear friends,Unfortunately I have good news and bad news!The bad news is that this Friday my laptop AND my server both died unexpectedly so I am computerless and Internetless this week( might be even more than a week). Weep and feel for me, because my pain is great :-)! The good news is that I…
Read MoreRudolf, the red nose ….woolly bear caterpillar!
When we moved to NY state one of these guys was waiting on the steps of our house: http://www.coldspringschool.org/Mill/wooly.html They are called Woolly Bears and are the cutest caterpillars you ever saw! I mean usually I am very ” insects=ugh-yuck” person, but even I had to admit that my kids are right and this is…
Read MoreA new option for my Bulgarian readers!
Dear friends,I have been asked numerous times to translate my content in Bulgarian but I always thought it very time consuming. Although I still think that translating would be indeed very time consuming, I think I found a way to make it work and I have the pleasure to announce that my Bulgarian readers would…
Read MoreThe 3 things you need for an awesome Thanksgiving dinner (Roasted chicken with mushrooms and onions)
You know how there are these lists of things you need to make your Christmas perfect? Well, I have my 3 things you absolutely need to have a perfect Thanksgiving dinner: -Friends, Pie and Turkey!If you lack even one, it’s not the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. This year I have more things than ever to be…
Read MoreChristmas ornaments galore!
Hi all, more than a week ago I made couple of ornaments that I didn’t manage to post earlier, so here they are. These two are very similar. I had a great idea for couple of ball ornaments but unfortunately I can’t work on it right now, so it will have to wait. This one…
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