Ah the first day of holidays from work. You can almost feel at loose ends. It has been such a nice day so far, getting up, having a breakfast of pancakes covered in bananas, blackberries and blueberries smothered in real maple syrup with my baby. It is a rare treat to be able to have breakfast with my guy during the week and it definitely started the day off right.
I made a pan of cherry nut bars and just got up from a decadent time of sitting and watching television in the middle of the afternoon. I am going to go now into the kitchen and make some pie pastry so I can make a couple dozen butter tarts. I just love a homemade butter tart, flaky pastry, rich running syrup in the centre, stuffed with plump raisins. And if you have never made butter tarts from scratch, you must. They make the ones you buy in the grocery store, pre-made in some factory, pale in comparison. The trick for me will be not to eat too many as they come out of the oven!
Tonight is set aside for all those last minutes jobs we all have to do just before the holidays including doing some cleaning so the house is tip top ready for the holiday. We will be spending Christmas Eve with my parents and Christmas day with my guys and then two days later my birthday. It is a great time of year for celebrating. I have to remind myself to set a few goals for the cookbook so I get some more work done on it over the holidays but I hope you will be just like me, and take full advantage of every opportunity to enjoy this most wonderful time of the year!
I am all caught up on your glorious blog. It is just as fulfilling as sitting down and relaxing with a glass of wine and reading some great pages out of a novel.
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I can't wait for the book!!!!