
We have been making and wrapping Christmas gifts in the last weeks. And if some of them just don’t need to be wrapped (as the bean bag pictured above), in some case the wrapping can be as important as the gift itself. Read the rest of this entry →

My DH is sharing a French Traditional Holiday recipe from his childhood today: French Gingerbread.
In France, Gingerbread is a very strong Alsacian tradition. Baked around St Nicholas (Dec 6th), it is often shaped like the saint, his donkey or other Holiday characters.
The Legend says St Nicholas comes each year and brings gifts and sweets to the “good” children. He is always followed by his companion Père Fouettard, that threatens the little rascals with his switch.