For the two of us Christmas means a lot from-scratch cooking. It also usally means a trip to Little Chute and Cudahy, our hometowns in Wisconsin.  Since we weren't going home, my parents were going to come up for the weekend, but my mom wasn't feeling well at the last moment. With Scott having to work Christmas Eve and me having to work on Monday we decided driving home wouldn't be worth it. So on Christmas Eve I prepped our Christmas dinner while Scott was helping all the procrastinators.  But the show had to go on. It was going to be a smaller occasion, but you can't just ignore Christmas after all.  I woke up Christmas morning at 6 am. Not because I was excited to open my gifts, but to bring out the challah and cinnamon rolls so they could proof.  For the last five Christmases we've opened presents with Brooke's whole family.    This was the first time in my life that I haven't spent Christmas with my famil...

I had received a box of scone mix for a Christmas gift this week. I had Scott prepare them for breakfast. "Why are you taking my picture when I'm not doing anything?" Yup. While he did that I juiced a bunch of limes we had in the fridge that were starting to go bad. I like to separate it into ice cube trays and freeze them. I started the molasses cookies on Saturday before work. I had to chill them for a few hours, so I just let them sit over night. While our scones were baking Scott finished making his favorite cookies.   The scones actually turned out pretty good. They were crisp on the outside and light and airy, like a biscuit, on the inside. Most scones I've had in the past were just crumbly. Not bad for packaged food. I finally finished my advent calendar. Just in time too, only one week left! I had my first piece of chocolate from this year's calendar. We each get one per day. I cleaned up the kitchen, like I...