This Saturday night was spent with my good friend Jennifer baking holiday cookies. Besides destroying a kitchen and leaving chocolate ganache everywhere, the cookies were darn good. My friends have a nickname for me when I cook. The Swedish Chef. I have a habit of obliterating everything around me. And making an utter mess. However, the Gingerbread […]
Tag Archives: Holidays
November
26
Happy Thanksgiving
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
“Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes. Halftimes take 12 minutes. This is not coincidence.” — Erma Bombeck 394 years of Thanksgiving. Because of the combination of tradition and invention, Thanksgiving appeals to the past and to the future. The holiday celebrates ancestor worship and its acceptance of diversity. […]
November
24
Think Tank: Thanksgiving
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Zoë Lance.:
? Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Despite the history and commercialization (which are complete downers I’m not going to talk about tonight), I think Thanksgiving is a moment that Americans need and need to share. Beyond the food, the thing I love about Thanksgiving is that it’s an opportunity…
October
02
Countdown to Halloween!
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on iheartfilm:
October holds a special place in my holiday heart because I get to celebrate my favorite day of the year, Halloween. Just picture it. A darkened theater, a bucket of popcorn, sitting terrified and curled up in a ball; just for the scare of it! ‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night.’…
October
01
Halloween Thursdays: Alfred Hitchcock Movies
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on ASSHOLES WATCHING MOVIES :
Wandering Through the Shelves has us celebrating Halloween all month, representing a bit of a blindspot for me since I have a pretty low tolerance for being scared. So, when paying tribute to the Master of Suspense, I have selected three of my favourite (but not necessarily the scariest)…
February
14
Valentine’s Day 2015 – As Time Goes By
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Valentine’s Day remains one of my favorite holidays regardless of whether I am single or dating someone. It remains for me an annual reminder to be grateful for love in our lives. And so I find myself Valentine’s Day morning working on my Oscar List and watching one of my favorite movies – Casablanca. Call […]
December
25
Christmas at Starbucks
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
I have two Christmas traditions. On Christmas Eve, my roommate throws a small party at my loft. We usually end up watching “Home Alone”, “Scrooged”, and some random movie – this year “Best in Show.” Max and Zoe watch the guests and hope for table scraps. My second tradition is on Christmas Day walking down to […]
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