No, I wasn’t lazy with my gift giving or my consumerism or my waste reduction attempts. My laziness is that I have simply been too preoccupied to look at my computer for the past week. So I formally apologize for my lack of postings.
I literally spent Christmas Eve baking up a storm. I had Parmesan cheese crackers and gingerbread shaped as stars and lining my kitchen counters like an edible galaxy.
I had my first go at making cream puffs which were much easier than anticipated, and I also made some beautiful petit fours (mini, chocolate-dipped cakes). They fit perfectly into tissue lined egg cartons and made lovely little 6-pack gifts. Continue reading