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Twosday XIX: Holiday 2014 Edition

Published on December 2, 2014 By Emily. Updated on December 2, 2014

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Roasted CSA Foods I contributed to Thanksgiving dinner
1.  Brussels sprouts (obsessed.)
2.  Beets

Movies I’ve added to our Netflix queue, to be watched before Christmas
1.  The Muppet Christmas Carol
2.  White Christmas

Stores I dragged Brian into while we were visiting relatives for Thanksgiving
1.  IKEA
2.  Paper Source (a new favorite)

Temptations I’m resisting
1.  Opening the Christmas presents we got from my in-laws when we saw them for Thanksgiving
2.  Opening the bag of Hershey Kisses I bought to make Peanut Butter Blossoms

cranberry lemon bars

Cookies I’ve baked recently
1.  Cranberry Lemon Squares from Everybody Loves Sandwiches – I brought these to Thanksgiving dinner and they were a hit.  I’ll be writing a post all about them soon.
2.  Cinnamon Sugar Slice-and-Bake Cookies from Savvy Eats – these came to the first cookie swap of the year and they came out great.  Plus they were really easy.  I’ll definitely be making these again.

Tasks high on my holiday to do list
1.  Putting up the Christmas tree.  With Thanksgiving being so late and this weekend being so busy, we haven’t had a chance to pull everything out of the basement.
2.  Writing Christmas cards.  We ordered ours from Minted this year and I’m excited to share them with everyone.  But why is ordering cards always so much easier than writing them?
hosta hill

Items we picked up at the Berkshire Grown Holiday Market the weekend before Thanksgiving
1.  Hosta Hill’s Gochu Curry Kraut – as soon as I tasted it, I knew it had to buy a jar.
2.  East Mountain Farm pork tenderloin, for Christmas dinner

Tasks I should be focusing on, rather than shopping and gift wrapping
1.  Finishing my end of semester grad school project
2.  Dealing with any one of the 103 unread messages in my inbox.  I know, it’s making me crazy too.

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New year, new theme word! This year's word is "enr New year, new theme word!
This year's word is "enrich" and I'm really excited about it.

I've written more about this year's theme on the blog. Click in the link in my profile or follow the link below to read the post.
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It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post. It's It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post.
It's almost all #Berkshires content this year, which is great.
1. A pasta salad reel that took longer to create than the recipe took to make.
2. A reel from North Carolina where I could have watched birds all day.
3. The @thelazygenius book giveaway.
4.@plantconnector 
5. @berkshiremuseum 
6.@sculpture.now at @themountlenox 
7. @massmoca 
8. @mountainviewfarm413 
9. The #AshuwillticookRailTrail
New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year' New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year's theme word - resume. 

I was able to get back to many activities that were meaningful to me this year and I'm calling this theme a success. Follow the link below or click the link in my profile to read more.
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New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022. For New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022.

For the fourth year, I've recapped the best new (to me) recipes I made this year in the hope that they'll give you some new dishes to try. This year's list is short, but delicious. It includes @budgetbytes My Favorite Recipes of 2022
Published on December 30, 2022 By Emily. Updated on December 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is basically behind us. Though overall this year found me getting back to the person I want to be (post-babies and “post”-pandemic), I did not try nearly as many new recipes this year as I used to. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’d made note of any new-to-me recipes I wanted to share in this post. This year’s list is short, but delicious. It includes recipes from @budgetbytes, @smittenkitchen and @howsweeteats.
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@coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one @coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one of the highlights of all my return trips to Boothbay and their annual Gardens Aglow event continues to impress. It was great to be back to walking the gardens instead of the pandemic drive through and there seemed to be more lights than ever.  I'm already looking forward to next year.
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It has been a while, but there is finally a new CS It has been a while, but there is finally a new CSA menu plan on the blog! Visit the link below or in my profile to see how I plan to make use of some of the @mightyfoodfarm produce seen here.
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Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but t Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but this year we've had weather that has also been outstanding. The past 2 weekends have included time at Jaeschke Orchards, the Greylock Glen, and the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail as well as stopping to photograph any random foliage I see. 
Check out the last slide for video of some feathered friends we saw on a walk.
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@freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favo @freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favorite events each year, and it doesn't hurt that it's just minutes away from home. Enjoying the festival with my kids is definitely a different experience than without, but it's still a good time. The weather was especially cooperative today which was great for all the laps I did around the @massmoca campus pushing a stroller. I'm already looking forward to next year.
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A few more photos from our most recent trip to Mai A few more photos from our most recent trip to Maine:
- a foggy afternoon at Ocean Point
- kid-free lunch at @shannonsunshelled, followed by beers at @footbridge_brewery
- watching birds from my parent's deck
- dinner at @bucksnakedbbqsteakhouse and dessert at @gelatofiasco
- a hot dog and Belgian waffle sundae from @wannawaf
- a visit to the Boothbay Railway Village Museum, featuring an impressive model railroad
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