For Christmas my parents gave everyone in the family a bag or tub (depending on family size) of homemade granola. They used the same recipe my Mom worked with when I was growing up. I remember eating Mom’s granola from cereal-boxed shaped Tupperware containers alternately atop a bowlful of yogurt or served with milk. Having […]

Every Christmas my father prepares buñuelos for the family on the mornings of the 24, 25, and 26 so that all can have their share–no matter their arrival time. A round Colombian cheese bread, buñuelos are made from corn starch, shredded queso campesino, milk, and a little salt and sugar (we first mentioned them here). They are […]

My cousin Toño is an amazing paper folding artist. Here’s just one example of his work. To see more, check out his origami photo set. Image: The Squirrel Family, Toño Garcés.

Seven local designers, two great calendars. See below for details on how to get yours. happify For the fourth year running, happify brings a 2010 calendar in the form of 12 postcards, offset printed in a rich chocolate brown on an extra-thick (110#) recycled cream 5″x7″ cardstock. On the reverse side there’s space for writing […]

Yesterday and today I made my favorite Christmas cookies. This isn’t a recipe that’s been in the family forever by any means, but ever since grade school my mom has made these chocolate-mint cookies to everyone’s delight. ¾ cup margarine (1½ sticks) 1½ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons water 2 cups chocolate chips (1 bag) 2 […]

I just found out about littlefactory.com via a post on Shelterrific, a blog I read pretty regularly. What caught my eye on their site were these number placemats. Order soon if you like the look, with shipping from Hong Kong orders should have been in by the 5th to arrive by the 25th. I may […]

Forget the food! Here’s the table setting before we filled every possible surface with a bowlful of stuffing.

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True, Halloween hasn’t even happened yet, but Thanksgiving is growing near. The Wedge, the source of the turkey pictured here, has already posted their Thanksgiving hours on their homepage and will begin taking turkey orders on Monday, November 2. Tomorrow will be the last day for the Midtown Farmers’ Market, but as Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine […]