Ok some of you may not know this but it isn't something I hide ... I am an atheist. Even so, I really really like Christmas ... maybe it's a throwback to my childhood but I love the festivity of it. No, I don't buy into the Christian hijacking of what was once a pagan ritual but that's sort of beside the point. I really like the gathering of family and the pomp and circumstance of the holiday. Heck I even like the songs ... even the Christian songs. I love giving gifts and I love receiving them as well ;) Even more relevant to this blog anyway I love the food! Every year I go to great lengths to have all kinds of home baked and store bought goodies on hand ... my gang has a hard time even making a dent in all the decadence I provide, but that never seems to stop me from overdoing it year after year .... I mean you never know when an army drop by and gosh if you didn't have a ton of cookies and squares set aside you might not have anything to feed them! Horrors .... so I always stock up ... and we eat well for a month after the big day ...
This can make it hard to maintain weight or lose weight for the months of December and January but if I limit myself to only one or 2 treats a day .. even I can manage :) Everything in moderation ... and it's the holidays already ... enjoy!
I will post a few of my family favourites over the next few days starting with what I made this afternoon ... My mother's shortbread recipe.
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