Tag: gingerbread
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gingerbread corgi cookies
i’m so excited for the olympics. do you remember the insane opening ceremony in london four years ago? it involved the queen of england jumping out of a helicopter with daniel craig (non-believers say it was a stunt double. it was definitely her). these spiced, iced gingerbread cookies would be just lovely with a steaming hot cup of tea.…
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gingerbread farm
while stuck in the sweltering reality of durham’s 98 degree heat, i’ve found myself entertaining reveries of winter days spent in minnesota – what i would give to be taking a long walk through freshly fallen snow, or climbing up the first few icy rungs of a grain silo’s ladder! i’ve built a little fantasy farm with gingerbread…
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white chocolate gingersnaps
my fervor for all things christmas is amplified by being a jew. it’s an obsession. it’s my forbidden fruit. the holiday holds a sort of red & green, pine needle & peppermint-scented allure. when hanukkah rolls around, i have to force myself to stifle reveries of stuffed stockings and santa claus back into a dark corner of my mind,…
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monday blues
Last year, one of my friends made me a little picture book entitled ‘The Jew Who Loved Christmas.” The book illustrates my inner conflict over staying faithful to my religion [Judaism] versus celebrating a holiday that I really love [Christmas]. My situation worsens when my pet cat and dog bully me for being so indecisive, and the book…
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