Photo Catch-Up

The snow storm hit, but not with nearly enough ferocity to keep me out of work. Such a shame too, because I really could have used an extra day to prepare for my family’s arrival on Saturday. B and I spent yesterday alternating between cooking and cleaning. And since I can’t go without blog photos for 3 weeks until I get the camera back, I’ve resorted to low res cell phone pictures. The first is of the Gingerbread House (note the marshmallow smoke!).

This is one of the several little banana bread loafs (with mini chocolate chips, of course) I made for my co-workers. The cute little ceramic pans were $1 at AC Moore. Thanks to my mom for such a great idea.

And these are the Lusikkaleivat cookies from Day 10 of the 12 Days of Cookies. They make a lot since they are only as big as a tiny teaspoon. Also, they’re fairly labor intensive, even though all of the steps are easy – again, probably just because all of the steps have to be repeated so many times! Since they only last a few days due to the fresh jam, I’m going to take their suggestion and freeze the cookies for a week and then defrost and assemble in time for our visit to Sweet Nothings (we’re staying at her house, 10 minutes from the football stadium, the night before the game) and for the family. Let me know if anyone makes one of the other cookies from the 12 Days of Cookies!