December is a flurry – and a delicious one, but so full. From holiday meals, to cookie swaps, to cooking for PTO breakfast, to the hustle of the season – it was joyful and tasty.
I made these Jingle Jangle Cookies for a cookie swap and I loved them! They are packed full of everything with sweet and salty.
I’m on a soup kick and went vegetarian with Gnocchi & Mushroom Soup using creamed spinach as a speedy way to add flavor.
These Maple Bacon Waffles are fun and handy to pull from the freezer.

The Big Kid: He is having a great time with hockey. Christmas cookie season is a fun one for him.
The Littler Kid: She has done better eating enough despite this being an exciting time.
Goals for the year:
Year of new footwear – I’m switching to socks & shoes. December is socks!
Side dish emphasis – tomato/cucumber/feta/garbanzo salad
Soups & salad – Gnocchi & Mushroom soup was a veggie packed
More drinks – spiked hot chocolate was a nice way to end the night.
What I’m reading – the end of the year is approaching and I’m at 46 books




























