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Mince Pies & Other Holiday Traditions

October 15, 2013 by Beeb 12 Comments

Mince Pies

I am participating in the Kenmore Blogger Summit 2013. Travel consideration is being provided.

I’m excited to announce that I will be attending the Kenmore Blogger Summit 2013 on behalf of MomStart next week. This event is all about getting ready for the holidays, so we’re going to be swapping our hostess hints and favorite recipes. Holiday food traditions vary so much from family to family and country to country, and I’ve always found it fascinating to learn what says “Christmas” to other people!

For me, it’s making Mince Pies every Christmas. It’s a holiday tradition in Britain that usually gets raised eyebrows in this country, but once I introduce my American friends to them, they’re usually hooked! I know what you’re thinking, but these are actually fruit pies. Mince Pies were originally a mixture of meat and fruits back in the old days, but in modern times, mincemeat is a combination of candied fruit like apples, raisins and orange peel. Some contemporary versions contain beef suet, but the varieties I buy use either vegetable suet or none at all, so they’re a strictly-sweet treat. Click here to check out my recipe!

We all know that holiday baking can be time-consuming, so one way that I save time is by making my pie crust from oil. This is another thing I do that gets raised eyebrows, but only because people are so stunned to learn that it isn’t butter. Not to brag or anything – ahem 😉 – but I’ve always gotten big compliments on my crusts and requests to bring pies (Of any kind) to gatherings. A lot of people have never even heard of using oil in a crust; it’s a recipe from my treasured 1969 Betty Crocker Cookbook, which I’ve been using ever since I started baking. The oil crust is super fast and easy to make and comes out perfectly flaky. So if you want a time-saving tip for those holiday pies, give oil crusts a try!

I’d love to know how YOU save time during the hectic holiday season. What are your “Holiday Hacks”? Can you share any time-saving tips with me?

Filed Under: recipe Tagged With: Christmas, Events, Kenmore

Heads Up Seattle: Macy’s Holiday Events Bring Santa, Fireworks and Charity All Together

November 21, 2011 by Momstart Leave a Comment

We didn’t really do anything outside of the home and family for last year’s holiday season. This year though we have big plans and one of them is the Macy’s Holiday Parade.

MACY’S HOLIDAY PARADE AND STAR LIGHTING TO KICK OFF HOLIDAY SEASON

In celebration of the 2011 holiday season, Macy’s is proud to announce that its annual My Macy’s Holiday Parade will take place on Friday, November 25, 2011 in downtown Seattle. My only concern is that this is going to be insane because it’s also Black Friday. Oh well, it’s good to do fun Holiday stuff as a family. The parade steps off promptly at 9 a.m. and lasts approximately one hour. The Holiday Parade route will begin at 7th and Pine, then travel west down Pine St. to 5th Avenue, south on 5th Avenue to University Street, west on University to 4th, and then north on 4th to Macy’s doorstep.

The Seattle Times and Warm 106.9 FM radio are the media partners for the Parade this year. Macy’s signature inflatable floats will make their annual appearance in this Seattle tradition. This year’s Parade will include two new train cars for the candy cane express inflatable float and a new rocking horse inflatable float and costumes from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. The parade will feature more than 20 inflatable floats, local high school marching bands, over 500 costumed characters, professional sports teams and community drill teams.

The parade will conclude shortly after Santa dashes in his sleigh past Macy’s, heading directly from the North Pole to his Seattle holiday post in Macy’s Santaland, which opens at 11:00 AM.

MACY’S STAR LIGHTING & FIREWORKS SHOW

What excites me even more than the parade is the three lighting. That same evening, Macy’s will continue the tradition of the Holiday Star Lighting Ceremony in conjunction with the annual Seattle Westlake Center tree lighting. The famous 161-foot high, 3,600-bulb Holiday Star is a Seattle favorite. This event begins at 5 p.m. and will include an incredible fireworks display (weather permitting). My husband and I attended this event in the beginning of our marriage. I think it would be so fun to do it again with the kids this year.

SANTALAND AND SANTA DIGITAL PHOTOS

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The tradition of visiting Santaland and having family portraits taken with the Old St. Nick continues at the downtown Macy’s store on the 6th floor. Macy’s will once again offer a wide assortment of digital photography packages. Santa photos will be available every day from Friday, November 25 through Friday, December 24. For more information visit www.macys.com/believe and www.macy.com/events for Santaland daily hours

HOLIDAY “BELIEVE” CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION

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We mentioned this campaign in Beginning November 6, believers of all ages are invited to drop off letters – stamped and addresses to Santa at the North Pole – at any Santa Mail letterbox at your local Macy’s store. For each letter received, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $1 million, to grant wishes to local children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Filed Under: Announcement Tagged With: charity, Events, Holiday Parade, Macy's, Make a Wish, SANTALAND AND SANTA DIGITAL PHOTOS, Seattle, seattle fireworks show, Seattle star lighting, Star lighting

Mom TV’s Washington State Mom

September 28, 2010 by Momstart 8 Comments

I’m so excited to announce that I’m the Washington State Mom for MomTV. My interests with blogging is changing rapidly. I’ve found that I’m just not interested in reviewing everything that comes into my mailbox. I have found that I want to just go out and do stuff with my family and friends, so I decided to be the Washington State Mom. I’m going to be doing some events and taking video then sharing the video and events with MomTV and of course my readers here. So in between reviews and giveaways, that I’m trying to only do on the weekends. I’m featuring reviews and giveaways during the week if they are of extra interest to me or if they have paid for a feature.

These are just a few of the events going on around the state this weekend. If you have any ideas or want anything shared in next week’s edition just let me know!

Be sure to check out the video!

 

In Case you need more information on a few of the events:

October 2 6:00 PM
Cyndi Lauper and the Memphis Blues Tour

Viva Las Vegas 10/2/2010
Contact: Sarah Romppanen
Elvis will be at Lake Chelan Winery!
» Click Here for More Info

Stocker Farms  Farm Market Visit the pumpkin patch Stocker farms and select from acres of pumpkins. We also feature many fall decorations, apple cider and produce at the market.  Open daily 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Pumpkin Festival Field $7 admission price*. Located across Highway 9 from the farm market. And the Corn Maze is open.

October 4 th at Point Defiance Zoo    

EXHIBIT OPENING: Red Wolf Woods

Filed Under: personal Tagged With: Events, Mom TV, Seattle, Washington, Washington State Moms

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