Boxing Day = Relaxing Day

It's Boxing Day here in Canada. It's a statutory holiday, and much like Black Friday in the U.S., retailers advertise "crazy deals" and people leave their homes at 6am to go and get them. In the snow. Still full of turkey. I am not one of those people.

As with the pre-Christmas sales, there was nothing in any of the flyers that would encourage me to get out of bed so early to fight traffic and crowds to get a deal. Plus if I was out shopping, I wouldn't be able to eat all these treats.

Are you out trying to get deals today? If so, what did you get?

Merry Christmas 2013

Year in Review: Home Cooking

I love a good home cooked meal, and happily I have a partner who loves to cook them (I love to cook them too). We started meal planning this year, which led to trying some new things and eating regular favourites. 2013 was a fantastic year for food.

2013 My Adorable Small Town Life Home Cooking Round Up
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Roast Beef

Fajitas

Roast Turkey

Mac and Cheese

Hamburgers

Scalloped Potatoes

Steak Sandwich

Newfoundland Fries

Stuffed Crust Pizza

Chili in a Bread Bowl

Taco Pizza

Taco Salad

Tacos

Pesto Pasta

Panzerottos

Turkey Club

Beef Stew

Steel Cut Oats

Year in Review: Treats and Baking

This was quite the year for treats around here. Last week I did a cupcake round up, and now here are all the other sweet and delicious treats I blogged about over 2013. I definitely had a lot of fun baking, sharing, and eating these treats!

2013 My Adorable Small Town Life Treats and Baking Round Up
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Quick Treats

Single Serving Peanut Butter Cup

Single Serving Chocolate Patties

Emergency Cookies

Mug Cake

Cakes

Rainbow Cake

Mom's 65th Birthday Cake

Cake Try Outs

Slivered Almond Cake

Fudge

Oreo Cookie Fudge

Reese's Fudge

Salted Butterscotch Fudge

Cookies, Cake pops, Squares, Pies, and Buns

D20 Dice Cookies

Decorated Gingerbread

Pumpkin Pie

Colourful Cake Pops

Valentine's Cake Pops

Halloween Cake Pops

No Bake Treats

Oreo Cake Squares

Spring Oreo Truffles

Peanut Butter Ball

Cinnamon Sticky Buns

'Tis the Season

I had some leftover sprinkles sitting on my baking shelf and I needed to put them on something chocolate. I always have a cake mix (or seven) lying around, so of course it had to be cupcakes. Plus reflecting on all my cupcakes from the this past year really got me craving one (or three).

Mmmmm....Christmas cupcakes....