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Gingerbread cookies and house
It is that time of year when everyone is rushing around, trying to get ready for the holidays. Christmas, Hanukkah or what ever you celebrate; slow down a little and bake some cookies with your kids. It takes some organizing but it is such a joy for the kids. This year I had her best friends over for decorating a ginger bread house and gingerbread cookies. They had so much fun and so did the mums.
Pumpkin pie
By Kari Svenneby
Try this delicious pie for Thanksgiving. Why buy a pie when you can make a much better one yourself. This year make your pie with homemade puree. It is a little more work, but it taste much better and the added bonus is that it is great lesson for your children. Pumpkins are not only used for Jack Lanterns but also for baking. If you have the chance you can even head out to a pumpkin patch and pick pumpkins for the front porch and the pie.
After picking it is canning time : Apple sauce
By Kari Svenneby
Canning is a great way to preserve our harvest and it also is a fun activity to do together as family. In our family we get together washing, peeling and preparing for canning. It is not just for grown ups children can be great little helpers. An added bonus is canned goods look great as a display in your kitchen and is also a great hostess or Christmas gift.
Canning-Vanilla preserved Pears
Autumn is harvest season, why not make harvest season last a little bit longer and preserve it for winter. Canning is a great way to preserve our harvest and it also is a fun activity to do together as family. In our family we get together washing, peeling and preparing for canning. It is not just for grown ups children can be great little helpers. An added bonus is canned goods look great as a display in your kitchen and is also a great hostess or Christmas gift.
Miss American pie
By Kari Svenneby
The season for apples is here. I hope you get the family out and visit an apple orchard this fall to pick some apples. However, if time or location does not allow you to pick them yourselves, make sure to buy locally grown apples where you live.
One of my favorite desserts here in North America is pie. I have started to understand that a lot of families have their secrets and a very specific preference on how an apple pie should taste and how the crust should be.
But don’t let the fear of not making the perfect pie stop you from making one. I hope that you make your own pie with the family so you can start making fond childhood memories with your kids
Roll out the Ice Cream
Roll out the Ice Cream
make homemade ice cream and pie
By Kari Svenneby
I got a present for Christmas last year. It has just been laying around in the house. It was ice cream maker shaped like a ball. It makes ice cream outdoors where the kids can roll it around.
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