wreath inspiration!

we all love making our own wreaths around here...here is a little round up of some of the ones we have made over the years...enjoy!

wreaths by all offs, and mandy too!

satsuma and rosemary cookies

i found some satsuma oranges with leaves at the store the other day and couldn't resist!  yesterday my daughter and i were making some holiday cookies and decided to use these lovely oranges as our inspiration.  now lets see if they can last until christmas!

ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
3 tsp zest from the satsuma oranges
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, finely diced
1/4 cup fresh squeezed satsuma orange juice
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened to room temp
3/4 tsp vanilla extract

directions
-in a bowl, mix your dry ingredients;  flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, zest, and rosemary
-in a separate bowl, mix your butter, eggs, orange juice, and vanilla
-beat the wet mixture until blended
-slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix until combined.  do not over mix
-put dough in fridge for 1 hour
-pre-heat oven to 350 degrees, line 2 pans with parchment paper
-after your dough has chilled, spoon 1 teaspoon sized balls into a bowl of powdered sugar
-roll each ball into a ball and place on your baking sheet
-leave some space between each cookie, they will spread a bit
-bake for about 12 minutes
-enjoy!

dia de los muertos

I was just going through photos and was reminded of the sweet dia de los muertos altar that was at our local farmers market.  candles were lit and they encouraged peeps to bring flowers in memory of loved ones who passed. Maypop and I picked some roses and strung them up, and hung them on the altar. it was a sweet day!

photographs and words by kristen bach