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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Christmas on a Budget, Gift Ideas, Sewing

Christmas on a Budget – One Hour Gifts to Sew

With just two months to go until Christmas Day, not only must we continue to carefully budget our dollars but if we are planning to complete handmade gifts for those on our list, we will also need to budget our time wisely. Inspired by the one hour table runners I made during October’s Friday Night Sew In, I thought I’d…

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Recipes

German Cooking Week – Schweinefilet im Blatterteig

The second year we lived in Germany, I took some evening cooking classes where we were taught a selection of the traditional dishes served during the Christmas holidays. Our instructor told us that her family served Schweinefilet im Blatterteig (Pork Tenderloin in Puff Pastry) on Christmas Day. Our family always cooks a big turkey for Christmas Day and we weren’t…

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