O Christmas Treats
The other day, Tom asked me what Christmas goodie I'm making this week. I thought it was kind of a weird question at first, but then it occurred to me that I've made at least one seasonal-flavored treat every week since the start of the Christmas season. So, in the spirit of the season, I've decided to list them and tell the story behind each one. The week after Thanksgiving, neither Tom nor I had very much going on in the way of work. Tom had finals to work on, but I was bored out of my mind. So about halfway through the week, I pulled up Allrecipes.com and tried to find something to bake with ingredients we already had at home, and I came across a recipe for cinnamon cupcakes. These were awesome, and so simple. Actually, I did end up sending Tom out for one ingredient: frosting. :) The recipe made a huge batch, so we froze them and thawed them out a few days later to take to small group. Every year, the ladies in our church do a gift exchange. Each person brings eight i