I wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to five friends of friendlysuggestions.com Christmas is a rough day to have as a birthday, but, Nicole, Thor, Harry, Michelle and Sandy, Happy Birthday! • Santa has been here and now the day…
It was 1965. I was nine years old and still believed in Santa Claus, unlike many of my schoolmates. Which was fine with me. My mom had recently given birth to my little sister Robin, then 6 months old. I…
Hanukkah (Chanukah): Festival of Lights • Christmas • Kwanzaa Adventures in On Line Shopping – An Occasional Series on Holiday Shopping As we start the Holiday celebrations of Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanza by searching for the perfect gift for someone special—don’t get…
Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing Kala Christouyenna! The Menu: Egg-Lemon Chicken & Rice Soup Stuffed Cabbage (Yiaprakia) Salads Tzatziki Beet & Garlic Salad Cabbage Salad Greek Country Salad Lemon Pork with Celery Roast Lamb with Sage & Thyme Stuffed Turkey…
Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing Buon Natale! The Italian Christmas Eve Dinner is traditionally The Feast of Seven Fishes Each region in Italy has it’s own traditional Christmas Day meal—it’s always very large. Here are some samplings: The Menu: Selection…
Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing The Menu: Roast Turkey or Goose Gingerbread Stuffing Little Sausages wrapped in Bacon Brussel Sprouts Roast Potatoes Hot Gravy Cranberry Sauce Plum Pudding Please help us by shopping at Amazon through this link! Thank you! Recipe…
Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing Mexicans start their Christmas Celebration nine days before Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve, after the Christmas midnight Mass at a local church they celebrate with a festive dinner. The Menu: Noche Buena Fresh Tropical Fruits…
Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing In France the food is full of tradition. La bûche de Noël represents a special wood log burned from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day. Le pain calendeau is bread loaf, which is shared with…
Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing The tradition of the Christmas tree belongs to the Germans who, in 1605, first brought the evergreen inside the house to show hope for the up coming spring. In early December, German children place their…
Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing At Sunset on Sunday, December 2, Hanukkah begins. Jewish families will light the first eight candles, one for each day to commemorate the miracle of the Maccabees’ victory and the miracle of the oil that…
