Merry Christmas!
I hope you are enjoying a day filled with delicious food, loved ones, caffeine, laughter, chocolate, and fun. Did I mention chocolate and caffeine? Ok. Just making sure we are on the same page here.
We have had a great day at my in-laws place. We didn’t end up opening our gifts until about 4pm because we were waiting for Steve and Joanne to arrive (they spent the morning’s at Joanne’s dad’s house). It ended up being nice because it stretched out Christmas day that much longer! It always goes by so quickly…just like a wedding!
The weather today was about –5C and cloudy skies. I was contemplating getting outside for a run, but I wasn’t motivated enough today. Maybe tomorrow… ;)
I did venture out to meet the neighbours! Eric and I brought them Glo Bars and Nanaimo bars and in return I asked to borrow vanilla, flour, and baking soda for our recipe! lol.
They were very nice and sent us home with whole wheat flour, vanilla extract, and baking soda!
Whohoo! The show goes on.
I haven’t tried it yet, but I hope it tastes good because I’ll be blogging about it tomorrow!
This is the cute bedroom we are sleeping in. The bed has a bed warmer and it is pretty much the best thing since sliced bread.
Scared.
My niece and nephew were so excited today…it was fun to watch them open gifts!
A few of my gifts…
Very excited to try this cookbook out! It looks pretty good.
I was also surprised with a Silpat non-stick baking mat. I have wanted one for a couple years now, but I never bothered to shell out the cash for one as they are quite expensive. I’m really excited to try it out in lieu of parchment paper!
I also got a couple serving trays! Expect to see on the blog soon. :)
Drinks are being enjoyed…a lot.
Lurking deep within the belly of the tree, Sketchie says Merry Catmas! Santa brought Sketchie some cat treats this year. He has already had about 10 treats…plus the dog’s food…plus the other cat’s wet food.
It’s a good day for Sketchie.
Coming up tomorrow…
Any guesses what Eric and I made?
Looks like you had a great day! Those are some seriously beautiful pictures!!!!!
Merry Christmas!
Great Christmas pics.
Your house is so festive!
Hope you had a lovely dinner with your fam.
Merry Christmas, Angela!
Looks like you had a wonderful day with the family!
Great gifts…I have been eyeing “The Vegan Table” for awhile but havent bought it b/c i have 17 other vegan cookbooks that I haven’t begun to plow through yet!
You didn’t have a silpat til today? Great! That gives me faith that I can bake and have my goodies turn out even halfway as amazing as yours..b/c I dont have one either. And probably won’t be getting one anytime soon. lol. Enjoy yours! :)
And Stay Warm!! -5F Burrrrr!
Merry Christmas. Looks like you got some great gifts.
Looks like a fantastic Christmas….have a great one! :)
I love the Vegan Table cookbook! I borrowed it from the library this summer, and found some great recipes. I actually made a Red Velvet cake for Christmas with a recipe from that book! It was delicious, hopefully I’ll get pictures of it up soon :)
merry christmas!
and that is a nice picture of the cat, great eyes.
Merry Christmas Angela! Whatever you and Eric made looks lovely!
Angela, that photo of Sketchie under the tree is hilarious!! His eyes look like cartoon eyes. he’s so cute!! Merry Christmas!
merry christmas! looks like you had a great day :)
Merry Christmas, Angela!
The Vegan Table is a great cookbook! I recommend the African Sweet Potato stew (soup?)…it’s a game changer! xo
Umm, something with pecans and raisins? Bread? ;-)
Merry Christmas!!
Looks like a great Christmas day. Heated beds are awesome. Great for cold nights. It looks like you made some type of cookies or biscotti. Enjoy the rest of your night. :)
Oooooh – I love, love, love my silpat. I used it just this morning to make rosemary roasted potates for our Christmas Day brunch! I hope you love it, too.
Beautiful pictures. Happy Christmas, Ange!
I’ve been using a Silpat type mat for a couple of years and I love it!!! Trust me, you’ll never go back!!
Merry Christmas!!! :)
Looks like you’re having a great Christmas! Wish you all the best :)
Merry Christmas!
Looks like you had a great day. Can’t wait to see the recipe :)
Omg, such a beautiful home. Looks like a wonderful Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Looks like you had a lovely time! I got a Silpat too, I’m really excited to use it :)
That last picture of Sketchie is priceless! Merry Christmas!
xx