3rd Annual Cookie Exchange at SarahNB’s
This is a holiday event that I’ve really looked forward to over the past few years. I know I’ve spoken about it in some of our Podcasts, specifically Cookie Exchange 101 but it’s a great thing to do with your friends at this busy time of year. This years event included 5 of us (Johnnysmom, KVMom, MomtoDarrandBre, SarahNB and myself Ladybug Mom),we all met through CPO at some point which is pretty cool! It was so nice to catch up, and of course listen to KVMom’s hilarious stories, she can always get us in tears from laughing so much. Here’s a group shot of us, minus SarahNB who took the photo.
This year I decided to try Chantelle’s Truffles she posted in her blog. I made them the evening before at about 10pm. Note to self, do not procrastinate when it comes to truffles, as they can’t be rushed! I decided to do a little twist and add some Caramel Baileys to the cream cheese mixture, this cause the mixture to take a little longer to harden, and take longer to prepare. From what I heard (I ran out of time and didn’t end up making some for us) they tasted really good, I may make some for a treat in the new year.
It seems that I may also have started a personal tradition for our Cookie Swap day…this is the second year in a row that I decided to take my pre-Christmas day-trip to Maine. It was a busy day, but worth the trip down, who can turn down cream cheese at 99 cents a brick?! I also picked up a nice spiral ham at $1.49lb (compared to $3.49lb here) for Christmas Dinner to have alongside the Turkey. I managed to get home almost on time, but brought Finn with me as he was needing a little cuddle time after the drive back.
It was great evening, and I promise not to plan my shopping trip to Maine on the same day next year Sarah!
That’s Sarah’s tree behind me, isn’t it great?
