Farm & Fable — Christmas

One of my favorite things about the holidays is just how fabulous our house smells these days. Between the two giant Christmas trees and the non-stop baking marathon going on in the kitchen you might not even notice that we live with two enormous dogs and two cats! Seriously though, the smell of citrus, spices and loads of butter always puts me in the holiday spirit. Each family has different holiday baking traditions and our’s skew decidedly German in origin. One of the first recipes I bake each December is our Christmas stollen. A delicious, sweet cake-like bread studded with...

Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely adore the holidays. It really is the most wonderful time of the year and there isn’t a single thing about the season that I don’t like. I love the decorations, the music, the food, the cards, the celebrations, and the gift-giving. I even love the terribly cheesy Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel (the one part of my holiday obsession that my husband really takes issue with). It’s a time of year filled with joy, love and giving thanks and I can’t think of a better way to close out the year....