Family Holiday Photos 2025 (with Recipe Links)

Family Holiday Photos

We had a nice holiday with both daughters home, as well as our older daughter’s boyfriend.

I worked a lot and cooked a lot. But we also played games, especially liking a new one recommended by a fellow blog reader of yours called Marbles and Jokers; we recommend it now to you! We went to church, made homemade ornaments, and spent a day printmaking. Also note the amazing gift our younger daughter made for our older daughter. And check out the visitor outside our kitchen window!

The links for the food I made whose recipes are on the blog are below each photo.

As of today we are back to just the two of us, embracing a nice quiet January schedule.

 

Spinach Quiche

 

Swordfish with Herbed Butter Sauce with fruit and Roasted Brussels Sprouts

 

Crispy Black Bean Tacos

 

Scallion Oil Halibut, with pear and Blistered Green Beans

 

Peanut Soup

 

 

Our three foot tree

 

Making “Christmas Dinos” Cut out Sugar Cookies

 

 

Christmas Eve Dinner

 

Broiled Halibut with Parmesan Crust, with Black Garlic Brussels Sprouts, and Beet Citrus Salad and Martinelli’s

 

Christmas Eve Church

 

Christmas Eve Church

 

Church friends Christmas Eve

 

 

Christmas morning

 

 

Homemade ornaments project

 

Homemade ornaments project

 

Spicy Cornbread with Cheese

 

My husband made this fabulous Apricot Christmas Crown for me Christmas morning

 

 

 

Our younger daughter knit a “Myrtle Lace” cashmere/silk blend scarf for our older daughter.

 

Another view of our daughter’s difficult hand made gift to her sister.

 

Tomato tarts (a family favorite) midday on Christmas

 

my sisters in North Carolina on Christmas

 

Simple Christmas dinner of Crab Cakes with Sweet Corn Chowder

 

Salty Buttermilk Biscuits

 

Deluxe Tuna Casserole

 

Home-squeezed cranberry juice

 

Deluxe Tuna Casserole with simple salad

 

Truffled brie

 

Herby Butternut Squash Medley with Lentils

 

Swordfish with Lemon Pepper Sauce with Herby Butternut Squash Medley with Lentils

 

Multigrain Pancakes

 

Homemade Savory Tuna Burgers with chips and pear

 

Our daughter printmaking in my smock

 

 

sister time

 

Salmon Florentine (made with terrific King Salmon)

 

Salmon Florentine with Celery Apple Salad with Gorgonzola

 

Our new game: Marbles and Jokers

 

yes it snowed

 

Made Blistered Grape and Roasted Cauliflower Lasagna for our Anniversary around the fire

 

Blistered Grape and Roasted Cauliflower Lasagna

 

Broiled Halibut with Parmesan Crust and Blistered Green Beans with Citrus Beet Salad (again by request) with fresh green juice

 

Hungarian Christmas Cookies

 

Out our kitchen window

 

Fabulous Steelhead Trout with Maple Mustard Cabbage and pear

 

 

3 thoughts on “Family Holiday Photos 2025 (with Recipe Links)”

  1. You are creative in many ways Polly. You are rich in your expression of Soul. Love seeing your family and especially the girls having fun together.

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  2. WOW AND HOW TO DO HOME ~ FAMILY ~ HEART ~ ART ~ LOVE ~ JOY ~ SHARING ~ CARING ~ GIVING ~ LIVING!!!!

    GREAT EXAMPLES FOR YOUR DEVOTEES/ADMIRERS/APPRECIATORS (LIKE MOI!)

    THANKS, FOLKS!!

    SUE :<)))

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