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Easter Egg Decorating

March 12, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Easter Egg Decorations | https://juliesaffrin.com

Twenty years ago next month I made Easter eggs based on an article about Ornamental Eggs in the April 1995 Martha Stewart Living magazine. My sons were not quite 4, 7 and 10 and they enjoyed creating them as much as I did. As Ms. Stewart says in her article, Easter eggs are as beautiful as Christmas decorations and should last just as long as those we hang on a tree.   Our Easter eggs have preserved well. Every year I store them in several egg cartons to protect them. While Ms. Stewart suggests purchasing an egg blower, I used a long…

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A Modern Christmas Tradition: Bundt Pan Rice Krispies Wreath

December 16, 2014 • Julie Saffrin • 1 Comment

Julie Saffrin's Christmas Wreath | https://juliesaffrin.com

December 16, 2014 In my post of December 15, 2014, I wrote about Christmas baking traditions from years gone by. Today’s blog post is about a new baking tradition I created about 10 years ago: A Christmas wreath made using a bundt pan. This post is for my friend, Nancy Biber, who always requests that I make a holiday wreath for our holiday gift exchange. Happy Hanukkah, Nancy! Creating a wreath began when I fell in love with Rice Krispie bars and the little green Christmas wreaths made from cereal. And while Rice Krispie bars are easy to make, I never had…

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Christmas Traditions of Norway: Sandbakkels and Krumkake

December 15, 2014 • Julie Saffrin • 3 Comments

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December 2014 At Christmastime, my Norwegian grandmother, Alma Score Otto, took the Greyhound bus from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, to our Bloomington, Minnesota home. She carried one suitcase and a round old tin the size of a Tupperware cake carrier. Dad carried her suitcase, but she did not allow him to carry the tin. She guarded that tin with her life. Inside, between sheets of wax paper, lay dozens of fragile and delicious homemade sandbakkels and krumkake. To this day my Christmas tradition includes making sandbakkels and krumkake and, like my grandma, I guard the tin I store them in with my life. I freeze…

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