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Catching Up With The Kelnhofers-20

Dec 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Hi Friends, this week on Catching up with the Kelnhofers-20 I’m talking holiday food and sharing about a few fun holiday events we’ve done as a family, I’m also sharing about the twins eating their first food and how you can get your very own SweetPhi tote bag!  But, most importantly, I wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to yours!

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If you’re not sure what to make for your holiday feast, I’ve got you covered for Christmas/New Years or anything in between (I’m celebrating with my family on Dec. 27th)!

The best Prime Rib and Yorkshire Puddings

New on the Blog:

  • Catching up with the Kelnhofers – check out the latest with our family!
  • Recipes for a Delicious Christmas Morning – Christmas morning is busy enough, you shouldn’t have to think too hard about breakfast!
  • Prime Rib Roast and Yorkshire Puddings – a perfect meal for Christmas dinner
  • Oven Baked Pork Roast – a meal that’s lovely enough for Christmas dinner, but affordable and easy enough for any day of the week (great for a family meal – kid approved)!
  • Iced Bailey’s Coffee Latte – give yourself a little treat on Christmas morning!

What to Make during the holidays

What to make this week:

All things Christmas meal related! From breakfast to dinner, some of my favorite holiday recipes are below:

BREAKFAST

  • 5 ingredient french toast casserole
  • Healthy slow cooker breakfast casserole
  • Gingerbread muffins with cream cheese frosting
  • Iced Baileys coffee latte (or my favorite sweet cream iced coffee)
  • More great ideas here!

APPETIZERS

  • Cheddar bacon ranch pinwheel wraps
  • 5 ingredient stuffed mushrooms with stuffing
  • But so many more! Here is a roundup of my some favorites

SIDES

  • Slow cooker potatoes
  • Cheesy potatoes (slow cooker too)
  • Balsamic vegetables

MAINS

  • Prime rib roast and Yorkshire puddings
  • Oven baked pork roast
  • Garlic roasted leg of lamb
  • 5 ingredient crock pot pork roast and potatoes
  • Super simple 5 ingredient turkey

SWEETS

  • 5 ingredient tuxedo chip cake mix cookie
  • Peppermint fudge
  • More sweet treats can be found here.

The most amazing rocky road brownies

Reader Comments:

I love giving these rocky road brownies in a jar as a gift and everyone who receives them loves them too! One of my readers offered a great alternative to my recipe – see below

  • “One optional modification that worked very well is to substitute 1 egg for 1/4 cup of buttermilk. It makes the brownies extra gooey and chewy!”

Things I'm loving right now

Things I’m loving this week:

  • We went to one of Nick’s Grandma’s assisted living home Christmas parties – it was so funny – they had an Elvis impersonator! I have to say, that was a first for us! The kids all loved the music. From left to right: Freddie sitting with grandma (Nick’s mom) and her brother/Nicks uncle, Ben watching the Elvis impersonator, me and Frankie.

Nursing home holiday party

  • We went to the mall with the kids and Ben got to ride the little train. He got a lollipop at the end. We, of course, told him not to eat it in the car….BUT he’s a toddler and didn’t listen, so it got stuck in his hair. That was a fun time getting it out. Ben is in the train with his Aunty Nina.

Train ride and a sucker stuck in Ben's hair

  • For St. Nick’s, we were gifted a Christmas train ride. We went and Ben got to see Santa and his Aunt bought him a cookie as big as his head!

Visiting Santa and a train ride

  • The twins ate food for the first time ever! I used my Baby Food Maker cookbook to make sweet potatoes.

The twins' first food

  • Nick got me an early Christmas present. I’ve been wanting a house plant for my office and it is amazing – so beautiful and alive. I am so excited about it! He actually got the plant off of Amazon. He got me a Monstera because it’s a good plant for low light and easy to take care of.
  • Other sweet moments from the week: Ben playing with Frankie on the floor, and Nick with Freddie.

The sweetest moments with family

Here is our family picture for Christmas cards:

Family photo

Tote Bags: Want your very own SweetPhi tote bag? Just share proof of purchase of any of my cookbooks (can be a picture of the books or a receipt) and fill out this form and I’ll mail you one!

SweetPhi tote bags

Have you started your holiday baking? What have you made or what are you making? Just leave a comment below and let me know!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Phi

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