Day 40: I smell cookies!

November 9, 2022

Dear Disney,

As much as I like Halloween, Christmas is a holiday that I can celebrate all year long. Darling has a rule that Christmas songs before Thanksgiving, but when I am alone I break that rule. Today’s thanks for 30 Days of Thanks is the Tradition of cooking for the holidays.

Darling never grew up with many traditions, so she adopted mine. When I was growing up, throughout the year we did not have much, but, somehow, we had enough materials to make cookies and pies for the holidays.

It is now my turn to make the cookies and pies and I enjoy doing that. I cook the food and my family decorates them. Today I made a practice batch of Christmas cookies using a new recipe. Darling came to a kitchen smelling of fresh cookies. The batch was not perfect, I will need to change the recipe slightly, but it was nice to begin the cooking season.

What is your favorite Holiday recipe or dish? Darling says hers is pie. I will have to make some soon.

Sincerely,

Jim Dear and Darling