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Embrace the New Year

January 3, 2025/0 Comments/in Friday Afternoon /by Steve Kowalski

OK, so you made it through the holidays – opened your gifts, returned some items, put away the decorations and are now settling into embrace 2025. Whether you sleep in (have breakfast in bed!!) or wake up early, there are plenty of ways to make the most of the new year. 2024 was certainly a challenging year for many, but you can start 2025 off on the right foot by making the most of it. It will take some planning, and effort on your part, but I know you’ll enjoy this checklist. Thanks to gardenary.com, and supercook.com for the info. Enjoy!

Merry & Happy

December 20, 2024/0 Comments/in Friday Afternoon /by Steve Kowalski

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all our KHT friends and families. Enjoy this wonderful time of year filled with good tidings and cheer. All the best always.

-The gang at KHT

Holiday Cookie Crunch

December 13, 2024/0 Comments/in Friday Afternoon /by Steve Kowalski

OK, I’ll admit it. I LOVE the holidays. Family festive atmosphere, gift giving (and receiving), music, decorations … and especially all the food. One thing I never tire of is Christmas/holiday cookies. I like the classics of course – frosted butter sugar cookies, peanut butter Hershey kiss drops, snickerdoodles, hello dollies (weird name), and of course gingerbread. To get some “new idea” recipes I thought I’d venture on to the internet and find what’s out there for this year. YIKES! The web is loaded with websites and videos filled with ideas – “68 Best Ever”, “101 Must Haves”, “45 to Die For” and more. I knew I had to share something with you, so I chose a smaller number – “34 Recipes to Try This Year” – (it’s from 2023 – I hope that’s ok). Below is the link, along with just some of my favorites. As always, if you have an incredible family recipe, please share it with me (skowalski@khtheat.com). I’m sure Jackie would help me give it a go or just push me out of the kitchen (again). For some reason, she is always less than happy with me when I snitch one of the cookies just before she puts them in the oven! I also included one of our family favorites. Although I do love the classic Snowball cookies (so good – so messy!), my absolute favorite comes with a story. When Jackie and I were first married we had really nice older neighbors. Since I’ve always been an early bird, I would shovel their drive before heading off to KHT. As a thank you, Rose (our neighbor) would bake these incredible cookies for us (ME!!) Jackie would joke with her that I loved shoveling their driveway just for the cookies! The recipe is below – be sure to give it a try! Enjoy, and thanks to foodnetwork.com for the info.