Yule

Who doesn’t look forward to a slice of yule log during the holidays? This log shaped cake is a real treat and can be taken in so many directions. You can do red velvet cake, vanilla, strawberry but chocolate is always popular. Rather than plain chocolate, let’s give it depth with some coffee. A mocha yule log is a fun play on the traditional version. Every bite is so rich and decadent. Aside from making sure it tastes good, yule logs are about presentation. It should look like a log and when you slice into it the cake and cream filling must create a beautiful spiral. Check out the mocha yule log recipe below. Ingredients Serves 12 Cake • 1 cup granulated sugar, divided • ½ cup cake flour • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 4 large eggs,…

The Yule Log This is a holiday cake called the Yule Log also known as the Christmas Log or Buche de Noel. This cake that is made at Christmastime dates back to the 19th century. At this time rolled sponge cakes filled with jam or cream and covered with butter cream icing began to be mentioned in European cookbooks. They were usually decorated with marzipan or meringue. The rolled shape of the cake was to remind one of a log and was typically covered with chocolate butter cream to look like the…

a dead stump symbolizing the dead Nimrod coming back to life in Tammuz. Some also stress that the Christmas tree represents the tree of knowledge of good and evil taking into account that the Babylonians considered the fall of profit to them. In as many as ten Bible references, the green tree is associated with idolatry and false worship. It is interesting to note Jeremiah 10:3-4 ῾῾ for the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the…

I’ll get the door,” her grandmother called from the living room. “It’s Kendrick, I’m sure,” she replied. She overheard the greetings from the living room, Seanmhair wishing Kendrick a Merry Christmas. She couldn’t catch much of their conversation. But she could hear her Grandmother teasing Kendrick and she heard their laughter. Kendrick stood in the kitchen doorway with two bottles of wine, one in each hand. He walked right up and wrapped his arms around Aileana. He pulled her in close to his…

Growing up without any siblings is a life no one should have to live. At least that’s what I thought as a child. Struggling through family gatherings and visits to grandma’s house are no fun without someone to pester along the way. I couldn’t remember a time when I wasn’t asking my parents for a baby brother or sister. They refused to reason with me, so I took matters into my own hands. The upcoming Christmas I asked Santa Claus to bring me a younger sibling and he carefully considered my…

Spookley the Square Pumpkin is a musical about accepting each other’s differences. On Halloween one day on Holiday Hill Farm, Jack the scarecrow finds a pumpkin in the patch- only unlike the other pumpkins- Spookley is square. Much to the dislike of the others, the Toms, BoBo, and the Honeydoos, Spookley is bullied for being square. It’s only until Spookley saves the day with support from his new best friend spiders- Edgar, Allan, and Poe that the pumpkins realize being different is great after…

What do you think of when you think of holidays? Do you think of Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, or Valentines Day. Well, then I think of holidays, two come to my mind, Christmas and Thanksgiving. Christmas and Thanksgiving come right after one another. First Thanksgiving that occurs on everything fourth Thursday in November, while Christmas occurs every December 25th. They both are important to the citizens of America and both have a significant meaning, and…

The name Kris Kringle and Santa Claus are often interchanged during the Christmas season. Are they the same, is Kris Kringle the real Santa? Let’s take a trip back in time to answer not only this question but others like, how the reindeer fly? Why does Santa wear a red suit, and why does it look as we see it today? And, how can Santa carry a bag of hundreds of toys over his shoulder? Why does he live at the North Pole where it is always cold and dark for almost half the year, and how do they…

Imagine a world where there is no Christmas; people would be miserable without the holiday. I adore many other holidays such as: the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Easter, et cetera, but Christmas is easily my favorite. There are multiple reasons as to why it is my favorite whether it is the food, culture, or even the fulfilling memories. Here are various senses on why I love everything about Christmas. First, there are presents given and received during Christmas and it reminds people that if…

Traveling during the holidays can be hectic; and flying is no exception. WestJet airlines decided to do something different in 2013 for their passengers. They wanted to show their guest that they truly value them and go above and beyond customer service and give their customers a “Christmas Miracle”. The video shows passengers talking to Santa on at a kiosk station telling them what they wanted for Christmas. Requests ranged from a big screen TV to socks and underwear. Once the passengers…