Christmas: *Good. Santa was super-duper kind to me and got me a Kitchen Aid 13 cup Food Processor. My old one is 16 years old and while the motor was fine all the plastic parts were not. *Had this yummy cinnamon coffee cake that is easy and an overnight cake (see the recipe below). Went non-traditional for dinner and had steak and a seafood gratin. Followed with a brownie tart with hot chocolate and marshmallow ice cream (recipe later this week). *As usual Crazy Cocker Spaniel made out the best. Which is why we are mean and play Deck the Dog with her. :P In good news though you can all see that I picked up a date for New Year’s Eve. ;) What did you end up getting? Was Santa kind to you as well? Cinnamon Coffee Cake 2/3 cup unsalted butter ½ cup packed brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs, beaten 2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 cup buttermilk Topping: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon … [Read more...]