Give it up for latkes, applesauce and brisket.
The winter holidays are upon us. Oh joy! In our house, that means scrambling to find gifts my kids might actually need and making brisket and applesauce from scratch and latkes out of the box. I know it’s heresy to use potato pancake mix and many of you foodies out there are probably gathering your potatoes and onions already. Go ahead. I have spent many nights, whipping out the food processor, peeling the potatoes, slicing them up so they fit down the chute, letting the processor grate them into mushy bits and then spooning them into a pan of hot oil, exhausted but secure in the knowledge in that I have peeled the potatoes myself and my family might love me more for it. But I’ve found that my kids can’t tell the difference between …
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
If you want to experience something different this holiday season, there are several great resorts within a three hour drive from Springfield. The following winter getaways are full of activities for families. Woodloch Pines Resort, Hawley, PA Woodloch is an all-inclusive resort located just about two hours from Springfield. It has tons of activities, which include snow shoeing, a snow tube run, winter hayrides and winter olympics as well as an indoor pool, game room and movies. All meals, activities and nightly entertainment are included in resort packages. For more information, visit their Web site. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY Another all-inclusive resort less than two hours from the area, Mohonk has many activities that parents…
This space is usually called "the dek." This time it's going to be more like a "dek the halls."
The Springfield Holiday Tree doesn't get lit until Dec. 8, but a number of township buildings have already begun displaying holiday cheer. On a recent, wet Dec. evening (imagine the raindrops are falling snow for proper seasonal effect), Springfield Patch editor Adam Bulger took some shots of official buildings in their holiday splendor.
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