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… the second to all 3 attempts to the cups/petites series/marathon i did before Christmas. still another recipe from Stel…a variation of the walnut and hazelnut petites.

..this one for me turned out just fine, not exactly something i will look forward to making again or giving away again…:] good but there are other better variations, so i’ll stick to those. i guess you might say that i am not really a chocolate lover, hence the preference to other sweets. the hazelnut version had the most raving and i quote my niece…’tita Ces, you can open up your own bakeshop now!’ teehee! that is by far the best Christmas greeting i got so far!:] thanks, pau!

i will be posting the recipe on my other website soon! i know! i have a lot to post over there and it has piled up already!!!
anyway…
..quite a late entry for

again! we celebrated Christmas eve and a few days after with our cousins in Connecticut. in spite of the fact that it is supposedly our first Christmas here in Massachusetts, I just thought spending it with relatives instead of just the 4 us would be more merry.

..we got really busy having fun and resting and eating that i almost forgot to take pictures and these are the only decent ones i got.

there’s quite a few more that i will post soon, but i love this hurricane lamp photo in her collection of Moroccan furniture most among others from my cousins house. If I were to design my next house it will also be Moroccan inspired adorned with Moroccan furniture and accessories. taken on a more relaxing day while watching tv with my cousins.
…an entry for …Have a great week ahead and a joyous and prosperous new year to all you weekenders! let me take this opportunity too to thank you for visiting my website all throughout the year!!!

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