For me December is all about giving because Christmas is the time we celebrate God's gift of Jesus to us. Susan Branch is known for giving through the gift of her artwork, books, and blog--especially her blog because she takes the time to connect with those who visit her blog and leave comments. She represents for many of her fans Home and Happiness through the theme of her art and blog posts.
Here are some blog posts where she talks about decorating. . . .❤️Whimsical Christmas
❤️Wreaths
❤️Decorating with Red
❤️Candles and Angel Chimes
❤️Baked Decorations
❤️Bon-Bons and other Christmasy Things
❤️Making Fairyland
One year Yankee Magazine came to do a photo shoot for their magazine. Susan did a Behind the Scenes post about it. You can see the article HERE.
She has lots of ideas for Stocking Stuffers. . . .
Cooking and baking are a big part of Christmas and Susan has lots of recipes to fit the season. . . .
Her Christmas recipe book is filled with lots of ideas for celebrating and decorating and an occasional personal memory besides the recipes and wonderful artwork. . . .
If you've ever wondered how to make Yorkshire Pudding, or even know what it is, here's how. . . .
And the cookbook has lots of cookie recipes, too! Here are more. . . .
All these cookie recipes can be found HERE.
You can see how the Walsh Cookbook blog made her Candied Orange Peel recipe. Susan makes her Almond Brittle recipe on her blog. Her nieces help her make the Annie Hall's Butter Cookie recipe on another blog post.
A recipe for early risers on Christmas morning. . . .
And later in the morning once everyone has checked their stockings this would be just right. . . .
Finally Christmas Day has arrived after all your preparation. . . .
Here are some bookmarks you can drag to your desktop and print out. . . .
Susan tells this Christmas Story of one Christmas morning from the past.
In 2015 I hosted a Susan Branch Christmas luncheon for the Take Joy Society. . . .
All the recipes came from Susan's cookbooks and can be found on the Blog Post I did about it. It was great fun trying to recreate the feel and look of Susan's table.
This concludes my Year with Susan Branch. Thank you, Susan, for all you do for us!
Do you have Susan's Christmas cookbook? What are your favorite recipes?
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Well, Cathy ... how did I miss your 2015 Christmas luncheon post?? Just took a quick glance, and must return later to linger through it. I've really enjoyed this year's posts; thank you for gathering together so much of her 'stuff' in one place for our reading pleasure! I do have her Christmas book, and bring it out every year - if only to look through it :-) Happy Holidays from Alabama ...
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