Great Grandma's coffee cake

This coffee cake recipe is my great

grandmother's.

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I can remember my mom making this for us
when I was little.
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Best eaten warm from the oven.

Grandma Kennedy's

Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Preheat oven to 350. Prepare topping.

Topping:

1 cup chopped pecans

1/4 c. melted butter

1/4 c. sugar

1/3 c. brown sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

Cake batter:

2 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1/2 c. soft butter

1 c. sour cream

Grease bundt pan. Combine dry ingred.

Cream butter, add eggs, sugar, vanilla

and sour cream. Combine flour with wet

ingred. 1/2 at a time. Mix well.

Spoon 1/2 of the mixture into the pan.

Spoon in the topping and then cover

with the other 1/2 of the batter.

Bake 45-50 min.

Let cool for 10 min. before eating.

Enjoy!

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Salmon spread

Made this delicious salmon spread

Christmas evening. No exact measurements,

just mixed some cream cheese with smoked

salmon, dill, capers, lemon zest, and

a bit of salt and pepper. Served

with toasted crostini.

Yum!

A few Christmas moments

Santa has dumped his load

Logan is the first to awake...

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Chloe loves her Instamatic camera.

I just love my Anthropologie plates!
Thanks Santa - you always know just
what to get me...hee hee hee!

The breakfast tables are set.

Grandma is busy making biscuits.

On the Menu:

pan biscuits with butter & syrup

scrambled eggs with crab & tarragon

sausage links

sliced pears with raspberries

coffee cake

and Mimosas

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Everything was delicious as always!

Later we played a new board game from

Uncle Mike & Aunt Debbie - "Buzz Word"

Lots of fun & plenty of laughs.

It was a great holiday!

Wine, Cheese, bread...

Who could ask for more....?

Fabulous Christmas gift from Kim & Alex.

Wine from Frog's Leap Winery - our favorite

spot while in Napa this September, Cheese

from Cowgirl Creamery, and bread from

Proilane bakery in Paris - ooh la la!

Thanks Kim & Alex - you know what we like!

Can't wait to enjoy with Mom & Mike.

Twas the night before Christmas...

and all through the house...

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We are ready for Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all!

Decorating

We have been busy decorating

for Christmas.

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Chloe and I hung these snowflakes

in the entryway.

I think they look really cute.

Christmas tree

We spent Saturday up north

hunting for our Christmas tree.
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We were surprised to see so much snow!

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Let the snow ball fights begin.*

Chili and hot cocoa for lunch.

After a few hours of hunting....

we found our tree.

Harley enjoyed the snow too.

Snow Angel*

A Christmas miracle! Logan lost

his front tooth!