Festive Recipes: Holiday Cooking Marathon

In this special edition of my newsletter, I share a Holiday Cooking Marathon video that covers my popular Christmas and New Year's Celebration recipes from the past five seasons of my Mary's Nest channel. You'll find some old favorites, and I hope you'll make new ones too!

I hope this video will give you ideas for last-minute holiday party dishes, and if you enjoy playing my video while you're working in the kitchen, I would be honored to be your cooking companion!

This holiday cooking marathon brings together my best holiday recipe videos for you to enjoy in one sitting. The blog post has links to recipes you can print out and store in your kitchen journal or save electronically.

These recipes will add good cheer and deliciousness to your holiday entertaining.

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These last few weeks have been difficult, being at my mom's side when she went to Heaven and then her burial next to my dad. Although my mom may have been advanced in years, I always thought she would live to be 100, and we'd have a few more years together. I'm so glad I always told her she was "The Best Mom in the Whole Wide World."

I was feeling sad that this would be my first Christmas without my mom, but then someone said that this was my mom's first Christmas in Heaven. Then I thought about my mom being young and in good health with my dad. They would be happy to be reunited in Heaven together, and I'm sure they would be dancing. My mom loved dancing the foxtrot and the jitterbug to the songs she enjoyed growing up. I will still miss her this Christmas, but I will also think of her happy in Heaven.

I'm so thankful to have my husband and son at my side during this period, and I am also especially thankful for all the kind words that my sweet friends have shared with me through comments on my YouTube channel and emails. Many of you have shared your prayers with my mom, me, and my family, and you've also talked about what it felt like losing your mom or other loved ones. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to respond to all your kind words, but please know that they mean a lot to me. I appreciate the comfort that you share with me.

Thank you so much for being my sweet friend, and I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas and a happy and healthy new year. I look forward to a wonderful 2024 with you! 😊

Love and God Bless,
Mary ♥

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