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Decorating for the Holidays

Posted on December 8, 2014 under cooking, decorating, family, holiday, seasonal, soup, winter

A blog post by Massel Chef Elizabeth Schuler

I love when my house is decorated for the holiday season, but I dread hauling all those boxes from the basement and getting it all on display. Nearly always, someone ends up with a bodily injury: bloody cuts from paper or ornament hooks or thumbs bashed when hanging up wreaths to name a couple, but the worst is the ladder. Yes, climbing the ladder to hang lights and mistletoe. My son thinks that it is time to perform a variety of dismounts off the ladder and begs me to film it, so he can post it online for all his friends to see. He refuses to let me take a picture of him anywhere near the gross mistletoe.

Massel Holiday Mistletoe Winter Soup Season“How did a twig come to represent getting kissed? Trust me I look out for it anywhere I go and run the other direction.” Oh, the workings of a 10-year-old boy’s mind.

All the same we make our own rituals around the day. Before the boxes are hauled up, I start the Loaded Baked Potato Soup on the stove to simmer. As I start putting ornaments on the tree, I have to tell my son the story behind every ornament that I hang. Even with his eyes rolling, I know that he enjoys it as he finishes my sentences.

Massel Holidays Soup Recipe Blog Post WinterFinally, with everything decorated and boxes put away, we eat our much-anticipated hearty bowl of soup surrounded by twinkling lights, appreciating all of our hard work. This is comfort food at its best. I put lots of cheese on top of my soup, but Gabriel goes straight for the bacon.

We decide we are both looking forward to the holiday season ahead.

For more Massel holiday recipes that are perfect for warding off the winter chill with your loved ones, click here! →

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