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The Best Christmas Movies to Watch During the Holiday Season

woman sitting on couch with Christmas socks on
   

This year the holidays seem to be sneaking up on me quicker than ever before.  I blame the foot of snow we currently have and the freezing temperatures we’ve had all week.  Usually, I like to take one holiday at a time.  I am not a fan of Christmas decorations being out before Thanksgiving.  But “Holiday Inn” was recently playing on television and it got this Grinch in the holiday mood. I decided to compile a list of my favorite Christmas movies to refer to instead of just watching whichever film happens to be playing that evening. 

You’ll notice a few titles missing from my list that everyone else would include.  I also didn’t rank the movies but instead divided them into categories because I like a lot of variety in my viewing pleasure.  If I watch a classic one night, I like to pick from another category the next night.

I hope you enjoy my list of best Christmas movies:

How to Make a Piecaken

A slice of piecaken

With the holidays just around the corner, I wanted to attempt a dessert that would blow the socks off friends and family.  The piecaken to the rescue!!  Similar to the turducken, a piecaken is made by baking a pie inside a cake – creating the best of both worlds.

I have attempted this recipe twice.  The first trial was a miserable failure, the second pretty good.  With a third attempt, I’m sure my recipe would be perfected but I wanted to get these instructions to you in case you wanted to give it a try for this Thanksgiving.  Below I’ll fill you in on my tips and tricks for creating a piecaken, as well include some cheater versions that will save you a lot of time.  I’ve included the recipe I made up but please note it is not perfected yet but I do explain what I would do to improve it.  Happy baking!