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Putting It All Together
It’s the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature is stirring — only Mom and Dad, assembling toys and steeling themselves for those famous last words: “Batteries not included.”
10 North Carolina Items for Your December To-Do List
Festive ways to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.
Gingersnaps
These cookies hold a special place in recipe developer Lynn Wells’s heart: They were her dad’s favorites.
From Elizabeth Hudson: Christmas Continues
For our editor in chief, a family fudge recipe signals the arrival of the holidays.
The Gingerbread Family Behind McFarlan’s Bakery
More than 90 years ago, a bakery in Hendersonville created a delicious Christmas tradition. Today, the line of customers waiting for a box of fresh gingerbread men runs out the door and down the block.
A Handmade Holiday
Popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, clothespins and construction paper: Made with love by little hands, the most precious ornaments cost almost nothing, but the memories they hold are priceless.
Our State’s Mix-and-Match Guide to Custom Christmas Cookies
These 18 classic treats are sweet enough for Santa — and all your friends and family.
Silent Night in the Kitchen
The stockings are hung, the cookies are out, and the house is now miraculously quiet. Just one more thing to do before bed: make the breakfast dish that’s become a tradition.