La Rosca de Reyes - January 6th

Today is the 12th day of Christmas, or Epiphany, and since this is a big holiday in Catholic Spain I have baked this special bread the past several years for my class and kids. I ran out of frosting ingredients, so the one pictured for home is a little sparse - the colored candies on top represent the jewels on the king's crown, which is what the wise men are called in Spanish - The Kings. Inside the bread is a hidden coin that everyone wants to find in their piece.

I am also posting pics my mom sent me. We had a great Christmas except for some sickness, but we missed seeing any of the grandparents. The weather has really been cold and slippery, and combined with a shorter break after Christmas we opted to stay in Idaho. My parents were ill and stuck in Oregon because of the weather, and sadly spend the holiday alone.

But even with no company to entertain my mom has inspired me to every year try to add more festive Christmas decor to the house. We got to enjoy some of this at Thanksgiving when my kids helped her decorate, but I wanted to post more here for posterity - who knows how long they will still be in this house after first moving in 39 years ago!