About Sweet Hazel's Sweets

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Houston, Texas, United States
My blog will focus on baking and traveling. I chose these two because I want to share with others my love and wonderful experiences I have when I bake for others, and the intersting things I taste and see when I travel. If you are wondering where the name came from, I named my bake shop after my mother who LOVED sweets, and also like to travel, but I think she liked the sweets more. On October 20, 2015, my mother passed on, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, although this disease took over her mind and body and her world she still remained the sweet gentle woman she has always been. So here's to sweets for my sweet Hazel.

Thursday, January 2, 2020

The Holidays: Road Trip, Christmas Eve Celebration, and Birthday Celebrations

     What a wonderful start to the holidays, my sister, daughter and I spend some time in Fredericksburg, Tx.  We began by going to all of the wonderful shops




If you are looking for something different you will definitely be able to find it in one of the unique shops in Fredericksburg.   After all of the shopping we worked up an appetite, we stumbled, literally stumbled over a restaurant that was located in a basement.


The town of Fredericksburg has a German influence therefore, the menu at Rathskeller was German food.  The atmosphere was very nostalgic and the food was authentic and good.  

After eating we continue shopping and enjoying the beautiful Christmas decorations and sceneries.  Below are lights that lit up the side walks:





After returning from our road trip to Fredericksburg, I then began preparing for our Christmas Eve Celebration that we host at our house every year.  Below is a picture of the appetizer/sweets table that I created for our guest to enjoy:



After celebrating Christmas Eve and Christmas with my family, the day after the Christmas is my sister's birthday.  We met for happy hour and some of our friends and family also joined us.  That is me on the left:


No, the celebrations does not end there, December 29th is my daughter's birthday.  We celebrated by giving her a birthday brunch.  Below are picture of the sweets that I prepared,her brunch menu and our wonderful chef that prepared all of the food.


Banna Pudding

Cookies and Cream Brownies

 Dessert Bar
Peach Pies
 The Chef

 Where the Guest Picked up their menus

The Menu


Whew! Now it is time to rest and began preparing for the next celebration?  Happy New Year Everyone!