Fireplace Tools & Hearth Accessories
Shop our Brockway Road store for the largest selection of fireplace tools. Both stores are stocked with hearth accessories. Pilgrim Fireplace Tools & Hearth Accessories Pilgrim sets the standard for quality fireplace screens, tool sets, and hearth accessories. They are our go to manufacturer! Their 60+ years of success is based on thoughtful design, honest […]
Creamy Chestnut Soup
Perfect to enjoy in front of the fire. This soup is sweet, earthy, cozy and aromatic — and it’s easy to make. Plus, there is no roasting on an open fire, required. Unless you must! Creamy Chestnut Soup Serves 6Recipe & photo courtesy WillCookForFriends.com Ingredients: 2 TBSP butter or olive oil1 stalk celery1 shallot, chopped1 […]
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
While Nat King Cole’s recording “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” is the most popular (inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974) listen now to this rendition by songwriter Tormé performing his song with Judy Garland. “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire,” or more traditionally known as “The Christmas Song,” was written in […]
The World’s Most Expensive Christmas Dinner & Most Decadent Christmas Hamper
These offerings give a new meaning to the term ‘holiday indulgence.’ $200,000 for a Christmas dinner for four; and, a Christmas Hamper selling at $134,000! The chef did donate 80% of his fee to the charities Cancer Research U.K. and Hospitality Action. And, if the hamper sells a donation will be made to The Prince’s […]
Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose?
Snuggle up with Mountain Home Center and stay stylishly warm this Christmas and throughout the wintertime. Shop our throws, pillows, bedding & blankets sale. Give widely and warmly this year! New Arrival: Portuguese Flannel Sheets & Pillowcases These woven flannel sheets achieve the perfect balance between softness, warmth and durability. The brushed 100% cotton weave […]
What’s the most famous Christmas lamp?
It has to be the leg lamp in “A Christmas Story.” Probably one of the most iconic, not to mention bizarre, film props of all time, it plays center stage in one of the funniest scenes in the movie… watch the scene here. Sadly none of the three original leg lamps by Production Designer Reuben […]
Granny’s Gingerbread Waffles. Recipe Perfect for Christmas Morning.
Easy to make and delicious. Simply add coffee, flannel pajamas, half-opened stockings… and, you have the perfect Christmas morning. Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour 4 tsp. baking powder 3 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. cloves 1/4 tsp. salt 4 eggs 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed 1 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 […]
What is “The Twelve Days of Christmas” Song About?
Find out more here. But first, listen to this terrific rendition of the carol performed by the a capella group, Straight No Chaser. The best known English version of the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” was first printed in 1780 in a book intended for children, Mirth without Mischief, as a memories-and-forfeits game. […]
Edible Watermelon Grill, with Fruit Kebabs
Show your barbecue who’s boss. None of your friends have seen this creative barbecue idea before. An edible watermelon grill is as cute as it sounds. In fact, we can’t stop saying how cute it is! It’s just so darn cute! It’s easy to carve a small watermelon into a grill, then throw on a […]
