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Christmas is a week away (great googlymoogly - we still have some last minute gifting to get) and if you had planned to have lots of different cookies on hand, or made up to take to your rotten coworkers, and haven't quite managed to bake, a lot. This is a super simple, very fun way to host a gathering, have a good excuse to get your nog on, and have a respectable assortment of goodies. First you plan a very simple, stress-free menu and drinks - anything from chicken n' dumplin's with a nice chilled white wine or some mulled wine/cider, to charcuterie and cheeses with luscious egg nog. You bake one batch of cookies and ask all of your guests to do the same. Everyone lays out their cookies on platters, and each guest can get a paper box with waxed paper, or even some cute brown paper bags with "zip top" plastic bags and share.

The Trinity Irish Dance Company, founded in 1990 by Artistic Director Mark Howard will be performing at Miller Outdoor Theatre this Saturday (St. Patty's, of course) at 8:00 p.m.. Admission is free, we suggest that you maybe pack yourself some Irish Stew and good Irish beer or whiskey and enjoy a night of progressive Irish dance. The company is non-profit and melds both traditional Irish dance and new means of expression into their performances. Many...

St. Patty's is almost upon us! Houstonist knows that "I can't cook" line is just total blarney. Stews are easy and the weather, at this point, is still conducive to belly-warming one pot wonders. This Irish Stew is simple and satisfying - you can substitute beef or pork for the lamb, if you just don't have a taste for the fleecy little ones. If you're real dyed-in-the-wool Irish, go for the mutton! Also, if you...