Make-Ahead Cranberry Scones

Somewhere in my twenties, I had an epiphany. The magic of the holidays used to just ‘happen.’ There was a time when I would sit down to a table full of family favorites, a turkey, and platters of dessert…a time when I would awake on Christmas morning to a full stocking and something delicious for breakfast…a time when holiday parties just happened, when I could focus on laughing and being merry.

I realized, with an appreciative and humbled heart, the truth: the magic of all those holidays were because of my mother. She was the one who would cook and clean into the wee hours of the night, she was the one who would spend those celebrations behind the scenes in the kitchen, she was the one who made it magical.

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