For Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., holiday cheer for family and friends during occasions includes a delicious toffee crunch recipe that she makes herself — something she said she thoroughly enjoys preparing and sharing with others close to her.
“Christmas is a very special time for us,” she told Fox News Digital in a recent phone interview about the blessed season that she and millions of other Americans celebrate this week.
“This is a time to let people know just how much they mean to us, and how important they are to us,” she said.
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It’s not just about the desserts, of course.
She said her family and friends relish a green bean casserole and a roasted Brussels sprouts dish this time of year. “There are the regular things that come up that people say, ‘This is what I want.’”
“Generally we do roast beef on Christmas Eve,” she explained, “and then, a day or two after Christmas, I always have one of the kids say to me, ‘Have you made a big pot of marinara yet?'”
Sen. Blackburn and members of her family are shown enjoying some downtime together in Tennessee. "We celebrate the Christmas season and the meaning of the Christmas season," she told Fox News Digital. "It’s important to us in our faith."
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“So I’ll find myself in the kitchen making that big pot of marinara for the kids.”
Homemade comfort food — nothing like it on chilly winter days and nights, that’s for sure.
She also uses many recipes passed down from her mother and grandmother in all the cooking and baking she does, she said.
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In terms of saying “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays,” the senator makes her thoughts clear.
“I say Merry Christmas. It is the Christmas season,” she said. “For my Jewish friends, I wish them a Happy Hanukkah.”
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In her family, she added, “We celebrate the Christmas season and the meaning of the Christmas season. It’s important to us in our faith.”
To learn more about the senator’s homemade Toffee Crunch recipe at Christmas — which she said reminds of her dad because “he always loved it” — see the video at the top of this article, or access it here.
