Enjoy....
Happy New Years Eve,
Nancy
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Christmas quilts received....
I am having fun with some new Christmas presents...I will be back in a few days. In the meantime here are photos of the grandkids with their Christmas quilts.
Enjoy....
Happy New Years Eve,
Nancy
Enjoy....
Happy New Years Eve,
Nancy
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Rock Star and the Telemarketer.....
Actual conversation -
Phone rings ................
RS - Hello
Telemarketer - I am calling to do a survey on Movies. Is there a male in the house?
RS - No
Telemarketer - Oh, do you go to the movies?
RS - No, I make movies
Telemarketer - Oh, what kind of movies do you make?
RS - mostly independent films
Telemarketer - Oh, would I have heard of any of them?
RS - have you heard of E.T.?
Telemarketer - yes, I have. Is that your film?
RS - Yea.
Telemarketer - um....what's your name?
RS - Steven Spielberg
Telemarketer - Oh, well...goodbye.
FYI - I am NOT Steven Spielbergs mother, but I will let the Rock Star continue to answer the phone....
Happy Christmas Eve,
Nancy
Phone rings ................
RS - Hello
Telemarketer - I am calling to do a survey on Movies. Is there a male in the house?
RS - No
Telemarketer - Oh, do you go to the movies?
RS - No, I make movies
Telemarketer - Oh, what kind of movies do you make?
RS - mostly independent films
Telemarketer - Oh, would I have heard of any of them?
RS - have you heard of E.T.?
Telemarketer - yes, I have. Is that your film?
RS - Yea.
Telemarketer - um....what's your name?
RS - Steven Spielberg
Telemarketer - Oh, well...goodbye.
FYI - I am NOT Steven Spielbergs mother, but I will let the Rock Star continue to answer the phone....
Happy Christmas Eve,
Nancy
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
My Holiday Planning list....
For those of you that are interested, I have been following this list since December 1st. Maybe next year we could all do it together??
December 1
Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey. Spray paint gold, turn upside down and use as a sleigh to hold Christmas Cards.
December 2
Have Mormon Tabernacle Choir record outgoing Christmas message for answering machine.
December 3
Using candlewick and hand gilded miniature pine cones, fashion cat-o-nine-tails. Flog Gardener.
December 4
Repaint Sistine Chapel ceiling ecru, with mocha trim.
December 5
Get new eyeglasses. Grind lenses myself.
December 6
Fax family Christmas newsletter to Pulitzer committee for consideration.
December 7
Debug WindowsNT.
December 10
Align carpets to adjust for curvature of Earth.
December 11
Lay Faberge egg.
December 12
Take Dog apart. Disinfect. Reassemble.
December 13
Collect Dentures. They make excellent pastry cutters, particularly for decorative pie crusts.
December 14
Install plumbing in gingerbread house.
December 15
Replace air in mini-van tires with Glade "holiday scents" in case tires are shot out at mall.
December 17
Child proof the Christmas tree with garland of razor wire.
December 19
Adjust legs of chairs so each Christmas dinner guest will be same height when sitting at his or her assigned seat.
December 20
Dip sheep and cows in egg whites and roll in confectioner's sugar to add a festive sparkle to the pasture.
December 21
Drain city reservoir; refill with mulled cider, orange slices and cinnamon sticks.
December 22
Float votive candles in toilet tank.
December 23
Seed clouds for white Christmas. I am totally doing this today....
December 24
Do my annual good deed. Go to several stores. Be seen engaged in last minute Christmas shopping, thus making many people feel less inadequate than they really are.
December 25
Bear son. Swaddle. Lay in color coordinated manger scented with homemade potpourri.
December 26
Organize spice racks by genus and phylum.
December 27
Build snowman in exact likeness of God.
December 31
New Year's Eve! Give staff their resolutions. Call a friend in each time zone of the world as the clock strikes midnight in that country
Ok, really it's Martha Stewarts, but maybe next year???
Happy Holidays,
Nancy
December 1
Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey. Spray paint gold, turn upside down and use as a sleigh to hold Christmas Cards.
December 2
Have Mormon Tabernacle Choir record outgoing Christmas message for answering machine.
December 3
Using candlewick and hand gilded miniature pine cones, fashion cat-o-nine-tails. Flog Gardener.
December 4
Repaint Sistine Chapel ceiling ecru, with mocha trim.
December 5
Get new eyeglasses. Grind lenses myself.
December 6
Fax family Christmas newsletter to Pulitzer committee for consideration.
December 7
Debug WindowsNT.
December 10
Align carpets to adjust for curvature of Earth.
December 11
Lay Faberge egg.
December 12
Take Dog apart. Disinfect. Reassemble.
December 13
Collect Dentures. They make excellent pastry cutters, particularly for decorative pie crusts.
December 14
Install plumbing in gingerbread house.
December 15
Replace air in mini-van tires with Glade "holiday scents" in case tires are shot out at mall.
December 17
Child proof the Christmas tree with garland of razor wire.
December 19
Adjust legs of chairs so each Christmas dinner guest will be same height when sitting at his or her assigned seat.
December 20
Dip sheep and cows in egg whites and roll in confectioner's sugar to add a festive sparkle to the pasture.
December 21
Drain city reservoir; refill with mulled cider, orange slices and cinnamon sticks.
December 22
Float votive candles in toilet tank.
December 23
Seed clouds for white Christmas. I am totally doing this today....
December 24
Do my annual good deed. Go to several stores. Be seen engaged in last minute Christmas shopping, thus making many people feel less inadequate than they really are.
December 25
Bear son. Swaddle. Lay in color coordinated manger scented with homemade potpourri.
December 26
Organize spice racks by genus and phylum.
December 27
Build snowman in exact likeness of God.
December 31
New Year's Eve! Give staff their resolutions. Call a friend in each time zone of the world as the clock strikes midnight in that country
Ok, really it's Martha Stewarts, but maybe next year???
Happy Holidays,
Nancy
Saturday, December 20, 2008
ok. just one more....
Thought I would share one last recipe...
This is my sister's (not the sister that occasionally hi-jacks my blog, it's the other one, the one that doesn't cook very often)...
Orange Sherbet Jello (I bet she named this herself, because she is clever that way)
1 large pkg orange jello
Dissolve in 2 cups hot water
add 1 pint orange sherbet to hot jello mixture to dissolve
add 2 small cans drained mandarin orange sections and some sliced bananas.
Put into bowl/casserole dish/Tupperware, whatever you have and let set.....
You can use sugar-free jello and is there a sugar free orange sherbet? I don't know, but maybe that's ok? since there is fruit in it?
I have all the kids and grandkids gifts wrapped. Now I just need to do some Santa and DH and miscellaneous ones. Oh, and I think I have to send some cookies to Virginia!!
Of course, I don't have an address, but if someone is reading this and sends me her address, I have to go to the post office Monday and could possibly put some in the mail to her??
LMK,
Nancy
This is my sister's (not the sister that occasionally hi-jacks my blog, it's the other one, the one that doesn't cook very often)...
Orange Sherbet Jello (I bet she named this herself, because she is clever that way)
1 large pkg orange jello
Dissolve in 2 cups hot water
add 1 pint orange sherbet to hot jello mixture to dissolve
add 2 small cans drained mandarin orange sections and some sliced bananas.
Put into bowl/casserole dish/Tupperware, whatever you have and let set.....
You can use sugar-free jello and is there a sugar free orange sherbet? I don't know, but maybe that's ok? since there is fruit in it?
I have all the kids and grandkids gifts wrapped. Now I just need to do some Santa and DH and miscellaneous ones. Oh, and I think I have to send some cookies to Virginia!!
Of course, I don't have an address, but if someone is reading this and sends me her address, I have to go to the post office Monday and could possibly put some in the mail to her??
LMK,
Nancy
The last Christmas post....and cookie recipe
ding ding.....update - Here are your pictures, Pat. I couldn't bear to cover Santa's face..lol
This will be my last post until after Christmas....I am overwhelmed right now. There are lists to be made, food to be shopped for, presents to be wrapped and maybe some more shopping.
Of course that means that I totally spent today baking cookies. I was looking for a traditional macaroon cookie recipe and stopped when I read this one. It is NOT the traditional macaroon recipe. This one is AWESOME!! I love coconut and I love oatmeal cookies. I love a crisp cookie and this one fits all three criteria....
They are called Button Macaroons ... I am guess they are called this because you only use 1/2 tsp dough per cookie and they turn out about the size of a button...who knew??
1 egg separated
1/3 c sugar, remove 3 tbl for egg whites
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla
3/4 c quick oats
1/2 c coconut
1 tbl butter, melted
Beat egg white until foamy white and double in volume in a small bowl with electric mixer at high speed; beat in 3 tbl of the sugar, 1 tbl at a time until firm peaks form. Set aside
Beat egg yolk well in a medium size bowl, beat in remainder of the sugar until fluffy-light. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Fold in beaten egg white.
Drop by half teaspoonfuls 1 inch apart on well greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for 12-15 minutes. Cookies will spread. I got better luck spraying the cookie sheet with Pam than when I used a silpat sheet.
Cool on wire racks, store in airtight container. Yield 3 dozen (although I only got 2 dozen plus 4 cookies....)
I had good luck doubling this recipe and got a about 4 dozen cookies. Of course I counted them after sampling them. So maybe it did make 6 dozen and I ate 2 dozen? No, couldn't be!!
I wish you all a Happy Holiday Season...
See ya next year...
Nancy
Friday, December 19, 2008
another quick Christmas gift idea....
DING DING DING UPDATE!!! For a sugar-free, fat-free version try this link.... I have not tried it, so if you do and it is good, let me know.....(my sis is "the cook" of the family and searched this out for me..THANKS SIS!!)
I think there are some people on my list that would love some Hot Chocolate for those cold wintery nights.... I found this recipe on line and wish I could remember where so I could give kudo's. It is the best hot chocolate mix I have ever tasted. Great to put under the tree for last minute "uh oh, they brought us a gift and we didn't know it" times...
For this you will need the following -
Happy Holidays,
Nancy
I think there are some people on my list that would love some Hot Chocolate for those cold wintery nights.... I found this recipe on line and wish I could remember where so I could give kudo's. It is the best hot chocolate mix I have ever tasted. Great to put under the tree for last minute "uh oh, they brought us a gift and we didn't know it" times...
For this you will need the following -
4 cups nonfat dry milk powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup non-dairy coffee creamer
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 (4 oz) pkg instant chocolate fudge pudding (I couldn't find the fudge kind, so I used plain chocolate pudding)
Mix all together in a large bowl. I used a rubbermaid container with a lid and shook it all up.
This recipe will fill 2 quart canning jars. Add a ribbon, bow and instructions.... You could also package it in reusable plastic containers with a nice mug on the side.
To make add 1/4 cup mix to 8 oz hot water. The Rock Star loved it, but wants to try it with hot milk next time...
Wah Lah....another quick gift ready to deliver. Yes, there are only 3 jars here. We have the other jar almost empty. We are drinking a lot of hot chocolate in this cold weather.
Happy Holidays,
Nancy
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