Archives for "December, 2008"
Clean more green for 2009
If you are like me, after taking down all of those treasured holiday items you are ready for a good house cleaning. I like my bathroom to smell “clean” and sparkle after a good scrub, so I admit I have been skeptical about Green Cleaning Products. However, after reading the precautions behind several of my [...]
Ideas for Leftover Turkey
Need Something to do with all that left over Thanksgiving Turkey? Turkey a la King: ¼ C. Butter (cubed) ½ C. Flour 1 Can Chicken Broth (14.5 oz.) 1 C. Milk 2 C. Cubed Turkey 1 C. Sliced Cooked Carrots 1 C. Green Beans (fresh or frozen) ½ t. Salt ¼ t. Ground Pepper Melt [...]
Top 12 Christmas Movies
12. Christmas with the Kranks 11. A Charlie Brown Christmas 10. Jack Frost 9. It’s a Wonderful Life 8. Elf 7. Polar Express 6. The Santa Clause 5. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 4. Home Alone 3. Miracle on 34th St. 2. A Christmas Story 1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2003 [...]
My Top 20 Christmas Songs
Every year I like to make a compilation CD of all my favorite Christmas songs, then I can take it along to friends’ houses and even make copies for them. The top songs that made it to my CD this year are: Santa Baby I’ll Be Home For Christmas Baby It’s Cold Outside I Saw [...]
Moose Munch Recipe
5 C. Cherrios 5 C. Corn Chex 2 C. Salted Nuts 1 lb. M&M’s 10 oz. Pretzels 36 oz. White Chocolate (Or Almond Bark) 3 T. Vegetable Oil Mix together cherrios, chex, nuts, m&m’s, and pretzels. Microwave white chocolate with oil for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Stir. Then microwave for 10 second intervals, stirring [...]
Giving Homemade Desserts
It is easy to make your wonderful homemade desserts a beautiful gift. Start by choosing how you want them packaged: a nice holiday plate, a vintage tin, or even a simple paper box. If you want give your desserts on a nice holiday plate, buy a set of 4 and they are usually a little [...]
Microwave Peanut Brittle
1 ½ C. Raw Peanuts 1 C. Sugar ¼ t. Salt ½ C. White Corn Syrup 1 t. Butter 1 t. Vanilla 1 t. Baking Soda In a medium sized microwavable bowl stir together peanuts, sugar,syrup, salt. Place in microwave for 4 minutes on high. Stir, and microwave another 4 minutes. Stir in butter, and [...]
Rice Crispy Treats
¼ C. Butter 5 ½ C. Mini Marshmallows ½ t. Vanilla 5 ½ Crisp Rice Cereal Melt butter in 3 quart sauce pan over low heat Add marshmallows, cook until melted and smooth, stir frequently Remove from heat Stir in vanilla and crisp rice cereal Press into a buttered 13×9 dish * A fun way [...]
My Homemade Christmas
I grew up with a mother who always baked a lot, and Christmas was always a huge production. It was not unusual to have 3 or more types of homemade cookies along with several homemade candies, cakes, and pies. Now, I am becoming a little like my mother that way. Certainly not to her her [...]
Holiday Memories
I am about to get married and my fiance and I are starting our own Christmas traditions. So, it got me to thinking about all the wonderful holiday traditions I grew up with. I have an amazing family and looking back there are so many special memories and things that I experienced as a child. [...]
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