Christmas Countdown - 2012

[Christmasstar]

Altair is an extremely bright star. So I guess a Christmas Altair is an extemely bright Christmas star!

I did not even find this one in the list of awards in the front office area which is why I was so surprised by it. Love what it means.

I was also surprised to see I am over 50,000 posts! Have not been paying attention. My mom was right, I do talk a lot!

 

[made582]

I swear my sister just doesn't think sometimes. She decided she wanted to work on some crafts a little bit ago and tried to move her sewing machine. In the process she blew out one of the stitches in her stomach. So now I have to keep my niece's over night while she goes up to the ER to have another stitch put in.

 

[Seawaters]

Awww. That is special!

My version is a VHS copy that my dad taped for me when I was in college. I was so bummed that I was going to miss it because I had a class the night it was on one year that he gave up his show to tape mine. It is the only version I watch ~ makes my dad seem closer cheesy

 

[Christmasstar]

I swear my sister just doesn't think sometimes. She decided she wanted to work on some crafts a little bit ago and tried to move her sewing machine. In the process she blew out on of the stitches in her stomach. So now I have to keep my niece's over night while she goes up to the ER to have another stitch put in.

ouch

 

[xmastidings]

I was going thru my emails and my daughter sent me one that included a recipe for a cookie that sounds perfect for this time of year. Thought I would share:

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles​

Ingredients
Cookies:
· 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
· 1 cup granulated sugar
· 1/2 cup light brown sugar
· 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
· 1 large egg
· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
· 3 3/4 cups flour
· 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cookie coating:
· 1/2 cups granulated sugar
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
· Dash of allspice
Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin puree, then, beat in the egg and vanilla.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir until fully incorporated. Cover and chill the dough for at least an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liner. Mix the coating ingredients in a small bowl. Scoop equal dough balls and roll into the sugar mixture. Set on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Dip the bottom of a flat drinking glass into water, then into the sugar mixture and use to slightly flatten the dough balls. Recoat the bottom of the glass in the sugar-spice mixture as needed.
Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, or until baked through. Let cool on the baking sheets about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
Yield: 3 to 4 dozen
Oh brother, does this sound good with a hot cup of tea....

 

[Seawaters]

Lucky! What a great score!

Good evening, MMC!

It sure did get dark quick this evening. There is a lot of rain headed this way and it is very slow moving ~ I watched the front approach for the past hour and it still isn't here.

I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow ~ have to go to BC for pet food and thifting. Found some good stuff for the store this morning at GoodWill, hope to find some more tomorrow. At the Mission store in town they have free magazines ~ I scored a bunch of October, November and December back issues of Bon Appetit ~ what fun they will be to go through.

Time to call it a night ~ MERRY dreams!!!

:!!

 

[Seawaters]

So funny!!!

...
I was also surprised to see I am over 50,000 posts! Have not been paying attention. My mom was right, I do talk a lot!

 

[Seawaters]

This sounds WONDERFUL!!!

I was going thru my emails and my daughter sent me one that included a recipe for a cookie that sounds perfect for this time of year. Thought I would share:

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles​

Ingredients
Cookies:
· 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
· 1 cup granulated sugar
· 1/2 cup light brown sugar
· 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
· 1 large egg
· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
· 3 3/4 cups flour
· 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cookie coating:
· 1/2 cups granulated sugar
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
· Dash of allspice
Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin puree, then, beat in the egg and vanilla.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir until fully incorporated. Cover and chill the dough for at least an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liner. Mix the coating ingredients in a small bowl. Scoop equal dough balls and roll into the sugar mixture. Set on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Dip the bottom of a flat drinking glass into water, then into the sugar mixture and use to slightly flatten the dough balls. Recoat the bottom of the glass in the sugar-spice mixture as needed.
Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, or until baked through. Let cool on the baking sheets about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
Yield: 3 to 4 dozen
Oh brother, does this sound good with a hot cup of tea....

 

[Christmasstar]

I was going thru my emails and my daughter sent me one that included a recipe for a cookie that sounds perfect for this time of year. Thought I would share:

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles​

Ingredients
Cookies:
· 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
· 1 cup granulated sugar
· 1/2 cup light brown sugar
· 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
· 1 large egg
· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
· 3 3/4 cups flour
· 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cookie coating:
· 1/2 cups granulated sugar
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
· Dash of allspice
Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin puree, then, beat in the egg and vanilla.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir until fully incorporated. Cover and chill the dough for at least an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liner. Mix the coating ingredients in a small bowl. Scoop equal dough balls and roll into the sugar mixture. Set on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Dip the bottom of a flat drinking glass into water, then into the sugar mixture and use to slightly flatten the dough balls. Recoat the bottom of the glass in the sugar-spice mixture as needed.
Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, or until baked through. Let cool on the baking sheets about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
Yield: 3 to 4 dozen
Oh brother, does this sound good with a hot cup of tea....

sounds good, thanks, I will try this one!

 

[Seawaters]

Good night, all. Talk to y'all tomorrow! Have a great rest-of-the-evening!

 

[xmastidings]

This sounds WONDERFUL!!!

Doesn't it! I saw this and said to myself, that if nothing else gets accomplished this weekend, these cookies will be made, baked and consumed...lol

 

[Christmasstar]

good night all!

 

[caninemom3]

I just spent a leisurely half hour going through some of the posts I missed a few weeks ago. In reply:

track, congratulations on 9000+ posts!

Christmasstar, amazing sugar Brussels sprouts ~ you are so talented! I also love places that work so hard for animals to recover!

Made, you are right, Wishbone needs his own FB page!

Made, Binger, CM3, Jennifer91 and Seawaters, your commentary during the QVC shows was hilarious ~ thank you for the laughs!

Awwwww..Thanks Meceka ....I am just an amateur at it....actually it is the Made and Binger show...I just kind of hang around when I can..Like I used to try and hang around the cool kids in school..!! xo

 

[made582]

I was going thru my emails and my daughter sent me one that included a recipe for a cookie that sounds perfect for this time of year. Thought I would share:

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles​

Ingredients
Cookies:
· 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
· 1 cup granulated sugar
· 1/2 cup light brown sugar
· 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
· 1 large egg
· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
· 3 3/4 cups flour
· 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cookie coating:
· 1/2 cups granulated sugar
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
· Dash of allspice
Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin puree, then, beat in the egg and vanilla.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir until fully incorporated. Cover and chill the dough for at least an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liner. Mix the coating ingredients in a small bowl. Scoop equal dough balls and roll into the sugar mixture. Set on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Dip the bottom of a flat drinking glass into water, then into the sugar mixture and use to slightly flatten the dough balls. Recoat the bottom of the glass in the sugar-spice mixture as needed.
Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, or until baked through. Let cool on the baking sheets about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
Yield: 3 to 4 dozen
Oh brother, does this sound good with a hot cup of tea....

Um, can some one bring me some butter and ground ginger??

 

[caninemom3]

She is beautiful, CM3 ~ give her a hug from me!

Done !! ((((HUGS)))) Right back to your kids....How is Bo ???? xoxo

 

[made582]

Tuesday hello ... first chance I've had to check in today. No breathing space at work all day except for a lunch break of about 25 minutes. Had trouble falling asleep last night, so I came home all tired out, to find a box sent by the executor of my dad's estate. A few award plaques, a high-school group photo, a hymnal, some obits and legal papers from other family members who have gone before ... it both brings them back and separates them all over again. And seeing all that's left of Dad's lifetime---the bits that escaped the embezzler---in one box ... my feelings are very intense and strange just now.

 

[caninemom3]

My version is a VHS copy that my dad taped for me when I was in college. I was so bummed that I was going to miss it because I had a class the night it was on one year that he gave up his show to tape mine. It is the only version I watch ~ makes my dad seem closer cheesy

Awww......(((HUGS)))) xo

 

[xmastidings]

Um, can some one bring me some butter and ground ginger??

And don't forget either a hot cup of tea or a cold glass of milk!:thumbsup:

 

[caninemom3]

She is beautiful!

Thank you Xmas !!! I can't believe that little two month baby is now grown to this size......She still thinks she is two months old !

 

[made582]

Well we now know why Hillary wasn't in the studio to set up the Christmas tree earlier. Chad has her decorating the outside of someone's house with the TSV light strands!! I guess it's better than setting up Christmas tree's all day but I just hope she doesn't get frostbitten.