Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a wonderful day with friends and family! We have lots of snow and will be in for the day! My kitchen is not closed, but will slow down for today! May God richly bless you all this day!Blessings!

Christmas

I absolutely love Christmas!! With that said, I realize some really don't like the holiday rush, cookies to make for the cookie exchanges, gifts to buy for that person who bought you a gift, and on the list goes! I really love the fact that Emmanuel came for me! I think we forget what the day is about, Jesus! "For unto us a Son is born, a Son is given". "He will be called, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" Isaiah 9:6 How cool is that! When I finally take a breath from all the crazy shopping, I start singing that song from Handel's Messiah, of course under my breath so no one hears me, then I calm down and realize I really do love all of this, but mostly that Jesus came for me! To show love to me!! And then in turn I can show love to others! Merry Christmas!

New Year's contest

I want you all to enter this contest(including you lurkers, I know who you are)!! Wouldn't it be fun to enter what you are having for New Year's Eve or Day as part of this fun time of year??!!!! There will be a prize, I'm not sure what or how I will pick it up, but there will be a prize!!! Send the recipe here with any instructions on preparing it and I will check them out. Make sure you send a name and email address!! Blessings!

chicken

I had a friend stop by the pizza demo and asked me what I was serving for Christmas! I thought for a moment and said "Oh yeah( I almost forgot) I'm planning on Chicken Parmesan." It is an old favorite of ours and easy! Recipe: 1 cut-up chicken, 1 cup of bread crumbs and 1 cup of Parmesan cheese in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in bread crumb/cheese mixture and place in baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place chicken in oven. 30 minutes on one side and 30 minutes on the other side! Meanwhile open 1 can of cream of mushroom soup and the same amount of milk in a dish, mix well. Pour over chicken and bake another 30 minutes. Delish!!! Blessings!

sugar cookies

I'm so excited this morning to tell you about some really cute sugar cookies! I went to thepioneerwoman.com this morning and someone sent her some sugar cookies with edible pictures of frosty the snowman and Santa on them, then the lady piped some frosting on the edges to make the cookies look like a framed photo! So stink in.....................cute!!! I know that the store bakery can do edible photos, so next year I might do a few special cookies with a photo, wouldn't that be cute! The photos are endless what you could do: grand kids, dogs, cats, kids, gardens,etc!! So, check out the website and see those cookies! Blessings!

lamb

We like lamb! I didn't grow up eating it very much, but my mother-in-law would make it at Easter for the family gathering! She wasn't the best cook, but lamb she could cook! The grocery store has it on sale this week, so I'm going to buy one and probably have it for Christmas! After all, Jesus is referred to the Lamb of the world! Of course, you need to serve it with mint jelly and mashed potatoes! Blessings!

panettonne

Last year when we were at Sam's Club shopping, I bought a loaf of Panettone(Italian fruitcake). It was so huge and took us forever to eat, but we loved it!! So, when I picked up the Food Network magazine for December, I found a recipe for Panettone to be made as a gift. "What a great find!" I made the mix to give away as a gift. I also made the loaves to give along with the gift so the friends would know what it tastes like! I took pictures of the finished product and cut one up so you can see the insides! Recipe is long, so here it goes:1/3 cup of diced candied orange peel,3/4c of dried cherries,3/4c of golden raisins,3/4c of diced dried apricots,1/2c of sugar.1 Tablespoon of active dry yeast,3 1/2c of flour,and 1 1/4 teaspoons of salt. This makes 2 loaves for a 5x9 buttered pan, or in my case 4 mini loaves. Melt 1 stick of butter with 1 cup of milk(watch it so not to burn or get too hot), add 1/4c of honey and 2 teaspoons of lemon zest. This needs to cool down to no more than 120 degrees otherwise you kill the yeast! Beat 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon of vanilla together and add to cooled milk, then add to mixture and blend together. Let this rise for 1 hour covered, then put mixture into pans and let rise for another hour! Bake at 350 degrees for 50 -55 minutes. Blessings!