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3:20 p.m. - 2007-12-23 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The wind is blowing, snow is falling, the oven has been running for about 3 hours, I have washed dishes several times including running the dish washer, my neck aches, my legs hurt, I'm hot and I'm tired. Making food from scratch can be a really hard thing to do. Lucky, I don't do it much! It's exhausting! I made 2 kinds of cracker mixtures, puppy chow* See my blog of November 29th. Today I made 2 cookie bar desserts and a chocolate cake. I "tweaked" the cookie bars so I am not sure they are all they could be but.....whatever! I tasted one of the cookie bar recipes and it is not as sweet as I wanted so I guess I will dust it with powdered sugar before serving! Hopefully, it will pass. The other one took white chocolate chips and raspberry jam but I added regular chocolate chips and red and green chocolate chips and mini-marshmallows! I just cut a small piece and it's delicious. It looks a bit wierd with all the colors but it's CHRISTMAS!!!! Thank goodness it tastes good because I also doubled the recipe. I just have to frost the chocolate cake and I should be done.... until tomorrow! If you need just ONE more recipe for Christmas, here's a quick and easy one to make..... MEOW MIX SNACK CRACKERS. 3-6 oz. packages of colored Goldfish crackers (or you can buy a box of 11 oz and a bag...(whatever) 1 envelope dry ranch dressing mix 3 tsp. dried dill weed 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp lemon pepper 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper if you want it spicy 2/3 cup vegetable oil. Mix all ingreditents in a large roasting pan. Bake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes. Cool and pack in air-tight container. ***** Tomorrow I need to reclean the guest bathroom, move some of the things I use off the counter and neaten it up. I will also re-vacumn the living room carpet. I probably should quickly mop the kitchen floor although one of my sisters-in-law told me a long time ago that she doesn't bother because with all the company; the floor gets tracked on right away. GOOD POINT! I WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND FOR 2008****** Lord, My soul is ripped with riot I want to rise on Judgment Day, that's plain! May my flesh with carrot-curls be dated, And at oleomargarine I'll never mutter, Mephistopheles lurks in provolone; Give me this day my daily slice And when my days of trial are done, I can do it Lord, If You'll show to me, Lord, if you love me, shut my mouth!!!!!!!!!!!. **** |