Baymule
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Somehow I have missed that show..... I already know how to talk Texan. LOL
Ridgetop - our place and how we muddle along
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Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Baymule
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Haha, want a white Christmas? Get a bucket of paint!
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Ridgetop
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No, we had a lovely sunny Christmas here. The temps are dropping though, our last warm (low 70's) day was December 23. Then the temp dropped to the 60's and 50's. Expected to stay low through another 2 weeks.
I haven't been on for a while so I hope everyone had a nice Christmas with family. We had 14 for dinner so we had to set the table I the family room which would seat that many. The dining room wouldn't hold us. This is when I wish we were still in our old house built in 1923 with its huge formal dining room. We considered moving the big oak kitchen table to the dining room and moving the dining room table into the family room but would have had to move the living room furniture around to accommodate the extra footage. Too much trouble!
DS1, DS2, DH, DS2's girlfriend, and I opened our gifts early, then watched The Christmas Story eating sweet rolls and drinking coffee and eggnog. We texted DD1 and DD2 and told them to come after 12:00 (when the movie ended) which worked well for the since they were visiting other family members and opening their own gifts. After they finally arrived, more gift opening, and I started cooking the last courses.
Anyway, we had a lovely dinner although I was worried that I would be too sick to cook it. I caught something from my 2 daughters, and the grandchildren. DS1 also caught it and we were both sick. Managed to get it under control enough to cook the dinner and then collapse. The quiet morning watching the movie helped too. DD1 baked some pies, and was going to do a corn pudding along with potatoes au gratin. She managed to get the potatoes au gratin in the oven in time, but did not get the corn pudding done due to opening gifts with the rest of the family. The other 2 vegetable dishes were enough though, as well as baked sweet potatoes and the potatoes au gratin. Hardly any leftovers!!!
It was a very nice day. Then I spent the last 2 days getting well!
I haven't been on for a while so I hope everyone had a nice Christmas with family. We had 14 for dinner so we had to set the table I the family room which would seat that many. The dining room wouldn't hold us. This is when I wish we were still in our old house built in 1923 with its huge formal dining room. We considered moving the big oak kitchen table to the dining room and moving the dining room table into the family room but would have had to move the living room furniture around to accommodate the extra footage. Too much trouble!
DS1, DS2, DH, DS2's girlfriend, and I opened our gifts early, then watched The Christmas Story eating sweet rolls and drinking coffee and eggnog. We texted DD1 and DD2 and told them to come after 12:00 (when the movie ended) which worked well for the since they were visiting other family members and opening their own gifts. After they finally arrived, more gift opening, and I started cooking the last courses.
Anyway, we had a lovely dinner although I was worried that I would be too sick to cook it. I caught something from my 2 daughters, and the grandchildren. DS1 also caught it and we were both sick. Managed to get it under control enough to cook the dinner and then collapse. The quiet morning watching the movie helped too. DD1 baked some pies, and was going to do a corn pudding along with potatoes au gratin. She managed to get the potatoes au gratin in the oven in time, but did not get the corn pudding done due to opening gifts with the rest of the family. The other 2 vegetable dishes were enough though, as well as baked sweet potatoes and the potatoes au gratin. Hardly any leftovers!!!
It was a very nice day. Then I spent the last 2 days getting well!
greybeard
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Sounds like a great Christmas, California style weather to boot.
Wish I could say I didn't have many leftovers. Ham, smoked Turkey, Gumbo, dressing (tho I've eaten about all the dressing now) butter beans, corn casserole, some kind of green bean dish someone brought and left..
cookies, desserts. I baked 102 choc chip and PB cookies Christmas eve after the excitement died down.
Did your hubby get all his Christmas lights up?
Wish I could say I didn't have many leftovers. Ham, smoked Turkey, Gumbo, dressing (tho I've eaten about all the dressing now) butter beans, corn casserole, some kind of green bean dish someone brought and left..
cookies, desserts. I baked 102 choc chip and PB cookies Christmas eve after the excitement died down.
Did your hubby get all his Christmas lights up?
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Ridgetop
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As many as possible - about a third of the way around the front perimeter fence. It looks a little odd, but he plans to continue next year. Probably the last strings of lights will go up the year we decide to sell and move. LOL I am hoping he will put some plain white lights up on the front patio gazebos for summer parties. Missed his chance though since I was sick and didn't get out for the half price Christmas light sales. There is always next year.
Yes, it was a wonderful Christmas. I made only one batch each of 6 kinds of cookies. DH and DS1 apparently found one type of cookie and ate them all since I only ended up with 4 jelly center cookies for my Christmas dafter diner cookie plate. That is 4 cookies, not 4 dozen! I was able to fill in with the other 5 kinds though. Then I found the best gingerbread cookie recipe on line for the grandchildren to make gingerbread men, ladies, snowmen, Christmas trees, etc. and decorate them with icing, sprinkles, etc. They had a blast!
I also made Wisconsin Kringle from an on line recipe for a good friend, but it took 3 days and turned out to taste like bakery bought instead of what he wanted. Obviously there are multiple Kringle recipes. It was good but not worth 3 days. The one I used was a yeast dough where you roll the butter into each layer fold the dough chill, rebutter, etc. etc. The recipe they wanted seems to have a dough more like filo dough. I think I will just order it next year. LOL
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and that the New Year will bring us all good health, good fortune and lots of fun.
Yes, it was a wonderful Christmas. I made only one batch each of 6 kinds of cookies. DH and DS1 apparently found one type of cookie and ate them all since I only ended up with 4 jelly center cookies for my Christmas dafter diner cookie plate. That is 4 cookies, not 4 dozen! I was able to fill in with the other 5 kinds though. Then I found the best gingerbread cookie recipe on line for the grandchildren to make gingerbread men, ladies, snowmen, Christmas trees, etc. and decorate them with icing, sprinkles, etc. They had a blast!
I also made Wisconsin Kringle from an on line recipe for a good friend, but it took 3 days and turned out to taste like bakery bought instead of what he wanted.
Obviously there are multiple Kringle recipes. It was good but not worth 3 days. The one I used was a yeast dough where you roll the butter into each layer fold the dough chill, rebutter, etc. etc. The recipe they wanted seems to have a dough more like filo dough. I think I will just order it next year. LOL I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and that the New Year will bring us all good health, good fortune and lots of fun.
greybeard
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I'm having leftover gumbo tonight since my Christmas Eve gumbo supper got rudely interrupted at one small bowl. This is the last nite for it, being the 3rd day.......it goes bye bye tomorrow.
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Ridgetop
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Glad you are able to enjoy it. Leftovers are our favorite. Also makes it easyon the cook to have lots of premade food to serve! LOL
greybeard
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I detest 99% of leftovers..........especially other people's leftovers.
Why can't it be like camping................'you pack it in..you pack everything you brought in, back out'. And that goes double for anything with cucumbers in it, all those little plastic containers and all those half full jugs of store bought tea.
(No one ever leaves chocolate cake or Blue Bell ice cream )
Why can't it be like camping................'you pack it in..you pack everything you brought in, back out'. And that goes double for anything with cucumbers in it, all those little plastic containers and all those half full jugs of store bought tea.
(No one ever leaves chocolate cake or Blue Bell ice cream
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Ridgetop
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Since I am the only cook here, there are no "other people's leftovers", just the stuff I make. My family doesn't want anyone else cooking for them. I will never get a holiday off. The only ones I have gotten off have been 2 Thanksgivings - 2002 when I was doing chemo for cancer and unable to cook, and the last one was 2017 when I was on the road driving back from my aunt's deathbed. If those are the only reasons I don't have to cook, I would rather cook holiday dinners forever! LOL
I will never get a holiday off. The only ones I have gotten off have been 2 Thanksgivings - 2002 when I was doing chemo for cancer and unable to cook, and the last one was 2017 when I was on the road driving back from my aunt's deathbed. If those are the only reasons I don't have to cook, I would rather cook holiday dinners forever! LOL
