Holiday Challenge

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  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    What day is this? I forget.

    Anyway, another party today.

    Swedish meatballs, pulled chicken, baked ziti
    followed by
    Eggnog Pie (of course), Brownies, Xmas Cookies, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, Xmas Candy, Homemade Fudge

    Do you have a party everyday ?

    Now I want swedish meatballs
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    What day is this? I forget.

    Anyway, another party today.

    Swedish meatballs, pulled chicken, baked ziti
    followed by
    Eggnog Pie (of course), Brownies, Xmas Cookies, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, Xmas Candy, Homemade Fudge

    Do you have a party everyday ?

    Now I want swedish meatballs

    Nearly! lol.

    Yesterday was a party for the (old) ladies I swim with at the Y. Let me tell you, old people know how to cook. They've got experience.

    Today was Hubby's work party.

    And then!!! Friday is another party, this one for our family business.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Today someone brought cupcakes to the office and they were really good! Normally the cupcakes that get brought in are pretty meh. This one was chocolate with vanilla frosting and salted caramel drizzle. It was delicious-- I wish I'd gotten a picture but I didn't think of it.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    edited December 2014
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    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.

  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.

    Maybe I need to come work with you.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
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    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.

    Maybe I need to come work with you.

    I think I should work with you. Much more cupcakes involved!
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
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    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.

    Maybe I need to come work with you.

    Me too!

  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Mystery bags of treats on my desk this morning - turned out to be "Ranch Pretzels" and white chocolate popcorn from one of the interns...

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    Book club dinner last night at a local restaurant - I had shrimp and jalapeno cheddar grits
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    We shared an 8 layer peanut butter kit kat bar that was really yummy, and a half baked turtle brownie - both of which I forgot to take a picture of because they were being passed around and eaten so fast!
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Had some Franken Berry for breakfast today & a small Chocolate Frosty & a medium Vanilla Frosty.
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    That Maple Bacon Whip Cream looks so good!

  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    edited December 2014
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    Kruggeri wrote: »
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    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.

    Maybe I need to come work with you.

    Me too!

    The view from work.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Today's treat: Eggnog Pie with a side of Market Pantry Hot Cocoa Ice cream.

    The Hot cocoa ice cream was really good... I was expecting the marshmallows to be stiff/hard... they weren't. They were nice and soft. WIN!
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
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    Kruggeri wrote: »
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    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.

    Maybe I need to come work with you.

    Me too!

    The view from work.

    So much better than my view... where is that?

  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Day 1: gingerbread cupcake
    Day 2: Thanksgiving food, hummingbird cake
    Day 3: gingerbread cupcake
    Day 4: carrot cake (had to throw out the rest of the cupcakes :disappointed:)
    Day 5: one of Mr. Acrylics' cinnamon raisin bagels and Jeni's brown butter almond brittle
    Day 6: homemade caramels
    Day 7: made Jack Daniels bacon mac and cheese for dinner. Talenti sea salt caramel for dessert
    Day 8: eggnog covered almonds, which were pretty good but not super eggnoggy. Mostly they tasted like white chocolate. And Hot Cocoa & Cream Peeps, which were very good.
    Day 9: homemade caramels and Hot Cocoa Peeps
    Day 10: Baileys chocolate truffles
    Day 11: Haagen Dazs pralines and cream, Baileys chocolate truffle
    Day 12: Homemade caramels, talenti sea salt caramel
    Day 13: salted caramel cupcake
    Day 14: dark chocolate whiskey cupcake
    Day 15: salted caramel cupcake-- just as good as the first time.
    Day 16: Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler ice cream, toffee shortbread cookie
    Day 17: French toast, meatball sub, Talenti sea salt caramel
    Day 18: Haagen Dazs Pralines and Cream
    Day 19: B&J Candy Bar Pie, homemade caramel
    Day 20: chocolate cupcake with salted caramel drizzle
    Day 21: talenti sea salt caramel with a little Haagen Dazs Pralines and Cream


  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
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    Kruggeri wrote: »
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    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.

    Maybe I need to come work with you.

    Me too!

    The view from work.

    So much better than my view... where is that?

    Lovely Durango Colorado. A bit chilly today.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.
    22- cinnamon roll,cinnamon twist,chocolate cake donut.

  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    I keep getting behind and/or confused on what day this is. I think today (Friday Dec 19th) is the 24th day of the challenge - does that sound right? Since we started on the Weds before Thanksgiving?

    Day 1: apple pie
    Day 2: all the Thanksgiving stuff
    Day 3: pumpkin pecan cheesecake bars and movie theater popcorn/raisinettes
    Day 4: Thanksgiving Part 2 and Pumpkin Challenge
    Day 5: Pumpkin bread, Gingersnap Cookie
    Day 6: Steve's Coffee and Cinnamon Ice Cream, frosted holiday cookies (the little ones with the white icing and the nonpareils - love those!)
    Day 7: Graeter's Salted Caramel Ice Cream
    Day 8: Peppermint Mocha creamer in my coffee and a chocolate cupcake with white icing
    Day 9: Peppermint Mocha creamer, white frosted holiday cookies
    Day 10: all the fried foods at a bar
    Day 11: holiday party appetizer smorgasboard
    Day 12: Breakfast with Santa (actually really good food), Ravioli Dinner, Chocolate Chip Cookies (pre-made dough)
    Day 13: More chocolate chip cookies
    Day 14: Peppermint mocha, half of a very average Snickerdoodle from Cheryl's cookies that were sent in a gift basket, breakfast for dinner and white frosted holiday cookies while watching Rudolph!
    Day 15: Snickerdoodles and some of those pretzel/rolo/m&m candies
    Day 16: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, a snickerdoodle...
    Day 17: Peach cobbler w/ ice cream, homemade pizzas
    Day 18: Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream, Holiday Dinner including maple bacon donut holes
    Day 19: Cappucino and yummy brunch, roast beef dinner, TJ Jo Joes
    Day 20: Snickerdoodles
    Day 21: Work dinner - braised lamb shank w/ mashed potatoes, creamy tomato soup, couple bites of gooey butter cake dessert, pinot noir...
    Day 22: Work lunch - catered Italian, no desserts (WTF!?). Book Club holiday dinner - shrimp and grits, peanut butter kit kat dessert, half baked brownie sundae
    Day 23: White chocolate popcorn, Ghiradelli peppermint bark square
    Day 24: TBD - another work luncheon, and a holiday open house for kindergarten parents. It's at someone's house though so at least we will have booze with our cookies!
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    Day 24: TBD - another work luncheon, and a holiday open house for kindergarten parents. It's at someone's house though so at least we will have booze with our cookies!

    I'm jealous! I'm not big on alcohol, but I'd like to spike my eggnog, or indulge in some champagne cranberry concoction or what have you.

    I guess I'll have to live vicariously through you all!
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Day 1: gingerbread cupcake
    Day 2: Thanksgiving food, hummingbird cake
    Day 3: gingerbread cupcake
    Day 4: carrot cake (had to throw out the rest of the cupcakes :disappointed:)
    Day 5: one of Mr. Acrylics' cinnamon raisin bagels and Jeni's brown butter almond brittle
    Day 6: homemade caramels
    Day 7: made Jack Daniels bacon mac and cheese for dinner. Talenti sea salt caramel for dessert
    Day 8: eggnog covered almonds, which were pretty good but not super eggnoggy. Mostly they tasted like white chocolate. And Hot Cocoa & Cream Peeps, which were very good.
    Day 9: homemade caramels and Hot Cocoa Peeps
    Day 10: Baileys chocolate truffles
    Day 11: Haagen Dazs pralines and cream, Baileys chocolate truffle
    Day 12: Homemade caramels, talenti sea salt caramel
    Day 13: salted caramel cupcake
    Day 14: dark chocolate whiskey cupcake
    Day 15: salted caramel cupcake-- just as good as the first time.
    Day 16: Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler ice cream, toffee shortbread cookie
    Day 17: French toast, meatball sub, Talenti sea salt caramel
    Day 18: Haagen Dazs Pralines and Cream
    Day 19: B&J Candy Bar Pie, homemade caramel
    Day 20: chocolate cupcake with salted caramel drizzle
    Day 21: talenti sea salt caramel with a little Haagen Dazs Pralines and Cream
    Day 22: Jeni's salty caramel, which I found to be much better the second time

    I must have missed a couple of days then Karen. You're right that we should be on Day 24 but I'm not sure where I missed any so I'm just going to continue on.

  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Part of tonight's spread:

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    The cake in the corner... was vanilla with a raspberry filling in the middle and whipped cream topping. OMG it was so good. There were also cake balls, which is like a chocolate covered cake batter... /drool. Not pictured was the Sweet italian sausage with peppers & onions, meatballs and sausage queso.

    So many yummies were had.
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Turkey Hill Egg Nog (one cup) & one serving of Cracklin' Oats on top.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.
    22- cinnamon roll,cinnamon twist,chocolate cake donut.
    23- plain cake donut, dreyers chocolate chip cookie dough, medium popcorn at movie

  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Later Turkey Hill Egg Nog (one cup) & some Cracklin' Oats
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.
    22- cinnamon roll,cinnamon twist,chocolate cake donut.
    23- plain cake donut, dreyers chocolate chip cookie dough, medium popcorn at movie
    24- waffles,butter,syrup..mmmm

  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    edited December 2014
    I didn't really have anything "holiday" yesterday, just a twix bar on the road.

    Today I had tiramisu and some turtle biscotti.

    Tomorrow starts the holiday baking-- I'll be doing biscoff truffles and peanut butter balls tomorrow.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    1-tamales
    2-Turkey day stuff. Strawberry cheesecake. Trader Joe's cookie butter cheesecake. Banana cake. Baklava.pumpkin pie.pumpkin beer.more cheesecake.more banana cake.
    3-baklava and more baklava.
    4-strawberry cheesecake, last of the baklava:(
    5-peanut butter pie. Strawberry cheesecake. Banana cake.
    6- 1/2 pint talenti pumpkin pie.
    7- ^ other half of pumpkin pint
    8- whole pizza.
    9- 1/2 pint of old world egg nog and 65 grams of dryers cookie dough.
    10- 2 smores quest bars. 2 home made pork tamales.
    11- felix fire burger
    12- 1\2 pint talenti caramel Apple pie with added caramel from the can experiment.
    13- other half of caramel Apple. Pie.
    14- talenti peppermint bark.
    15- dreyers summer in the city cheesecake
    16- pecan caramel croissant
    17- 2400 calories of all you can eat McDonalds pancakes for a buck. Brown sugar jalapeno Hawaiian pizza for lunch.
    18- everything I looked at. Summer in the city cheesecake.
    19- Captain Crunch cereal.
    20-summer in the city cheesecake ice cream.
    21- work party. Prime rib, crab,oysters, crab mushrooms, bloody Mary's.
    22- cinnamon roll,cinnamon twist,chocolate cake donut.
    23- plain cake donut, dreyers chocolate chip cookie dough, medium popcorn at movie
    24- waffles,butter,syrup..mmmm
    25- monkey bread, sugar cookie dough,caramel sundae

  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    had cookies for breakfast yesterday...

    and cookies for breakfast today.

    I'm not keeping THAT kind of track as you fine folks- but I'm definitely putting a hurting on the cookies!
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    Part of tonight's spread:


    The cake in the corner... was vanilla with a raspberry filling in the middle and whipped cream topping. OMG it was so good. There were also cake balls, which is like a chocolate covered cake batter... /drool. Not pictured was the Sweet italian sausage with peppers & onions, meatballs and sausage queso.

    So many yummies were had.

    I love cake balls. I love playing around with the flavor combinations - my favorite for the holidays are red velvet cake with cream cheese icing dipped in white almond bark with red sugar on top... When cake pops got so popular a couple of years ago I ended up getting two different type of cake pop makers (a pan and an electric thingy) but honestly the way I used to make the cake balls (bake a box of cake mix in a 9x13, crumble it into a bowl, add a can of packaged frosting, roll into balls, freeze till firm, dip in almond bark) tasted better and was less putzy than the pops.



  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Day 1: apple pie
    Day 2: all the Thanksgiving stuff
    Day 3: pumpkin pecan cheesecake bars and movie theater popcorn/raisinettes
    Day 4: Thanksgiving Part 2 and Pumpkin Challenge
    Day 5: Pumpkin bread, Gingersnap Cookie
    Day 6: Steve's Coffee and Cinnamon Ice Cream, frosted holiday cookies (the little ones with the white icing and the nonpareils - love those!)
    Day 7: Graeter's Salted Caramel Ice Cream
    Day 8: Peppermint Mocha creamer in my coffee and a chocolate cupcake with white icing
    Day 9: Peppermint Mocha creamer, white frosted holiday cookies
    Day 10: all the fried foods at a bar
    Day 11: holiday party appetizer smorgasboard
    Day 12: Breakfast with Santa (actually really good food), Ravioli Dinner, Chocolate Chip Cookies (pre-made dough)
    Day 13: More chocolate chip cookies
    Day 14: Peppermint mocha, half of a very average Snickerdoodle from Cheryl's cookies that were sent in a gift basket, breakfast for dinner and white frosted holiday cookies while watching Rudolph!
    Day 15: Snickerdoodles and some of those pretzel/rolo/m&m candies
    Day 16: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, a snickerdoodle...
    Day 17: Peach cobbler w/ ice cream, homemade pizzas
    Day 18: Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream, Holiday Dinner including maple bacon donut holes
    Day 19: Cappucino and yummy brunch, roast beef dinner, TJ Jo Joes
    Day 20: Snickerdoodles
    Day 21: Work dinner - braised lamb shank w/ mashed potatoes, creamy tomato soup, couple bites of gooey butter cake dessert, pinot noir...
    Day 22: Work lunch - catered Italian, no desserts (WTF!?). Book Club holiday dinner - shrimp and grits, peanut butter kit kat dessert, half baked brownie sundae
    Day 23: White chocolate popcorn, Ghiradelli peppermint bark square
    Day 24: work holiday lunch - turkey avocado club sandwich and flourless chocolate cake. Holiday happy hour for kindergarten parents, by the time I got there the food was pretty picked over. There was another late arrival which was really yummy - the lady took a log of goat cheese, rolled it in sunflower seeds, drizzled honey over it and served it with raspberries. I'm going to have to remember that one...
    Day 25: date night with husband - mussels and clams with pomme frites. Caramel popcorn at the movie with a few glasses of wine throughout the evening.
    Day 26: Breakfast with Santa (again) - eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy. Kids ate all the donut holes... Made a double batch of Pioneer Woman beef stew for dinner and a double batch of chocolate gooey butter cookies - took half over to a friend.

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  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I swear I'm not slacking on the holiday challenge. I'm just lazy. I've had cookies everyday. LOL.

    Today I will be having Turkey Hill Eggnog ice cream. Also of note, I went out to lunch with hubby today and I got a "Cuban" burger at this local "Mexican Grill". It had Pepperjack type cheese, chipotle mayo, fried jalapenos, pineapple and ham on top of the burger. It was AMAZING. No idea how many calories that sucker was, but I know there was some major protein going on in that guy.

    Also, Dannon Light & Fit Greek yogurt has a new limited edition Salted Caramel flavor out. I tried it yesterday. It's decent. Not fantastic, but decent. I think it would be great with maybe some chocolate chips or something added to it to "beef" it up. But it's at least worth a try. I'm still in love with the Caramel Apple Pie flavor though.
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