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Good morning.
Ed, wasn't there a previous green cheese? Great Christmas colors!
Cloudy with a high of 41 today. I didn't make soup yesterday so maybe I'll do that today. I ended up uninstalling, downloading, and installing a Norton subscription. Comcast/Xfinity used to supply it to us for free, but that's ending as of January 1. Of course, there were issues. It was having difficulty getting rid of an old version on my computer, so it took way longer than it should have. All good on my virus protection again now.
It's currently 31 and cloudy with a high of 41 expected today.
I'm trying to revise my diet a little to get more protein/less fat. I usually mostly eat good fat (nuts, avocado,etc), but it's more than it should be. I'll see how that goes.
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Ed, wasn't there a previous green cheese? Great Christmas colors!
It was the same. They have two each of the cheeses, but not delivered in any particular pattern. One assumes they are actually making some attempt to pair them well with the wines, though in my opinion most, but not all, cheeses go well with any wine really. Or I could say that most, but not all, wines go with any cheese?
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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happy Sunday everyone1
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Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! We're starting off with a few clouds but it should be sunny and fairly pleasant today and overnight. I have the dishwasher running now, and plan to do laundry later.
And I got the Christmas ham out of the deep freeze and into the refrigerator.
The Advent calendars for today present sweet rosé wine and Edam cheese. The wine will probably be too sweet for my taste, so I am glad it's just a small amount.
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Good morning.
Ed, I tend to like sweet wine, but a little is plenty. I'm just going to run out and stop at the PO to mail a bill, pick up a book at the library, and a prescription at Walmart. After that, I'm free.
It's currently 33 and cloudy with a high of 43 expected for today. It was so foggy this morning when I got up, that I had to take a closer look to see that it was not snowing (we still have snow on the ground from last week.)
Wishing everyone a happy holiday week.
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Good afternoon,
I haven't checked in for a while, time just got away from me.
Ed-I see you are still enjoying your wine and cheese. I hope Lilo gets better soon. I am sorry to hear about your friend.
Irene-nice to hear from you. How is Sammie doing?
Vix-I liked the last chapter of your book. Your grandson is too cute! No plans for the holiday, just a quiet day at home, me, hubby and daughter.
Jan-sorry to hear about Val, but glad she is doing better.
We got about a foot of snow last Wed. into Thurs. Some of our streets are still a mess.
It was too snowy for our usual hike yesterday, so we made cookies instead.
We baked for about 8 hours yesterday. Today I made one more batch of cookies, some candied orange peel and apricot jam. I am done baking for the holiday. I give most of the cookies as gifts.
My son and daughter-in-law are in tier 4 lockdown again.
Enjoy your evening!
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!
It should be quite warm today, with sunny skies and partly cloudy and cool overnight. Lilo has been doing splendidly since her vet visit. I have two more days of giving her a morning pill and then, for a Christmas present, she gets to go back to just her normal "torture" schedule.
My Christmas ham looks like it is coming right along in the thawing, so it should be ready to go. I may make the big Christmas meal for Christmas Eve, as J and I both had it that way growing up, and opened gifts on Christmas Eve as well.
In fact, at our house, we got to open one family gift right after lunch on Christmas Eve, though the rest had to wait until we got back from the grandparents house. We got to open grandparent gifts after dinner at their house, and, of course, brought gifts there as well. One year Santa even showed up to hand out the gifts! It was always fun.
Opening all the gifts on Christmas Eve was possibly a clever ploy to let Mom and Dad sleep in on Christmas day. LOL.
Somehow, while we kids were waiting in the car for Mom and Dad to get ready, it always took them a long time, and the excuse was that Mom couldn't get through to Grandma to let her know we were on the way. It never occurred to us to wonder why she was calling, as we usually didn't, and had not done so on Thanksgiving, and those grandparents only lived three minutes away.
And, somehow, Santa Claus always managed to deliver our gifts while we were at Grandma's house, having dinner with all the relatives on that side of the family!
Then, on Christmas day, we would go the our paternal grandparents house for another Christmas dinner. She had so many kids, and so many grandchildren that she did it in batches.
Relatives dropped by all day long, and you may be sure there was plenty of food. If you didn't eat at least three platefuls Grandma got a sad look and said she guessed she didn't do it right that year. She knew how to play us on that. Of course we had more gifts after that meal, and brought our gifts for her and Grandpa. It was at her house that I developed my love for cornbread dressing, as my mother and her mother made light bread dressing. I like both well enough, but prefer the cornbread dressing.
Well, today I need to get yesterday's laundry folded, and possibly get out to buy a few grocery items. I don't want to get caught up in Thursday's mad Christmas Eve rush at the grocery stores, for sure!
For day 22 the Advent calendars present Pinot Grigio and Gouda with herbs.
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Good morning.
Jo, good to see you here! Sorry your snow was a big mess. We had some rain last night and most of ours is gone, some still left on the lawns. Your baking and jam sound delicious. Does your son live close to London? I have a friend in London who moved there with her husband to take care of her MIL who has dementia. They also both work, so it's quite a handful. I just read this morning that Europe is closing down borders from England due to the surge in the virus. It will be so good when this is less of a worry. I am so glad that grocery workers will be getting the vaccine soon. We are all grateful that you all continued working through this mess.
Ed, your family sounds wonderful. What great memories! We had a much smaller family. I was one of the youngest of the cousins and as the older ones grew up, we saw less and less of the families. I only ever knew one set of grandparents who passed away when I was 6. I keep in touch with a couple of cousins, and feel close to one who lives in New Mexico. We visited a couple of years ago...it was one of my best vacations. So we ended up making all new traditions with our little family, and as they are making their own families the traditions continue to grow.
Hi Irene and Jan!
Cloudy and a little rainy this morning with a high of 44 expected today, may clear up a bit later.
I'm thinking about making a pumpkin bread.
Have a good day, everyone.
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Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! It's clear and sunny this morning, but we are expecting clouds to roll in for the afternoon, with increasing chances of evening showers and even greater chances of overnight showers, with warming temperatures. It looks like it will be a wet Christmas Eve, but Christmas day is looking pretty good n the forecast, with much colder temperatures, then warming back up over the weekend.
I got all the laundry folded and put away, and there isn't much on today's agenda that is critical.
Day 23 in the Advent calendars presents Cabernet Sauvignon with Mild Cheddar.
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Good morning.
Ed, I guess you're coming to the end of your wine and cheese pairings. There's a winery near here that occasionally does wine and food pairings....it's about a bite of 10 somethings, each with a tasting of wine, but not expensive so fun to do.
Our weather sounds similar to yours. Currently 36 going up to 46, mixed clouds and sun. Rain expected overnight and all day tomorrow, with flash flood warnings. Up to 58 tomorrow then dropping to highs in the low 30s for Friday and Saturday.
I ended up making chicken soup instead of pumpkin bread yesterday...I had a case of the munchies and ate too many goodies, and didn't want to add temptation to that!
Have a good day, everyone.
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Howdy all y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! And Thor is definitely here for his day. 100% chance of rain this morning, with decreasing rain and falling temperatures this afternoon, evening, and overnight so we are expecting a frigid Friday, though not an especially white Christmas. Possibly a few flurries as the storm passes this evening and overnight. There is a danger of black ice from the remains of the rain that may pool on some roadways as the the temperature will get down into the mid 20s overnight.
Nothing critical on the agenda. It's Christmas Eve and I think I will make the big holiday dinner tonight, so I don't have to do anything for Christmas but cook. I already opened my gift to myself, a Galaxy Watch 3 to replace my older health band. It arrived on the 13th or 14th. And I designed and installed a digital watch face since I didn't see one online that was exactly to my taste. That took a while but I am very pleased with the result.
The final day in the Advent calendars presents sparkling white wine and fiery hot Gouda. And the "peeled" wine Advent calendar that I haven't yet decided what to do with.
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This casserole recipe I came across sounds rather tasty and easy, if not exactly low carb. Shoepeg corn can be a bit hard to find around here sometimes though. I would have to cheat and bake it in an electric oven. I don't know why they specified a gas oven. LOL.
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Merry Christmas1
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Duke Ellington's Sugar Rum Cherry (from Nutcracker Sugar Plum Fairy)
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Good morning.
Thought I'd give you a little background music. (above)
Ed, the sparkling wine and fiery gouda seem very festive. I think I'd like that! Very nice watch!
I need to take my car for a drive today before it gets cold. It's raining, 45 degrees with a high of 60 expected. It's dropping to freezing by tomorrow, then into the 20s for Saturday. Brrrrrrrr.
Wishing everyone a happy holiday!
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I found a use for the empty wine calendar.
I made our Christmas dinner for Christmas Eve this year. I had ham, and we both had a broccoli cheese gratin (made from J's uncle's recipe), scalloped potatoes, and cheesecake bites for dessert.
And I had a roll, and J had 4 pieces of deviled egg.
The ham bone is put away in the freezer for my New Year black eyed peas.
Some of the ham will likely find its way to the freezer as well, later.
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Broccoli Cheese Gratin. (Credit to J's uncle Michael)
One pound of fresh or frozen broccoli florets
1 cup (more if you like it really cheesy) shredded sharp Cheddar
About 3/4 tube of Ritz crackers, crushed to crumbs
1 can condensed cream of broccoli soup. Cream of mushroom can be substituted, but it does change the flavor a bit.
Butter to grease a baking dish with.
Preheat oven to 350 and, meanwhile, steam the broccoli to al dente (if fresh) or well done (if frozen) and drain very well.
Butter an 8x8 baking dish and cover the bottom, lightly, with Ritz crumbs.
Mix the broccoli, the can of soup (do not dilute the soup), and the cheese, and spread carefully over the layer of cracker crumbs.
Sprinkle the remaining Ritz cracker crumbs on top.
Bake at 350, uncovered, until it is all hot and golden brown on top, about 30 minutes, but it may take a bit more to brown it to your satisfaction.
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Howdy all y'all. It's fantastic frigid Friday! Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it!
It's 25 cold degrees out there. I woke up early and couldn't get back to sleep so here I ham. I mean here I am! I will be having ham in a bit, fried with some scrambled eggs and cheese, and maybe a leftover crescent roll or two. That will be a lovely Christmas breakfast. Right now, just tea, while I check email and peek to see if Santa came.
We had a bit of snow mixed in with the end of the rain yesterday, but it was still too warm then for any to stick. It looked pretty though, while coming down. There are warnings of possible black ice this morning from residual rain puddles.
My first sparkling New Year Countdown calendar wine is chilling in the refrigerator now. I will open day one in the 12 days of Christmas chocolate truffle calendar later in the day. It probably won't be all that photogenic but I will make that determination then.
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Well we did get a tiny bit of Christmas snow, as can be seen on the car and in the flower bed.
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Good morning.
Ed, I'm Jonesing for those cheesecake bites! I've just had the biggest cravings for sweets this week.
It rained overnight, before the temperature dropped. It's 29 and cloudy with a high of 30 expected today. Brrrrrrrr.
Have a very happy holiday, everyone.
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Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! And it's Boxing Day. It doesn't feel like Saturday at all to me and I woke up thinking it was Monday, but I think I may have dreamed something that made me think that.
Regardless, it is 21 icy degrees outside, and, while I briefly entertained the idea of making an early morning grocery run, I decided I don't need anything THAT badly and can wait until the sun warms things up a bit.
I had ham and eggs again for breakfast. I am really enjoying my hot tea this morning.
Day 2 in the sparkling wine countdown calendar to New Year's Day presents Moscato Rosé.
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good morning, hope everyone had a nice Christmas. I came down with a cold so not doing too much take care1
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Good morning.
Hope you feel better, Irene.
Ed, the wine sounds good....do you also have chocolate for the 12 days?
We had some snow flurries yesterday, and I finally made that pumpkin bread I've been thinking about.
It's 22 here at the moment with a few clouds supposed to clear up, with a high of 31 today....chilly.
I know I had a calendar planner here somewhere for 2021 but I can't seem to find it. I can use a regular calendar I guess...I get some really pretty ones from an assortment of environmental organizations. You'd think they wouldn't want to use the paper.
Feeling kind of lethargic so far this morning, so will see what the day brings.
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Ed, the wine sounds good....do you also have chocolate for the 12 days?
Yes. The sparkling wine is a 7 day countdown just to the new year. The chocolate truffles, which did start on Christmas day, as the sparkling wine did, are for the 12 days of Christmas, and end on 12th day, January 5. They are just bare, behind their individual doors. I wasn't really planning on taking pictures of those. Yesterday's was some kind of caramel/nougaty filling covered with white chocolate, then drizzled with regular chocolate. I liked it well enough but boy it was sweet! Thank goodness there was only one, and it was small. One small one was quite enough, and I think would have been enough for anyone.
I did manage to make a quick run to Lidl, shortly after opening time, and picked up everything on the short grocery list. By the time I went, the sun had melted all the frost off my windshield and I had no trouble at all, despite it being still only 23 degrees.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday!
We are at 26 degrees now, with a high expected of a sunny 55. I had fried ham, a small omelet with Muenster cheese, and a few precious French fries for my breakfast. It was heavenly! I am still working on the pot of tea.
I am wistfully missing my little cheese (and usually a few crackers) snack before dinner, but if I did that every day all year, it wouldn't be SPECIAL during the Advent countdown to Christmas, and I will get used to not having it. Hopefully I can look forward to that again next December.
Day three in the New Year sparkling wine countdown calendar presents this.
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Good morning;
I hope everyone had a good holiday.
For us it poured all day and was very windy, so no walking. It did get rid of all the snow.
My daughter and I did strength training exercises instead of our usual walk.
Yesterday I had to work for a few hours to put up the sale signs and tags. I will also have to do that again on New Years Day. I get paid double time and it is only for a few hours before the store is open. I am on vacation until after the first of the year. I have no plans, so will see what the week brings.
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Good morning.
Jo, glad you have some time off! The weather here on Christmas was cold and dreary, but I got texted some pictures of my grandson, which brightened the day, and I made a pumpkin bread for a treat.
Ed, fun with your daily calendars! I like sparkling wines.
It's currently 23 here, sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 41 expected. I will catch up on some cleaning today, and see what else comes along.
Have a good day, everyone. ⛄ Stay warm and cozy.1 -
Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! It's a balmy, clear 29 degrees out there right now, but the clouds are due to roll in shortly, to reach a partly cloudy 53 this afternoon. Not a lot on the agenda for today. Ham and eggs for breakfast, with some Swiss cheese on the side. I will most likely finish off the sliced ham today, leaving only the very meaty bone that will be the base for the New Year's Day black eyed peas.
I will be having mustard greens this year, rather than collards. Eduardo thought it would be fun to veer off the usual by a bit. I also have some sliced, smoked jowl bacon that I will be trimming to add just the meaty bits to one, or both pots, to ensure eating something from the head. I know most people use that more for seasoning meat when used in a soup or pot of beans, and don't necessarily eat it, but I like it. I may save just a few slices to fry off, though it really is a very fatty type of bacon. It's the "country" in me I guess. LOL.
Then again, I may leave the greens vegetarian, though it's not likely J will want any. I have, once, made mixed greens, fresh from the garden, that J actually ate and LIKED, and even excitedly told mom about. But, in general, greens are not on that menu, so I expect to be eating them all, which is fine by me. I love greens.
A small pan of cornbread and I will have all the food I need for New Year's. I will probably make some vegetarian navy beans, with just salt (boring but that's J's preference), and some fried potatoes for J.
Day 4's offering from the New Year sparkling wine countdown calendar looks very festive.
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Good morning.
Ed, I'm keeping things simple. Will probably pick up some bubbly for new year's eve. I had collard greens for the first time a few days ago (hubby bought it by mistake instead of spinach), but I think I like it better than spinach.
I've been making a lot of soup. I made some vegetarian split pea soup the other day, added a lot of spices, some spinach and extra water to lighten it up a bit, and then blended it. It was pretty good. I've been cooking about a cup of vegetables and then adding my soup to it for lunches. Very satisfying. (Haha, it could be the city in me. )
It's warmer here today, about 40 with a high of 51 expected, partly cloudy. Colder again tomorrow.
I've already done some laundry, changed the bedclothes, and just finished up my warm blueberry, cinnamon, and apple breakfast. Not yet sure what I'm doing today. I need to get a b-day present for a friend. Maybe I'll do that.
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Well, the day is off to a good start now. One of our friends gave us a quarterly subscription for hot sauce, with two different sauces arriving for each quarter. The first shipment arrived on Christmas Eve, but we had not opened either of the bottles until this morning.
I opened this one, and tasted just a drop, in a spoon, and it is fantastic! The ghost pepper heat and flavor both come shining through. As with most ghost pepper seasonings (or actual ghost peppers) that we have used, a little will go a long way.
So I started a good sized pot of chili, that contains about a teaspoon of the sauce, along with all of the other usual suspects that I generally put into a pot of chili, though I did cut way back on the ground red chili, as we use extra hot in that as well, and it doesn't need a lot more heat. I should have a great dinner tonight!
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