WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2017

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  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    :)
  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,427 Member
    Merry Christmas, lovely ladies!!! <3

    Tracie in Wisconsin
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,594 Member
    pipcd34 wrote: »
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    Love the bicycle earring! :)

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,594 Member
    edited December 2017
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Merry Christmas Eve

    Today I walked to a church that is 1 km away. I do have a church that is closer, but if some of you recall, I just didn't feel particularly comfortable there. This one is halfway up a steep hill, so it was a bit of a hike, but it definitely felt better. It was a nice service.

    My husband had to work again this morning, but he got back early so we did a little bit of shopping ... mainly work stuff for him, but we did each get new mobile phone covers! :)

    Edit: My parents called via Messenger/Skype ... that was a highlight of the day, getting to see and talk to my parents. :) While we were talking my brother rang them and so greetings were passed between us all.

    Then we went for a 27 km bicycle ride. Gotta make some effort to compensate for everything I'm eating!!

    And speaking of eating ... then we went out for dinner. We've been eating out a lot this week but my husband, the family cook, is tired and it is, after all, Christmas. It was Thai on Friday night, Mexican last night, and American tonight.

    The rest of the evening was spent watching Midsomer Murders and then Melbourne's Carols by Candlelight. :)

    I could wish the weather was better. Drizzle and low teens isn't particularly nice. They're even hinting there could be snow at higher elevations. But at least we aren't getting the Canadian snowfalls!!

    Machka in Oz

    Machka's Christmas

    My husband went out to the orchard in the morning but was back in time to make us waffles (topped with cherries and whipped cream) while we packed. The whole waffles and packing thing was quite leisurely so we finally got away about noon.

    We drove out to the Tasman Peninsula on the east side of Tasmania, close to where my sister-in-law lives, and got ourselves settled in a gorgeous 2-bedroom self-contained unit. It was the only one they still had available when I book, and was possibly a bit larger for our purposes, but it was just lovely.

    I decided I wanted to burn off some Christmas dinner before we had it ... or maybe burn off the waffles ... so I went for a 4.2 km run, along the water's edge, and then another 1 km run on the beach there. I haven't run on sand before so that was a different sort of experience.

    Then we dressed up and went to dinner. I didn't know what to expect, but I was impressed ... so much food and so much variety. We were absolutely stuffed full by the end of the meal. My sister-in-law and her new boyfriend were with us, so we caught up while eating.

    BTW - dessert was, as expected, quite traditional with little Christmas puddings, pavlova, and trifle. Also delicious brownies and a very tasty orange cake.

    My husband and I returned to our unit and relaxed for the rest of the evening. I even read much of the evening!!


    Boxing Day

    We were up fairly early, packed up and headed over to the Tasman Island Cruise booking office.

    Today, we went on the Tasman Island Cruise: https://www.tasmancruises.com.au/

    We've been on the Bruny Island Cruise, run by the same company, a couple times before, but when we decided to go out to the Tasman Peninsula, we decided to try out this cruise as well.

    The link I've just posted (https://www.tasmancruises.com.au/) has a short video about the cruise and shows footage of the dolphins and seals etc. ... and the scenery! And yes, we saw it all! There were two pods of dolphins, all sorts of seals and birds, and gorgeous scenery. The video shows the boats we were on as well ... they had three boats out today.


    When we finished the cruise, 3 hours later, we had lunch with my sister-in-law and then headed home where I am now planning to start a pavlova! :)


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,594 Member
    langman22 wrote: »

    Machka, what is in that yummy looking dessert?

    It's a pavlova.

    You can make the base from scratch, or use a Pav Egg (Magic Egg) mix, or buy one pre-made. Then you top it with whipped cream and fruit.

    The base is basically a meringue (more like the cookie, not the topping on a lemon pie) ... it's more or less egg white and lots of sugar, whipped stiff and then baked for an hour and then left in the oven to cool for an hour. When you take it out, it is really hard on the outside, although a little softer inside.

    Mine collapsed slightly when I put the whipped cream on, but that's OK.

    It is melt in your mouth sweet and delicious ... my favourite Christmas dessert. :)


    Oh, and I made mine with the Pav Egg mix, not from scratch. I've never tried to do it from scratch.


    Machka in Oz
  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    Machka, sounds like our meringue cookies. I don't put the chocolate chips in mine. Never thought to put fruit on it. I'll have to try that.

    Meringue Cookies

    Ingredients
    2 egg whites
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    3/4 cup white sugar
    1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

    Directions
    1Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). To prevent burning you can bake on an air cushion baking sheet or put parchment paper on a regular cookie sheet.
    2Beat egg whites, salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla until very firm. Gradually add sugar and mix. Fold in chocolate chips.
    3Drop by teaspoonfuls on pan. Bake 300 degrees for 25 minutes. They should only be lightly browned.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,594 Member
    langman22 wrote: »
    Machka, sounds like our meringue cookies. I don't put the chocolate chips in mine. Never thought to put fruit on it. I'll have to try that.

    Sort of ... except the meringue cookies I'm familiar with are rock hard almost all the way through.

    These are a bunch of pavlova recipes ...

    http://www.taste.com.au/search-recipes/?q=pavlova


    The one I made, and most I've seen, are the size of a dinner plate but they can come in small individual sizes too.

  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    langman22 wrote: »
    Machka, sounds like our meringue cookies. I don't put the chocolate chips in mine. Never thought to put fruit on it. I'll have to try that.

    Sort of ... except the meringue cookies I'm familiar with are rock hard almost all the way through.

    These are a bunch of pavlova recipes ...

    http://www.taste.com.au/search-recipes/?q=pavlova


    The one I made, and most I've seen, are the size of a dinner plate but they can come in small individual sizes too.

    Thanks, I'll save this for next year.
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Karen VA- Olivia! <3 She looks so happy!
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,087 Member
    Well I am debating to leave Alfie out of crate...have the living room gated off. But not that confident yet..
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    no workout yesterday or today (gym closed)
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    pip - love that wine stopper. Where can I get one?

    Karen in VA - how sweet!

    Giving Jess LOTS of leftovers. Well, the fact is that I'll have to make another dinner when Denise and Pete come here. But it won't be as big. As a matter of fact, I have some crab cakes in the freezer that I was going to make for them, but we have enough from our Christmas that I'm just going to give them the leftovers.

    Got lots of Lowes gift cards which is what I asked for. Jess and Colby got me knives (Jess keeps complaining that I don't have good knives), a book about cake decorating, some cat coasters, holiday earrings, just a few little things. All in all, very nice. It was nice of Colby to go out of his way to come here. But then again, if he didn't he'd probably be alone. But we love having him. He needs to be at work on Wed so he and Jess are planning to leave tomorrow

    Just found out that Jess' interview is the 3rd. I was planning to use my laptop the Thurs. before to do a Body Pump DVD, but I guess I'll just do something at home. Not a big deal.

    Vince wants to go see "The Last Jedi" either tomorrow or Wed before Denise gets here. I'll need to straighten up the house, but that won't take all that long. Not sure when we'll be going.

    How I can't wait to get back to healthy eating tomorrow. Then I'll probably go somewhat off when Denise and Pete get here, but not as much as I have during the holiday.

    Michele in NC

    i'll ask kirby, was for christmas :0)
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    edited December 2017
    KJ - The roulade recipe I use is a flour free chocolate meringue which you then roll around whipped cream. Yum! It freezes beautifully and I was able to transport it frozen and defrost it there. I used a Mary Berry recipe, but no sugar/honey in the cream. It's great if you have gluten free guests. :D The perfect make ahead dessert.

    Back home now. Relaxing. DH upstairs watching football and I am about to take a nap on the sofa. Nothing much to do for tomorrow 's guests, but make a couple of beds. I need to know when they intend to arrive in the pm as I have a cake in the freezer I will ice if it's earlier. Otherwise we have Indian snacks with dips as an appetiser before the restaurant. So glad I booked it. For the following morning we have croissants and fresh fruit salad. Don't know if they are staying on for lunch, but I have homemade soup in the freezer and rolls, ham, cheese stuff and grilled artichokes.
    Tonight will most likely be just scrambled eggs as we had a big lunch in Hove, eating up the leftovers. :o Including roulade!

    Bea had a temperature today and a runny nose and was not at her best. So we will definitely catch it and be ill for New Year. Good job we haven’t got any commitments. We always catch something when we go down there! :s

    Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
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