2011 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012

Hello and hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. I have very much enjoyed time relaxing and having fun with my family this holiday. Now it's time to get back to my blog, art and Etsy shop.
I would like to share some of our holiday food and fun. Hope you enjoy them.
Have a Blessed Happy New Year!

Every year my son gets a puzzle for Christmas. This year I thought it would be nice to place it on the dining table during dinner so everyone could enjoy putting it together. What a fun time everyone had with it. By the time everyone left it still was not finished so my husband and son stayed up until it was done. I believe we have started a new family tradition of having a puzzle on the table at holiday dinner.

A few years back we started a tradition with the food we have on Christmas day. Thanksgiving we do the turkey, stuffing and sides but for Christmas we have it more of a finger food style meal. We make a roast and every one brings a couple of Hor d'oeuvres that they haven't made before. It has been really fun because everyone gets to try something new. My niece and sister made these recipes above. They are both absolutely delicious.

The one on the left is a Crab Meat Spread...

Mix one package imitation crab meat with 1 and a half to 2 packages cream cheese. Season to taste with lemon pepper, garlic and onion powder, Italian seasoning. Mix well. Chill. Serve on scope chips. This can be served cold or lightly warmed. Which ever you prefer. I enjoy it cold..

Cream Cheese Rolls

1 package cream cheese, chopped salami or any type of meat or vegetables you enjoy season to taste and spread on tortillas roll and refrigerate until there cold so you can slice them easier. Serve with toothpick through them. I imagine Ham would be great with this recipe.

Our finished puzzle 2011 Christmas Day.

Happy New Year!

Left Over Turkey, Pot Pie Recipe

Turkey Pot Pie

Make a basic white sauce. When white sauce is done add turkey, vegetables, seasoning pour into pie crust. I use Pillsbury. Then add pie crust top fold edges, poke hole in top with fork and bake 350 for 45 Minutes. It's great!!

White Sauce

2 Tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons flour

1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk or evaporated milk.

I put in Onion and Garlic powder.

Melt butter in sauce pan, stir in flour, salt until smooth. Gradually stir in milk, cooking over medium heat and stirring constantly until sauce boils: reduce heat slightly and continue to stir until sauce becomes smooth and thick. When sauce thickens turn heat off and add turkey and vegetables and seasoning ( I'm a seasoning freak, Love it, Lots ). Pour into pie crust top with pie crust and bake.

Yum Yum!

Fall Thanksgiving Projects, Recipes & Art

Visit Fall Projects, Recipe's and Art

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Holiday Apple Cider Cups

Every year I make apple cider for the holidays. I just love the aroma of the apples throughout the house. I spotted these fun apple cider cups over at busymommy and just wanted to share them with you. I'm definitely trying them this year. ENJOY!

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July! Wishing you a Happy and Safe Holiday

looking for that perfect something to bring to the 4th of July cookout, check out this delicious Stained Glass Jello at browneyedbaker

Shake your own Ice Cream

It's rainy this Sunday so we decided to make shake ice cream. This has been around for years. It's fun and my son loves to make it because he can add is own special ingredients.

Ingredients

1 to 2 tablespoons depending on how sweet you want it.

1 cup milk or half & half

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Special ingredients, we use chocolate chips but you can use what you like.

6 Tbs rock salt we use 7 Tbs regular salt

1 pint zip lock plastic bag, we used 2 sandwich bags 1 put into the other for extra strength.

1 gallon zip lock plastic bag

Fill gallon bag half full with ice. Add salt to bag of ice.

Pour sugar,milk,vanilla any special ingredients in pint size zip lock plastic bag and seal.

Place the pint size sealed zip bag into the gallon zip bag and seal the gallon bag.

Shake for 5 to 7 min

When done open the gallon bag and take small bag out open and pour ice cream in bowl and ENJOY!http://todayscreativeblog.net