Cranberry Nut Bread

 This recipe came from my Mom- I have no idea where she got it, but we've had it around for years!

1 beaten egg

2 tbs melted shortening (I usually forget to add this, oops!)

1/2 cup prepared orange juice

2 tbs hot water

 

Add dry ingredients

 

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

 

Mix well, then fold in

 

1/2 cup walnuts

1 cup raw cranberries, cut in half (hint: it is easier to slice them if they have been in the freezer for a while)

 

Dough will be thick and kind of sticky.

 

Pour in greased and floured pan (about 2/3 full)

Bake at 325 for about 1 hour, or until toothpick comes out clean

Apple Cinnamon and Salt Dough Ornaments

The kids had a blast making these for presents this year. The different doughs work great on their own, but we combined on a few and they turned out great!

Apple Cinnamon dough:

1 C. ground Cinnamon
1 C. Apple Sauce

stir until it is combined thoroughly and roll out.  use cookie cutters and any sort of ribbon or ornament hanger and let dry for a few hours.  Voila!

Salt Dough:

1 C. Salt
2 C. Flour
3/4 C. luke warm water.

Let the kiddos really get ooey and gooey blending this one up.  Same as before, mix it up, roll it out and cookie cut.

Penguin Party!

We "invited" some penguins to our holiday dinner this year!

(olives, cream cheese, carrot)

My apologies

While I haven't stopped creating and stuffing my face with tasty vittles, I have been so busy, I haven't blogged a bit on any of my blogs!  Ah, well.  C'est la vie!   At least we've been with good friends and family.

Come January hopefully you'll see a lot more of the good stuff and maybe a new Vlog ala Madame Lexi and myself.  In the mean time, Happy Holidays!