Hey Y’all!
Sorry I missed you yesterday! I thought about you often through the day, but got caught up to go shopping with Jack. We had some banking to do and usually we eat at our favorite breakfast stop…The Waffle House when we go to the bank! Its SO us, the people there are so friendly and they can’t stop giggling about something. Recently, it was pig tail day and each member of the staff did their hair in pig tails and those who didn’t got messed with until they did!
Anyway, we skipped the Waffle House this time around and went to the plant nursery. I used to pack and unpack an artificial tree every year, but I wanted something I could plant in the yard. So we switched to live rooted trees quite a few years ago. Well, I killed them all. Year after year they just dried up and blew away, no matter what I did to save them. ( its our soil and water — too alkaline, can’t grow azaleas either, boo hoo!) So a few years back we started buying fruit trees and decorating them instead. Then planting them in the yard afterwards. Last year there were no fruit trees to be found so I bought two giant camellias. This year no camellias no fruit trees. So I bought a holly bush. We will see if it can grow in our yard. Jack suggests we get a small pine for the house and keep it indoors. Controlling the soil and water better I might be able to keep one alive! We searched high and low but this close to Christmas its unlikely to find a live rooted Christmas tree. I think that is a great idea! I will keep looking. Some folks actually bring their live rooted tree BACK to the store for a refund after Christmas, so we might get lucky.
I am SO envious of our neighbors down the hill, they have a side yard full of pine trees and each year a new one appears. I drive by coveting their pine forest! LOL! SO pretty!
Anyway, we made Queso Dip together when we returned and dragged the boys upstairs to watch The Shining. Which scared the poo out of me, but they were largely unaffected ( old movie) Jack Nicholson eyebrows gave them the creeps, but don’t they always! LOL! My mini-Christmas gift to them was to watch a couple of movies that would scare my pants off. I thought The Shining would be a scary one, since I had never seen it. What is it about the full frontal naked chick in every horror movie?…okay I’ve watched only two and there was a completely naked chicks in each one! Is that a given in every horror flick?
Well, I wanted to make this recipe for you and take pictures because last time was a blast with all that extra attention from the dogs…they love their meaties! But since I lollygagged yesterday I will just post the recipe and you all let me know what you think if you try it, okay?
Glazed Kielbasa Bites by Elaine Ann at Recipezaar
2 lbs kielbasa
12 ounces ginger ale
Directions
1. Cut kielbasa into 2-inch slices. (I cut on the diagonal because I like more surface to get crispy) Place in a large skillet with the ginger ale (regular, this does not work with diet ginger ale).
2. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium. Do not cover pan.
3. After 15 to 20 minutes, ginger ale will be reduced and start to caramelize.
4. WATCH CAREFULLY because you don’t want it to burn.
5. At this point, keep stirring until chunks are glazed.
6. Serve on a platter with toothpicks inserted.
They are sticky and yummy!
Serves 12
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Diana has some cardboard shapes coming out, could be after Christmas. Man! You gotta try these when they post to the store. I had a blast yesterday playing with them. Could be ANOTHER reason why I didn’t blog yesterday like I promised. Yeehaw! I love my job! Its like Kindergarten, play a little, snack, play some more, talk to friends, get presents, play a bit more, make something. Eat Paste. Whoops! I don’t eat paste anymore, but everything else is pretty much the same! HOOT!
Happy Christmas Blog-Honeys!!
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Edited: December 20th, 2009
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