http://youtu.be/0J0ZD6MK0rM
Hope you can access this link. A very funny video with all too much possibility in it . . . which is on the scary side!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Where Honesty Begins . . .
Our
lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk
we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
- Walter Anderson
Spicy Almond Treat
A week before Christmas and you are desperate for last-minute gifts for neighbors and friends. This is a fast and easy way to provide a sweet thought for those people and not break the bank or push you over the edge into holiday insanity!
Spicy Almond Treat
4 cups whole unblanched almonds
1 egg white
1 teaspoon water
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spread almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool for approximately 30 minutes.
Beat egg white and water in a large bowl until frothy. Stir in granulated sugar, brown sugar, spices, pepper, and salt. Stir in cooled nuts. Spread nuts in a single layer on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Turn down oven to 325 degrees and bake nuts about 20 minutes or until nuts appear dry, stirring once halfway through baking. Let cool and break into pieces.
Ideas . . .
You can fill small, pretty jars with the nuts for a nice hostess gift.
Great to have on your buffet table for holiday parties.
A better treat for the children when they get tired of all the gooey, sugary treats.
Spicy Almond Treat
4 cups whole unblanched almonds
1 egg white
1 teaspoon water
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spread almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool for approximately 30 minutes.
Beat egg white and water in a large bowl until frothy. Stir in granulated sugar, brown sugar, spices, pepper, and salt. Stir in cooled nuts. Spread nuts in a single layer on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Turn down oven to 325 degrees and bake nuts about 20 minutes or until nuts appear dry, stirring once halfway through baking. Let cool and break into pieces.
Ideas . . .
You can fill small, pretty jars with the nuts for a nice hostess gift.
Great to have on your buffet table for holiday parties.
A better treat for the children when they get tired of all the gooey, sugary treats.
Prayer Request!
I just found out an elderly friend isn't expected to last out the week. If you have a prayer for Mr. C., today, I know his family would appreciate it. He has been suffering with cancer and other illnesses for almost three years now. A priest has been to the house and helped him prepare for this final journey on earth. I know is wife is happy for this but what a sad and poignant event for the Christmas season.
Brownie Temptation times Thirty!
Wish I'd come across this site before I finished my baking. It makes me want to drag all the baking stuff out and go at it again! The link actually gives recipes for 30 different kinds of brownies. I'm thinking it would be fun to have a brownie party for a Christmas party some year. Two of the listed recipes caught my attention - one with a mint layer covered by a chocolate icing and a similar one only using an orange layer.
http://www.bhg.com/recipes/desserts/cookies/chocolate-brownie-recipes/?sssdmh=dm17.569503&esrc=nw12d2011_06_11&email=4011674711
http://www.bhg.com/recipes/desserts/cookies/chocolate-brownie-recipes/?sssdmh=dm17.569503&esrc=nw12d2011_06_11&email=4011674711
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