2 2/3 cup sugar ( Read more... )

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tbs Vanilla
3/4 cup Coacoa powder
2 cups flour
1 tsp Bkg Soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 Cup Andes Mints (Use the real mints and pulse them in the food processor to make the pieces bigger.)

Oven 350
Sprinkle Sugar on Top

First Batch ( Read more... )

2 cups sugar ( Read more... )

2 Egg Whites ( Read more... )

1 Cup Almonds
1 Cup Pecans
1 Cup Peanuts
2 Egg Whites
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt (Unless you use canned nuts)
Spices to please (I like Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Ginger etc.)

Oven: 250

Mix Nuts
Mix Wet
Combine

Bake 45 Minutes - stirring every 15 minutes

Have you ever paused to drink a milkshake with two straws, sharing with someone you love and drinking at the same time so you're cheek to cheek and forhead to forhead? You should, it's a lot of fun ( Read more... )

Please remember this is as seen through the eyes of a girl from America with only google to guide me.

For Starters we had white bean soup
Appetizer: Roasted Garlic Hummus & Pita Chips
Entree: Stuffed Chicken (Wrapped around Feta & Caramelized onions), roasted potatoes w lemon & basil.
Dessert: Vaselopita - Greek New Years Cake

Again we had to do two in one day yesterday (we rolled something the night before that it was simply too late to complete so ended up doing both in one day ( Read more... )

Santa Claus 1: This has become an yearly favorite in our household. Lots of laughs, highly irreverent and yet it manages to be sappy and sentimental at the same time... how do you not love a movie that hits all those notes ( Read more... )