This is a delicious hot (or cold) punch. My all time favorite hot punch. I served it at the home extension Christmas party this evening. ~~Rhonda Spiced Cranberry Punch 1 c. sugar 4 c. water 12 whole cloves 4 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks 2 T. minced ginger root 8 c. cranberry/apple juice cocktail 2 c. orange […]
This evening my home extension group came over for our annual Christmas party. The weather was cold and cloudy all day. Around 4:00 p.m., we began to get a little sleet and some freezing rain. A few women had to cancel as they live out of town and didn’t want to risk the roads, but […]
This recipe is a crispy yummy ball of peanut butter goodness. We have open house guests who look for this particular goody each year. Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles 1 c. crunchy peanut butter 1/4 c. butter or margarine, softened 2 c. crisp rice cereal 1 c. powd. sugar 1 package (14 oz.) chocolate candy coating […]
If I could make only one kind of cookie for Christmas, this would be the one *everyone* would ask for. Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Cream: 2 c. sugar 1 c. shortening Add and mix well: 1 c. sour cream 3 eggs 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (or 1 tsp. vanilla or lemon, but almond is the […]
We really had a wonderful time at the open house yesterday. Many thanks go to all those who helped, especially my sister Genny who comes several times each year to help decorate, set up trees, cut greenery, etc. Though by Saturday I was wondering (as I do each year) if we would be able to […]
We had a wonderful time at the open house. I have been too busy prior to it to post, but will spend some time tomorrow putting up pictures and talking about the prep. Here are a few pics from around the house today. Cookie Buddies – my friends Laurie, Bethany, and Gary kept the kitchen […]
Sunday is our annual open house and this week is always a busy whirl of “getting things done.” I wish I had more time to post about all our activities this week, but time is running too short for a long computer session. I’m having lunch right now and wanted to post an update. A […]