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Nogs

shoalswriter — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:19:01 -0600

Oh, we put everything in smoothies! Holly Nog is great, too, and Rice Dream has a nog version. I don't like rice milk as well as soy milk, but one of my vegetarian daughters does so I always keep some around for her. It amazes me during the holidays how many people talk about how nutritionally awful eggnog is and they never consider the soy/rice/etc. alternatives. They're out there -- you just gotta look!

Cathy

cathylwood.wordpress.com

Agreed!

Megabeth — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:19:10 -0600

Soy Nog is great. I recently did a review of Holly Nog by Vitasoy. I was surprised how much I liked it...and I didn't miss any of the fat. (I never thought to put it in a smoothie. Thanks, Cathy, for the idea!)

Shooting Food

shoalswriter — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:44:23 -0600

Oh, thanks so much for this list. These are lovely! Shooting food is one of the hardest photographic challenges. When I was a reporter in the lifestyle department of our local newspaper, we always kept our fingers crossed that the food page looked at least halfway appetizing!

Cathy

cathylwood.wordpress.com

Glad you liked it!

Kalyn Denny — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:29:01 -0600

I never get tired of seeing photos of food, and I agree it's a challenge to do well.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen

But they're toooooo good.

alyssaroyse — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:58:16 -0600

Maybe these were a bad idea. They are so good that they have upped my hot cocoa (with maple marshmallows) intake to a probably excessive degree. And they have now officially passed the "kid test" of my daughter and all of her friends. I think I will see what kinds of flavors I can make - cinnamon seems an obvious choice. Orange zest?

If I had the time, these would be a great hostess gift..... Go For It!

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Shortbread

Cora — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:32:50 -0600

Thanks so much for this list - shortbread is my favorite!

A Nod to Nog

shoalswriter — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:46:51 -0600

Silk Soymilk Nog is great -- delicious and creamy and not-really-bad for you. We put it in smoothies in the morning, frappuccinos in the afternoon and hot cocoa at night all through the holidays. Love this stuff!

Cathy

cathylwood.wordpress.com

Brown Butter Cookies

Sandy S. — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:54:22 -0600

I chose Brown Butter Cookies from among Gourmet's cookie favorites as one of my 12 Cookies of Christmas. I can honestly say they are one of the BEST shortbread cookies I have eaten in my life. Seriously.

Merry Christmas ~ Happy Holidays!

http://realfoodforrealpeople.blogspot.com

These are great recycling

Alissa-Taylor Gifts — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:17:16 -0600

These are great recycling ideas for the holidays (or any day of the year really). My dad and I have been re-using wrapping paper for as long as I can remember. Aside from saving the earth, re-using bags, ribbons, and bows will also save money on buying gift-wrapping materials. My family always uses cloth tablecloth and napkins, and we have been saving out plastic food containers for years to re-use them as leftover containers. Taylor Gifts also has many items to help people recycle, like the 3 Recycle Bags and the Can Crusher

Alissa - Taylor Gifts

Taylor Gifts Blog

Thank you

KLinnea — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:34:52 -0600

Thank you very much. Will start with Gwendolen's shortbread.

Happy holidays!

http://madhattersapprentice.blogspot.com/

Thank you!

Honeybeast — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:30:26 -0600

Shortbread is one of the things I look forward to every holiday and this year I'm inspired to take over the baking!

I'm so glad i read the

ginagold — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:24:59 -0600

I'm so glad i read the whole thing. At first I thought you were making bacon and cheese cookies for people and I was a little concerned. thank goodness!

theginagoldshow.com Blogging For The Rest of You Muthas.....

Make it easy on the rest of us --

Alanna Kellogg — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:08:43 -0600

-- leave a link? I'd love to see your grandmother's recipe. I'm going to bake my grandmother's recipe this week, today with any luck.

Alanna Kellogg
Kitchen Parade &
A Veggie Venture

Ha! I know the feeling.

Alanna Kellogg — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:07:51 -0600

My sister's in charge of shortbread for us, she makes REALLY good shortbread, mine is only so-so. But for the last few years, none has actually MADE it to St. Louis!

Alanna Kellogg
Kitchen Parade &
A Veggie Venture

Plain old shortbread

Lydia — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:52:36 -0600

Shortbread was my mother-in-law Gwendolen's specialty; she made it every Christmas, and was happy to share her recipe. I posted it on my blog, to my family's great delight.

Lydia
www.theperfectpantry.com