Christmas goodies cooking...

How are you all managing with the Christmas preparations? I usually do
a large pile of Christmas goodies for friends and family. I didn't do
too much last year, but this year is going well.

3 Golden Christmas cakes bakes and marzipanned - will get iced today.
One for us, one for the church Christingle tea, and one for my son's
school, for the teachers.

6 chocolate Christmas cakes bakes - and them my son found three from
last year in the cupboard, so the all got marzipanned and chocolated
last night! There I was, slapping melted Belgian chocolate on all these
cakes, and I only snorfled up about a point's worth that dripped on me
and the lazy susan!

2 chocolate stollen made. My own invention... Wonder how it will turn
out? Smells yummy...

We also made 2 dozen mini mince pies yesterday, for my son's cub mince
pie competition (we didn't win, but we didn't care! We still think my
home made mincemeat is the best in the world!). They work out at about
a point each because they are tiny! Pampered chef mini muffin tin sized.

I have some more stollen to make, and a Black Bun or two, and some
shortbread. Cranberry sauce is all done (I usually do it in January
when the cranberries drop in price!), and I have piles of well matured
mincemeat from previous years. I made about 30 lbs of it a couple of
years back.

It's funny, but in past years I'd have dug in an eaten vast quantities
of this stuff, as well as inflicting it on every member of the family,
any visitors, and whoever I could trap! Now I'm happy to give most of
it away, and only have a little nibble myself. There's a golden lining
to having had the gall bladder disease! The difficult one will be
coating chunks of ginger in the chocolate... I just adore chocolate
ginger! Maybe it will help if I put the chocolated chunks in little
gold petite fores cases and present it in posh boxes. It will look more
like presents, be all sealed up, and a lot less accessible to my gnashy
teefs! 9 of the cakes are already wrapped (yes, even the one we shall
keep - then I'm not tempted to bite lumps out of it as it stands!), and
the last 3 will go in boxes later today when their icing is on and dry.

All my good intentions may well be snookered this evening, however...
I'm trying to save points for a birthday meal out. Three ladies of
uncertain ages go out to celebrate our birthdays (two December and one
early January) every year at this time, as we are off for a girlie night
out at a Chinese place tonight. Ho hum! Good job I *LIKE* zero point
soup! I shall be living on it for the rest of the week!
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Miss Violette wrote:

I would love your recipes, enjoy that nice dinner, I view food like money, I
save where I can so I spend where I want, Lee

Most of the recipes are on my web site. I can post any that aren't that
you'd like, so just say which ones.


--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Fred wrote:

Can I come over?

You fully cover completely these cakes in marzipan? I friend from
England has given me his fruitcake recipe twice and twice I'vee been
too intimidated to make it but it gets completely encased in marzipan.

No, I just do the tops. But they get it about 1/2 to 2/3 of an inch thick!

I put Christmas Cake Frills round the edge. You can see one of the
chocolate ones on my web site.


--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

*hangs head* will go and look at your site, Lee
Kate Dicey wrote in message
...
Miss Violette wrote:

I would love your recipes, enjoy that nice dinner, I view food like
money, I
save where I can so I spend where I want, Lee

Most of the recipes are on my web site. I can post any that aren't that
you'd like, so just say which ones.


--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

If I were single I would ask for an intro to your friend, English accent,
fruit cake and choc... stuff of fantasies this is, Lee
Fred wrote in message
...
Can I come over?

You fully cover completely these cakes in marzipan? I friend from
England has given me his fruitcake recipe twice and twice I'vee been
too intimidated to make it but it gets completely encased in marzipan.

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 11:51:39 +0000, Kate Dicey
wrote:

How are you all managing with the Christmas preparations? I usually do
a large pile of Christmas goodies for friends and family. I didn't do
too much last year, but this year is going well.

3 Golden Christmas cakes bakes and marzipanned - will get iced today.
One for us, one for the church Christingle tea, and one for my son's
school, for the teachers.

6 chocolate Christmas cakes bakes - and them my son found three from
last year in the cupboard, so the all got marzipanned and chocolated
last night! There I was, slapping melted Belgian chocolate on all these
cakes, and I only snorfled up about a point's worth that dripped on me
and the lazy susan!

2 chocolate stollen made. My own invention... Wonder how it will turn
out? Smells yummy...

We also made 2 dozen mini mince pies yesterday, for my son's cub mince
pie competition (we didn't win, but we didn't care! We still think my
home made mincemeat is the best in the world!). They work out at about
a point each because they are tiny! Pampered chef mini muffin tin sized.

I have some more stollen to make, and a Black Bun or two, and some
shortbread. Cranberry sauce is all done (I usually do it in January
when the cranberries drop in price!), and I have piles of well matured
mincemeat from previous years. I made about 30 lbs of it a couple of
years back.

It's funny, but in past years I'd have dug in an eaten vast quantities
of this stuff, as well as inflicting it on every member of the family,
any visitors, and whoever I could trap! Now I'm happy to give most of
it away, and only have a little nibble myself. There's a golden lining
to having had the gall bladder disease! The difficult one will be
coating chunks of ginger in the chocolate... I just adore chocolate
ginger! Maybe it will help if I put the chocolated chunks in little
gold petite fores cases and present it in posh boxes. It will look more
like presents, be all sealed up, and a lot less accessible to my gnashy
teefs! 9 of the cakes are already wrapped (yes, even the one we shall
keep - then I'm not tempted to bite lumps out of it as it stands!), and
the last 3 will go in boxes later today when their icing is on and dry.

All my good intentions may well be snookered this evening, however...
I'm trying to save points for a birthday meal out. Three ladies of
uncertain ages go out to celebrate our birthdays (two December and one
early January) every year at this time, as we are off for a girlie night
out at a Chinese place tonight. Ho hum! Good job I *LIKE* zero point
soup! I shall be living on it for the rest of the week!

LOL, not single, Lee
Fred wrote in message
...
He now lives in the LA area!!!! Miss Violette!!!!! Is that red dress
nearby? (G)

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 19:23:19 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

If I were single I would ask for an intro to your friend, English accent,
fruit cake and choc... stuff of fantasies this is, Lee
Fred wrote in message
.. .
Can I come over?

You fully cover completely these cakes in marzipan? I friend from
England has given me his fruitcake recipe twice and twice I'vee been
too intimidated to make it but it gets completely encased in marzipan.

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 11:51:39 +0000, Kate Dicey
wrote:

How are you all managing with the Christmas preparations? I usually
do
a large pile of Christmas goodies for friends and family. I didn't do
too much last year, but this year is going well.

3 Golden Christmas cakes bakes and marzipanned - will get iced today.
One for us, one for the church Christingle tea, and one for my son's
school, for the teachers.

6 chocolate Christmas cakes bakes - and them my son found three from
last year in the cupboard, so the all got marzipanned and chocolated
last night! There I was, slapping melted Belgian chocolate on all
these
cakes, and I only snorfled up about a point's worth that dripped on me
and the lazy susan!

2 chocolate stollen made. My own invention... Wonder how it will
turn
out? Smells yummy...

We also made 2 dozen mini mince pies yesterday, for my son's cub mince
pie competition (we didn't win, but we didn't care! We still think my
home made mincemeat is the best in the world!). They work out at
about
a point each because they are tiny! Pampered chef mini muffin tin
sized.

I have some more stollen to make, and a Black Bun or two, and some
shortbread. Cranberry sauce is all done (I usually do it in January
when the cranberries drop in price!), and I have piles of well matured
mincemeat from previous years. I made about 30 lbs of it a couple of
years back.

It's funny, but in past years I'd have dug in an eaten vast quantities
of this stuff, as well as inflicting it on every member of the family,
any visitors, and whoever I could trap! Now I'm happy to give most of
it away, and only have a little nibble myself. There's a golden
lining
to having had the gall bladder disease! The difficult one will be
coating chunks of ginger in the chocolate... I just adore chocolate
ginger! Maybe it will help if I put the chocolated chunks in little
gold petite fores cases and present it in posh boxes. It will look
more
like presents, be all sealed up, and a lot less accessible to my
gnashy
teefs! 9 of the cakes are already wrapped (yes, even the one we shall
keep - then I'm not tempted to bite lumps out of it as it stands!),
and
the last 3 will go in boxes later today when their icing is on and
dry.

All my good intentions may well be snookered this evening, however...
I'm trying to save points for a birthday meal out. Three ladies of
uncertain ages go out to celebrate our birthdays (two December and one
early January) every year at this time, as we are off for a girlie
night
out at a Chinese place tonight. Ho hum! Good job I *LIKE* zero point
soup! I shall be living on it for the rest of the week!

LOL, not single, Lee
Fred wrote in message
...
He now lives in the LA area!!!! Miss Violette!!!!! Is that red dress
nearby? (G)

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 19:23:19 -0600, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

If I were single I would ask for an intro to your friend, English accent,
fruit cake and choc... stuff of fantasies this is, Lee
Fred wrote in message
.. .
Can I come over?

You fully cover completely these cakes in marzipan? I friend from
England has given me his fruitcake recipe twice and twice I'vee been
too intimidated to make it but it gets completely encased in marzipan.

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 11:51:39 +0000, Kate Dicey
wrote:

How are you all managing with the Christmas preparations? I usually
do
a large pile of Christmas goodies for friends and family. I didn't do
too much last year, but this year is going well.

3 Golden Christmas cakes bakes and marzipanned - will get iced today.
One for us, one for the church Christingle tea, and one for my son's
school, for the teachers.

6 chocolate Christmas cakes bakes - and them my son found three from
last year in the cupboard, so the all got marzipanned and chocolated
last night! There I was, slapping melted Belgian chocolate on all
these
cakes, and I only snorfled up about a point's worth that dripped on me
and the lazy susan!

2 chocolate stollen made. My own invention... Wonder how it will
turn
out? Smells yummy...

We also made 2 dozen mini mince pies yesterday, for my son's cub mince
pie competition (we didn't win, but we didn't care! We still think my
home made mincemeat is the best in the world!). They work out at
about
a point each because they are tiny! Pampered chef mini muffin tin
sized.

I have some more stollen to make, and a Black Bun or two, and some
shortbread. Cranberry sauce is all done (I usually do it in January
when the cranberries drop in price!), and I have piles of well matured
mincemeat from previous years. I made about 30 lbs of it a couple of
years back.

It's funny, but in past years I'd have dug in an eaten vast quantities
of this stuff, as well as inflicting it on every member of the family,
any visitors, and whoever I could trap! Now I'm happy to give most of
it away, and only have a little nibble myself. There's a golden
lining
to having had the gall bladder disease! The difficult one will be
coating chunks of ginger in the chocolate... I just adore chocolate
ginger! Maybe it will help if I put the chocolated chunks in little
gold petite fores cases and present it in posh boxes. It will look
more
like presents, be all sealed up, and a lot less accessible to my
gnashy
teefs! 9 of the cakes are already wrapped (yes, even the one we shall
keep - then I'm not tempted to bite lumps out of it as it stands!),
and
the last 3 will go in boxes later today when their icing is on and
dry.

All my good intentions may well be snookered this evening, however...
I'm trying to save points for a birthday meal out. Three ladies of
uncertain ages go out to celebrate our birthdays (two December and one
early January) every year at this time, as we are off for a girlie
night
out at a Chinese place tonight. Ho hum! Good job I *LIKE* zero point
soup! I shall be living on it for the rest of the week!