1192 may she peace sacred Recipes

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

garlic-herb cheese spread, tb grated parmesan, fresh mushroom caps, she added 3 slices,crisp,cooked bacon crumbled, toasted walnuts chopped, paprika

hershey chocolate bar (she is firm on the brand!!!), marshmallows, whole graham crackers

butter, olive oil, yellow onion, chopped, fennel bulb, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, carrots, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, all-purpose flour, tomato paste, curry powder, ground turmeric, salt, freshly ground black pepper, dry sherry, clam juice, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh tarragon, heavy cream, fresh crabmeat, drained and picked, salt, freshly ground black pepper

wide egg noodles, cream of chicken soup, milk, boned chopped chicken (or may cook and chop 2/3 cup chicken meat), shredded cheddar cheese, salt, croutons or 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

rolled oats, unsweetened dried shredded coconut, crunchy peanut butter, honey, brown sugar (lately i have been just using 2 tsp of splenda instead of this), chopped mixed nuts (i like to use almond slivers and chopped walnuts mixed), raisins (i use golden ones ), dried cranberries (may sub with dried blueberries or dried cherries)

miracle whip (may use reduced fat), milk (may use low-fat), crushed red pepper flakes, cumin, garlic powder, salt

cider vinegar, fresh orange juice, grated orange peel, salt, black pepper, olive oil, fresh plum tomatoes , about 1/2 lb, coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, shallot, jalapeno pepper, finely chopped (may remove the seeds for a milder dish), firm ripe avocados, shredded lettuce

bacon (may substitute with turkey ), onion, sliced, buttermilk, sour cream, ranch dressing mix, chopped fresh basil, garlic, head iceberg lettuce, cut into 4 wedges, shredded basil

lean ground turkey, cream of celery soup (other creamed soups may be substituted, such as cream of broccoli or cream of mushroom), green beans, mild cheddar cheese, tater tots (or enough to cover the surface of the casserole)

egg, jumbo, egg whites, jumbo, milk, chocolate milk, instant coffee crystals, water, vanilla sugar (may substitute white), vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, chocolate chips , dairy milk, bittersweet chocolate chips (may substitute dark), cinnamon sugar

water, vegetable bouillon cubes (or you may use chicken or beef bouillon cubes), pearl barley, brown rice, dried oregano, crushed, pepper, frozen lima beans, carrot, thinly sliced, stalk celery, sliced, onion, chopped, provolone cheese or 3/4 cup monterey jack cheese (3 oz.)

flour, sugar, sweet butter, candied orange peel, thinly chopped (may substitute with 1 tbsp freshly grated orange peel), cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, fresh lemon juice, candied pineapple, coarsely chopped, candied ginger, finely chopped

chicken breasts, cooked and finely chopped (or use 4 small breasts preferably poached), stalk celery, finely diced, green onions, chopped, dried cranberries (you may chop in half or leave whole) or 3/4-1 cup raisins (you may chop in half or leave whole), red seedless grapes, halved (measure 1/2 cup halved or use 1 small apple, chopped), fresh ground black pepper (or to taste), salad dressing (use miracle whip ), coleslaw dressing (kraft works well), seasoning salt, paprika (can use up to 3/4 teaspoon), garlic powder

butter, chopped sweet onion, chopped celery, garlic , smashed, white pepper, all-purpose flour, clam juice, half-and-half, sweet cream sherry, crabmeat, seafood seasoning (recommended : old bay), whole milk , if needed, masago (smelt roe), nutmeg, crostini

butter, onion, finely diced, bay leaf, flour, white crab stock , recipe follows, milk, cream, paprika, cooked atlantic blue crab meat, divided, crab roe, divided, salt and pepper, to taste, sherry, chopped chives, french bread, cold water, onion, peeled and halved, garlic bulb, halved, turnip, split, celery stalks, split, bouquet garni (4 sprigs fresh parsley, 4 sprigs fresh thyme, 2 bay leaves and 1 leek -- tied together with string), lemon , juice, crab boil seasoning, whole white peppercorns, white wine, sea salt , to taste, live atlantic blue crabs

all-purpose bleached flour (she notes: this flour is softer than unbleached flour and helps to make tender pancakes), sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, milk, egg, unsalted butter, melted, vanilla extract, vegetable oil for griddle, variations, lemon poppy seed pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. of finely grated lemon zest and 1 tsp. of poppy seeds into the dry ingredients., orange cardamom pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1tsp. of finely grated orange zest and 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom into the dry ingredients., gingerbread pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 4 tsps. of molasses for the sugar and adding it to the wet ingredients, then whisking 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 1/2 tsps. ground ginger and 1/8 tsp. ground cloves into the dry ingredients., chocolate chip pancakes : follow pancake recipe, sprinkling 1 tbsp. of miniature chocolate chips over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., banana nutmeg : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1/2 tsp. nutmeg into the dry ingredients and dropping 5 or 6 thin slices of banana (you ll need 2 small bananas total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., ginger pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. ginger into the dry ingredients and sprinkling 1 tbsp. of finely chopped crystallized ginger (about 1/2 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., lemon blueberry : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest into the dry ingredients and sprinkling about 2 tbsp. frozen blueberries (you ll need about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., almond pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 1 tsp. of almond extract for the vanilla extract., corn pancakes : flowwow pancake recipe, reducing flour to 3/4 cup and whisking 1/2 cup fine yellow corn meal into dry ingredients, and sprinkling 2 tbsp. of frozen corn (about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks.

farm fresh milk, fresh farm eggs, brown sugar ,packed down, white sugar, flour, vanilla (she made homemade,when she could), churned butter