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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

i had input from several great friends who took their time to help in the search., on g, juels , tink, danadooley and magandab., cherylann from ez cooking, thanks to all for you time and help. jessica harlan a very busy person took time to research pans and sent me several emails, thank you for taking your time to help a stranger., magandab sent me a link on g for a pan at target and since i pass it often and by chance the day she sent her message on gr, i stopped and checked the pan made by calphalon., very heavy, straight sides so it would be easy to attach a candy thermometer and a glass lid with a dip lip with strainer capability., what an incredible pan for $60. why; i am able to put the butter and sugars into the pan and not worry about burning! i made toffee again last night and to really test it, set the temp 1 line about medium on the electric stove. i would stir about every 10 minutes and then do something else; well i was making a cheese cake while the toffee cooked. every time i checked, it was boiling up, stir and i could feel nothing sticking to the bottom and burning like my old copper bottom revere ware steel 3 quart pot., how great to not have to worry about the mixture burning. this is a 4 quart pot. just perfect for the amount of butter and sugar to boil and become a food that should be reserved for the gods., i placed a mat over the pot as it boiled as the cool air was affecting the rise in temperature. the notch in the side for pouring let me leave my bamboo spoon in pot, the thermometer clipped to the side. once the mix reached 285 i poured the mix into the pan and it was so cool to see how the very last bit slipped right out of the pan. this is a fantastic pot for making toffee and recommend without reservation the purchase of this pot by calphalon., double thanks to magandab for sending me to my perfect candy pan. eating my toffee makes see s toffee-ettes taste like dirt, this is the link magandab sent me, http://www.target.com/kitchen-essentials-calphalon-hard-anodized-straining/dp/b000jm34km/qid =1234998462/ref=br_1_4/192-4549105-5227516 ie=utf8&node=11082001&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1

garlic clove, cut in half, leftover bread, toasted or 1/2 loaf grilled bread, cranberry sauce, grated onion juice, crumbled blue cheese

orange juice, freshly squeezed (i replaced 1/4 cup of orange juice with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice), strawberries, hulled and washed well, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, banana, peeled (i used 1/2 large banana), fresh dates (or 1 tsp date molasses aka dibs tamar) or 1 dried dates, pitted and chopped into small pieces (or 1 tsp date molasses aka dibs tamar)

thanks to slice of life on facebook, grilled peach , chicken & goat cheese salad with honey white balsamic dressing, ingredients, mixed salad greens, washed and ready to use, yellow peaches, slightly firm to the touch, toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped, chopped cooked rotisserie chicken breast, fresh goat cheese, olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, honey, tiny pinch of sea salt

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thank you for your interest in this recipe please go to the following site to view it and the rest of my baby food recipes, http://hubpages.com/hub/my-baby-food-recipes

i only have a small area in a supermarket but things are just fine and i am planning to open a big pastry shop in a month...just wanted to share that moment with you all...you have supported me all the time and i really wish that you would all be with me here in the oppening., thank you again .

flour, onion, sliced, stalks celery, sliced, turkey, thawed and rinsed, turkey-size oven cooking bag

chocolate frosting, divided, fudge-striped cookies, candy corn, milk chocolate kisses, red-hot candies

avocado - peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, roma tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, red onion, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, red wine vinaigrette dressing

vegetable oil, diced white potatoes, drained, fully cooked luncheon meat (such as spam), diced, onion, chopped

chicken wings, separated (about 2 dozen), canola oil, vinegar, tabasco sauce (or other hot pepper sauce), garlic powder, ground red pepper , to taste

refrigerated pie crust, raspberry jell-o gelatin, sugar, melted butter, cornstarch, egg, beaten, chopped rhubarb

thank you berry munch girl scout cookies, cranberries - fresh sliced, or dried or craisins, two eggs slightly beaten, three tbsp sugar, vanilla, grated orange peel, cinnamon, milk, cook and serve vanilla pudding, two cups of milk for making the pudding, milk for thinning the pudding

garlic, cut in half, leftover bread, cranberry sauce, crumbled blue cheese

thanks cooking with purpose, jezebel sauce, i don tsp know who was the first to throw all this in a bowl and hope for the best. but if you go to a party in southern louisiana and find the horsedover table. you ll find a bowl of jezebel sauce with the cheese and crackers., pineapple preserves ,or (1 cup), apple jelly ,or (1 cup), dry mustard, prepared horseradish, ground black pepper

tofu, lemon juice, dry mustard, salt, honey, apple cider vinegar, onions, dijon mustard, roasted garlic, thyme, basil, oregano