Posts by kitchensqueen

A nice foot lotion (I liked the peppermint Burt's Bees stuff) and/or regular lotion (I was partial to both the Burt's Bees milk and honey one, and a pomegranate-scented one by one of the organic mama-care companies - I forget which...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stacy Ito  Thanks for leaving your response there kitchensqueen! I found so many of your suggestions useful in planning for this Christmas! :)   No problem! I'm a bit of a...

Our Thanksgiving was really simple this year. Roasted turkey, bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, home made cranberry sauce, roasted acorn squash and turkey gravy.    Last night we had turkey leftovers, of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kaydove  I like the idea of the infused vodka but we don't do hard alcohol in our house - DH is half native american so fire water bad ;). Amazingly he can drink tequila until the cows come...

Quote: Originally Posted by Smokering  What does one do with infused vodka? I don't drink, but I use grog in cooking all the time (especially rum, recently... I've been adding it to everything. Good stuff, rum.) Can...

I made it all the way to the end, and I'm sorry you feel so stressed about the holiday visit. I don't really have any practical advice, but I couldn't read without responding. Are the four days they're visiting going to be really...

Okay, share your lists!    This year I plan to make -    spritz Russian tea cakes peanut butter balls soft gingerbread drops snickerdoodles

Crockpot chicken and potatoes here. Our crockpot is in overdrive. 

If you have recipients who like to drink spirits, infused vodka or schnapps is great. You can get a gallon jar of bottom shelf vodka for about $10, and that'll make four small bottles. And it's super easy to infuse - I like to make...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kate&Joey    kitchensqueen: I freeze all my breads.  As long as you do a decent job of squeezing the excess air out and closing the packag, it shouldn't be a problem. ...