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I've been away from home for 6 days and have just read 15 pages to catch up, and my secret santee has received her package and on the birthday of my dad (he would have been 101) I do so hope she likes whats in it. Maybe the postie will bring me a package soon?
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no package delivery yet but my guard dogs are still on duty. got to post office today and mailed off orny swap and other ss swap packages. only package i should have to mail before Xmas will be the grandpa quilt soon as I get it quilted.
SOS was often eaten when i was kid. chipped beef in white gravy on toast. still love it but havent had it in some time. |
Packages are all sent and boy, is that a relief! I am so excited (and happy to have them on their way), I so hope my swap partners like what they get. I keep second guessing myself. I can see where swaps like this could be addicting!
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Oh goodness! Have I been tardy on the thread! Look at all those pretties that have been made! Since I've not received my package yet, I guess they're all for me! Yippee!! My Santaee has received her package, but haven't seen them on the thread. Hope she likes everything.
Got a recipe that my family loves! CHOCOLATE BROWNIE COOKIES 6 squares Baker's Semi-sweet baking chocolate OR 6 squares Bittersweet baking chocolate 4 squares Unsweetened baking chocolate 1 tsp. baking powder 6 Tbsp butter or margarine 2 cups toasted chopped walnuts (optional) 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 1 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt Heat oven to 325 degrees 1. MICROWAVE: chocolate & butter in a large microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 1/2 - 2 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring halfway through heating time. Stir until chocolate is completely melted & smooth. 2. STIR: sugar into chocolate until blended. Mix in eggs & vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder & salt. Stir in nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons, 1 1/2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. 3. BAKE: 12 minutes or until set. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 5 minutes, remove from cookie sheet & cool completely on wire racks. Makes @ 3 dozens. |
Tricia,
I hope that you feel better soon. You made me smile when I read your post about puffed wheat. I am from a big family too and my Mom used to buy the stuff by the HUGE bag. Had to put your hand over the cereal when you poured the milk in so that it wouldn't all float out of the bowl. And you had to eat it FAST, otherwise a bowl of mush. Good times. |
The mail lady brought a huge box to the door today... from my Santa!! It's big AND heavy so I can only imagine what's inside. I was so focused on what I was sending I sort of forgot about the receiving end! Yay... lots of fun ahead. I will post a photo after the big opening day.
Thank you my dear 'Santa'... can't wait to see what you sent. Merry Christmas! |
I would love the biscotti recipe.
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Neesie....come on now.....we need you to share your biscotti recipe....we ARE having a recipe exchange !! And i don't have a "proven" recipe for that.
Cindy....what better could there be.....brownies in cookie form !! Tricia ---- you are a very brave lady - all this going on and you're POSTING.....and going out to mail a package !!!! Please be taking care of yourself !!!...........i'm TOTALLY with you on the cereal and LIMA BEANS !!!! {{{{shudder}}} |
Originally Posted by Quercus Rubra
(Post 6966310)
Oh umm yea i use to have SOS as a kid. It was made with chipped dried beef & white gravy. Always on toast. As an Army brat we saw a lot of it as it was fast & super cheap for a family of 5 several times a month...like once a week. And usually severed with canned peas, limabeans or butter beans.... still can't eat them to this day. I can't eat puffed rice or puffed wheat, raisin bran cereals or corn flakes either.
Neesie... you can send me some of that Biscotti my way. I love dipping in my coffee & hot cocoa. I have no allergies to any of the ingredents. :thumbup: Today I got 6 injections in my lower back today. And man did they hurt!! I have one that still hurts and this is before the medicines are even injected!!! I go back on Friday for the left shoulder and believe you me...he will hear about it if it doeesn't abate. I go back to see the surgeon tomorrow. I tryed eating some soft buttered noodles and they where getting stuck... and my neck is painfully swollen. Looks like I'm back on the liquid diet again... blak...not a big fan of jello. I also have to use a straw in order not to choke. I'm still sleeping in the recliner...joy of joy! NOT!!! The cats keep trying to sleep on neck & chest...the little buggers! Anyways I found a package waiting for me when I finally made it home this afternoon. My cats are sure interested in the box. I have caught them chewing on the corners before I stashed in a closet. Mine will going out in the next day to two in between trips to doctor appointments. Well I'm drained so I got to let Terri know I got mine so I can take another pain pill & land in my recliner. Tricia I hope you'll be able to find some relief, soon! {{{{{{{ HUGS }}}}}}} |
Yes, yes, I'll share my biscotti recipe! It's actually a tweaked version of a recipe, I found online.
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Originally Posted by PenniF
(Post 6965407)
Wow Dedemac....your SOS was HIGH CLASS....ours was always cooked ground beef in white gravy - which my mom made from the grease of the hamburger !! I shudder a little thinking about it now, cause grease and i don't get along very well......but I'm not ashamed to say that it was GREAT STUFF !!!
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Love Love Love SOS My husband and I have it frequently. We use the dried beef, we use hamburger occasionally and sausage. The packages we found to make the gravy takes two minutes and taste great. Used to get the big bags of puff rice. Think I'm showing my age. All the memories of growing up back in the 50's. The other staple rice. Milk sugar and cinnanmon my sister cant eat rice anymore but I still do.
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I've always loved rice . . . with gravy, butter, cheese, plain, whatever! When I was a kid, I'd smash it down and sprinkle salt over it. I'd also mix rice with my mashed potatoes. Yeah, I was a weird kid! :D
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Never had rice as a kid (but love it now) and never had SOS, but lived on hamburger soup. A pound of ground beef, potatoes, usually canned tomatoes, plus anything else available. Carrots? Corn? Pasta? Beans? Leftovers? Yum. Still make it today, but with a little bit of sophistication: maybe some basil or pesto, some parmesan. And always some homemade bread.
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Originally Posted by ShelleyCS
(Post 6966502)
Never had rice as a kid (but love it now) and never had SOS, but lived on hamburger soup. A pound of ground beef, potatoes, usually canned tomatoes, plus anything else available. Carrots? Corn? Pasta? Beans? Leftovers? Yum. Still make it today, but with a little bit of sophistication: maybe some basil or pesto, some parmesan. And always some homemade bread.
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Here's the biscotti recipe. For the ones I made and sent to my SS, I left out the almonds. Since I wasn't sure about allergies and any other digestive problems, figured they'd be safer that way. The flavor is much the same (thanks to the healthy dose of almond extract), with or without.
Almond Biscotti 1-1/2 cups sugar 1 stick salted butter, softened (real butter, not oleo) 3 whole extra large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I use Watkins Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract) 1 teaspoon almond extract (I use McCormick Pure Almond Extract) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 Tablespoon baking powder (I use Rumford Aluminum Free Baking Powder) 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds, chopped (toast in oven or in skillet) 3 cups flour, unbleached all-purpose For the top Cinnamon sugar (I use Watkins Pure Ground Cinnamon) When I make cinnamon sugar, I use a lot of cinnamon, so that the mixture is a sort of light golden brown. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a cookie sheet with baker's parchment, for baking Also, have a small floured surface ready, to form the dough after mixing. I use a small baking pan for this. Mix first 6 ingredients until smooth and well blended. Add the baking powder, coconut, and almonds. Mix until well blended. Now mix in the flour, about a quarter at a time. By the time you add the last quarter of it, the dough will be getting somewhat stiff. Just mix it, the best you can. If there's a bit of dry flour left in the bottom of the bowl, don't worry about it. Dump the dough out onto the floured surface and flip over a few times, until any stickiness is coated with flour. Shape the dough into a sort of long oval, then divide that into two pieces. Take each piece in turn, to the parchment covered cookie sheet. Shape each piece into a long log, almost the length of the cookie sheet. Try to square off the ends, so that it bakes more evenly. I usually try to keep the logs around 2" wide, as they tend to spread quite a bit, as they bake. After the logs are shaped, take a wet paper towel and lightly pat the tops and sides until you can see that the dough top is wet. Sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar and be generous with it! The more, the merrier! Bake for 40 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool (still on cookie sheet) for 30-45 minutes. I turn off my oven, while they cool. After the logs are cool, turn your oven back on, to 325 degrees (F). Take each log and very carefully cut into slices. I find it works best to use a sharp serrated knife and slice (several times) in one direction only. If you 'saw' at them, the slices tend to break. Cut the slices around 1/2" to 3/4" thick. As you slice them, return them to the cookie sheet. I just stand the slices back up as if they were still connected, but make sure there's a bit of space between each. Any extra pieces can go between the two reconstructed logs. I usually keep the end pieces out, for sampling. The ends tend to dry out a lot faster, so don't really need the second baking. Okay. Now you've got all the little slices standing next to each other, like little soldiers. Make sure there's just a tad of space between each. This is important, so that the insides will dry. Return the pan to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN! After 15 minutes, turn off the oven and leave the biscotti inside, with the door closed. If it's late in the evening, leave them in the oven overnight. Basically, you want to leave them in there, until the oven cools. If you're in a big hurry and need to use the oven for something else, do the second baking for about 20-25 minutes, then remove the biscotti and spread them out on cooling racks, with a few paper towels beneath the racks. They must be completely cool, before putting into containers. I use quart sized freezer bags, to store them. Just place a 'row' of however many will fit into the bag. Since they're dry, they keep longer than regular cookies. We've kept them up to a couple of months (during cooler months), with no change in the taste. You can freeze them, if you need to store keep them for longer than that. |
My box is in the mail tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by Neesie
(Post 6966125)
Note to my Secret Santa-ee - Your gift package contains biscotti, along with the surprises. I've included a list of the ingredients used, just in case you have allergy issues. The biscotti is hard/dry and will keep for several months, if kept in the zip-loc bags. :)
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Thank you for the recipe Neesie, going to try it this year.
My package is now sealed and ready for the post office tomorrow:) |
Biscotti! Oh so good with chocolate coffee. Gee I wish I were your Santa-ee
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Mailed out my SECRET SANTA PKG. today, It went EAST, with several other swaps. Made a table runner for a friend in Eastern WA. and forgot to address her pkg. so I "ll have to go back to the PO tomorrow..... HOPE everyone is having a good week.
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I'm happy to say, my package arrived today. I've hidden it away till that special day...
hugs & thanks to my secret santa ~ |
I received my secret santa package yesterday. Thank you, thank you, thank you to my partner. I know I have to wait until opening day but, boy is it tempting me to open it now. I will be a good girl and wait.
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Oh SulaBug! you are so good! I wasn't...LOL! I decided that just one more thing had to go into the box and then I cut the pieces the same instead of mirror image...LOL! My left brain LEFT and the right brain just laughed and laughed and laugh........
So today I refuse to get dressed until everything is in the box! Maybe I will go to P.O. In PJ's, they already think that I am that crazy quilt lady.! Hmmmm ,me a lady.....I think not! hehehehehehehe |
I'd like to make these neesie. Can you tell me how much is a stick of butter? what weight would it be? Thanks
Originally Posted by Neesie
(Post 6966553)
Here's the biscotti recipe. For the ones I made and sent to my SS, I left out the almonds. Since I wasn't sure about allergies and any other digestive problems, figured they'd be safer that way. The flavor is much the same (thanks to the healthy dose of almond extract), with or without.
Almond Biscotti 1-1/2 cups sugar 1 stick salted butter, softened (real butter, not oleo) 3 whole extra large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I use Watkins Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract) 1 teaspoon almond extract (I use McCormick Pure Almond Extract) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 Tablespoon baking powder (I use Rumford Aluminum Free Baking Powder) 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds, chopped (toast in oven or in skillet) 3 cups flour, unbleached all-purpose For the top Cinnamon sugar (I use Watkins Pure Ground Cinnamon) When I make cinnamon sugar, I use a lot of cinnamon, so that the mixture is a sort of light golden brown. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a cookie sheet with baker's parchment, for baking Also, have a small floured surface ready, to form the dough after mixing. I use a small baking pan for this. Mix first 6 ingredients until smooth and well blended. Add the baking powder, coconut, and almonds. Mix until well blended. Now mix in the flour, about a quarter at a time. By the time you add the last quarter of it, the dough will be getting somewhat stiff. Just mix it, the best you can. If there's a bit of dry flour left in the bottom of the bowl, don't worry about it. Dump the dough out onto the floured surface and flip over a few times, until any stickiness is coated with flour. Shape the dough into a sort of long oval, then divide that into two pieces. Take each piece in turn, to the parchment covered cookie sheet. Shape each piece into a long log, almost the length of the cookie sheet. Try to square off the ends, so that it bakes more evenly. I usually try to keep the logs around 2" wide, as they tend to spread quite a bit, as they bake. After the logs are shaped, take a wet paper towel and lightly pat the tops and sides until you can see that the dough top is wet. Sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar and be generous with it! The more, the merrier! Bake for 40 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool (still on cookie sheet) for 30-45 minutes. I turn off my oven, while they cool. After the logs are cool, turn your oven back on, to 325 degrees (F). Take each log and very carefully cut into slices. I find it works best to use a sharp serrated knife and slice (several times) in one direction only. If you 'saw' at them, the slices tend to break. Cut the slices around 1/2" to 3/4" thick. As you slice them, return them to the cookie sheet. I just stand the slices back up as if they were still connected, but make sure there's a bit of space between each. Any extra pieces can go between the two reconstructed logs. I usually keep the end pieces out, for sampling. The ends tend to dry out a lot faster, so don't really need the second baking. Okay. Now you've got all the little slices standing next to each other, like little soldiers. Make sure there's just a tad of space between each. This is important, so that the insides will dry. Return the pan to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN! After 15 minutes, turn off the oven and leave the biscotti inside, with the door closed. If it's late in the evening, leave them in the oven overnight. Basically, you want to leave them in there, until the oven cools. If you're in a big hurry and need to use the oven for something else, do the second baking for about 20-25 minutes, then remove the biscotti and spread them out on cooling racks, with a few paper towels beneath the racks. They must be completely cool, before putting into containers. I use quart sized freezer bags, to store them. Just place a 'row' of however many will fit into the bag. Since they're dry, they keep longer than regular cookies. We've kept them up to a couple of months (during cooler months), with no change in the taste. You can freeze them, if you need to store keep them for longer than that. |
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]498692[/ATTACH]G'day Down Under! Just to let you know my parcel arrived today -thank you :)
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Originally Posted by Neesie
(Post 6966125)
Note to my Secret Santa-ee - Your gift package contains biscotti, along with the surprises. I've included a list of the ingredients used, just in case you have allergy issues. The biscotti is hard/dry and will keep for several months, if kept in the zip-loc bags. :)
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Originally Posted by m-fay
(Post 6967026)
I'd like to make these neesie. Can you tell me how much is a stick of butter? what weight would it be? Thanks
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Originally Posted by Neesie
(Post 6966198)
YAY! This has GOT to be for me! I love mug rugs AND socks! :thumbup: :D
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Originally Posted by ArizonaKAT
(Post 6967153)
Nope, not you. Has to be me. I asked for socks.
:::::::: trying to discretely elbow KAT out of the way ::::::::: Yep, it's MINE! :thumbup: |
Dogs went CRAZY last night. Heard the "beep, beep" of a truck backing up. Wa Hoooooo! My package arrived!. I ran to the garage! Pushed the up door button! Ran to the outside!
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AHHHHHHHHHH! My package won't close. Still rearranging items. Might have to get a bigger box. Will be in the mail tomorrow.
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Only got got 2 hand made things done and had 2 more I wanted to do but had to get my package mailed today.
Hubby went to cardiologist yesterday & today we're at the hospital for him to have a cardiac cath. But I did get my SS package mailed out. It's headed south. |
Originally Posted by mimiknoxtaylor
(Post 6967217)
Only got got 2 hand made things done and had 2 more I wanted to do but had to get my package mailed today.
Hubby went to cardiologist yesterday & today we're at the hospital for him to have a cardiac cath. But I did get my SS package mailed out. It's headed south. |
Picked up my Secret Santa box at PO yesterday.
just so sender knows arrived safely :) |
Got my s santa package today!!!!! Put it under the bed.So thank you secret santa will post on opening day!!!!!
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Thank you for your recipe Neesie... I'm going to try making some biscotti before Christmas, hopefully.
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SS pkg arrived today. Looking forward to Dec 7th!
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Originally Posted by Judylee2
(Post 6966760)
Oh SulaBug! you are so good! I wasn't...LOL! I decided that just one more thing had to go into the box and then I cut the pieces the same instead of mirror image...LOL! My left brain LEFT and the right brain just laughed and laughed and laugh........
So today I refuse to get dressed until everything is in the box! Maybe I will go to P.O. In PJ's, they already think that I am that crazy quilt lady.! Hmmmm ,me a lady.....I think not! hehehehehehehe :D :D :D :D |
SS hint - My Secret Santa-ee's package has been mailed. :thumbup:
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