Such a creative time of year! Weather changes and I start making stuff! I thought I'd give you a photo montage of what's going on around here...ever since I got my digital camera I've gone a bit berserk and almost nothing gets away from me. Camera's attached to my face now, people are getting used to it. I'm sure it shortens these newsletters by quite a bit considering how many words they say a picture is worth! So here we go...
So where do I start...OK, here's my table set up for the dinner party I gave a couple of days ago -- it was a birthday for one of my girlfriends. I've always loved setting the table, which is probably how I got into the whole cooking thing in the first place. Found out that nobody would come unless there's food on the plates!
I thought maybe you would like the recipe for this, so here goes: While sweet potatoes are cooking (see further along in recipe) cut off the tops of the pumpkins, hollow out cleanly and smear insides with a little softened butter. Put them on a cookie sheet. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. With an electric mixer (not a food processor) you whip together 4 c. cooked (boil them) and mashed sweet potatoes, 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 c. softened butter, 2 beaten eggs, 1/4 c. packed brown sugar, 2 1/2 Tbsp. dry sherry, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Whip until light. Stir in 3/4 c. chopped walnuts. Fill the pumpkins, sprinkle each with nutmeg, put on the tops, and bake 40 min. until pumpkins feel tender when lightly squeezed.
I'm spending lots of time in those kitchen chairs (thank goodness for the little pillow!) working on my new book, and babysitting my girlfriend's kitty, who of course must sit on top of my work and have a kicking meltdown with his stuffed mouse victim. Big time out. Get the camera.
Lots of new things on our UPDATED WEB SITE. For fast access, here are links to CALENDARS, CHRISTMAS CARDS, GREETING CARD ASSORTMENTS, MY CHRISTMAS BOOKS, JAMMIES, DATED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, AND FINE ART PRINTS. But you know, there's lots more than this.
I was looking through an old diary, and found this sticker on a page (the sticker says "We Give Thanks" and has a cornucopia on it) -- so I took a photo of it, along with the words I'd written over the top. Ain't it the truth... If you love SUPERSTITIONS OF THE SEASONS, and need it to decorate for the season, we've had them printed for you on 8 x 10 card stock. xxoo |
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