Good grief..
received an early (for me) morning wake up text,
8:38 am: "Are you free today?, we should do COOKIETIMEZ!"
In my head, over and over, "NO!!!" as per
(e:theecarey,50597)
8:54am, my actual response sent back: "Yes.. Let's make some cookies!"
And so.. I AM making cookies after all.
I got up and dug out cooking making ingredients and tools. I am seriously well organized and ready for
(e:pyrcedgrrl) to come over with remainder of supplies needed for cookie making. I don't know what she plans on making, but I am sticking to the basics- soft sugar cookie cut outs and iced gingerbread men cookies.
gathering everything together:
table prepped for making a mess with frosting and sprinkles:
Most importantly, we shall imbibe on coffee with chocolate-mint liqueur, or wine or whatever else I have in my cupboards and fridge. This idea made me think of a cook on The Food Network, Sandra Lee.
I never care for her style/presentation (AT ALL) but I found it hilarious that no matter what she was planning on cooking, she always had a cocktail to go with it (kudos for that). Holidays, birthdays, breakfast, lunch, dinner, Children's parties.. always a cocktail to be paired with the meal and event. Random internet quote in reference to her: "The only time that woman ever gets excited about what she's making is when it's 'cocktail time'" (hahahaha)
I actually wondered what kind of cocktail she would pair with baking holiday cookies. I got a little derailed in looking for specific information when I found her recipe for a Candy Cane cocktail which has a short ingredient list of vanilla rum, chocolate liqueur, peppermint schnapps, & candy cane garnish. I'm confident I would like that. mmmmm.
So now, a few holiday beverages:
Candy Cane Cocktail:
Gingerbread Martini:
"The Snowtini"
watch the
slurring drunk cook Sandra Lee make her Snowtini:
can also be seen at, The Daily Martini (hell yeah!)
This looks really cute. Oh,
(e:Mike)...
Santa's Sleigh Party Favor

better pic but smaller
anyway.. so now off to put the coffee on, find some fun music and put the kitties in the bedroom to keep fur infused cookie batter to a minimum. :)
I just realized that the "puddle cookie" is the one with the Loch Ness monster on him. lol
OMG. This is the best picture ever.
I am wondering when my bulbs will start going. I have had them in every lamp and light socket for six years straight. They used to be expensive but I have seen that they have come down a lot in price. I remember earlier last year turning my bf at the time to adopt some energy saving behaviors, switching to CFLs was one way. That is when I was surprised at how inexpensive they have become. Apparently I haven't been in the market to buy bulbs in awhile!
They are certainly green because they save a ton of electricity and reduce waste 100 fold - because some of them by GE are supposed to last 7 years with a warranty! A little mercury which you can certainly protect against (during disposal) is small price to pay for such green savings.
I didn't think about the kitchen lighting now a see how the yellow forms. By the way those bulbs last much longer then regular bulbs. I think they are better then this new long lasting bulbs that are supposed to be green but yet have Mercury in them, yes the stuff that is in thermometers and that can cause cancer, ARGH. In terms of the movie Idea I have seen some animated gingerbread men but never them used as the art like how they do with south park or claymation. I have never even seen a Christmas Porn, I know there must be one out there someplace that is good.
The icing is not pure white, but it isn't yellow like that either. It is likely the lighting in the kitchen. I use those compact fluorescent bulbs, and it gives everything a yellowish cast. Peter, you make me laugh. Cookie Monster eating all the porn cookies is a great way to end the movie.
That is great. Question was the stuff on them white and the flash makes it look yellow? Some with here and facebook I have a fealing next year you are going to film a Christmas Cookie Porn and in the end Cookie monster will come in and eat them all and we don't get to see how the plot to the movie ends, HA, well I guess Cookie Monster would be how the movie ends.
hahaha! i am gonna make cookies tonight, but i will keep it g rated.