Okay, okay ... it has been suggested to me that rather than talk about all of this investment stuff and reminding everyone to plan for tomorrow, but don't forget about today, diversify, simplify and so on, and so on, and so on ... that I should take a brief furlough and just focus on a few of my favourite Christmas recipes.
Though I do not have it here today, I did put in a plea to my mom to share her Blueberry Christmas Pudding recipe with us ... and I think she just might.
But in the meantime I am going to throw out a couple of Christmas cookie recipes for you to try. They're easy, quick to make and pretty tasty.
Did I mention that they are quick to make?
CHRISTMAS WREATH COOKIES
You can never make enough of these.
This was one of my favourites (actually, it still is) and continues to be a big hit with all the kids.
I've doubled up on this recipe to make 45-50 (depends how many get snatched off the counter before the final tally). If you think this might be a little much ... just cut the ingredients in half.
1 cup of butter
60 marshmellows
1 teaspoon of vanilla
3 teaspoons of green food colouring
7 cups of (kinda) crushed corn flakes
2-3 red licorice sticks
Melt the butter and marshmellows in a saucepan, be sure to mix 'em up periodically and when they're all melted and blended together, pour in the vanilla and the food colouring and blend a bit more. Pour in the (kinda) crushed corn flakes, stir them around with a wooden spoon until they're all coated with the green marshmellow mix. (Yep I know, this recipe sounds a lot like rice crispy squares)
Scoop up a tablespoon of this mixture, drop it on a piece of waxed paper, and with greased (buttered) fingers, shape into a wreath. (should look like a little doughnut)
Take out your paring knife and slice up the red licorice into small thin strips and push them gently into the front of the cookies to give the appearance of red ribbons.
Let these stand for a few hours to cool and set and then store them in a real, real secret place (kids love frozen cookies so suggest that the freezer is out)
SNOWBALL Cookies
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
1/4 tspn of salt
1 cup of softened butter
1 tspn of vanilla
2 1/4 cups of flour
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
Cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla
Add the salt to the flour, mix it up and then blend into the buttery creamy mixture.
Add the nuts and mix it up real well. Let the mixture set for about an hour.
Turn on that oven and set it at 375 degrees.
Shape into 1" balls and bake for about 10 minutes.
Roll these balls around in powdered sugar after removing from the oven.
Alright, so I'm getting off pretty lightly here with very little (none!) investment advice for all of you savvy investors who have an appetite for knowledge, not more food.
Well, it is Christmas and I think we'll just kick back and have a little fun over the next couple of weeks. STAY TUNED for Mom's Blueberry Christmas Pudding recipe.
Merry Christmas
Jeff & Beverley
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