tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post2662497994435027084..comments2024-02-10T03:47:12.772-06:00Comments on gather: The Food Prep Has Begundonna bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-44438523156852721512016-01-08T21:30:58.961-06:002016-01-08T21:30:58.961-06:00oh my gosh ... YUM!!!!! oh my gosh ... YUM!!!!! Cobalt Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970693193776542493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-83496036162896010862015-12-23T16:55:34.871-06:002015-12-23T16:55:34.871-06:00I am just looking at my recipe file archives..and ...I am just looking at my recipe file archives..and here it is..in my hands:)<br />Enjoy!La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-78042815085922438632015-12-21T20:40:54.758-06:002015-12-21T20:40:54.758-06:00Well Jeri, there is something you can't do. T...Well Jeri, there is something you can't do. The hubby must cook the vegetables from your garden. I am a very good cook; I've even sold baked goods to a book store and tea room. But, it isn't something that I do much anymore. I just don't enjoy it now. My family and friends can't believe it, but I think it's just that they still want all my cooking.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-4842109735687789462015-12-21T19:50:42.176-06:002015-12-21T19:50:42.176-06:00Good grief, you actually make Peanut Brittle?! I a...Good grief, you actually make Peanut Brittle?! I am so NOT A COOK! Which is surprising, since my father was a professional Chef..didn't learn a thing from him. But I really love peanut brittle, so it is a good thing I live a distance from you, else I would pig out.jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-85780828262684534232015-12-21T17:16:49.146-06:002015-12-21T17:16:49.146-06:00I remember my Mom and Grands making divinity and p...I remember my Mom and Grands making divinity and pralines at Christmas. I think I've only made them once. Divinity too much trouble and it depends on the weather. Who makes candy according to the weather? It is true though. It won't work if it is cloudy and damp.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-83536115930090515402015-12-21T17:14:13.847-06:002015-12-21T17:14:13.847-06:00I will Amanda.I will Amanda.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-35822545700237538832015-12-21T15:48:58.782-06:002015-12-21T15:48:58.782-06:00Oh this makes me miss my Grandmother so much. She ...Oh this makes me miss my Grandmother so much. She always made peanut brittle at Christmas and she used a pan on the stove and the candy thermometer,<br />she did make it in the microwave after they came out Curtains in My Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739180504953135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-78476395499400214202015-12-21T15:13:11.747-06:002015-12-21T15:13:11.747-06:00That looks delish - I love peanut brittle! If it&#...That looks delish - I love peanut brittle! If it's using the microwave must be easy - would love it if you could email me the recipe - thanks Donna! amandasummer10@aol.com Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-81076421833678271902015-12-21T13:35:24.714-06:002015-12-21T13:35:24.714-06:00That really is all that matters isn't it, Moni...That really is all that matters isn't it, Monique. I've already been planning my New Year's resolutions. Yes, I'll be hauling my truck/sleigh full of everything Wednesday back up to the city house. Hope it all gets done in time.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-30329705538847400342015-12-21T13:32:23.956-06:002015-12-21T13:32:23.956-06:00Debbie, you are so sweet. He got sick again Satur...Debbie, you are so sweet. He got sick again Saturday, but is on antibiotics and feeling much better today. So, if I can get it all done, Christmas run from the farm to the city will happen. Hope yours is a good one too.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-3097341628195757782015-12-21T13:14:55.046-06:002015-12-21T13:14:55.046-06:00I got my recipe from Christine Cavers..she was a c...I got my recipe from Christine Cavers..she was a client..many many many yrs ago..every time I see it..I cannot help but think of her.<br /><br />Happy Holidays..enjoy all the newness.. bébé ,city home..etc..and here's to health in 2016.La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-40246531527613180532015-12-21T12:40:19.145-06:002015-12-21T12:40:19.145-06:00Ah Donna that looks so delicious. Isn't the ...Ah Donna that looks so delicious. Isn't the microwave a real help with those certain delicacies that tend to burn on the stove! Wishing you and hubby (hope he is getting better ) a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. Deborah Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967701246036667757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-57347645937274962732015-12-21T10:50:02.013-06:002015-12-21T10:50:02.013-06:00Yes, Sunday, I'm late. I'm late. For a ve...Yes, Sunday, I'm late. I'm late. For a very important date.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-42884600432563991762015-12-21T10:48:15.248-06:002015-12-21T10:48:15.248-06:00You too Ry. My housekeeper is here today and she&...You too Ry. My housekeeper is here today and she'd kill me if I tried to cook in the kitchen with her here. Raring to go though as I'm not sure I'll get it all done by Christmas.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-10305596556228243982015-12-21T10:46:32.879-06:002015-12-21T10:46:32.879-06:00You are a champ making that much food. I love sho...You are a champ making that much food. I love shortbread and the fruit salad sounds wonderful. The turkey sandwiches are a fav. I am reading TEA WITH ROSIE now and I wonder if it is one you recommended to me. I love the writing.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-35124254753256898112015-12-21T10:43:57.107-06:002015-12-21T10:43:57.107-06:00Doc, you have a Merry Christmas too.Doc, you have a Merry Christmas too.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-68599300476875472052015-12-21T10:38:42.251-06:002015-12-21T10:38:42.251-06:00Oh this looks delicious! This will be a big week o...Oh this looks delicious! This will be a big week of food prep! Merry Christmas!Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-36030340479931108472015-12-21T10:10:10.659-06:002015-12-21T10:10:10.659-06:00Peanut brittle is my husbands favorite. I should ...Peanut brittle is my husbands favorite. I should be baking right now. One more cup of coffee and I'm on it.<br />Merry Christmas to you and yours!Ry @ Sotto Il Monte Vineyardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963652024916167506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-79321727303079892752015-12-21T10:07:59.618-06:002015-12-21T10:07:59.618-06:00Donna. no sweaters in my kitchen's over, promi...Donna. no sweaters in my kitchen's over, promise. I have a large shaker-inspired linen press cabinet to house my knits. (I did used my oven this past weekend for some cookie baking.)<br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-3089624570435222292015-12-20T19:44:33.727-06:002015-12-20T19:44:33.727-06:00I have cooked the Christmas cakes (30 or them this...I have cooked the Christmas cakes (30 or them this year) and made several batches of shortbread. Both are presents for friends and family.<br />For us? I will cook him a turkey breast on Christmas Eve, so he can have it cold for Christmas lunch (and rather a lot of other meals). I will also make myself a humungous fruit salad. No orange. No apple. All of the berries, mango, lychee, cherry, peaches, apricots, nectarines, pineapple, passionfruit, kiwifruit... I will live on it for days. And days. After Christmas Eve I expect to do no cooking for a week or so. Guests will be pointed towards the fridge and I will hunker down in a corner with a book.<br />I hope your Christmas is full of love and laughter. And peanut brittle.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-66852296820661375252015-12-20T19:42:14.006-06:002015-12-20T19:42:14.006-06:00I completely forgot the peanut brittle, love the m...I completely forgot the peanut brittle, love the microwave recipe makes life so much more simple.....off to the kitchen Merry Christmas Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-68569689766559526562015-12-20T19:23:41.870-06:002015-12-20T19:23:41.870-06:00Fraances you are so funny. I bet you are one of t...Fraances you are so funny. I bet you are one of those New Yorker's that stores her sweaters in the oven. I see them on tv as space in NYC seems to be at a premium. If I lived there, I would never cook with all the great food on every corner. Yes, the Buddha's Hand is a novelty, but the oldest known citrus fruit. It just smells heavenly every time I walk in the kitchen. Someone should bottle it as perfume. I have to make time in the next days to zest it for the freezer. Have a wonderful Christmas Frances and I look forward to hearing about NYC and you.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-19769021256275565972015-12-20T18:35:36.917-06:002015-12-20T18:35:36.917-06:00Donna, before I turn to peanut brittle and microwa...Donna, before I turn to peanut brittle and microwaving, I want to thank you for the post about those intriguing Buddha's Hand citrus fruits. I still remember my curiosity about them when I saw my first sample at some friend's Thanksgiving feast. I am still intrigued, yet have never bought one myself. How cool that you have grown your own.<br /><br />Now. I do like peanut brittle, and think I might have once sampled some that was homemade. Must have been pre-microwave times. I still don't own a microwave oven, and do not knowingly every eat anything that was prepared via this technique. Yes, I am in some ways a bit of a chicken.<br /><br />I might dream of peanut brittle tonight. Thank you! xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-24792107829555405822015-12-20T17:54:43.020-06:002015-12-20T17:54:43.020-06:00Oh Jo, I think one of my first bloggy friends, tha...Oh Jo, I think one of my first bloggy friends, thank you and you and yours' too. I tried it with cashews before and it was good. Can't go wrong with pecans.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-5891734021876318882015-12-20T17:52:29.093-06:002015-12-20T17:52:29.093-06:00Let me know if you need the recipe. I might have ...Let me know if you need the recipe. I might have already posted it before.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.com