HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

Hors d' Oeuvres 
Ok for tonight is bourbon hot dogs but made with an organic chicken and apples hot dogs,
Mexican cheese dip made with Velvetta Cheese, Ortego tomato with green chilies,and one tamale,
Taco chips ,
Olive cheese balls,
Mini Quiches,
Hot Lobster,Shrimp and Scallop dip served with a multi grain cracker
Steamed brocolli and carrots
Mini pizzas,  just bought the flat bread will add the topping of mushrooms, cheese, tomato,fresh basil,fresh herbs
Haute hot dog in blankets
bruschetta goat cheese
White stilton Mango & Ginger cheese
Sliced Genoa Salami     so now I  have to run and get my self busy in the kitchen so be safe everyone tonight !!!!!
Pomegranate Cranberry bubbly drink

Expresso Cups

Cute cups for expresso! I would have to take an empty suitcase to shop for cute things in Europe !!!

Expresso Coffee

My Christmas gift from son & family expresso coffee and wait til you see my Big expresso coffee maker !!! It's a whopper !!

Expresso Maker

Well here is my BIG expresso maker from the family living overseas and I almost could not lift this box up LOL!!! IT'S TOO CUTE !!! But I need a gas stove to use this so will try to find a solution to using it over a wood fire. Better yet maybe hubby will buy me a new stove !!!

Italian Candy and Pasta Flour

Awesome as I make Pasta I can have a cup of green tea ,a bit of chocolate !!

MorePasta

Will be fun to make a nice pesto sauce with a grilled chicken to go with this Pasta !

Pasta Pasta Pasta

The family will enjoy this with a meat sauce !!!

Is This Wine or Is This That Motor Oil ????

Digestivo wonder if this is in this bottle???? If so the hubby can drink it all LOL !!!! Confirmed by hubby it is that Digestivo. Love the container so that is my gift, hubby can have the drink !!! I call it motor oil only because of it's thickness when pouring out into a glass!

I love the idea of giving Wine as a gift :) ,I also look at the labels because of the art work,which is endless in ones selection !!!

Balsamic Vinegar

Far Out it got here safe and thrilled ! Have to hunt down some real Mozzrella De Buffalo !!!

Olive Oil From Italy

Got a Box from our oldest and we got a bottle of olive oil. Amazing that it arrived safe and sound !!!!

Some of my ornaments on my tree. The chain was made from an old quilt that was literally falling apart . I do not cut good quilts up I patch them up,but this quult was beyond repair so I sniped and cut til I used evey inch I could. Then the scraps I use as stuffing in pincfushions or other projects. So in essence I used the whole quilt ! This chain wraps around the whole tree and the loops are hooked by saftey pins one looped around the other !.

Wildlife Tree On top Of Piano

I will make new Wildlife ornaments this next year to add to this tiny tree. If we do not take care of the wildlife there will be NONE for our GGGrandchildren to see on this big Blue Marble called Planet Earth.

Giddy Up Horse

Another view !

Ornaments

More of my Western Theme!

Yes It Is Canned !!!

Ok Ok I know they are not homemade but I fancied them up a bit!  I really do not buy the canned sweet rolls,but I bought these at Trader Joes. So when I looked at the label and found these have  No Hydrogenated stuff in them they got tossed into my basket !  I baked the rolls in a glass pie pan ,added pecans on top of the rolls let bake. Remove from oven then I added a bit of the icing on top of the pecan rolls,grated oranger rind,then set them under a broiler to set the sugar on top of the pecans sweetrolls. Watch carefully do not leave or they will burn. After the icing is bubbling,remove from the oven,add cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg ,then add a little more of the icing on top of the sweet rolls. Finger licken good !!!

Breakfast Pecan Rolls

Breakfast today love pecans !! There is a secret to these Cinnamon Rolls.

My Stocking Is Overflowing

My stocking from last years SSSS,ain't it a beauty !!! That bag of popcorn is already gone,and now is the time to read!

In My Stocking

Yeah neat items in my stocking. Love shopping at Trader Joes !! My paternal grandfather always had this candy around it was his favorite !!!

Our Christmas Tree Ye Haw...Giddy Up...

My western tree decked out with toy guns,mini boys and girls boots,mini baskets,western mini purses,bandanas,the cones are from my son's wedding I made for the church pews.  3 stooges ornaments on the wreath at the door,andmy western straw cowgirl hat to top the tree off.

What's In Your Refrigerator?

I have a bottle of Tennessee Honey Whiskey to make Hot Toddy drinks.

 Heat a cup of water or turn on your tea kettle ,place loose tea leaves in a strainer and place in your tea cup. Let tea leaves steep for how dark you want your tea. Light pale color to deep rich autumn color. I find my youngest son likes his tea a light color and I prefer a medium flavor to my tea. Remove tea strainer from your tea cup. Add a squeeze of lemon or lime ,a spoonful of honey,and 2 to 3 Tablespoons of Tennessee Whiskey. Stir and enjoy & feel better  !!!