During our weekly visit with Saimi Bergmann from The Repository
on Wednesday, November 28, 2007, we talked about a traditional holiday dish
at my house called Jello Pretzel Salad. It is very popular and we all love it.
It's a nice combination of salty and sweet.
Many of you have called and requested the recipe, so here it is!
1. Mix pretzels, butter, sugar and pat into 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes; cool.
2. Mix sugar and cream cheese, then add Cool Whip. Spread over crust and put in refrigerator.
Combine strawberry jello, water and strawberries; chill until jello is partially jelled.
Pour over cream cheese.
Refrigerate until firm.
The biggest shopping day of the year has come and gone...so what are you getting your lady for Christmas??
One of my pet peeves when it comes to gift buying and men is their decision to head out at the last minute and just "pick up some jewelry or something."
STOP RIGHT THERE!
If the woman in your life is important enough to buy a gift for, then she's important enough to put a little thought into the present you plan to put under the tree.
Of course, there's nothing worse than a can opener, a sweater in some god-awful color that looks like your mother would wear it, or a nice gift "for the house."
Here are a few tips:
1) LISTEN
I know it's hard, but pay attention to what she says during a normal day.
If you are watching TV and she says she likes something, make a mental note of it.
It may not be something she necessarily needs, but something she would love to have.
2) WHY DO YOU LOVE HER?
What does she like to do, what kind of person is she, what does she believe in?
Find a gift that fits those answers and you've won the battle.
3) SURPRISE HER
Don't ask for a list. Come on guys, you can do better than that.
4) DON'T BLAME IT ON THE KIDS
Telling her "well, your children picked it out" is no excuse.
She wants a gift from YOU.
5) KNOW WHAT SHE HAS
Getting her another black coat just won't cut it.
6) PLAN AHEAD
Running out on Christmas Eve is just not the thing to do.
You'll get stuck with something that will violate all of the above.
The moral of the story -
take some time and give that special someone the consideration she deserves.
And if you follow the steps above she will repay you in spades!! I guarantee it!
Karen's in the Kitchen working on the feast with family friend, Mark Brandon.
He's a cook . . . a good one, too.
I'm watching the Macy's T-day parade. It used to be a parade,
but now is more stage musicals. I liked the old parade better.
Hey, what I wanted to rage about is all the BS on the internet.
You read something incredible . . . then wonder if it's legit or . . . mostly B S.
Sometimes you can search out the truth through one of the sites like Snopes.com.
Thanks to amateurs and photoshopping (you know, Adobe Photoshop(tm),
there's a tremendous amount of bull on the internet.
At the same time, Tom Brokaw predicts that in ten years,
Paper newspapers could be hard to find.
Does that mean everything will be . . . on the net . . . in bite-size pieces?
Where do I go if I want in depth reporting, the whole story so to speak?
Actually I bought too much this time.
We had a bit left over.
The Trick or Treat time was 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The first arrived 15 minutes early and it was a steady flow until 7:30.
I enjoy it, almost as much as I did wrecking my teethas a child.
I fear, however, that Halloween is declining in popularity.
My wife doesn't like it; Karen isn't into ghouls and devils. I tell her it's not about demons, it's about CANDY.
The neighbor to my right goes all out!
But on the other side, they turn out the lights, get in the car and don't return until it's over.
Maybe they go to a party.
Some don't like to see kids from the less affluent part of town on their porch, I don't mind a bit.
It's about kids having a good time. Some don't like to see big kids. Doesn't bother me - if they're polite.
I tried something new. Offer the bowl to them and see what happens.
Some kids were sweet and took just one piece...but...others jumped in with both hands!
That experiment didn't last long.
Two students from Mount Union were asking for canned goods for poor folks, I really liked that.
