Happy New Year!

Todd's sick and I'm exhausted, so saving the champagne for another day. For tonight I'll just stick with this Crispin pear cider.  It's delicious. 

Happy New a Year everybody!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas.

A Currier and Ives Christmas greeting

Busy Sunday

Put in 4 hours at the office,

It helps that it's a winter wonderland - thanks to Kylee!

Movie Day At Home

I made a big batch of homemade Texas Trash (spicy chex mix; recipe below) and we just let whatever came on tv flow through us:  Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, St. Vincent, It's a Wonderful Life, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. It was a good day. 

Texas Trash

6 cups corn Chex

6 cups rice Chex

4 cups wheat Chex

3 cups pretzel sticks (preferably broken in half, but not necessary)

2 1/2 cups peanuts

2 cups Cheerios

3/4 cup butter - melted

5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon seasoned salt

1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 - 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Combine cereal, pretzels and peanuts in a large roasting pan.

Melt the butter, then add the spices to the butter. Mix well.

Drizzle the butter mixture over the dry ingredients, then toss to coat evenly - best if done by hand.

Bake for 1 hour, stirring thoroughly every 15 minutes. Enjoy while it's warm if you like, but allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.  Enjoy!