Saturday, December 26, 2009

More Snow


More Snow
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Just what I needed is a bit more snow. We drove to Colorado Springs on Christmas Day to visit J's parents. It was snowing on our way home. It looks like we won't be going out today.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

White Chocolate Biscotti


White Chocolate Biscotti
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

White Chocolate Biscotti

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons Amaretto
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raw whole almonds
1/2 package white chocolate chips
white chocolate for decorating cookies if desired
(I used a white chocolate dipping bar from the store for dipping strawberries)


Mix ingredients in mixer as you would any cookie dough. Creaming butter and sugar then adding eggs and other ingredients.
On a parchment lined baking sheet make a log and flatten it out bake it at 325 until golden brown around edges and firm to touch
25 minutes or longer if needed. Take out and cool briefly. Place on cutting board an use a bread knife to cut cookie slices out of loaf. Bake slices of cookies 10 minutes on each side until golden brown and a little bit dried out. Melt white chocolate and drizzle on cookies and sprinkle with colored sugar balls if desired.

Colorado Unpacking


Colorado Unpacking
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There are still many boxes around but we stopped to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie for the night.

Living Room in Colorado


Living Room in Colorado
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Here is the living room. We are still unpacking. Things are not quite in order yet.

Quilt Cottage Co.


Quilt Cottage Co.
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They had a large selection of yarn for being mostly quilting supplies.

Quilt Cottage Co.


Quilt Cottage Co.
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A nice little place to come and knit with friends.

Quilt Cottage Co.


Quilt Cottage Co.
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Quilt Cottage Co.


Quilt Cottage Co.
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We found this little shop along the way. I thought it was a nice little shop. I did find some yarn from Italy that I love there.

Yarn Barn


Yarn Barn
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They have lots of bare yarn to dye yourself.

Yarn Barn


Yarn Barn
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Yarn Barn


Yarn Barn
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Yarn Barn


Yarn Barn
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Yarn Barn


Yarn Barn
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Yarn Barn


Yarn Barn
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We rolled into the Yarn barn at about 6 pm one night. It was well worth the trip. So much yarn to drool over.
They had many spinning wheels and weaving looms.

Hallmark


Hallmark
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This tree brings me back. Look at all the salt dough ornaments on it.

Hallmark


Hallmark
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Here is an angel tree on the Hallmark tour.

Hallmark


Hallmark
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Here are the Presidents Cards. I thought it was an interesting display.

Kansas City


Kansas City
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We pulled into Kansas City to go to the Hallmark Crown Shopping Center. It had a large mall and the Hallmark Headquarters there.

Apple Wagon Antique Mall


Apple Wagon Antique Mall
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Apple Wagon Antique Mall


Apple Wagon Antique Mall
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More Fiesta...

Apple Wagon Antique Mall


Apple Wagon Antique Mall
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These were only $9.99 each too bad I have enough of these already.

Apple Wagon Antique Mall


Apple Wagon Antique Mall
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We stopped here along the way to check out
antiques. They had lots of Fiesta from Homer Laughlin.

Bridge over the Mississippi


Bridge over the Mississippi
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Cats On The Move


Cats On The Move
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The cats were so good they hardly piped up for the whole trip. They mostly slept durring the day and ran around like crazy at the motels all night long.

Amish Buggy in Ohio


Amish Buggy in Ohio
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The Bug Loaded Down


The Bug Loaded Down
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Here is the bug loaded down on the first stop in the move. We stopped at an Amish cheese place. We tasted the best cheese here.
On with the trip....