Archive for November, 2006
Cookies
Author: Linda
I love to make cookies, I also, love to eat cookies. It seems that I only make them around the holidays, unless the girls need them for school. Here are some tips that I would like to pass along. When I make cookies I like to use parchment paper, you can usually find it this time of year in the grocery store or you can look for it in kitchen speciality stores. When you use parchment paper you don’t need to oil the cookie sheet. Cookies will not stick and they cook more evenly. The most important thing to remember is not to over cook them. Make sure to set your timer and take them out when the time is up. Sometimes bakers think that their cookies are not done so they leave them in for a couple of more minutes, then the cookies are dry and brittle when they cool. The cookies will look like they are still raw in the middle but, they are not.
Allow them to cool a little on the cookie sheet then transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Also, make sure that your cookie sheet is cool before you put more dough on them, if you use a warm cookie sheet the dough will start to spread out before they can begin to bake.
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Collecting Santa’s
Author: Linda
I love to collect Santa’s. I have to have a new one every year. I use to sell Christmas Around the World and that is how I got started with my collection. I am so glad that Home Interiors bought the company after they filed bankruptcy. I still make sure that I get one from them each season. Home Interiors have beautiful things to decorate your home, not just at Christmas but, all through the year. I bet you think that I sell Home Interiors, well I don’t. I just love their stuff. If you haven’t heard of them you should. You can take a look at what they at www.homeinteriors.com.