Holiday Week

It seems like it was one long Holiday week. Where my brother lives, the people start moving into the parks and into their summer cabins on the lake. Also they have mobile homes in the mobile home parks that they only stay in during the summer. It starts out with the big "move in" on Memorial Day weekend. They have a huge city wide rummage sale that weekend. Then the carnival comes to town several days before the 4th of July and sets up and the fun begins. A big parade is held on the 4th and this year the carnival stayed over for a few more days of fun. Their little town of maybe 8,000 grows to 20,000 easily during this time and a good share of the summer.

Weight Loss Pills

There has been a lot of advertising lately about weight loss pills. I am sure it is because there was considerable concern before the Holidays started about eating and putting on excess weight. Now we have just passed Christmas but the parties are on the horizon for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with lots of tempting food. It pays to check out the Internet and see what is available and what really works to lose that excess weight you may have gained from all the good Holiday food.

29 More Days Till Christmas

Do you have your Christmas list made out? Are you going out early for Black Friday and freeze various parts of your body waiting for the stores to open? Not me. I will be snuggled in my nice warm bed in my nice warm house thinking of you. There isn't anything out there that is worth doing that. Standing in mile long lines for hours and then having the last one sold right under your nose. Happy Shopping everyone.

Holiday Meals

What is a Holiday meal without a pie or two or three? Everyone loves a good pumpkin pie with a dollop of whip cream on top or cool whip or even ice cream. Another good one is apple. Everyone loves a good apple pie, especially if they are made with homemade tender crust. Cherry, Blueberry and Peach are some of my favorites. I make my own pie crust that is just melt in your mouth.

Two Crust Pie Crust

2 cups flour 1/2 cup oil 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 5 Tbsp cold milk

Mix altogether gently in medium mixing bowl by hand, divide in 2 and roll out between 2 sheets of waxed paper.

Bake all pies at 350 degrees until golden brown.

Divide recipe in half for a one crust pie like pumpkin.

Also dip fingers in a little milk and spread gently all over the top of a 2 crust pie, sprinkle with sugar before baking. Makes them golden brown.