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dr_phil_physics ([personal profile] dr_phil_physics) wrote2009-12-24 03:28 pm

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 'Round Hereabouts

Mmmm -- Smells Good

There has been much baking the last couple of weeks. The latest projects have been for us:


Over on Facebook, Mrs. Dr. Phil had posted:
It's been a busy morning, and I'm liking the results! -- Mother-in-law's poppyseed coffee cake recipe, mince pie with pastry made with vodka, and an entire stollen just for us!

and

Plenty to share -- c'mon over!

Naturally I had to reply:
No, no! It's way too crowded here. No room. And, uh, the roads are going to be icy. You'll slide off the road trying to get here. Really. And, uh,you'd never make it up our LONG ICY TERRIFYING driveway. Yeah. You, uh, better stay home. And leave the poppyseed, mince pie and stollen for me... for us, I mean! -- Dr. Phil

The cats, however, get nothing, NOTHING I tell you, of our lovely holiday baked goods.

I've suspected our well water as part of the reason why Mrs. Dr. Phil has had problems with pie crust the last few years. So the vodka pie crust trick probably provides a solvent suitable to getting everything to line up right.

The Usual Updates

The coming weather hasn't yet arrived. The temp is hovering around 31°F, but it feels icy cold outside -- must be damp. And with the oven on earlier, the thermostat is just sure the house is warm enough... not.

Gas, which I haven't ranted about in a while, has had fairly steady prices the last month, staying around $2.57.9/gal for regular -- no sudden jump for Christmas. Maybe they'll save it for a New Year's increase. (grin)

Dr. Santa

[identity profile] dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com 2009-12-24 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't that grand looking?

Dr. Phil

[identity profile] j-cheney.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! Nice work ;o)

[identity profile] wendyb-09.livejournal.com 2009-12-24 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Wah. I won't get any poppyseed & stollen until next week.

You really need to get that food transporter working...just sayin.

Food transporter

(Anonymous) 2009-12-25 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I tried it out with the Presto at the folks' house, but it came out kind of flat-tasting... Better luck next week! --Mrs. Dr. Phil

Re: Food transporter

[identity profile] dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
These newfangled technologies -- never work quite right. Especially on the holidays when there's no tech support.

Dr. Phil

[identity profile] ckastens.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Yummy! And a very Merry Christmas to you and the family, Dr. Phil!

[identity profile] dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
And to you and yours!

Dr. Phil

[identity profile] charyvna.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Those are beautiful!

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

xxo

[identity profile] dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
And tasty, too, I might add.

Merry Christmas!

Dr. Phil