The Anchoress
Those Oreo Truffles: Recipe here. In answer to an email, no they are not too rich, and yes, they taste like truffles, not Oreos. If you don’t believe me, here is a note from Reader Ellen:
I was intrigued enough to try it, though, and I now join the raving masses who love them! I took them to my department’s Christmas lunch today, and had multiple requests for the recipe. Next time I make them, I’m adding Grand Marnier!
The Italian Rainbow Cookies: Sorry they’re a little difficult to find. The recipe is here.
Come on, Mary, don’t fear the egg yolks: In answer to reader Freddie, the mashed egg yolks do not make the cookie gummy. It makes them crumble in your mouth; they’re no good for shipping.
Remember that toffee that I said was to die for? Remember I said they came out with a “new” toffee, a second blend called “Emma’s English Toffee” and that I had not tasted it but I was sure it was good? Well…now I’ve tasted it. Oh. My. Gawd. OH. MY. It’s incredible.
Yes, I really did make baskets of Monastic products to give as gifts. I just finished making a “Hostess” basket for my SIL who is doing Christmas this year. It contains the Benevolent Dog Biscuits by the Trappists, 2 varieties of Mystic Monk Coffee (Medium Decaf and Hermit’s Bold Blend – I’m just too damn selfish to give her my Jingle Bell Java, which I am currently hoarding), some Hallelujah Jalepeno Monastery Mustard from the Benedictine Nuns, two room sprays (they have three dogs), a couple bars of soap, some hand creme and lip balm from the Dominican Nuns at Summit. I was going to slip a bag of Trappistine Caramels, too, but she’s funny about candy. It actually looks really pretty; if I can figure out where the camera is, I’ll take a picture!
My sister’s basket also has two bags of coffee (no one drinks more coffee than she, but unlike me she is decaffeinated), and candy, soaps and cremes, but no dog biscuits because her dog scares me (he’s ferocious) and no mustard because she is silly and does not like mustard. Her basket has a few wrapped gifts in it too, because she is a 67 year old kid and needs stuff to unwrap.
No, I don’t worry about anyone reading this and discovering what they’re getting. Most of my family don’t even know I blog, and those that do are completely disinterested in reading my opinions because they already know them and roll their eyes, accordingly.
I am still short: But I am much taller on a soapbox.
A different religious carol: The 12 Days of Global Warming. Rick has zero-tolerance for this stuff today.
Diva Dish: Gay Patriot West wants the world to know that voting for the Grande Conservative Blogress Diva closes at midnight tonight. I am not telling who I voted for, but I can tell you it was not the broad in the ill-fitting habit.
I agree with Dirty Harry about this version of A Christmas Carol! But sadly in this excellent list he forgot BOTH Hepburns!
These two: cookie recipes sound incredible
When do we get these people off our backs?
Journalists: were my first heroes. Now, I most think they are appallingly ignorant of themselves
The only thing worse than Journalists: beaurocrats. Don’t read that unless you want to be in a bad mood.
Pope Benedict XVI on the meaning and value of our lives
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