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> The comfy Christmas/winter thread, A thread to share your Christmas recipes, experiences, etc
mALX
post Dec 10 2016, 08:50 AM
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QUOTE(Jacki Dice @ Dec 9 2016, 11:38 PM) *

We'll be making nacatamals (Nicaraguan tamales) this year properly, instead of trying to fuse them with pasteles (Puerto Rican tamales).

Our tradition from my dad's side is to start prepping the meal on the 22nd or 23rd. We spend the day making pasteles and those who like rum have rum and cokes. Then we have the big meal on Christmas Eve and we open presents at midnight.

Then for mom's side is to have another big meal on Christmas Day. It's pretty much Thanksgiving Part II.

My favorite thing to make is coquito. I think I may have mentioned it before in another thread. It's like egg nog, but with coconut and the alcohol in it is run instead of bourbon or whatever goes in egg nog.



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post Dec 11 2016, 03:10 AM
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Jacki, thanks so much for explaining the difference! Both forms sound sooooo yummy.

However, like Khajiit and yourself, I'd probably skip the raisins.

Quick question, what is achiote?

Again, thanks! You're making me hungry . . .


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post Dec 12 2016, 06:39 AM
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Oh you're welcome! smile.gif

Achiote is what Lilitu uses to color her hair

annatto. I'm not sure if they're seeds or kernels, but they can be cooked with oil to give food a reddish coloring, like how spanish rice looks.


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post Dec 13 2016, 10:53 PM
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Not that I need to, but here is Chris Rea and his Driving home for Christmas santa.gif


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post Dec 14 2016, 02:05 PM
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I think the theme of this thread has been hijacked by the "Shoot Guns For Fun" thread. Can we take the rest of this discussion there where it belongs?




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post Dec 14 2016, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE(mALX @ Dec 14 2016, 05:05 AM) *
I think the theme of this thread has been hijacked by the "Shoot Guns For Fun" thread. Can we take the rest of this discussion there where it belongs?


MALX is right. This poor thread did stray quite a bit off topic into a gun conversation. I've taken the liberty of moving those posts over to the 'Shooting Guns for Fun' which is a perfect home for them. smile.gif



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post Dec 14 2016, 03:59 PM
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Good call, guys. Strange not even I picked up on it tongue.gif


So, C-tree tomorrow! I reckon I´ll take it inside tomorrow too and start decorating it. Love doing that and having some Christmas music on. One year I had Home Alone going on the TV in the background but that didn´t work; I was soon in the sofa instead of decorating tongue.gif


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post Dec 14 2016, 04:00 PM
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Nice! How tall of a tree?


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post Dec 14 2016, 04:02 PM
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Apartment height. I´ll cut it to maybe 2,5 meters. I think the total apartment height is 3 meters.


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post Dec 14 2016, 04:04 PM
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ohmy.gif That's a big ass tree!


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post Dec 14 2016, 04:07 PM
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I didn't plan to put it on the table rollinglaugh.gif


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post Dec 14 2016, 04:11 PM
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Even so, my fake tree is only 7' tall.


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post Dec 14 2016, 04:17 PM
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Bah. Can´t be bothered to bring up the converter tongue.gif


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post Dec 14 2016, 04:22 PM
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QUOTE(mirocu @ Dec 14 2016, 10:02 AM) *

Apartment height. I´ll cut it to maybe 2,5 meters. I think the total apartment height is 3 meters.



That tree sounds big enough to "squirrel" something away ...


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QUOTE(mirocu @ Dec 14 2016, 10:17 AM) *

Bah. Can´t be bothered to bring up the converter tongue.gif



Your ceiling height is under 10' your tree over 8' - it is going to be a close fit, lol.





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post Dec 15 2016, 07:37 PM
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The Christmas tree for 2016 is installed, decorated and all done! By golly, those ornaments have been in countless trees since my childhood rollinglaugh.gif


Had to trim it a bit for it to make room but not too much. I've had better trees but it'll do nicely. Plenty of branches for mALX to run around on smile.gif


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post Dec 15 2016, 08:35 PM
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QUOTE(mirocu @ Dec 15 2016, 01:37 PM) *

The Christmas tree for 2016 is installed, decorated and all done! By golly, those ornaments have been in countless trees since my childhood rollinglaugh.gif


Had to trim it a bit for it to make room but not too much. I've had better trees but it'll do nicely. Plenty of branches for mALX to run around on smile.gif



WOO HOO !!!!

I strung lights and hung wreaths & stockings yesterday, one of the light strings plays 36 different XMas songs as the lights blink, lol. It does get old, but my son figured out how to keep the lights going and turn the music off when we have tired of it, lol.


We don't have a tree yet. I found a live one I want, but need to find a way to get it home.




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QUOTE(mALX @ Dec 15 2016, 08:35 PM) *

We don't have a tree yet. I found a live one I want, but need to find a way to get it home without paying for it and without getting seen.

Filled in the part you forgot, mALX laugh.gif


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post Dec 15 2016, 09:02 PM
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QUOTE(mirocu @ Dec 15 2016, 02:37 PM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Dec 15 2016, 08:35 PM) *

We don't have a tree yet. I found a live one I want, but need to find a way to get it home without paying for it and without getting seen.

Filled in the part you forgot, mALX laugh.gif



SPEW !!!!! NOT what I meant at all, we just don't have a pickup truck, lol.



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post Dec 15 2016, 09:10 PM
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Khajiit's tree is all done. Will post a pic later.


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post Dec 15 2016, 09:17 PM
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Back in the day when I had a job, last day before Christmas was always special. We always had an extended lunch catered by a local restaurant and it had all the traditional Christmas food one could expect, plus coffee and a cake.gif afterwards. Really did like that. Plus, we always spent the whole day (or rather it was a half-day) cleaning the workshop; no production at all. My absolute favourite day of the whole year smile.gif


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