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housewolf (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 07:29 PM
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What food (or foodie) gift(s) did you receive for Christmas?
My brother FedExed me an Apple Berry Crumb pie from Julian Pies in California. What a surprise - I hadn't thought about Juliann Pies in years!
How about you? What did you receive this year?
elleng (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 08:29 PM
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1. Nada! That pie sounds GREAT! Was it? Is it?
housewolf (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 09:53 PM
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10. I haven't given Julian Pies a thought since I left Calif in early 2004 so it's probably been 6 years since I've had the pleasure.
Their crust is quite good but the filling is too tart for my taste. I'd have picked Peach or Pecan for myself, but I know he thought about it and picked something he thought I'd love... And that's what matters.
Also, not knowing that this one was coming, I'd picked up a pecan pie at the supermarket yesterday, so the whole thing is kinda funny. Here I am, living by myself with few friends here, with two whole pies!
elleng (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 10:05 PM
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13. I'm basically alone, too, (with a couple friends at the moment) and wouldn't MIND having a pie or 2!
Doug's stupid ex-wife:
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 08:31 PM
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2. This year was/is a nailbiter so we didn't exchange gifts but my beautiful mum took my ingredients list out last night and brought home every single thing I needed to make dinner tonight after her long day at work.
I got up and made her coffee and banana bread in bed and we'll be eating soon if I manage not to mess up her ham.
Now wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute here.
Doug's stupid ex-wife's mother is, like, 78 or 87 years old. And she works?
Mrs. Alfred Packer:
hippywife (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 08:57 PM
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4. Aww, Beth.
That's the kind of thing it's all about, I guess. Sounds like you take care of each other real well.
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 09:04 PM
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5. I made her some of merh's red beans and rice. I wish I could post a pix of how they SMELL! We have to work on that.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 09:10 PM
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6. Love red beans and rice!
I bet it did smell wonderful. Yes! The men complain about not having their flying cars yet, we need to whine loudly for Smell-o-Vision!
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 09:32 PM
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7. Smell-O-Vision! We need to petition EarlG to GET ON IT!
The thing about my mom is she was a single working mom in the 50s-60s. I remember spending a lot of time waiting for her to come home or to wake up on weekends, that kind of thing. It's really nice to have a little bit of that time now. Plus, she tucks in great!
hippywife (1000+ posts) Sat Dec-26-09 10:13 AM
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18. Very, very sweet, B.
Especially the tucking in part.
housewolf (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 09:55 PM
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11. I'll bet that touched her heart
Special food gifts can be the most touching of all. It's when you know someone really loves you.
housewolf (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 09:41 PM
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8. That's so sweet!
What a wonderful Chrisitmas gift! Isn't it amazing how sometimes, even the most simple, mundane actions become treasured gifts.
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 09:56 PM
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12. I've turned into a total "pare it down" junkie.
This morning on the way out to feed the horses, I saw two deer running across the hill. One of them tried to run through the fence and that didn't work out very well. But I sat there in the truck and watched them figure out each gap in the four fences they needed to pass through.
Of course, if the same two decide to dine on my corn this summer, that will be an entirely different story.
An entirely different story's going to be franksolich's next one, "Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day at Doug's stupid ex-wife's", to complement the story about Christmas at Grandma's, and New Year's Eve at Stinky's.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 08:56 PM
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3. Did it arrive intact? Was that a favorite of yours once upon a time?
housewolf (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 09:48 PM
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9. It's almost perfect
A tiny bit of the crust broke off, otherwise it's perfect. Completely baked, all I needed to do was cut a slice and heat it up in the oven a bit. Just the thing to go with the Green & Black Organic Vanilla Bean I just happened to buy at Whole Paycheck yesterday afternoon.
I wish I could say their pies were a favorite of mine... I guess that's what makes it so funny that he sent it to me. Their crust is pretty good but I was never wild about their filling - ditto this one. He made an effort to send me something that I would really like though, and that's what's so touching about it.
P.S. What I'll do with the whole pecan pie I picked up at the supermarket (not knowing this one was coming) remains to be seen.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Sat Dec-26-09 03:00 PM
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25. Slice them up and freeze them individually. You'll have a nice handy dessert to pop into the micro any time you want.
It was a very sweet thought. He probably figured you wouldn't bake something nice like that for just yourself.
The diet cola primitive, who doesn't check inside an oven before turning it on, to be sure there's not an old pizza box, or a cat, in there; the former "chef" who was too lazy to fix his wife a Thanksgiving dinner even though she had worked all that day:
Tab (1000+ posts) Fri Dec-25-09 11:05 PM
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14. None - it's been a tough year but if given a choice, I'd replace at least two of my Le Creuset pots that got trashed during the year.
Warpy (1000+ posts) Sat Dec-26-09 10:37 AM
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20. EEK! How did they get trashed?
Those things are nearly indestructible.
On edit: there's a great discussion about cheaper alternatives to Le Creuset. One thing jumped out at me, "If your LC has cracks, you can return the pot to the manufacturer and they'll send you a new one. That's what you're paying for--the unconditional lifetime guarantee!"
eridani (1000+ posts) Sat Dec-26-09 03:36 AM
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15. A new Hamilton slow cooker with a lock-on top
Much better than the Rival I got on sale last year, with 4 settings instead of two, Taking th old one to a potluck with fish chowder in it, it tipped over and spilled some on the floor carpeting. (I thought it would be safe if I just put it on the floor.)
Also some assorted home-made dry soup mixes and that sort of thing. I donated money to food banks and Heifer International in everyone's name also.
Phentex (1000+ posts) Sat Dec-26-09 09:15 AM
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17. I gave my niece one of those last year...because she likes to take things with her and she loves the lock top. I don't travel with mine so my old one's still doing its job at home.
It's something they all should have IMO.
Phentex (1000+ posts) Sat Dec-26-09 09:13 AM
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16. coffee grinder, french press, a Top Chef cookbook AND 2 ove gloves!
I was really surprised at how interesting the Top Chef cookbook is. There's trivia and a glossery and lots of hints throughout. Some of the recipes look like stuff I might try.
The pie sounds y***y!
housewolf (1000+ posts) Sat Dec-26-09 01:25 PM
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23. Now you can get some good coffee beans
bake yourself something y***y from the new cookbood and have a nice afternoon coffee break to initiate all those special gifts. Or better yet, invite someone to share with you. Y***m! Happy holidays!
