Sucking along on the road less traveled

12/06/2009 01:10:56 AM · #1376

And what exactly are peppermint snowballs? One should probably share the recipe or a link or something... :-)

Way to go, Paul!!

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/06/2009 10:20:47 AM · #1377

Peppermint Snowballs

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup ground nuts (optional)

Filling
2 TBS. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tsp. milk
3 TBS. crushed peppermint candy (candy canes)
1 drop red food coloring

Topping
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

In a mixing bowl, cream butter & sugar. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in nuts if desired. Knead dough until pliable. Cover & refrigerate for about an hour.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, milk, candy & food color. Roll your dough into 1 inch balls. Poke a deep hole in the center with the back end of a wooden spoon and fill hole with 1/4 teaspoon of filling. Pinch hole and reroll into ball.
Roll balls in your topping mixture. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 - 14 minutes on 350F. Remove from oven, while still hot, reroll into topping mixture. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen.

Message edited by author 2009-12-06 10:38:40.

griz210

Nikon D300s

12/06/2009 10:39:13 AM · #1378

thought some of you might get a laugh out of this

Message edited by author 2009-12-06 10:40:14.

see

Canon PowerShot S95

12/06/2009 10:40:29 AM · #1379

Originally posted by griz210:

thought some you might get a laugh out of this

David, I get a broken link.

Edit, you fixed , Funny shot.

Message edited by author 2009-12-06 10:41:15.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

12/06/2009 11:12:00 AM · #1380

Hey Sara,
We haven't had an update in awhile; you're worrying me... How's your mom doing?

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

12/06/2009 06:44:27 PM · #1381

Originally posted by griz210:

thought some of you might get a laugh out of this

A laugh? That is profound. I've heard of such things being attempted, but I've never seen it until now.

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

12/06/2009 07:50:58 PM · #1382

Originally posted by Kelli:

Peppermint Snowballs

I made some of those last year. I wanted the filling to be more "significant" though. . .

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/06/2009 08:40:09 PM · #1383

Originally posted by karmat:

Originally posted by Kelli:
Peppermint Snowballs

I made some of those last year. I wanted the filling to be more "significant" though. . .

Yum! I love these things. When I make the next batch I'll try it your way. Did you double the filling recipe & poke a bigger hole? I had company tonight and ended up sending a bunch of cookies home with them. So far I did these, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin chip, and almond spritz with homemade raspberry jam filling.

snaffles

Nikon D7100

12/06/2009 09:14:25 PM · #1384

Yum looks sooo good...and the pic of the cat is great too lol!

vlado

Canon EOS-70D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

12/07/2009 12:59:25 AM · #1385

I have three images in voting at the moment... and the one thing I can say, the scores show that I'm getting some consistency in my scores.

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/07/2009 03:36:10 AM · #1386

Hey Team Suckers, I just got a note from Sara - she asked me to pass along her sincere thanks and appreciation for your thoughts, prayers and kinds words - they mean a lot to her. Her Mum is still in the hospital with some complications, but she is able to talk to Sara, so that is good. Sara will be by now and then when she can.

Quigley

Nikon D700

12/07/2009 09:30:06 AM · #1387

Great news Deb, thank you for the update.

All the best to Sara and her Mom.

MAX!

12/07/2009 09:46:53 AM · #1388

If she can talk, that's always a great sign. All the best Sara!

12/07/2009 09:48:50 AM · #1389

I find it so sad that my powerlines is the highest scoring entry showing on my left side right now...

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meyers

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

12/07/2009 10:21:05 AM · #1390

Polka Dots, featuring

vawendy!

Sorry for the extended absence. After the trip to Iowa, I got wrapped up and overwhelmed with other life issues. I'll get results posted regularly again.

On a lighter note, I did get my balls signed at the company holiday party... I won a game ball from Superbowl XX, signed by 3 Bears players who were at the party.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

12/07/2009 10:31:06 AM · #1391

I'm ever so glad you qualified that last statement, Rob. :-)

colorcarnival

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital

12/07/2009 11:10:39 AM · #1392

Originally posted by Melethia:

I'm ever so glad you qualified that last statement, Rob. :-)

LOL - I was thinking the exact same thing. :D

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

12/07/2009 03:26:04 PM · #1393

Originally posted by Melethia:

I'm so glad that you posted, I sure have been thinking about her and her mom... I'm so glad she is able to talk to Sara, and I hope the complications aren't too bad. Thanks Deb, for updating us!

kashi

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

12/08/2009 09:35:07 AM · #1394

I got this email from a friend of mine last night. I'm going to repost it here, and then go do some searching myself - hoping one of you can point me in the right direction though.

This person :
- has no vehicle or driver's licence
- will not purchase anything online
- needs this before Christmas

We're in Canada. The $500 limit is in $CDN and must include taxes.

Help, J wants an SLR camera... I really want to get him one and have come into a windfall of $500 that I can spend but so far all I am seeing is $800 and UP(to like $4000). I know you did a lot of shopping around recently-ish. Help me please? I have no idea what is good quality. He would like an SLR that would take his old Minolta lenses as well. He had a pretty fancy camera when we met and likes to take pictures, I would really like to surprise him for Christmas. Call me or e-mail me and we can set up a shopping date or something. I know it's awful short notice and everything is probably hiked because it's shopping time but I only got the money today and he tossed out the SLR camera as an idea that I am sure he doesn't think I can pull off.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/08/2009 09:45:29 AM · #1395

The Sony dSLRs take old Minolta lenses, I believe. I was in a store when a young lady brought in her old Minolta and some lenses and we tried them out. I think the basic Sony plus the kit lens may be in the range your friend is considering but would require some research.

snaffles

Nikon D7100

12/08/2009 09:46:39 AM · #1396

Originally posted by kashi:

Have you tried kijiji.com, Craigslist.com etc in your area? Something might turn up. For example have seen D40 kits for around $300 on usedOttawa.com. Hope this helps.

meyers

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

12/08/2009 09:47:28 AM · #1397

November Free Study

Congrats to

vawendy for:

kashi

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

12/08/2009 09:52:05 AM · #1398

Originally posted by kashi:

Originally posted by snaffles:

Have you tried kijiji.com, Craigslist.com etc in your area? Something might turn up. For example have seen D40 kits for around $300 on usedOttawa.com. Hope this helps.

She wanted new.