Fact: this post is just an excuse to use my new kitty icon.

[rosdrise]

I made some Christmas cookies recently and took some crappy pictures, and now I'm going to share them! They weren't anything complicated. Far from it, actually. Kind of lazy, white-trash-ish even? I made Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies and Peppermint Bark. The chocolate cookies were made using cake mix, so pretty much the only thing easier is to just go ahead and buy the already made dough and slice (or break off) yourself some cookies. Peppermint Bark is made with white chocolate, which can't really be called chocolate, but I love peppermint. One of my favorite things about Christmas-time is Fannie May Peppermint Ice (and peppermint ice cream. YUM).

But! The peppermint bark required a double-boiler which I do not have. So I improvised with stuff I had in my kitchen. And it worked! I was pretty psyched about that.


Check out my crappy electric range.


Then I got to beat the shit out of some candy canes. I'd forgotten what a bitch it is to unwrap those suckers

Done!



Things I need to do:

• Buy something for our extended family grab bag. It's all for laughs, but I'm having a hard time coming up with something. I'm thinking about a giant bouncy ball I saw at Bed Bath & Beyond


• Finish Hotaru no Hikari 2 so I can make my year end drama list. I haven't watched any dramas since the beginning of November. It's crazy. I have been watching a LOT of Psych and I'm kind of in love with Gus, fyi.


• Bitch about how Community didn't get a Golden Globe nomination. It's ridiculous.

My car started yelling at me about the air pressure in my tires yesterday , so I went to four different gas stations last night after work. The first one ate my money and didn't work, the second one at least had an "out of order" sign up, the third one didn't have an air pump, and the fourth was having it's parking lot repaved. I finally gave it up as a lost cause and went home.

Comments

[ladysaotome.livejournal.com]

Gus is awesome! Did you see the Twin Peaks episode? He was so great. :D

I forgot about peppermint bark - I need to make some!
But I also use candy canes to make homemade hot cocoa - so good!

[cranberrysheep.livejournal.com]

I did! I probably would have appreciated it more if I'd actually ever seen an episode of Twin Peaks.

Excellent use of candy canes. I'm a huge fan of all mint flavored treats.

[ladysaotome.livejournal.com]

I probably would have appreciated it more if I'd actually ever seen an episode of Twin Peaks.

I felt the same way having never seen it either. But I read the wiki on it and caught some of the references that way. And Gus crying was priceless. My favorite episode this season is still the premiere, though - the Chinese mafia one.

[cranberrysheep.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the first couple of episodes from this season yet. I just saw the Twin Peaks one because I had it on On Demand. I just started season 4. Netflix Streaming is my favorite thing right now.

[ladysaotome.livejournal.com]

Just you wait till you see it. Did you see the recent scary theme park one? The asian guy they got fired? He's in the first one - so funny.

[gentleluver.livejournal.com]

Nom nom!

Golden Globes are a joke!

[cranberrysheep.livejournal.com]

The peppermint bark was a little thick, if I had to do again I'd get a bigger cake pan to put it in or split it between two. I was expecting the chocolate cookies to be a lot gooier than they were. They were pretty cakey, so I may have cooked them a little too long.

SERIOUSLY. When freaking Glee gets nominated over the funniest show on television, the whole thing loses all credibility.

[eleece.livejournal.com]

I am right there with you on peppermint ice cream! I've never tried Fannie May Peppermint Ice. I'll have to get my hands on some. Our house is filled with peppermint goodies and I'm loving it!

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

I love Psych! And Gus is my favourite character.

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

those cookies look tasty!

[jennekohan.livejournal.com]

That looks great! I bought some chocolate to make peppermint bark too since I'm not paying $25+ for a small tin of it at williams-sonoma. I want to buy a double boiler at Macy's (they have a nice looking one on sale for 39 bucks), but I just put a pot inside a pot and it worked fine too. Just had to be careful not to burn myself.