Holiday meme thingy

[conuly]

I'm not reposting the list.

1. World peace. Since I know youse guys can't deliver, I'll settle for "actions that are generally helpful to the community or world at large". Do something charitable. Do several somethings charitable throughout the year. Either make peace with whomever it is you've been fighting with or cut ties altogether. That sort of thing.

2. Any of a number of books, I'll post a nearly full list later.

3. Paid userpics, again.

4. Gifts for the babies, I'll post a nearly full list later. (Edit: THIS IS WHAT I REALLY WANT. It's all on my amazon wish list)

5. A winning lottery ticket.

6. I could use a jacket.

7. Some good recipes are always nice, especially if they're not too complicated. (Edit: Thanks guys! I can use more, of course, but thanks for what I have now! *grins*)

8. Somebody to come over here and help me clean. Again.

9. My mom to quit smoking/drinking so much caffiene. Again, you can't deliver, so I'll settle for you making efforts to improve your health or bad habits. You're my friends. I want you to live a long time.

10. Any of a number of DVDs, once more with the full list.

Edit: My amazon.com wishlist is here.
The master list of wishlists is here.

Edit again: If you need my contact info, ask for permission to see this post. I reserve the right to refuse permission for any reason. Deal with it, I'm the one not getting the present.

Comments

[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

World peace. Since I know youse guys can't deliver,

What an insulting lack of faith!!

In fact, I *can* deliver; I've just been waiting for someone to ask me instead of that greed-encouraging, warmongering Santa Claus.

Old Saint Nick and I don't care much for each other.

[conuly]

If we get world peace, I will make a post in my journal personally thanking you and apologizing for my ill-thought remark.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

Amazon is wonderful for listkeeping, even if you don't intend to buy from them. Though I do, because they tend to offer me free shipping, and that is one of my weaknesses. "Free! Freeeee!"

I misread number 9 as a request to stop smoking so much caffeine. I bet that'd be fun, though.

[conuly]

Yes, I know. I've been making a list. Gonna post it when I'm done with the stuff for the babies.

[divabat.livejournal.com]

Hi :)

I'm making a Master list of all the wishlists over here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/plotbunnymuse/706.html). Do let me know if you'd like your wishlist to be included.

Thanks and hope your wishes are fulfilled! I did some volunteering for Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women campaign, if that counts for #1 :D

[conuly]

Of course I would, thanks. I'll link to you in my user info as soon as I get my amazon wishlist completed.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

What kind of cookie flavors do you like? Because my mother makes a boatload of different Christmas cookies and I could always get a good recipe or two off of her. (My favorites are the maple nut logs. Mmmm. There's been arguments at my house over who gets those things. Hee.)

[conuly]

Not a huge fan of oatmeal, can't stand anything with cooked raisins. Other than that, anything goes.

[fortuna-juvat.livejournal.com]

I'll get right on the recipies - do you have any food allergies, dietary restrictions or other preferences? (I'll shoot for a general spread of entrees, soups, etc.)

[conuly]

Don't like mushrooms or anything with cooked raisins, and work better without lots of dairy in my diet. Also, love anything spicy.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

I can give you traditional southren cuisine: White beans and rice. Red beans and rice. various fried things. Cornbread stuffing with giblets. Deep Fried Turkey. I am so not kidding. Chicken and Dumplings.

...However, I will have to measure these out. Stupid family and it's "eeeh, looks 'bout right" measuring!

[conuly]

Stupid family and it's "eeeh, looks 'bout right" measuring!

That is EXACTLY how I cook!

Check my Memories on my LJ account, there's a section called Recipes.

[marveen.livejournal.com]

Here's one that isn't in there:

Chicken Paprika/Paprika Hendel

For each person:
1/2 boneless skinless chicken breast, frozen
1 small (tennis-ball size) onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon sweet or rose' paprika
2/3 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon flour

Cook the onion in the butter until soft. Stir in the paprika and reduce the heat. Rinse the chicken with drinking water and lay on top of the onion mixture. Cover the pan tightly and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour or until the chicken is done. Meanwhile, stir flour into the sour cream. Remove the chicken and cube. Stir the sour cream into the onion mixture (should be quite liquid from the chicken juices) and increase heat. Bring to a simmer, stir in chicken pieces and cook until thickened. Serve over egg noodles.

Re: Check my Memories on my LJ account, there's a section called Recipes.

[conuly]

Oooh, that looks good....

[katschakai.livejournal.com]

I tried with #1. I always fight with my brother and I have now gone and said I was sorry for some things I said to him today.
I'm gonna see if I can come up with some recipe, but I'm on the metric system s you ahve to translate later

[conuly]

Nah, proprotions work okay (three parts of this, twice as much this as that...)

My favorite recipe

[tabbyclaw.livejournal.com]

Roast chicken

1 whole chicken
2-3 tablespoons minced garlic
4-6 branches rosemary
1 large lemon
salt & pepper
olive oil

Clean and dry chicken. Use fingers to lift skin from meat, but do not remove. Strip rosemary sprigs from branches, discard branches. Tuck rosemary sprigs and pinches of garlic under skin all over chicken. Sprinkle breast and back of chicken with salt, pepper, and juice from the lemon. Cut lemon into eighths, peel sections. Combine lemon sections with any remaining garlic and rosemary, stuff into cavity. Spritz chicken with olive oil and roast according to directions on the package.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Italian Peasant Soup

1 pound Italian sausage links, casings removed and cut into 1-inch slices
2 medium onions, chopped
6 carlic cloves, chopped
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 cans (15 ounces each) cannellini or white kidney beans, drained
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) chicken broth
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
6 cups fresh spinach leaves, chopped
Shredded Parmesan cheese, optional

In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add onions and garlic; saute until tender. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink. Stir in the beans, broth, tomatoes, basil and oregano. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add spinach and heat just until wilted. Serve with Parmesan cheese if desired.
Yield: 11 servings (2-3/4 quarts)
Nutritional Analysis: One 1-cup serving (prepared with turkey Italian sausage and reduced-sodium chicken broth; calculated without Parmesan cheese) equals 220 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 598 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 22 g protein
Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 lean meat, 1 starch

I'm not a big fan of kidney beans, so I throw in a package of DiGiorno tortellini instead of the beans. And of course, in my world, the Parmesan cheese is never optional!!

[helbling.livejournal.com]

I would love to help with #7...but I'm being a numbnut, and can't find your address on your info page (yes, I'm that crap at finding stuff), could I have it please??

'Lana

[helbling.livejournal.com]

Or screw it I'll just post here...
Courgette souffle (that's Zuchinni, I think, if you're in the USA)

You need: (I apologise for the lack of proportions, it's an old family one, so bear with me!)
A large Marrow, or 4-5 medium courgettes
Butter or margerine, a pat of width about 2 thirds the length of your thumb
flour as needed
strong cheddar cheese
2 medium eggs

Chop the marrow/courgette into roughly the same size pieces, disgarding the ends. Steam or boil until soft, then liquidise.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large sized saucepan, and then add the flour little by little until it becomes a ball/starts sticking together. Then add the liquidised courgette little by little until you get a smooth liquid that should have no lumps. Add salt, pepper and grated cheddar cheese to taste.
Now get the 2 eggs...separate the whites and yolks...the yolks can be put straight in and stirred into the mixture. Put the whites into a separate bowl and whisk until stiff, then fold them in gently. Pour into a flat cyramic(dear lord, my spelling is appaulling) dish, and put on medium-high heat for about 30 mins. When it's done it should have turned mid brown on top. I admit it looks a lil strange, but it tastes good!

'Lana

[tylergrrls.livejournal.com]

2 months of extra lj pics for you. :) Happy Holidays.

[conuly]

*wideeyes*

*hugtackles*

Luff you!

#7

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Fruit Curry


Make rice.

1 can coconut milk
1 tbs curry spice
quarter cup dried mixed fruit chopped
chopped nuts
combine and cook 15 min
serve over rice.

[strangelette.livejournal.com]

Took care of #3, heh, although I see I'm not the only one so you should be extra set on that one :)

[conuly]

Yes, everybody and their brother has decided to give me LJ stuff and recipes. What I really need are gifts for the babies. Hm. I wonder if I should say that... Or prioritize the list...

[opportunemoment.livejournal.com]

Another recipe, coming up.

Praline - no, I don't know why it's called that being as it has nothing to do with either the truffley substance or nuts.

125g margarine or butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar (or white if that’s all you have)
4 tablespoons golden syrup
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
250g biscuit crumbs (we usually have digestives)

Break up the biscuits by squashing them in a plastic bag or using the blender, but don’t make them too small. Melt the butter in a saucepan with the sugar, syrup and cocoa and stir till it’s well mixed. Pour over the biscuit crumbs, mix well and put into a tin or dish greased with a little bit of oil or butter. Leave till cold if you can! Then eat. It is very bad for you and very yummy and addictive. Enjoy :D

Well

[aunt-reexy.livejournal.com]

I donate paperback books to Operation Paperback, and gave a portion of each paycheck to United Way this year. Can that count for number one?

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

I'll do everything I can to work toward peace and I will continue to work to improve my health. (I already don't smoke, drink alcohol, do drugs, or use caffeine. I guess I can work on eating healthier foods.)

[cyprinella]

In a coffee mug hot chocolate - an oldy but goody and very few people realize that it doesn't have to come out of a box!

A spoonful of chocolate powder - herseys or fancier
Two spoonfuls of sugar
A spoonful of vanilla - perhaps less. I like lots of vanilla.
Couple of shakes of cinnamon

Put all of this in the coffee mug and stir it up. Will be kinda sludge looking, but will get better.

Pour a splash of milk in the mug. Whole milk is, of course, best, but any sort works. Heat for a few seconds and then stir some more. Should look more like chocolate sauce. Gradually fill up the mug with milk, stirring as you go. Then heat until steaming - usually two minutes. Be sure not to boil because then you get that nasty skin stuff.

Excellent with a shot of peppermint schnapps.

One amazingly easy recipe--

[cyanidefish.livejournal.com]

Baked Salmon with lemon:

Coat some salmon fillets with vegetable oil and place in a baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Slice up some lemons and put the slices on top of the salmon. Bake at 350 for about twenty minutes (until salmon is all flaky.)

The measurements are vague, but easily adjustable. ;)

[rose-in-shadow.livejournal.com]

Thought you could use more desserts :-D

Cookie Dough Cheesecake

· 3 (large) pkg. Cream cheese
· 2 pkgs. Chocolate chip cookie dough
· 3 eggs
· ¾ c. sugar
· 1 tsp. vanilla

Press 1 roll of cookie dough into 13x9 pan (spray with non-stick). Bake for 5-10 min at 350° and cool for 5 min. Beat rest of ingredients and pour over cookie dough. Slice 2nd roll and crumble over mixture. Bake for 45-50 min.

Wish #1

[silken-shadow.livejournal.com]

While I can't grant your wish in toto, here is my contribution:


I've been making 1"x1" lapel buttons from this image and giving them away at random. People look at me a little oddly at first, then they slowly begin to smile.

[alchemia.livejournal.com]

Hullo, i recognised you on the master wish list via seeign you in asperger. I see you have several spices and teas on your amazon wish list. I get these bulk at a good price. Unless of course there was something special about the brands on amazon, if generic/loose herbs/spices would make you happy, email me your addy, along with a list of all the spices/teas/etc you like (my connects really slow so it would take me forever to get thru your amazon list) and I'll see which i can take care of. It'd also be alot cheeper for me to ship from home then paying amazon's s/h. alchemia AT livejournal DOT com will get to me

[conuly]

No, nothing particular about those brands. I'll add you to my "needs to know my address" friends group and give you the link to the entry, but not right now, 'k?

[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

World peace. Since I know youse guys can't deliver,

What an insulting lack of faith!!

In fact, I *can* deliver; I've just been waiting for someone to ask me instead of that greed-encouraging, warmongering Santa Claus.

Old Saint Nick and I don't care much for each other.

[conuly]

If we get world peace, I will make a post in my journal personally thanking you and apologizing for my ill-thought remark.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

Amazon is wonderful for listkeeping, even if you don't intend to buy from them. Though I do, because they tend to offer me free shipping, and that is one of my weaknesses. "Free! Freeeee!"

I misread number 9 as a request to stop smoking so much caffeine. I bet that'd be fun, though.

[conuly]

Yes, I know. I've been making a list. Gonna post it when I'm done with the stuff for the babies.

[divabat.livejournal.com]

Hi :)

I'm making a Master list of all the wishlists over here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/plotbunnymuse/706.html). Do let me know if you'd like your wishlist to be included.

Thanks and hope your wishes are fulfilled! I did some volunteering for Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women campaign, if that counts for #1 :D

[conuly]

Of course I would, thanks. I'll link to you in my user info as soon as I get my amazon wishlist completed.