Surprise!

I’m still alive and well, and living on Long Island.  RayRay is still the sweetest foster cat ever, and my beautiful daughter married our wonderful son-in-law in August.

I haven’t started my holiday cookies yet, but I found that the easiest thing in the world to make, and totally enjoy is fudge.  I made a batch and they went like wildfire.  Pieces (of a new batch) will go on my cookie trays.

Fudge

3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1/4 cup butter

1 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, mini marshmallows, etc (optional)

Place chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter or   margarine in large microwaveable bowl.  Nuke 1 minute, and stir.  Then continue in 30 second intervals stirring between each till chocolate  is all melted and you can thoroughly mix, adding nuts, or whatever.

Line a brownie pan (8×8” or 9×9”) with parchment paper or aluminum foil to easily lift the fudge out (or butter).  Pour the fudge into the pan, and refrigerate for about 2 hours.  Take out and cut into squares.  If you are layering them in a container, put some of that parchment between the layers.

Gain 3 pounds.

Today is……….

………”Free Cone Day” at Ben and Jerry’s, noon till 8pm. Wish I had one close enough for it to be a bargain.

Another Good Sale

Oneida/Anchor Hocking is having a sale of 20% off your order. I go straight for the sale area. This deviled egg tray is reduced to $3.99, less 20%, $3.19.
http://www.oneida.com/anchor-hocking-deviled-egg-tray.html
Standarsd shipping is $5.49, so you may want to buy several items to make it worth while. These are a good buy too. I have the 1 cup ones (these are 2 cup), and use them all the time. I paid more. http://www.oneida.com/sale/clearance-items/clearance-storage-organization/anchor-hocking-6-piece-2-cup-round-purple-food-storage.html. If you need flatware, this is agood time too. 20% off code is MH20.

Out Of The Blue

I know I haven’t posted anything for ages, and all kinds of tweets show up on the page that come from some unknown hacker, because Twitter refuses to shut down my hacked account. Anyway, this is me, and I thought I’d share a bargain.

Bonton.com has two coupons you can use in conjunction with each other. APRBDAY is for free s&h at $25, and BLKFRIAPR14 is for up to 25% off (up to means mostly 15%).

I ordered Circulon 16.5″x14″ Roaster with Self Rack + $5 Cash Back By Mail http://www.bonton.com/sc2/shop/home/kitchen/cookware/roasters/circulon-16-5-x14-roaster-with-self-rack-5-cash-back-by-mail_687159.html It came to $8.47 before $5 rebate, and a swag curtain thingy for my bathroom,. They came to $25 and change, so I saved $10 s&h, The roaster has great reviews.

Soda Bargain

I know I must have mentioned mine.  I love my Soda Stream.  My particular style is to keep seltzer in the fridge all the time, and add syrup to a glass if I want flavoring  Also, their syrops are made without High Fruictose Corn Syrup, particularly important if you have children, but to you too.  With the rebates on top of a great sale, this is irresistible.  Wish I needed one.

319-054 SodaStreamSodaStream Fountain Jet 14-piece Soda Maker Bundle with $35 in Rebates

It’s Cyber Monday. YEAAAA? If not, Let There Be Cake

Honestly, I’m not findng anything amazing, that I couldn’t find on any other sale.  Maybe I’m just less interested.  Wait, who am I???

Avon is having sales and free  S&H  on all orders with code cyber13.  Many litle stocking stuffers here.  I’ve been using the Soft & Sensual body wash in the shower, and like it,.  I also like that it hangs.  http://shop.avon.com  This set is a decent deal.  They don’t have Soft and Sensual right now, but I’ll bet this one is good.

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SKIN SO SOFT Signature Silk 4-Piece Silky Comfort Collection

A $31 value!

$12.99

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Stocking Stuffers

• FREE Gift with any $9.99 purchase of select products!
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  NATURALS 5-Piece Shower Gel Favorites Collection

  A $30 value!

  $9.99

  

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Famous Footwear.com is having a buy one get one half price with code MONDAY20.   http://www.famousfootwear.com

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I brought this cake Thanksgiving, and don’t know if everyone preferred it to my eggnog cake, but my cousin and I did.  I’m not an icing person, but it is traditionally a layer cake.

Italian Cream Cake
Servings 12

2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup or 2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (or a cup of milk with a squeeze of fresh lemon)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F..

Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans.  (I use bundt pan and don’t ice)  Hint:  Use Bakers Joy instead of grease & flour.
Sift dry ingredients together and set aside.  (I whisk)

Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, incorporating each one well before adding the next.

Add vanilla to buttermilk and mix.

Alternate adding wet and dry dry ingredients and stir until well mixed. Fold in nuts and coconut. Pour batter into prepared cakepans. Bake for 25 minutes.  (About 50 minutes for bundt pan.  Check with toothpick.)

Let cakes cool in the pans for about 10 minutes. Remove from the pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost as desired.

Game Time

I love games.  Unfortunately you can’t wrap this one up and put it under the tree (or menorah), but, you can download it today and drive yourself crazy with it.  I’ve been on livel 10 for so long, I don’t remember when I wasn’t. Giveawayoftheday.com has games beside their regular giveaway (today is a screensaver, feh) on weekends.  When you click on the link, look to the right and you’ll see this Brickshooter Egypt game.  Click on that, and then click on download page.  Then, a bit down the page you’ll see where to download the game.  This one has wasted many hours of my life.  Give it a try

This extremely realistic F1 Racing 3D Screensaver is a real treat for all the people who like speed and fast cars.