Note on November/December Post

Sorry about the spacing on those recipes! Both recipes (Eggnog and Modified Hudson Bay) are listed, just squashed together. Blogger was being glitchy when I was typing the post. If you want copies of the recipes that are easier to read email me.

Thanks for your patience,

Susan

November and December Meetings

We skipped the November meeting altogether due to the busy holiday season. We had an early December meeting on Friday the 3rd, so all our procrastinating crafters have time to make those presents! The December meeting was one of our largest ever, with 13 people. There were quite a few new faces! Thank you Heidi, Nicole, De's husband Michael, and
stepdaughter Gwen for coming! Hoping to see you all again in January.

The food was amazing! There was crab and shrimp quiche, fresh veggies, almond spice cookies with cream cheese icing, homemade eggnog, ham and dill roll ups, cheesy baked pasta with sausage, pecan pie bars, and more. I am struggling not to drool on the keyboard just typing this!

Jennifer has kindly provided me with the eggnog recipe, which follows. Jennifer also mentioned an alcoholic beverage recipe at the meeting which she invented. Here it is as well. Maybe we can try these modified Hudson Bay drinks in January?!

OK, here's the egg nog recipe I used:
Ingredients:
1 carton (16oz each) Egg Beaters Original (16 oz = 2 cups)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons rum extract
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 gallon fat free half-and-half (1/2 gal = 2 qt)
2 cups Reddi-wip Fat Free Dairy Whipped Topping
Ground nutmeg, optional
Directions:
1. Beat Egg Beaters, sugar, rum extract and vanilla in large bowl with wire
whisk until sugar is dissolved and mixture is well blended.
2. Add half-and-half gradually, stirring constantly. Gently stir in whipped
topping until well blended. Cover.
3. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Stir with wire whisk just
before serving. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.
What I actually did:
Those ingredients up there, but only 1 qt of half-and-half, and 1 qt of 2%
milk.
I used my mixer to stir all the ingredients at all stages of the process,
until I took it to CC, then I used a whisk.

That's it.

Hudson Bay (modified by me)
1oz (2 Tbsp) gin
1/2oz (1 Tbsp) grenadine
1/2oz (1 Tbsp) fresh orange juice
1 1/2 tsp light rum
1 tsp fresh lime juice
lime slice
Shake liquid ingredients with ice. Strain into chilled glass; garnish with
lime slice.
(Light rum probably Captain Morgan's spiced rum, as it's my favorite.) If
anyone makes this, enjoy.

Yummy! See you next year,

Susan