This process involves going over recipe after recipe to find just the perfect one for gift giving or to serve for dinner the day after Thanksgiving for John and myself. I have to confess, I really love being so absorbed in the research and picturing and imaginary tasting of the things I choose.
The difficult part for someone like myself, who is easily distracted, is knowing when to stop; when good is good enough and when the search must end.
For the Holiday gifts for my co-workers, family and friends, I bought some cute grocery shopping totes with a happy slice of bacon and smiling egg on the front. I was going to get each one something different, but decided that my home made gifts will be so much more enjoyable than something that will probably be re-gifted later. Although, if something in my bag isn't to their liking, I take no offense to having it re-gifted.The goodies inside will be:
Gingerbread Loaves - small loaves of this quick bread
Peanut Butter Fudge
Chocolate Fudge with currants -- I'm leaving out the nuts in the fudges; many (odd) people don't like nuts in their fudge.
Chewy Chocolate-Cherry Oatmeal Cookies
Cream Cheese Lemon Cookies
Chocolate Drenched Chipotle-Roasted Pecans --this is the item I suspect won't be appreciated by all, but I think it sounds fabulous!
Roasted Rosemary Walnuts
Rum Balls --can't wait to make these!
I also plan on making Cake Balls (Red Velvet) for everyone at work and Cranberry-Walnut Ruglach for my Red Hat Society friends.
I'm making plans as to what I can make ahead of time and freeze to save my sanity.
I'm going to hit the dollar store and throw in some silly Holiday things and pick up the packaging needed for each item.
Oh, and then there's the guards at the front gate, the park maintainance guys: Rafael and Dennis...oh dear..
the list is growing along with my anxiety!
I better get busy!
*I use the word "Holiday" since I don't consider myself a Christian.
