hanging out on google+
opened this kids' presents this morning...waiting for mil to work and return to open the adults' presents.....I can't wait!

We are heading to Los Angeles today. Hope everyone has yummy cinamon rolls for breakfast and lots of presents under the tree!

Merry Christmas all! Nathaniel was wrong Santa hasn't come here, it was Ježíšek!

Roman: I've ordered your present about a week ago and it will be shipped to your address. Unfortunately I still haven't got any confirmation that it has been sent yet.

The children are all nestled, all snug in their beds.
The tires are hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas will fill them with air.
Merry Christmas!
I Love you all!

Great Christmas Party in Mt. Pulaski, as usual.

Merry Christmas! Santa's already been here and left!

Merry Christmas all! Hope you all enjoy the cinnamon rolls.

Glad you posted the recipe. We are going to try it out in Tx too.

We are playing 5 crowns too! Between all the lunches and dinner visits that is. Daniela keeps winning. Merry Christmas Eve to everyone! It sure it HOT here!

ah, thanks, I was guessing just wanted to be sure.

we just bought the ingredients, hopefully this turns out...


on the way around town we passed through a street I hadn't been on yet in Maastricht. There was a Roman wall dated 1229 and very much intact still. Then a monument to the American soldiers where they crossed the river to liberate the city. So much history every corner you turn.

by shortening she meant oil

awesome work on the cinnamon rolls group!

question... it says to add shortening in the instructions, but there is no amount for shortening in the ingredients?

and if I make the large batch and use half to make the cinnamon rolls, what's the cooking temp and time for the sweet rolls? just plop them on a cookie sheet? greased?

Thanks!

Sweet Roll Dough

Large Recipe
½ cup warm water
2 pkg. Active dry yeast
1 ½ cups lukewarm milk
¼ c honey
2 tsp. Salt
2 eggs
½ cup veg oil
7 to 7 ½ c. flour
Small Recipe
¼ cup warm water
1 pkg. Active dry yeast
¾ cup lukewarm milk
¼ c honey
1 tsp salt
1 egg
¼ c veg oil
3 ½ to 3 ¾ c flour
2 cups chocolate ice cream

In bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add milk, sugar salt, egg, shortening and half of flour to yeast. Mix with spoon until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to handle easily. Turn onto lightly floured board; knead until smooth (5 min.) Round up in greased bowl, bring greased side up. Cover with cloth. Let rise in warm place (85) until double, about 1 ½ hours. If kitchen is cool, place dough on a rack over a bowl of hot water, and cover completely with a towel.) Punch down; let rise again until almost double, about 30 min. Shape, let rise and bake as directed in specific recipes.
Cinnamon Rolls
Use Small Recipe Sweet Roll Dough.
After dough rises, roll dough into oblong, 15x9”. Spread with 2 tbsp. Softened butter and sprinkle with ½ cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Roll up tightly, beginning at wide side. Seal well by pinching edges of roll together. Even up roll by stretching slightly. Cut roll into 1” slices. Place in greased 13x9” pan, or 18 greased muffin cups. Cover and Let rise until double, 35 to 40 min. Heat oven to 375. Bake 25 to 30 min. Makes 1 ½ doz rolls.

anyone have the recipe for cinnamon rolls? and could you possibly post asap so we can get the ingredients before the stores close? the European contingency will greatly enjoy the fruits of your efforts

Don't tell Matto that we're having a lot of fun at the house without him... particularly in regards to the coloring of spiderman.

I'd have to say in my opinion that's better than the other way around.

"We currently have more Capitan than we do Coke"

A little snacktime fun.

From Movies

That's correct, got it off etsy.

Espanol is so'so.

Merel's package arrived from the Ukraine today? Is that right?

Travel safe Veronica. See you soon!

so how well are the kids demonstrating their Espaniol?

Sippin' pisco sours in Vina del Mar with Aminta and Edgardo. So far we've been to Santiago and Algarrobo too. Edgardo will have some photos up on his FB page in a minute. Enjoying other people's Christmas trees and trying to decide about the feeling of not having to put one up myself.
Dog looks cute, AO.

Leavin' Las Vegas. I think they got all our money and the house too. And that was just on souveniers. At least I can say I ziplined the Fremont with my husband and son. Pictures at 11.

My, what big teeth you have.

The 'we' she is referring to is her and the girls. I only want to see one picture.

Congratulations ao! We want to see lots of pictures and I hope we get to meet him sometime soon.

are you also brining a hair straitener?