It's Beginning To Smell Alot Like Cookies...

Why is it beginning to smell alot like cookies?

 

I'm so glad you asked!

It's because we're having a  

 Christmas Cookie Swap!  

 

I was so excited when Julie from White Lights on Wednesday came up with this brilliant idea!  I didn't even think twice about participating!!  What could be more fun than getting together (virtually) with a bunch of friends, exchanging your favorite Christmas cookie recipe & then baking?!?  Well that's what we're going to do! 

 

So let me first introduce you to the wonderful group of ladies that I'm co-hosting this bash with: 

Julie @ White Lights on Wednesday

Carrie @ My Favorite Finds

Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner

Carrie @ The Frugal Foodie Mama

Michelle @ Michelle's Tasty Creations

Kim @ The Sunflower Supper Club

 

 

So here's the deal if you want to party.  Click the sign-up button below, fill out the form, and get ready to mail out your favorite Christmas cookie recipe.  

*There is a place to note if you have food allergies or dietary preferences in your house that your sender should be aware of (your partners will have the same diet preferences as you, if possible). 

Everyone will snail mail their recipe to their assigned partner.  The person you send a recipe to will not be the same person you receive a recipe from.

By signing up you agree to mail a hand written copy of your cookie recipe to your recipient.  You also agree to make the recipe sent to you and share photos and the recipe in a blog post.  

If you do not have a blog, you can still participate! 

Simply send your photos, recipe, and thoughts on the experience to whitelightsonwednesday@yahoo.com and one of the co-hosts will share your "post" on their blog.

Are you ready to start baking & get in the Christmas cookie spirit?

SIGN UP BY CLICKING THE BUTTON BELOW
{Sign Up is open through Nov. 23rd at 11:59pm}

Swap Schedule Dates:

Sign Up begins Nov. 15th, 2012

Sign up ends Nov. 23rd, 2012

Participants will recieve an email with their pairing info on or around Nov 26th, 2012

Snail mail recipes to partner no later than Nov. 29th, 2012

Posts go live - Share the recipe you received & the cookies you made Dec. 13th, 2012

 

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Stir-Fried Green Beans

So a couple of weeks ago I shared these Hoisin Glazed Pork Chops that we had for the Hubs birthday.  My plan was to also share the side dish we had with it but then life happened, I got sick and never got it posted.  So here you go, here's the delicious side dish we had with our Hoisin Glazed Pork Chops.

 

 



INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pound frozen green beans, thawed
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon pure sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

LETS COOK:

1. Mix the soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper & ginger in a small bowl and set aside.        
2. Heat a heavy frying pan on high heat ~ It should feel very hot if you hold your hand above the pan. When the frying pan is hot, add the vegetable oil and let it heat until the oil is shimmering ~ about 15-30 seconds. Add the sliced garlic and stir-fry just long enough so that it becomes fragrant and seasons the oil, then remove. Be careful not to burn the garlic.        
3. Add the green beans and cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until the beans turn bright green and are just starting to cook. Pour in the sauce mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce just starts to coat the beans, about 1 minute more. (There will be some sauce in the bottom of the wok, but not much.) Serve hot.

RECIPE INSPIRED BY: Kalyn's Kitchen       

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GFC Blog Hop Co-Host

I'm so excited to be a co-host this week for the GFC Blog Hop hosted by Melissa at The Life of a Not So Ordinary Wife!  This is one of my favorite blog hops & I can't wait to check out all of your blogs!!

 

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It's Tuesday again which means it's time for the GFC Blog Hop!

When I want to follow a blog the first thing I look for is GFC (Google Friend Connect), it's so easy and  nice to be able to go and see all of the blogs you follow in one spot. It's really a great tool to have. 

One side note- Did you know you can follow through GFC using your Twitter Account? TRUE, it's definitely an option!

Ok, so let's get to the party, shall we?

RULES are simple:

1. Follow your host via GFC

The First link below

2. Follow your co-hosts via GFC

The Next 8 links below

3. Link up below using your main blog url not a specific post.

4. Make sure to visit some of the blogs in the link up and follow them via GFC 

and if you want to leave them a comment, I'm sure they'd appreciate that as well.

5. Tweet about this blog hop

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6. Share about this blog hop by grabbing a button and putting it on your sidebar!

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