Monday, December 23, 2013

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!



Oh, You better watch out, 

You better not cry,




You better not pout, 

I'm telling you why -




Santa Claus is coming to town! 

He knows if you've been sleeping,

He knows if you're awake,




He knows if you've been good or bad,

So be good for goodness sake! 




Santa Claus is coming,


My hand-sewn Santa from a pattern out of Better Homes and Gardens in the 1980's

Santa Claus is coming, 

Santa Claus is coming to town! 




Thank you all so very much for your sweet Christmas wishes! 

They mean so much <3 
xoxo

We had a little dusting of snow on Friday morning...




I was holding out hope for a White Christmas! 




 But it wasn't meant to be! 

It melted by evening. 




I did enjoy it while it lasted. 




Even the angels looked happy! 




But it was very cold! 

(Can you see Champ in the background?)




So I headed inside to make some last minute treats. 




Ice Cream Snowballs,
and
Cranberry Creams! 




For the Cranberry Creams you need:

1 pt vanilla ice cream
1 pkg (3 oz) cranberry-flavor gelatin
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup (8 oz) jellied cranberry sauce

Green and Red Gumdrops for garnishing, if desired

Prep time: 20 min. 

Chill time: 4 hours


1. Have eight 1/2 - cup molds ready. Remove ice cream from freezer to soften about 15 min. 

2. Put gelatin in a medium bowl. Stir in boiling water with a whisk until dissolved. Whisk in cranberry sauce until well blended. Stir in vanilla ice cream until no white streaks remain. Ladle into molds. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or until firm. 

3. To unmold: Dip molds in warm (not hot) water. Invert onto serving plates and, holding mold and plate, shake down sharply to release mold. Repeat, if necessary. 
Garnish, if desired, with gumdrop 'holly'. Flatten green gumdrops with fingers and snip curved holly leaves with scissors. 

Sprinkle Cranberry Creams with red cookie sprinkles if desired. 



This is a good way to use up that leftover cranberry sauce-

And use those jello molds you've been collecting! 




To make the Ice Cream Snowballs - 

Simply roll small scoops of vanilla ice cream in sweetened flaked coconut. 

Arrange on foil-lined baking sheet and place in freezer until firm. 

Store frozen ice cream balls in an airtight container in freezer for up to 2 weeks. 




So easy, yet so festive! 




I want to wish all of my Dear Friends and your Families

A Very Merry and Blessed Christmas! 




And to all - A Good Night! 

xoxo

26 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas Beatrice ! Wishing you and your family many blessings!
    Hugs xo Vicky

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  2. Love Karen

    You and your family, I wish beautiful and peaceful Christmas.
    Also for the new year health and good luck.
    Greetings
    Rita

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  3. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!! Great Santa, great song, great Karen. Merry, merry Christmas

    Hugs from Jerez

    Marina

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  4. Beautiful Santa with beautiful gifts with him to deliver. Merry Christmas to you

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  5. Karen, thank you for these beautiful Christmas posts. Your home is so beautiful, I'm sure your family appreciate what you've created - not to mention the yummy treats! We may try your ice cream snowballs out! I send you Christmas wishes of peace, joy and hopefully some time to put your feet up while someone else brings you a cup of tea. Blessings to you and your lovely family.

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  6. Karen, what a darling Santa that you made. He is such a treasure to be passed down! The cranberry creams sound delicious and such a pretty color. Merry Christmas blessings to you. xo

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  7. Here's wishing a Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  8. Just stopping by to admire your pine cone (in joke!) and of course your fabulous Santa!
    Have a wonderful Christmas - are you sure it won't snow? It's a definite no for that here, hot enough for a day by the pool!
    Wren x

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  9. Love your Santa and his long list! Wishing you and your family a Blessed Christmas, Karen!

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  10. Thanks for sharing your winter wonderland. Merry Christmas to you and your family too.

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  11. Merry Christmas Karen! Wishing you and your family many blessings that santa claus comes with good things!
    What has this look santa, brilliant!
    Kisses and happy christmas hohoho

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  12. Merry Christmas to you, my sweet friend! Your post was such a treat and speaking of treats, I just love your small gingerbread houses from the previous post - what a clever idea to give them as a favor gift :) Your home is simply beautiful, Karen.

    May you have a joyous Christmas and a New Year filled with sweet joys and special blessings. So thankful for you! Hugs

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  13. your santa is really cute. blessings to you, karen! and thanks for sharing your snow while it lasted.

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  14. Wonderful festive post... Santa is so cute....blessings to you all & thanks for sharing... Hugs May x x x

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  15. Merry Christmas to you and everyone gathered in your sweet Christmas cottage. It's been a pleasure to have discovered you in Blogdom!

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  16. Your treats look so delicious and festive! How fun. I hope you have a great holiday season with your family. Merry Christmas!

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  17. what a dear Santa. Merry Christmas!

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  18. Wishing you and your family a magical Christmas filled with love and laughter. Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you for your friendship. Your home looks so lovely and festive!

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  19. Hola amiga! Fue un placer conocerte este año
    Feliz Navidad y un Próspero Año Nuevo 2014 y espero seguir compartiendo contigo el año que viene
    Besos

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  20. Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family!! And thanks for the delicious recipes!! Your home looks so festive!!

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  21. Merry Christmas to you all and how lovely that you had a dusting of snow. I love your collection of moulds x

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  22. Dearest Karen,
    You did a great job on sewing that Santa!
    No winter wonder land but you still had some snow for a moment.
    Enjoy this special time with lots of family meals and good food. You spoil them as we all can read and see.
    Hugs,
    Mariett

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  23. What a delightful Santa - all the photos are wonderful. Your yummy treat is perfect for the holidays.

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  24. Yummy, yummy! I'm going to try these treats for my after-Christmas birthday bash on the bayou. <3

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