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Monday, December 10, 2007
Who Makes a Stuffed Duck a la “The Christmas Story?”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
You know the duck I mean… the Chinese duck in the movie “The Christmas Story?” Bud Namu makes a mean Korean duck cooked in a clay pot and stuffed with rice and chestnuts.
Where else can we find a stuffed duck on Christmas Day?
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High Heel-adays
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Holiday season means holiday parties and that means high heels and lots of standing around.
It took a rocket scientist to come up one source of with relief for women’s tired feet.
Insolia Inserts cushion and redistribute weight from the ball of the foot to the heel to increase the time you can stand on your feet. The inserts are $10 at CVS.
What’s your secret to surviving the high heel holidays?
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What’s your favorite holiday party food?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For years, friends threw a Christmas party that my husband and I started calling the Lamb Chop party. A huge bowl of medium-rare chops, filled with dozens and constantly replenished, stood on every buffet table. Even with platters of boiled shrimp, sliced ham and beef tenderloin, pasta alfredo and other temptations close at hand, we stuck by the lamb chops.
The Lamb Chop party, unfortunately, is no more. This year, I’m noticing a lot more grab-and-go party food, like chips still in the bag and those ubiquitous brownie bites — which nobody is going to mistake for a homemade dessert, no matter how they’re cut up and arranged.
OK, OK. We know, it’s the getting together with friends that counts, not that anybody took the time to prepare some food to share with them. Still, I’d rather burn the calories on something homemade than baby carrots or pink frosted cookies from a black plastic tray.
What’s your favorite holiday party food? What’s worth the calorie splurge?
What’s a holiday without a latke video? Watch it now!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Are there words to express the feelings of watching this special Hanukkah video?
I really think “THE LATKE SONG” speaks for itself — even though Hanukkah is more than in full swing. Besides, it makes me hungry.
Enjoy.
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Do you prefer your Christmas cards via e-mail or snail mail?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I love getting Christmas cards.
It’s nice to know someone is thinking of you during the holidays and it’s a fine time to update your address book.
But lately, I seem to get more virtual holiday greetings. “XXXX has sent you a E-card!”
So much is done on the internet these days, but this is one tradition I’d like to keep.
I like hanging them around along the mantel or a doorway. On certain occasions - like Christmas and milestones in a person’s life - they seem so impersonal.
Does it matter how someone wishes you a happy holiday? Do you prefer to receive your greetings via e-mail or snail mail?
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