tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post3047765398192779279..comments2024-03-28T15:14:39.600-07:00Comments on The Hawaii Plan: A lovely Saturday & a menu plan for the rest of DecemberHawaii Plannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-88207673398940537052016-12-18T14:20:23.224-08:002016-12-18T14:20:23.224-08:00Really laughed when I read your comment. I posted ...Really laughed when I read your comment. I posted the recipe, and the status of my glorious loaves. ;-) <br /><br />The yeast made a HUGE difference, of course. How did I miss that in prior years. Also, I took your advice & had Nick make some cards for the family. Seriously - they are amazing. He free cut snowmen & they look great. Perfect idea. Hope you got your cards finished!!Hawaii Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-57235152524406744202016-12-18T14:19:23.371-08:002016-12-18T14:19:23.371-08:00Hope your husband is on the mend! I'm not very...Hope your husband is on the mend! I'm not very patient (my husband would be frantically nodding in agreement, if he was reading this :)), so I'm not the best caretaker. I'm a huge fan of the snack/appetizer dinners with adult beverages. We have them early, because I haven't stayed up until midnight in A LONG time, unless I'm traveling. Hawaii Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-14508435984299850082016-12-18T14:18:22.484-08:002016-12-18T14:18:22.484-08:00Oooh, love that idea. We used to have cheese fondu...Oooh, love that idea. We used to have cheese fondue with my parents - I may ask to bring that one back. And, love sub sandwiches, and I think it would be very kid friendly. Very unusual movie choice - I love that it's a tradition! :-)<br /><br />I posted the recipe today. Hope you like it.Hawaii Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-34601041825449026042016-12-18T14:17:33.387-08:002016-12-18T14:17:33.387-08:00Ooh, I like your chili/bread stick plan. My dad ma...Ooh, I like your chili/bread stick plan. My dad makes an amazing red chili, but his white bean chili is incredible. Maybe I'll ask him to make some while I'm home this year. <br /><br />Sounds like you have lots of opportunities for family get togethers - very fun & festive. Just what the holidays are about! We don't do college bowl games either, although my Alma Mater is playing Alabama on NYE. I may tune in for a short bit! <br /><br />On New Year's Day, we typically do a family fun run/5K, so that's always a good way to kick off the year.Hawaii Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-69323966834429271972016-12-18T14:15:18.877-08:002016-12-18T14:15:18.877-08:00Love that it's such a special tradition for yo...Love that it's such a special tradition for you! No need to tempt fate, after all of these years. :-) I posted the cardamom bread recipe today - if you give it a try, let me know what you think.Hawaii Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-46918377767842699542016-12-18T08:36:44.543-08:002016-12-18T08:36:44.543-08:00As for Saturday plans: working frantically to get ...As for Saturday plans: working frantically to get all the Christmas cards out.<br /><br />Food on New Years... wow, we have absolutely no tradition.<br /><br />"Hopefully this year will be the year that I have gloriously high loaves! :-)" Haha, what a fun sentence! For real, it made me smile. I hope your bread is awesome this year. I bet fresh yeast will help a lot. I mean, yeast is living after all. rivulethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352395562904461909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-70239838958002751322016-12-17T14:34:22.042-08:002016-12-17T14:34:22.042-08:00Trying to hold things together here this Saturday ...Trying to hold things together here this Saturday and take care of Gimpy Hubs.<br />Sometimes on NY Day we have a big family meal and have BIL and Nephew over too and it includes BEPs. NYE we just have a snack-type dinner and a glass of adult beverage at midnight(IF we stay up that late lol).slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-40177439412519269602016-12-17T14:31:38.127-08:002016-12-17T14:31:38.127-08:00when my kids were young, I made subway type sandwi...when my kids were young, I made subway type sandwiches for NYE and then we'd watch old movies. For some reason it was always Abbot and Costello's Frankenstein ? not sure why, but that's what we did. Christmas eve is always cheese fondue and Christmas dinner lasagna. I'd love the bread recipe too!tahoegirl.bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018956654761369565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-14499137758287634362016-12-17T13:48:35.625-08:002016-12-17T13:48:35.625-08:00Today we were iced in so I have been baking and do...Today we were iced in so I have been baking and doing laundry. Right now I am on my couch with a sick boy-- Ben decided to start throwing up a little bit ago. :-( <br /><br />As for New Years eve, we just do a dinner of appetizer foods served on our fancy china with candles, etc. New Years day is typically pork chops, mashed potatoes and green beans. Mkst of the time we just stay home and relax. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245921501363936089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-72188910853016924592016-12-17T12:34:00.909-08:002016-12-17T12:34:00.909-08:00Ooh, yes! I would also like to see your bread reci...Ooh, yes! I would also like to see your bread recipe it sounds so much more special than regular old home baked bread. I'll do a big pot of soup or chili with bread sticks for Saturday lunch with the five of us-DS get in late Friday night, so I'll probably have pulled chicken or some hot sandwich that he can heat up, so leftovers with the soup as well. We do appetizers at my sisters Saturday night, with a few kinds of meats and buns for sandwiches and a sister does beer cheese soup. I'm on ham duty, plus apps. New Year's eve is either another get together with my sisters and their spouses and any one else that wants to join. We've been known to host, on occasion, usually figuring it out Christmas eve night who wants to. Usually food is snacks and pizza, card playing, and a bottle of champagne at midnight. Not fancy, but very enjoyable. New Years day we often treat ourselves to a big breakfast or lunch out, and then just pick at food the rest of the day-whatever anyone feels like eating. We're not real into the college bowl games, so more likely to pop popcorn and watch movies. SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445523662180116681.post-20931492534859778252016-12-17T11:14:49.787-08:002016-12-17T11:14:49.787-08:00Oh the cardamon bread sounds delicious. I think i...Oh the cardamon bread sounds delicious. I think it is such an underused spice.<br />About the NYE/Day question. We live in the south and have the same thing every single New Years Day: Collard greens, black eyed peas cooked with hog jowl (the only time of the year it is ever bought) ham, cornbread and coleslaw. Supposedly it is for health wealth and happiness for the coming year. I bow to traditions enough that we have searched for restaurants in different cities we might be visiting over the holiday just to make certain we have it. (Plus just to be on the safe side I have packed a can of both collard greens and canned black eyed peas)Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.com