It’s 2012…Happy New Year to all. For a change we actually managed to be awake at midnight, barely. No partying, no fireworks of our own, just a nice bottle of Petite Syrah and Heinz’s fabulous crab dip (recipe at the end) with fresh French bread.
We had a nice quiet non-white Christmas weekend with Heinz’s family. The meteorologists kept teasing us with predictions of snow, but it stopped short of Kansas City other than a VERY brief flurry.
Our stay was pretty uneventful, but we did have a good time hamming it up with Carl and Suzi at a party along with tooling around town checking out the restaurants and lights.
Christmas Eve had us in Lawrence, KS at Craig and Annelee's eating Oysters Rockefeller and Oyster Soup and a potluck of tasty treats from everyone else. Annelee presented us with the finished product Santa cookies and received well-deserved oohs and aahs from everyone.
Our stay was pretty uneventful, but we did have a good time hamming it up with Carl and Suzi at a party along with tooling around town checking out the restaurants and lights.
Santa's helpers ready to ride.
Christmas Eve had us in Lawrence, KS at Craig and Annelee's eating Oysters Rockefeller and Oyster Soup and a potluck of tasty treats from everyone else. Annelee presented us with the finished product Santa cookies and received well-deserved oohs and aahs from everyone.
Finished Santa, ready to make his rounds
Craig and Grady, relaxing after the oysters
Santa’s (somewhat older) helper
Christmas innocence - what it's all about
Christmas Day was quiet, ending with a great meal at Suzi and Carl’s house. Carl can roast one mean turkey with sausage stuffing! We ended the meal with slices of Heinz’s Linzertorte and the NFL. What more could you ask for?
Prepping mashed potatoes
Linzertorte, one of Germany’s gifts to the world!
Two days later we headed off to Louisiana. The new motorcoach drove like a dream and we had no problems at all through the Ozark foothills in Arkansas. We’ve left the cold and wind of Kansas and are enjoying the balmy weather in Louisiana immensely. We plan to spend a few more days here visiting with family before heading off on our 2012 adventures. Stay posted, there'll be lots to chat about in the coming months.
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Crab Dip
1 Dungeness crab (or 1 large can of crab meat)
1 Wedge Parmesan cheese, grated
1 Tbsp dried onions
1 Tbsp dried onions
1 Can artichoke hearts (non-marinated), chopped
Mayonnaise
Mix the crab, cheese, artichokes, and dried onions with enough mayonnaise to create texture of tuna salad. Place in casserole dish and bake 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees, or until the top is golden brown. Serve hot with slices of French bread on the side.
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