Archives for December, 2010
Egg Nog Spice Bundt Cake by Linda Broday 1 box spice cake mix 1 box Instant vanilla or cheesecake pudding & pie filling 1 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt ¼ cup canola oil 1 cup light eggnog 1 egg 3 egg whites 1 1/3 cups toasted chopped pecans Powdered sugar 1. Preheat oven to 350F. [...]
Haystack Drop Candies By Winnie Griggs This is a holiday favorite at my house. It’s super easy and, as you can see from the notes on ingrediants that can be swapped out or added in, it is very versatile. INGREDIANTS 1 cup caramel chips (can substitute butterscotch chips) 2 cups shoestring [...]
OLD FASHIONED RICE PUDDING By Cheryl St. John 1/2 cup rice 1 quart milk 4 eggs, separated 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons sugar Combine rice, milk and salt. Cook in a double-boiler until rice is tender. Beat egg yolks until light and lemon [...]
Home on the Range Christmas Cookies By Victoria Bylin 3/4 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp baking power 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1 c. oatmeal (regular not instant or steel cut) 1 [...]
Wrangler Wreath Cookies Mary Connealy 1/3 C. butter 10 ounces marshmallows Microwave 1 ½ minutes. Stir. Microwave again 1 ½ minutes. Continue until smooth. Add: 1 t. green food coloring Add: 6 C. cornflakes (crushed) Wet hands work as well as buttered hands to prevent sticking. Roll into balls. Poke thumb through center and flatten [...]
Well, Santa came and went and all he left was a bunch of tracks in the snow. Guess I was on his naughty list this year. Hee-hee! Ah sure did try anyway. Things are a mite lonely around the Junction with the Fillies hightailin’ it out of town. Guess I’ll be holding down the fort [...]
Coming from the Fillies in January Sharpshooter in Petticoats By Mary Connealy Mandy Gray, a wealthy sharpshooting widow, is content living in her mountain home and raising her young’uns alone. But how long can she protect herself when thieving outlaws have her surrounded? Rancher Tom Linscott can’t bear to see a defenseless woman [...]
JEFFREY KOTERBA’S ARTWORK USED WITH PERMISSION VISIT HIS WEBSITE: http://www.jeffreykoterba.com ‘Twas the night before Christmas in this Junction of ours; The sky over the prairie was ablaze with bright stars; Our boots were lined up by the fire with care, In hopes that Old Santa Claus soon would be there; [...]
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads. [...]
It’s dark. It’s cold. It’s snowy. You’re driving through downtown Lexington when suddenly you see eight giant trees ablaze with lights. “O Holy Night” is on the radio, and the moment is just about perfect. That happened to me last Friday. I was stuck in traffic–a mix of rush hour and mall mayhem--when I took [...]
Hello Darlings, Are visions of sugar plums dancin’ in your heads yet with Christmas fast approaching? My head is swirling with so many of ’em I can’t see a bloomin’ thing. Ah do have a sweet tooth if I say so myself. Hee-hee. But you’re askin’ what all of this has to do with anything. I’ll get [...]
Christmas has always been a miraculous time for me. It still is. When I was younger, it was because of the presents, and the anticipation that came with the season. My parents were not wealthy, but we had the necessities and a few of the luxuries. My mom was a great manager. She could [...]
Merry Christmas! Well, I have spent the last month in New York with my daughter and her new baby, and I can’t think of a better Christmas present than to have been with them for the last few weeks. On Tuesday, when this blog will post, I will be making my way home across country [...]
As we find ourselves with Christmas less than a week away, I’m sure many of you are as busy with last minute shopping and preparations as I am. I thought this would be a good time to pause for a few minutes to reflect on the meaning behind all the hustle and bustle of Christmas. [...]
Ah hope everyone enjoyed Miss Celia and the tidbits about Susanna Dickinson. It was very interesting. Ah tallied all the names and put them in a pile………………. Winner of TEXAS PROMISE in e-book form is………… CONNIE LORENZ Woo-Hoo, Connie! Ah’m smilin’ to beat the band. Santa is comin’ early. We’ll contact you with directions on [...]
Susanna Dickinson would probably agree with those who say, “Life in the early days of Texas was an adventure for men and dogs, but hell on women and horses.” Texans and historians will always remember her as the sole adult Anglo survivor that witnessed the massacre at the Battle of the Alamo. I recently finished [...]
Margaret Brownley I love when readers write to tell me what they like about my books. It’s not always what I expect. For example, in book one of my Rocky Creek series Timber Joe was what I call a throw-away character. I had no intention of giving him a role to play in future [...]
The Winner of Audra Harders new release ROCKY MOUNTAIN HERO IS Golden Hale Golden I’ll be emailing you. If you don’t hear me, demand your book by hunting me down at mary@maryconnealy.com
Surprise everyone! Miss Audra decided to give away two books instead of one. Yippee! Ah do hope you enjoyed chatting with the sweet lady. Winners of Miss Audra’s ROCKY MOUNTAIN HERO…………… GOLDIE HALE QUILT LADY Woo-Hoo! Santa came early. Ah’m so happy for you. Ladies, please contact Miss Audra through her website at www.audraharders.com [...]
Hello Darlings, Miss Celia Yeary has found her way to the Junction and will delight and entertain us on Saturday. This is the dear lady’s first time to visit and the Fillies hope it won’t be her last. She’ll provide some little known tidbits about the battle of the Alamo down in San Antonio, Texas. Ah promise [...]
Ever have one of those lifetimes where opportunities tend to turn south just as the golden ring is in sight? That’s the story of Melanie Hunter’s life. Not that she’s complaining. She always seems to come out on top, it just takes a bit longer and she dodges and maneuvers around more curves in her [...]
Oh my Lord, what a fun time! Ah hope everyone enjoyed Miss Carolyn. Ah folded all the names real neat-like and put ‘em in my hat. The winners of the four book set of the Honky Tonk Series books are……….. COLLEEN ESTELLA Woo-Hoo! Ah’m dancin’ a jig for you, ladies. We’ll contact you for [...]
Welcome to the Honky Tonk today! We’re havin’ a Christmas party because the construction at the Tonk is finished. Sharlene has put all Christmas songs on the juke box for the day and there’s mistletoe hanging from a red satin ribbon right in the middle of the floor … exactly in the same place that [...]
My stars, we’re so happy to have all the attention this week! Santa has been really good to us. But ah’m tearing myself away from writing a letter to old gent. I’m asking him for a cowboy of my own. Ah hope he’s listening. Hee-hee! But back to the task at hand. Miss Audra [...]
The candy business is alive and well in the U.S. especially during holidays. Christmas stockings won’t be complete without candy. But it wasn’t always the case. I thought it’d be fun to look at the candy that found its way to the settlements in the Old West. General stores and mercantiles would’ve most certainly [...]
