SENIOR LADY: CANDY CANE DANISH!

Every Christmas my family wants me to prepare a

 sausage breakfast casserole. I do not serve biscuits

with it since bread is inside of the casserole.

I wanted to surprise my family with an extra side

dish, I was watching cooking videos to get

some ideas. I saw am image of a Candy Cane

Danish, It looked like it would be hard to bake

such a pretty pastry. I was intrigued, so I

watched the video. Only three main ingredients

were required!  The preparations were simple,

but the danish looked elegant after it was baked,

READ RECIPE BEFORE BAKING!!

CANDY CANE DANISH

NEED:

1-2 packs (refrigerated} 8 oz Crescent dinner rolls

8 oz Cream Cheese, room temp

2 Tablespoons sugar [optional]

1 tsp vanilla [optional]

1 cup Strawberry Preserves

Note: 

The size sheet pan used determines

whether you use 1 or 2 packs of rolls.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Line 9 x 13 sheet pan with parchment paper.

Only had 8x12 sheet pan and foil. I lined

my pan with foil and sprayed it with cooking

spray. Only used one pack of rolls. Separate

dough triangles. Cut each one in half.

Lay triangles in a row on the sheet pan.

Press flat ends of the triangles together.

Only 4 oz of cream cheese used since

used smaller pan. I wanted to flavor the 

cream cheese, so I added sugar & vanilla.

Spread cream cheese on the flat ends of the triangles.

Spoon layer of preserves on top

 of the cream cheese.

Pull the pointed ends of the triangles over

the cheese and preserves. Stuck all of the

 pointed ends under the dough.  Lift up

 one end of the danish and curve it to 

make a candy cane shape.

Bake for 15 minutes or until light brown.

TIPS:

* My triangle dough was different sizes.

My triangles weren't uniform size

after I cut them in half.

* Red Pie filling and any Red flavor 

preserves/ jam can be used.

* Used 8 oz cream cheese & more

preserves since I made 2 Danishes.

HOLIDAY GREETING!

 

I WISH EVERYONE,

 A MERRY CHRISTMAS. 

MAY YOUR HOLIDAYS

BE FILLED WITH LOVE

 & BLESSINGS!

HEAVENLY HOSTS!

 

8   "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night." 

9   "And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid." 

10   "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." 

12   "And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." 

"13   And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying," 

"14   Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." 

Luke 2:8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH,

ANDREA BOCELLI

https://youtu.be/VlhdKTYwdsY?si=fJ1DmVGD0zET1MA0

AWESOME KING IS COMING1

 

 "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath

 He removed our transgressions from us."

 Psalms 103:12 KJV

"Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; 

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, 

and shall call His name Immanuel." 

Isaiah 7:14 KJV

6   "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." 

7   "Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."

Isaiah 9:6, 7 KJV

4   "Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our 

sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten 

of God, and afflicted." 

5   "But He was wounded for our transgressions,  He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed." 

Isaiah 53:4, 5 KJV

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass." 

Zechariah 9:9 KJV

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:

THE KING IS COMING CHRISTMAS MEDLEY:

INDIANA BIBLE COLLEGE

https://youtu.be/dMRiHwy48eo?si=8mPFnBz7gFqiCb2J

SENIOR LADY: SIMPLE CHRISTMAS NAIL ART!

 I love doing my own nail art. Years ago, I followed the 

trend of getting "My Nails Done."  Experiencing popped

 off artificial nails and the cost of weekly fill-ins were 

too much drama for me. I discovered that "doing my nails" 

was therapeutic. My weekly quiet time involved doing

nail art after my kids were in bed for the night.

I collected several colors of nail hardener polish and

kept them in a large basket. I eventually accumulated

thirty -five [35] bottles of polish. My collection 

included several colors of glitter nail polish.

I wasn't good at drawing nail designs.  "My

go to tricks" were polka dot designs, three

color nails and nail glitter embelishments.

I purchased several packets of nail stickers

online too. Some people seemed to like

my simple nail designs. I always received

compliments. I also discovered there was 

online videos available for ladies interested

 in nail art design.

I love getting my nails ready for Christmas. 

There are so many pretty and simple nails

designs I can do. I try to do a new design, 

each week, leading up to Christmas Day.

This is my Christmas nail design for this week:

Tools:

Color Craze, #400 red

 Nail Lacquer, #199 Hot Stuff glitter

White lace nail stickers

Week # 1: Nail Design:

RED NAILS WITH LACE FLOWERS 

WITH HOT STUFF NAIL GLITTER OVER LAY!

I'm planning next week's Christmas design already.

It should entail a more elaborate design.

SENIOR LADY: CHRISTMAS SCARF HACKS!

I  am not ashamed to admit that I own around fifty silky  scarves.

There are about fifteen cotton bandanas among the collection too. 

I fell in love with scarf collecting when I was in college. A friend 

showed me a few fashion  tricks a frugul college lady should use. 

Scarves could enhance my outfits. I had them in multiple colors,

designs, and prints.  I used them as headbands, belts, and neckties.

I stopped buying scarves when I realized that Thrift stores have

gently used ones. I've even found several new  scarves with the

tags still on them.

I visit Dollar stores every week. They have very long scarves

with seasonal prints and designs on them. I have seen

Easter, July Fourth, and Christmas prints on the scarves

at the stores I visit. I buy two scarf designs for each season.

I wear headwraps when I want to take a break from

wearing wigs or natural hairstyles. These scarves

are long enough to make various head wrap styles.

Hear are the styles I'm wearing this Christmas season:

CHRISTMAS SCARF HACKS:

SCARVES:

HEADWRAP STYLES:

Black print Christmas scarf. Headwrap with rosette tied on top.

Red hoop earrings and red choker accessories.

Christmas scarf with poinsettia design. Headwear with twisted knot on the side.

Shades of Green Christmas scarf. Head wrap with fluffy bow on the side.

Enhanced by green hoop earrings and mixed green button choker.

TIPS:

**    I learned how to do simple headwraps from African friends. 

There are several online videos with detailed 

instructions on tying fancy headwraps.

**   I created the Christmas button choker after watching online

Vintage Button  Necklace tutorial. I bought 18 inch Figaro style

 choker chain (bronze color) with extender from the craft store. 

The Dollar Store had package of mixed size green & red buttons.

 I used medium sized silver jump rings to attach the buttons onto 

 the chain. Bronze jump rings were out of stock.