I baked banana bread on Tuesday mainly because I had bananas that needed to be used or thrown away. I really hate to throw bananas away when they make delicious bread! I gave the bread to Heather and Ben for their enjoyment.
I spent the entire day today in the kitchen making pecan brittle. I always make a big tin and send it to work with Ben. He said the other employees start asking about it before Thanksgiving. So I have to make a lot.
I had a couple of mishaps and had to throw two batches away. That's what happens when I try to do too many things at one time!!
And I put a VERY hot glass measuring bowl into just slightly warm water and this is what happens!
It shattered the minute it hit the water...ugh! I should have known better!
I also made Spicy Pretzels which I'll also send to work with Ben.
My tree is finally up and decorated as much as it's going to get decorated. I have a love/hate relationship with pre-lit trees. Every year it seems another strand of lights goes out. Doug has already added several stands. I'm just going with it the way it is!
Bought a new hat for the tree topper this year.
I decided to decorate the pots on my front porch. Usually they have dead plants leftover from the summer or nothing but dirt. These look a whole lot better! The pots usually sit further away from the door but I had to move them back because we had rain and it ruined the fake red berries in the front...oops!
All of this is fake greenery and berries except for the cedar in the back which I cut off the neighbor's trees. They'll never miss it and it hangs over onto our property anyway!
Emma Taylor is coming over tomorrow to do our annual baking. I know she wants to make Spritz cookies. She loves that cookie gun!!
Have a good weekend!
I had a mishap with the brittle last year....I tried making a double batch in a big glass bowl and when I when to stir it between heatings, I didn't think and used a plastic spatula...which melted into strands. I thought I got them all out with a knife, finished the processed and poured.....only to find streams of red plastic all through the brittle! So frustrating!!! As much as I have made that brittle with your recipe, I still get nervous and have to remember which step I am on and what I am adding. You should see the original printed recipe from your blog years ago....it is a mess, wrinkled and stained!!
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