Jezebel's Surprise Advent Package Train

[NickiB]

Buddy, do you like to bake? You betch ya!

If yes, what do you like to bake...
Cakes? Yes, and decorate too, although I'm very critical of my work, lol!

Cupcakes? Yes, I'm actually working on testing some different flavour combos..

Muffins? Yep, usually I try and do the "healthy" ones, since most of the other baking is pure sugar!

Pies? Yes, but not as often..

Cookies? Yes, but thinking on it now, mainly at Christmas... it's usually Oreo's and Peak Freans the rest of the year.

Anything else..? Tarts... I make a mean homemade butter tart, the kind that's all gooey when you bite into it. Also, traditional baked cheesecakes at holiday time. Cinnamon buns... nothing like having fresh baked on Christmas morning! I do breads too, but lately it's more focaccia, than regular loaves.

Wine? Red or white? What kind? Not a wine drinker, but use cheap Italian reds for cooking quite often.

My buddy is a baker but does she bake from scratch or from mixes? 99% of the time scratch... if it's needing cupcakes in a hurry for an event, the cake from a mix, but NEVER the icing, that is always homemade.

Favourite Christmas treat or food? It will sound weird, but stuffing! The smell, the taste, I could give up the rest of the meal in exchange for me not having to share the stuffing. Lol.

[bluzsuz]

Omg that would be awsome my son is 15 so you figure he would be pretty jaded at this point but he has a weird fear of gnomes. so this summer I bought this garden gnome and would randomly place it in places to freak him out. On his bed side table when he was sleeping or on the shelf above the toilette. Ahhh that what really get you threw the teen years messing with them. he he!

My hubby has an OBSESSION with garden gnomes, when he dies he wants to be cremated, then mixed with cement and made into a set of two garden gnomes - one for each daughter, who on receiving said gnome must sign an agreement PROMISING to take him in the house in the winter. He also thinks he should start a business offering this service to other people - is this our million $$$ idea???
I got him a t shirt a while ago with 4 gnomes on the front and it says 'Just chillin' with my Gnomies' hahahah. He wears it all the time.

Well ladies I'm super happy and beyond proud to announce Trent has raised $8015!!!! He walked door to door today for over 5 hours and refused to come home until he got it, we are exhausted but thrilled Thank you to all of you for your support, I can't wait to see him turn it all over to the Children's Wish Foundation tomorrow!

Congrats to your son - what an accomplishment.

Okay...
There have been so many questions / pages, so I do apologize if this has already been asked...

Buddy, do you like to bake?
If yes, what do you like to bake...
Cakes?
Cupcakes?
Muffins?
Pies?
Cookies?
Anything else..?

I LOVE to bake, finding time to bake is another thing. I also LOVE to eat baking so that could be a reason I don't bake a ton. Yesterday I made 'Apple Crisp Pizza' that I found on Pinterest - OMG.... so good. I just used a Pilsbury Pizza crust and went from there. So easy yet so impressive.

Yep, Ive really only been using it more often these days cause I'm too lazy to get my butt off the couch to grab my credit card (got a replacement one so don't have the number memorized yet...prob for the best! Lol).

I accidentally shredded my card while mowing the lawn at the Girl Guide camp in the spring, I haven't replaced it yet and have been on a 'cash only diet' for a while now and like the results. I think I will keep it up and try to get thru Xmas this way. I can buy prepaid Visa's if I need too and I KNOW the activation fee will be alot less than the interest I would let acrue on a normal card.

My son's hair is blue and has been for a couple of months. Before that it was purple and before that...pink. He normally wears a top hat. Odd kid. He almost looks normal today.
I had something with cinnamon last time and I didn't dislike it but I didn't really like it either. Hmmm....I do like rooibos. It's one of my favourites!

My youngest has SPLAT red hair - you know, like a clown. I finally relented and let her bleach it out and then color it. Like some of ya's said, it's just hair and I remember wanting to do stuff like that at that age. My oldest wears a Sinatra type hat and rocks it. I love having 2 kids that are not afraid to stray from the norm and not care what others may say.

A couple of questions for my adult buddy....

Wine? Red or white? What kind?

My buddy is a baker but does she bake from scratch or from mixes?

Favourite Christmas treat or food?

I love Whites, Two Oceans Sauvingnon Blanc, Any Pino Grigio, that reisling in the bottle that has a garden painted on it.

I like to bake from scratch but sometimes use mixes. Usually cake mixes, pizza dough mixes, cinnamon roll mixes.
Favortie Xmas treat? Nanaimo bars, sugar cookies, sausage rolls, friends and family.

as an aside- anyone wanna tell me about halifax/shearwater area? good stores,
good areas, bad areas etc? We are moving there in less than a month!

You will have no problems in HRM, lots of stores, major shopping areas seem to be Bayers Lake and Dartmouth Crossing. I am 1.5 hours from HRM, but there are several SC"ers in that area - Erinsmom is in Dartmouth, CarmenMaria is down there too. Don't be afraid to give any of us a shout - we can help you get used to your new digs!

[bluzsuz]

Favourite Christmas treat or food? It will sound weird, but stuffing! The smell, the taste, I could give up the rest of the meal in exchange for me not having to share the stuffing. Lol.

OOOOOH, me too, that is my favorite part of the dinner.

[gwennad]

Baking - I bake usually from mixes but as I'm trying to go gluten/wheat free I've been doing it from scratch (when I have time and energy lol) I bake muffins, and the occasional cake or cupcakes, sometimes cookies.
I don't drink, wine or anything else lol.
Fav treat? nanaimo bars mmm or my mom's shortbread, or her wild rice casserole.

[dlee]

Wine? Red or white? What kind? Not a wine drinker but my family likes both red and white.

My buddy is a baker but does she bake from scratch or from mixes? Preferably from scratch, don't like most mixes.

Favourite Christmas treat or food? Purdy's white chocolate almond bark, oh!! actually, purdys sells this: http://blog.purdys.com/in-store-tast...u-eat-a-mayan/ and they are very delicious as a christmas treat....

Oh! I thought of another wish..I don't love that much chocolate even though I just mentioned two chocolate options, but I do love After Eight Sticks (not squares). so good with hot chocolate!

[K8's Fate]

Wine? Red or white? What kind? I'm not much of a wine drinker, but if I had to choose I'd pick white.

My buddy is a baker but does she bake from scratch or from mixes? Usually from mixes. I'm super busy with an hour commute each way for work, and renovating my house at night and on the weekends. So if I bake, it's with mixes.

Favourite Christmas treat or food? I like egg nog, candy cane hershey kisses, and stuffing too.

I forgot to answer my own questions.

Buddy, do you like to bake? Yes
If yes, what do you like to bake...
Cakes? Yes
Cupcakes? Yes
Muffins? Yes
Pies? No
Cookies? Yes

[PammieD]

Mmmmm....almond bark. Love that stuff.
Meh on wine...severe allergies to mould keep me away from wine most of the time (although I do love a nice chianti or valpollecello)
Baking? Hahahahahaha...I wish I could do it from scratch. I can make banana bread (yummy) from scratch and usually try to do some holiday baking, but typically it's mixes the rest of the year. I do have a good recipe for soft gingersnaps Though. Super tasty and a fave of my DH's little brothers (19 yrs younger then him so theyre fun to bribe with cookies).

Wine? Red or white? What kind? Not a wine drinker but my family likes both red and white.

My buddy is a baker but does she bake from scratch or from mixes? Preferably from scratch, don't like most mixes.

Favourite Christmas treat or food? Purdy's white chocolate almond bark, oh!! actually, purdys sells this: http://blog.purdys.com/in-store-tast...u-eat-a-mayan/ and they are very delicious as a christmas treat....

Oh! I thought of another wish..I don't love that much chocolate even though I just mentioned two chocolate options, but I do love After Eight Sticks (not squares). so good with hot chocolate!

[Armygirl76]

A couple of questions for my adult buddy....

Wine? Red or white? What kind? Not really a big wine drinker it gives me a headache but I do like Ice wine

My buddy is a baker but does she bake from scratch or from mixes? Mostly from scratch

Favourite Christmas treat or food?

Oh my mom's homemade turtles, My brother and I would sneak into the freezer and gooble them up on her it use to drive her nuts. But store bought I cant remeber what they are called but they are hard slices of fruit looking candy they come in a tray layered box the have sugar on them?

My hubby has an OBSESSION with garden gnomes, when he dies he wants to be cremated, then mixed with cement and made into a set of two garden gnomes - one for each daughter, who on receiving said gnome must sign an agreement PROMISING to take him in the house in the winter. He also thinks he should start a business offering this service to other people - is this our million $$$ idea???
I got him a t shirt a while ago with 4 gnomes on the front and it says 'Just chillin' with my Gnomies' hahahah. He wears it all the time.

Can I tell you Bluzsuz that kinda made me tear up I have had kind of a bad week and I absolutely think your husband is the coolest person on earth right now what a beautiful awsome outlook on his passing. I also laughed very hard which is probably were the tears came in. Tell him I might sign up. The bonus is it would freak the crap out of my Kid, LOL even after I still wanna mess with him.

[MrsSunshine]

were not into wine either. the only wine we do have like once a year IF. is Zinfandel strawberry.

[MeShell]

Wine? Red or white? What kind? -----> not a wine drinker

My buddy is a baker but does she bake from scratch or from mixes? ---> well I am not your buddy obviously then cuz I'm don't really bake

Favourite Christmas treat or food? ----> definitely all the chocolates that come out at xmas....or eggnog lattes.

[coyote00]

Buddy, do you like to bake? Yes

If yes, what do you like to bake...
Cakes? Yes
Cupcakes? Once in awhile.
Muffins? Once in a while
Pies? I love making pies - do you have any recipes you would like to share
Cookies? Chocolate Chip and suger cookies are the favorites here. Seasonal cookies:gingerbread, shortbread
Anything else.. brownies, banana bread, fruit crisps, ethnic deserts

[Peachykeen2007]

Jeff Dunham is on comedy right now - peanut and jose are on - LOVE THEM!!!

[cowgirlmama04]

time for answers again

Chocolate: in our house any chocolate is great chocolate

Fruit or nuts : both

peppermint or gingerbread, smell or taste I like both

Favorite stockpile item : laundry deteregent, TP, Feminine products

stockpile item that we go through the fastest: Rice pasta, TP, Cat food and dog food

Kids not allowed to have : live critters..... they already have to many

My unicorn wish : I have been looking everywhere to find Green MOJO's

Do I like to bake: Yes and I prefer to bake from scratch unless I can find Gluten free mixes, I will bake everything but I really suck at making a pastry dough. My biggest problem is finding time to bake though.

My must have Christmas treats : After eight chocolate's, stuffing, butter tarts and a wee bit of eggnog

[RSAS]

A couple of questions for my adult buddy....

Wine? Red or white? What kind?

My buddy is a baker but does she bake from scratch or from mixes?

Favourite Christmas treat or food?

wine? YES! I drink both red and white and in between. I don't drink super cheap wine though due to the higher amounts of sulphates which I react to.

I bake from scratch. Too much junk in the mixes. I'm big into real food.

Favourite Christmas treat or food? eggnog, chocolate, pumpkin pie, baked ham, mmmm I'm getting hungry

[Peachykeen2007]

1. Wine? Red or white? What kind? Not a huge fan
2. does she bake from scratch or from mixes? Both
3. Favourite Christmas treat or food? Lifesaver Storybook - I'm now 31 and still get one in my stocking every year


My youngest has a fever and a nose that just won't stop running and the oldest his belly hurts

Awwww....what's the matter with the kids, Peachy? Colds?