Blog buddy Ann Tracy Marr writes paranormal Regency
romances. She may pretend to be a Christmas bah humbugger, but if she had $150,000 floating around, she
would give the twelve gifts of Christmas as prizes for following this blog
tour. (She would keep the ten lords a'leaping for herself.) Anyone up for French hens?
Visit her at www.AnnTracyMarr.com
What is your favorite
holiday food and why?
Hands down, my favorite holiday food is Aunt Peg's fruit
salad. She only made it for Thanksgiving, Christmas and sometimes Easter. Dave
and I fought over the last spoonful one year. I got the fruit salad and he was
awarded the last three pierogis.
Aunt Peg's Fruit Salad
Fill the largest mixing bowl you own with
Sliced bananas
At least one large can chunk pineapple (I like pineapple
and put more in) save the juice for the custard
Peeled grapes (unless you are lazy like me and don't peel
much; then you halve them)
Mini marshmallows if you remember - it is good without
them
Custard (recipe below)
To make the custard, cook in a double boiler until smooth
and thick:
1 T. flour, rounded
2 T. butter
¾ cup sugar
2 egg yolks, beaten
2 egg whites, beaten well (yes, do the yolks and the
whites separately)
The juice from the canned pineapple
Cool the custard, then add regular Cool Whip to taste
Mix the custard into the fruit. Chill before serving.
You can have any
person in history over for your holiday dinner. Who do you invite and what do
you talk about?
To balance all the glitter of the Christmas decorations, Marie
Antoinette would be an interesting choice, provided she agreed to be frank. This
queen of France was more complex than our age paints her: ignored and
intimidated by her mother, married to a king whose country hated hers, a victim
of prejudice and propaganda. I'd love to gossip with her about Madame du
Pompadour, her husband's famous mistress, and other notables of the time. One
question to skip is, "Did you say 'let them eat cake'?" That was one
of the lies said about her. If Marie is as shallow as history paints her, she
would still be entertaining. FYI: My husband wants to invite John Wayne.
Thank you so much for visiting, Ann Tracy and best of luck with your writing!
Here's a list of all the authors on our Holly Jolly Blog Tour:
Please visit all our wonderful blog hop authors. Leave a comment and be entered to win a fifty dollar gift certificate! I can be found over at Christine London's blog this week.
Ann Tracy Marr - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ann-Tracy-Marr/114711658247?ref=ts
Christine London - http://christinelondon.com/
Sharon Poppen - http://poppensthoughtsonwritingandstuff.blogspot.com
Regan Taylor - http://regantaylorsworld.blogspot.com
Regina Andrews - http://reginaandrews.wordpress.com
Angie Dobson – http://loveromancesandmore.com
Thank you so much for visiting, Ann Tracy and best of luck with your writing!
Here's a list of all the authors on our Holly Jolly Blog Tour:
Please visit all our wonderful blog hop authors. Leave a comment and be entered to win a fifty dollar gift certificate! I can be found over at Christine London's blog this week.
Ann Tracy Marr - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ann-Tracy-Marr/114711658247?ref=ts
Christine London - http://christinelondon.com/
Sharon Poppen - http://poppensthoughtsonwritingandstuff.blogspot.com
Regan Taylor - http://regantaylorsworld.blogspot.com
Regina Andrews - http://reginaandrews.wordpress.com
Angie Dobson – http://loveromancesandmore.com
Ann, Interesting choice about Marie Antoinette, but I have to go with your husband. John Wayne would have some fascinating stories to tell. Besides, it would be worth it just to hear him say his famous quote from the movie 'McClintock', “I'm not gonna hit you, partner. The hell I'm not!”. What fun!
ReplyDeleteDear Sharon, so great to hear from you!!! What a nice comment, thanks so much for stopping in to hear about Ann Tracy's holiday treats. Love doing the HJBT with you :-) Hugs, Gina
DeleteThanks for the recipe!!
ReplyDeleteNow that would be even more interesting if Marie and John Wayne were there together! wasn't the term "cake' meant to signify bread back in those days? (so Marie's comment would not have been seen as quite so callus)
Happy Holiday, Ann and Regina!
Marie's comment about eating cake was a lie spread by someone who didn't like her, kind of like the junk that gets said about politians when they run in an election.
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays to all,
Ann Tracy Marr
Hi Ann Tracy and welcome! It's great to have you back on my blog and wonderful to be celebrating the season by doing the Holly Jolly Blog Tour together! LOVE your recipe!! Hugs, Regina
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, thanks so much for popping in and visiting :-) I hope your holidays are all sparkle and shine!! xoxo Hugs, Gina
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fruit salad recipe - I'll have to try it. It sounds delicious and enjoyed hearing how you fought over the last bite one year. LOL
ReplyDeleteWow! Love the recipe. Thanks. Fruit salad is my oldest son's favorite dish for holidays. I think I could just fix that and he would be happy. My best to you on your writing and have a wonderful holiday.
ReplyDeleteAnn Tracy-I really like recipe FOR THE FRUIT SALAD.Thanks Gina for having the recipe.REGARDS BEN SMITH
ReplyDeletecky15: christmas cookies because this is what we give as gifts to family and friends. All homemade that is the best and enjoy cooking them,
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed reading the comments. I would like to invite to dinner Martha Stewart and show her I can be as creative as she is!
ReplyDeleteI can make a budget, prepare a delicious dinner complete with a beautifully set table.
I am a better pie baker than she is, I can sew anything, and I can make beautiful items out of junk! She is not the only one with a creative idea. There are thousands of us out here.
JWIsley(at)aol(dot)com
ANN TRACY -really enjoyed the comments about Aunt Pegs fruit salad.Actually a book about recipes would be very interesting.Thanks to Regina for having you on her nice blog. REGARDS BEN SMITH!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat recipe sounds yummy! I'm going to try it!
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