IbelievetheBruschettaisthesamefamilyofCrostini.Itistoastedbreadwithdelicioustoppings.Often,peoplelovethemasappetizersortapasinSpain. Seepicturesbelow.
我認為Bruschetta和Crostini出於同一家族。通常大家用來做開胃餐。在西班牙它是很受歡迎的下酒菜。
GoodBruschettaneedtohavegoodbreadtostartwith.Thenthetoppingsplaythesecondrole.ImadethisappetizerforourNewYear'sEvedinner.Inordertodothat...[
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Homemadealwaysmeansdeliciousandhealthy.ShrimpCocktailisoneofthem. Itissoeasyto makeathome.
自己家做的東西意味著美味又健康.雞尾大蝦就是其中的一種.做起來很簡單。
Firstpeeltheshrimp.Cleanandleavethetailon.Boilwaterwithseasalt.Addshrimp,removeshrimpassoonastheyturnpick.Don'tovercook.Soaktheminicewaterimmediately anddrain.Keeptheminthefridgeuntilitisreadytoarrange.
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Yes,wehadaWhiteChristmasthisyearandsnowwasstillcomingdownonNewYear'sEve.Roadfromourhometooutsideworldwasclosed.ThenitisourchancetoenjoytheNewYear'sEveathome.Perfect!
不錯,我們今年聖誕節期間下大雪.除夕夜還在不停地下.大雪封山,我們都出不去門了.我們就在家慶祝新年好了.
好久沒有用這套銀器了.幾年前買的.飯後咖啡就用它了.說實話,一年用的次數不多.燭台用的很多.都是我的收藏品.每年年初擦一次.還好,[
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ThisChristmasissuchspecial.Wehadmorethan2feetofsnow.Alotsofroadshadbeenclosed.ItwasaclassicWhiteChristmas.Themediasaiditwasa"stormofthecentury".Itwastrue.Ontheotherhand,itbroughtmorejoytous.BecauseitwasthefirstWhiteChristmasthatwecelebratedtogether.Webuiltsnowmeninfrontandbackofourproperty.Andenjoyedacupofhomemadehotchocolateinthewarmhouse.Whatajoy!Ofcourse,ourChristmasEvedinnerisano...[
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ThisiswonderfulFrenchdish.IlearneditfromJulieChild'scookingshow(DVDsets).JulieChildisanAmericaniconforFrenchchef.ShewasthefirstonewhointroducedFrenchcookingintoAmerica.ShealsoisthefirstpersonwhostartedcookingshowonTV.Idon'tknowwhatyearitwas.HerDVDsetsIhadfromSantaClauseoneyearhadblackandwhite,alsoincoloraslatershowshedid.IwouldassumeshewasonTVsince1940s.
RecipeforhomemadeSaucissewithwhitebea...[
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WehadwhiteChristmasthisyear.Itsaidthiswasthelargestsnowwehadsince1968.Wehadabout2feetsnowatourproperty.Snowwastooheavyandmadeourhedgeplantshangingdown.However,wehadchancetobuildsnowmanandhadgreattimeenjoyingthewhiteChristmas.
OurChristmastree:
TakeacloselookatmyornamentsIcollectedovertheyears.
Gingerbreadmanissmiling:
Mylovelyelf:
Alittlesilkshoeonthetree.
AnAnglefromheav...[
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Christmascomesaroundonceayear.DuringtheChristmasseason,theholidaysweetsaretheimportantpartoftheChristmasspirit.Astimegoeson,alotsoffamiliesliketobuyreadytomakestuffinsteadofhomemade.Itmightsavetimeandfitsomeonesschedule.Butthetasteandthejoyoftheholidayspiritwouldbeneverthesame.Nottomentionthechemicalandartificialingredientsineachofthebox,Iamsureitisnotgoodforourhealth.Overtheyears,Ihavelearnedto...[
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SorryTexasChickenlittle,Iamlate.Ihavebeenbusyatwork.AtthesametimebusyathometoprepareourChristmasstuff.HerearemyrecipesforblackberryJamandblueberryjam.Youcanbuythepectininanygrocerystore.Itisabout$2apack.
對不起TexasChickenlittle,我來晚了。最近工作忙，回家來準備聖誕節的東西。下麵是我的果醬配方。果醬凝固劑在美國店裏都有的賣，$2左右。
1)Blackberryjam:
6pintblackberries(~5and3/4cupcrushedb...[
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Istartedtodecorateourhomecoupleweeksago.Fromfrontgatetobackdoor,fromoutsidehousetoinsidethehome.Thingsstartedtocometogether.Didn'tgetchancetotakeanypicturesuntilthisweekend.........Snowcamedown. Whatajoy!
兩星期前開始著手準備聖誕節裝飾。從前門到後門，從房子外到房子內。漸漸準備齊，不過我的還沒有開始。一直沒有時間拍照直到上星期天。。。。。下雪了。好興奮！
Hereisthefrontgate:
這是前...[
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Sincenowhereelsetogo,letitsnow,letitsnow,letitsnow...............
IgrewupinNorthernChina.Iknowwhatthesnowis.However,IamalwaysexcitedwhenIseesnow.NowinAmerica,wehavesnoweveryyearhere.Butnotveryoften.ComparetomountainareaandmidWest,itisnothing.Butitissohappytoseeit.............
我們這裏每年多下雪，但是下的不多，和美國高山地區和美國中部相比差很遠，我是在北方長大的，直到今天，白雪飄飄還是讓我...[
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