Lovely Weather for a Sleigh Ride & Meet Pomi

Still cooped up, tons of snow outside, but warm and cozy inside!

I was going to throw this little guy out...

 

But then I spotted my little sleigh, and the wool plaid fabric that picked up his colors, and a bag of batting.  All in the basement, which no one will ever see!  :)

 

The wool has black, green, red, blue, a little yellow, a scapers delight!

Red chargers, PB outlet, navy plates, CTS, red flatware, CTS, green bee glasses as well as the blue stems, .99 , CTS.

Little red trimmed plates and green bowls, CTS, too.

Red lion heads bowls, Sur La Table, red votives, Michaels clearance.

The napkins are from WSonoma Outlet, a great color red...

Orig 6.00, but I don't know who would pay that!  I paid 89 as I had a coupon.

I think that does it!

 

POM was kind enough to send me a case of their delicious Pomegranate juice.  When I saw the bottle, I knew I couldn't throw it out without doing  a metamorphosis on it.

Spray it white, cut the neck off, and insert an unbreakable Cmas ball in it, and decorate. 

Meet Pomi!  The school teacher couldn't waste this adorable bottle. 

 

 

What's for dinner on a cold January evening?  Something easy and filling!

Pierrogi, Gorgonzola chopped steaks with sauteed onions and oven roasted carrots. 

After hours of shoveling this.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

I am joining Laurie at Bargain Hunting with Laurie for Favorite Things. Don't forget her ♥ party, it was a lot of fun last year!

Also joining The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays.  She and Christine , Xinex, won first place in a contest sponsored by April Cornell.  You had to feature her products in the  setting.  Congratulations to both of them!

Susan at BNOTP for Metamorphosis Monday for the little pom bottle ...
And last but not least,

Tabletop Tuesday

with Marty at A Stroll Thru Life.

Thank you to all the hostesses!  And thank you for spending time visiting!

Cabin Fever Strikes & a Little Give Away

A little poem for you...or a rap if you can supply your own sound effects!  :)

My name is Frostina,

I am into the glam

So different from Frosty,

I'm a stylin'  Snow Mam!

No button nose for me

Or corn pipes that stink,

Top hats are out,

I'm pretty in PINK!

The flake in my hair

Matches the one on the glass,

Don't mean to brag

But I'm a Snow MAM with class!

Cloche covered snowballs

Are part of our meal,

Pink polka dot plates

Add to the blingy appeal.

Please sit at my table

We have sweet Snow MAM soup,

And after we eat,

Through the snow we will troop!

We had a storm last night, about 16 in of new snow fell, high winds, no visibility  and we lost our power from last night till the afternoon. 

It got down to 59 inside, a little frosty!

I was going to bake some cookies to go with our soup...

But no power...no cookies!

So we will have to eat some I picked at the Pepperidge Farm!

Speaking of snow, have you seen this movie?

I know any of you have taught school will be familiar with this delightful story.

I remember when my gdau was one, she would stop her antics :) and watch this movie with its beautiful soundtrack.

I have a brand new copy, but it is not a disc, so you would have to have a vcr player.

Perfect for those of you with young children or grandchildren.

If you would like to be in the drawing just let me know.

Any follower is eligible .

I am joining Susan for Tablescape Thursday, and Gollum for Foodie Friday.  And since it's pink Beverly for Pink Saturday.

Thanks for visiting!

The cast:

Pink cloth and napkins

White chargers Noritake , Pink polka dot plates Cmas Tree Shop, Flake glasses $ Tree, Stems Pfaltzgraf, white flatware, Walmart.

Snowman soup, hot chocolate, whipped cream and chocolate snowman, marshmallow skewer

Snowmen used to hold names from my friend Marsha at Marsha's Garden.

Snow people S&P's and spreaders gift from a forum friend, Pam.

Star mirrors, Pottery Barn Outlet

Cozy and Warm~ Baked Stuffed Pears

It snowed again last night.  Not a lot, just enough to make the roads icy.

More expected tonight, so I guess we will be in for a few days.

My washer died Cmas Eve, it was 10, and was always a good friend.  10 is how old in washing machine life?

Our new one came today.  They had to bring it from the road, they weren't sure about getting in the driveway.

We did our maiden load.  :)

Talk about blogging about nothing!

But it is Laurie's  Favorite Things Saturday and The Tablescaper's Seasonal Sunday, so I must!

We can sit by the window, have a cup of coffee, and have some warm stuffed pears.

This is a red pear to match the mat .  :)

Halve it, remove the core, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Stuff it with nuts, raisins and a crumb mixture.  I had some left from when I made an apple crisp.

Bake at 375 for about 20 min.

Serve warm with a little whipped cream, or ice cream.

You can also do it vertically.

I hope those of you in the cold climates are warm and cozy, and those where it is warm, well... aren't you special!  :)Thanks for stopping by the woods on a snowy day!

Skate and Eat!

I prefer no  music on blogs, so I won't subject you to that, but if you could hum the Skater's Waltz, it would be good!  :)

This was the starting point, love the fluffy around the edge!

I saved that white shaved paper, knowing I wanted to use it for this!

I used a silver tray, put the paper on the edge, then set a round mirror on top.

An icy blue under cloth with a snowy white cut work cloth on top.

Silver charger, the common Gibson white plates, I got mine in Linens and Things when they were still in business. Etched stems from many years ago.

Icy blue napkin, held by a silver snowflake from Dansk. Votives are Italian from Fortunoff's years ago.

Individual butter cloches from WSonoma Outlet.

The flatware is new...yesterday.  Calypso by Towle. Christmas Tree Shops.

Little silver sleds are by Gorham.

Kisses by Hershey.  :)

The skates are from Christmas Tree Shop, and The Tablescaper bought them too.  I am sure she will leave me in the "ice" when she does her table. :)

But I am so done with Christmas tables!  Snow and Ice, well, we will have that till March! I have a Snowman table I am thinking about, and then we will all be sick of snow!  :)

And now the Food part!

Chicken Pot Pie

I used my Revol chicken shaped casserole.  A few years ago several of us on a cooking forum got Revol fever.  I actually find no difference roasting a chicken in it than in a pan!

Cute, but pricey.  I rarely use it.  Save your money!

Roast a chicken, brining first is nice.  :)

Let it cool, and allow your dh to eat the legs if you are so inclined, I was, I don't like dark meat!

Make a pie crust, double.

Press the crust into the pan, and fill with the cooled chicken.

 

Strain the drippings.

Put in a sauce pan, add some water and soup base.

Cook your celery, onions, parsley, carrots and potatoes in this.

Spoon out the cooked vegetables and add to the chicken.

Now thicken the sauce the liquid that is left in the sauce pan.  Pour over the mixture.

Because you cooked your vegetables in the stock, you will have a very flavorful gravy. 

Place the top crust on your pie, and make some vent holes.

Brush the top with egg wash.

Bake till golden brown...remember everything is cooked, so don't over do it!

Let it sit for a few minutes...then dig in and enjoy!

And that's it for tonight!

We skate (d) , we ate.  :)

I am joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday, and Designs by Gollum for Foodie Friday.  Thank you, ladies.

And thank you for visiting !