December Events Last Recipe I have my crew of little people over for the weekend. Now, I never request them unless I have activities planned. On this day, I took them to the Kroger supermarket for a holiday dessert making experience. Yes, for thirty minutes, they would be addressed as chefs. They learned how to use cookie cutters, spread icing, and do a little creative decorating to a brownie. I am always amazed at how intense they can be when they are interested in what is going on around them. Chef Jordan was impressed that they were able to follow directions well. Everything went well. Shoppers would stop in their tracks to watch as the chef juniors completed one step and awaited directions for the next. Final Product First, let me say, the brownie is very good. You probably cannot recognize what it is. The cookie cutters used were in the shape of a snowman and a candy cane. Chef Jordan left it to the chef juniors to decorate as they saw fit. My crew overdid it in a big way: too much-crushed candy cane, too many sprinkles. It started calmly with M&M candies for the eyes of the snowman and his buttons. Then it took on a life of its own, and Chef Jordan stepped back and allowed them to have at it. The funniest part is at the end when Chef Jordan announces that all good chefs taste the finished product. They look at each other, back at him, and then to me and said simultaneously, “you try it Grammie.” Chef Jordan and passersby all laugh. I gently declined. They packed up their aprons, hats, brownies, and recipe boxes and we were off to the next event on the schedule. Time with Santa We ventured out to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus today. My grandchildren have mixed emotions about old Chris Cringle. They tugged on his beard and the hair on his head. They were amazed that it was real. My grandson wanted to know, if he is the real Santa, where did he keep his sleigh? I’ll have to give to Santa because he had a quick answer. He told him, “my sleigh is at an undisclosed location, and I only use it when I deliver presents on Christmas Eve.” I could see my grandson processing the answer to his probing question. It all seems very plausible. My granddaughters were hanging off his every word. Then it happened, he asked the magic question, “What do you want for Christmas?” A barge of request came flying at Santa at breakneck speed.
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