More Christmas pictures

Pictures to cover the past few days.  I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!

P.S.  We tried our homemade alcohol... it's pretty interesting.  Better mixed with orange juice.  

Smells soooooo good!

Tea bag press and lemon/lime squeezer (looks like a bird)

Electric teapot I ordered on Amazon.  It shows the temperature.

Each type of tea has a specified water temperature for optimal flavor.

Chai that Chris's sister brought down with her.

My new running shirt from Caitlin.  I wore it for my Christmas Day run.

Recipe for Rib Roast that Chris's dad made for Christmas dinner.

Horseradish sauce

With rosemary

I missed the picture of it being brushed with the horseradish sauce.

The pie was a big hit.  By the end of the night, there was less pie.

I sampled some peppermint bark.  OMG delicious!

Pooh bear relaxing

Chris using his new Star Trek bottle opener

One of his favorite beers

One of my Christmas gifts from Chris.  I have been wanting a digital picture frame for ages!  I cannot wait to load pictures on it!

I was soooo excited about my mini food processor!  We have a tiny kitchen, so we do not have room for a large food processor.  I have been wanting a smaller food processor for a while now.  I cannot wait to use it!

Cutest movie ever!

Ashe

Kirby

A Christmas ornament I ordered for next year for our tree (learn more about our Christmas tree tradition here).  Only it will read "Chris & Jes" "2010" and "Engaged".

Apple Cranberry Pie

Last year, my good friend Caitlin taught me how to make an apple pie.  Years ago, a friend made an apple cranberry pie that I loved, so I used Caitlin's recipe and added cranberries to it.  Below is her recipe, although I should note that I am not really a fan of measuring.

The pie came out a bit runny this time, but it was a huge hit!  It was very delicious!  I will post more picture from my wonderful Christmas tomorrow.  I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!


Apple Cranberry Pie with Crumb Topping


1 pie crust
6 cups (about 4-5 apples) thinly sliced, peeled apples (As recommend by Caitlin, a combination of flavorful red and green apples is the perfect combination.  I used 4 of the 6 apples I purchased.  Two were Braeburn and two were Granny Smith.)
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I personally like a little more)
1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/3 cup cranberries (I use more than that, but I love cranberries.)


Prepare and roll out pie crust.  Line a 9-inch pie plate with the crust.
In a large bowl stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Add apple slices and cranberries.  Gently toss until coated.
Transfer apple/cranberry mixture to the pie plate.


Crumb topping 
1/2 cup of flour
1/2 cup of brown sugar
3 tablespoons of softened (not melted) butter


Stir together flour, brown sugar, and butter with a fork to cause crumbs to form.  Spread on top of apples.

Bake pie at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes with foil over the crust (or a pie crust protector).  Then remove the foil and cook for another 20 minutes or until the filling is bubbly.