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Looking good, Q!

Ho Ho Ho!

Q was in the festive spirit on Christmas Day!

Here's his stocking (custom made by Sophia of QuatchiFan2010) hanging with some of the others by the fireplace.

Santa was oh so good to our favourite sasquatch! He got clothes and mini M&Ms! What a lucky guy!

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Quatchmas

Sorry for the lack of blogging, Quatch Watch fans. Q and I have been busy preparing for the holidays! More to come soon. Stay tuned!

Holiday Baking

With the holidays only two weeks away, it's time to get our bake on! Q and I tried this recipe last week. They were so good, we decided to bake them again for an upcoming holiday party!

White Chocolate Orange Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

1 tablespoon orange zest

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups white chocolate chips

1 cup chopped walnuts

 

Preheat oven to 350F. Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and orange zest. Stir the flour, baking soda, and salt together; mix into the creamed mixture. Stir in the white chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.

Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cook completely. Makes at least 3 dozen cookies.

Source: allrecipes.com

Well, there you have it folks. Q and I tried at least one new recipe every month in 2010. Perhaps we should do the same for 2011?

Ah Caramba!

Check out how ridiculously big this apple is! It's almost as tall as Q's torso. The coin on top of it is a loonie (one Canadian dollar). G saw it at the grocery store and had try it!

Snowflakes

I like old school homemade decorations for my office door. Last year, my snowflakes were a big hit among my co-workers' children. I thought I would bring them back for good times. Q is holding on to his favourite snowflake. Mine is in the bottom right hand corner of the photo (the one with all the hearts). Let it snow!

HBD to Q

Q turned 3 on Sunday! Happy birthday, buddy!

Apple Breakfast Bread

Apple Breakfast Bread

1/2 butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

2 apples - peeled, cored, and chopped

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan. In a bowl, mix the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs.

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix into the butter mixture until moistened. Fold in the apples. Transfer to the prepared loaf pan.

Bake 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Source: allrecipes.com

Special Delivery!

The mailman dropped off this big yellow envelope at our house today. It's from our friends at QuatchiFan2010!

 

Q received a stylish t-shirt with a skateboarder on it. It fits him perfectly!

 

Q and I also received matching stockings to hang by the fireplace. And inside them were boxes of Korean Pocky. Amazing! We've never tried it before so it's a big treat for us.

Thanks so much for the gifts, Sophia and the Quatchi fam! We are so lucky to have friends like you!

'Tis the Season

The Swarovski Tree is shining bright at the Eaton Centre. Only one more month until Christmas!