FIGGY PUDDING

 

Welcome to another episode of Chilebrown's fruitcake corner. Ms. Goofy just returned from the Dickens Faire with a Christmas Steamed Pudding. It is close enough to a fruitcake to share with you.  It is a dense moist cake with raisins, apples and cherries. Ms. Goofy knows what I like.

JANE PARKER

 Jane Parker dark fruitcake just arrived by Santa driving an Amazon van. This is a very good rendering of a traditional cake. It is chock full of pecans, raisins, molases, brown sugar and cherries on top. It is very moist and scrumdiddlyumptious. It is a delicate cake and will fall apart if your not careful. I doubt I will have a problem because it will not last long.

HOLIDAY CRAFT SALE

 Who would of ever thought I would become a fan of a local Holiday Craft Sale? Well, I am. Where else can you buy homemade pie, jams & jellies, and numerous sweet homemade treats? This sale even had a pie room where you could go to have coffee and a slice of pie. I did have some restraint and only bought jams and a pecan pie today. See you at the next Holiday Craft sale.

LEMON CURD CHEESECAKE

 

It turned to be a lemon curd cheesecake Monday and I am having a piece for breakfast right now.

RAT PACK

'Dinner & Show' was on the menu for Saturday night at the Fratalanza/Ligure Italian Club. This was a great event with fabulous food and a show for dessert. The menu was ravioli (my favorite), salad, antipasta, pork chop w/stuffing, potatoes, beans with bacon/mushrooms and a fancy dessert. The stage was a tribute band to the Rat Pack group. We all were tapping our toes and singing a long to some old standards by Frank, Deano, Sammy and Joey. What a fun night.
 

LAST BBQ COMPETITION OF THE SEASON

 

It was our last competition of the year. We traveled to Clements California to judge ribs today. It was a great send-off. There were some celebrities in the house; Elvis, Marilyn and the Duke. The teams did a great job and the judges & public left full and satisfiend. We cannot wait till next year.

 

Chompa Q bbq team took the Grandchampionship. Congratulatons

 

Elvis has left the building.

DINNER AND A SHOW

 

It is so nice to be able to be normal again. Normal with a highly inflated price tag I guess. We love to go to our local playhouse and see a show. Yesterday we saw Young Frankenstein the musical. It is a great way to spend an afternoon. Afterwards we walk across the street to enjoy a Mexican dinner.

The New Mecca is a popular restaurant that has been around forever. Today for some very unusual reason it was not crowded. New Mecca is known for their comfort, cheap and plentiful Mexican food. They do not dissapoint. It may be a good idea to take a heartburn pill but it is so good.