So, what are you buying and what do you want?

I got Walter Mosley's The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey for my son. I'm not sure it's really his type but it's become a tradition for me to give him a Mosley book and the new McGill won't be out till March.

For me I got Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi Wa'Thiong'O. It's been on my wish list for quite a while and I'm looking forward to it. Also got A Company of Moors by Justin Thomas - North Africa in 1640. Both of these are BABs 766 and 571 pages respectively, you know I like that.

I think it's been a couple of years since I posted my famous Rum Ball recipe for the holidays. Enjoy:

RUM BALLS

3 c Crushed vanilla wafers

1 c Chopped pecans (chopped small)

1 c Confecgioner's sugar

1 1/2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tb Light corn syrup

1/2 c Rum

Confectioner's sugar for rolling

Combine vanilla wafers, pecans, sugar, cocoa powder, corn syrup, and rum mixing together well. Using slightly dampened hands, shape mixture into 3/4" balls. Roll balls in confectioner's sugar. Store in a tightly covered container.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

Crystal

So, what are you buying and what do you want?

I got Walter Mosley's The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey for my son. I'm not sure it's really his type but it's become a tradition for me to give him a Mosley book and the new McGill won't be out till March.

For me I got Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi Wa'Thiong'O. It's been on my wish list for quite a while and I'm looking forward to it. Also got A Company of Moors by Justin Thomas - North Africa in 1640. Both of these are BABs 766 and 571 pages respectively, you know I like that.

I think it's been a couple of years since I posted my famous Rum Ball recipe for the holidays. Enjoy:

RUM BALLS

3 c Crushed vanilla wafers

1 c Chopped pecans (chopped small)

1 c Confecgioner's sugar

1 1/2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tb Light corn syrup

1/2 c Rum

Confectioner's sugar for rolling

Combine vanilla wafers, pecans, sugar, cocoa powder, corn syrup, and rum mixing together well. Using slightly dampened hands, shape mixture into 3/4" balls. Roll balls in confectioner's sugar. Store in a tightly covered container.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

Crystal

Umm sorry Crystal..but to hail wif the rest of that stuff...Im taking the rum and adding to some egg nog LOL..just kiddin..sounds tasty..

I'll drink to that. Have a Merry Christmas, Ladies.

I'm thinking about tackling "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff. This new biography is winning rave notices, being called the definitive book about one of history's most elusive and fascinating female icons.

You guys are funny! LiLi: that's why I buy a whole fifth! I only need 1 cup for 2 batches then the rest is MINE!

Thanks for the info on the Cleo book Cynique - think I'll check it out.

The Wizard of the Crow is cracking me up!

Crystal

You guys are funny! LiLi: that's why I buy a whole fifth! I only need 1 cup for 2 batches then the rest is MINE!

Thanks for the info on the Cleo book Cynique - think I'll check it out.

The Wizard of the Crow is cracking me up!

Crystal

LOLLOL I hope you brought it in right..I was sick and still havent recovered

LiLi

I'll just guzzle the rum straight from the bottle--which I will cover with a paper bag

I am reading The Bizarro Starter Kit (orange) and Gulliver's Travels by Johnathan Swift