.....NINA'S RECIPES.....

Sunday, December 13, 2009

TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO

Good morning sun shine!
After a short morning shower here comes the rainbow. Too beautiful to stay home, so we just left town for the day to San Francisco. Here we stopped at AMPM to fuel up.
(Click on photos to enlarge)

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

PACIFIC SUNSET

MY FEET ON WET SAND...

... AND THIS IS ME, FREEZING MY... FEET OFF... !

This is a little RUSSIAN market where we always buy delicious goodies imported from Europa
(Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary....)

RUSSIAN CAKES...YUMMMY YUMMMY!!!

CANDIES, COOKIES...ETC;

CHOCOLATE...CHOCOLATE...CHOCOLATE

The smell of smoked sausages wafting in the air, plus the red caviar, goat feta cheese, freshly baked bread, just to name a few of our favorite delicacies, were our snacks in the car on the way back home.

Ps. For more pictures on this SAN FRANCISCO TRIP click on Nina's Nature! Enjoy!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

CHRISTMAS COOKIES -2009-

TOASTED COCONUT COOKIES - CHRISTMAS COOKIES 2009 -

CHRISTMAS COOKIES -2009-

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter, softened,
1 package (8oz) cream cheese, softened,
1/2 cup sugar,
1 teaspoon vanilla extract,
2 cups flour,
1/3 cup powder sugar;
DIRECTIONS:
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar; blend well. Stir in vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour. Using a cookie press fitted with star tip, form dough into 2-1/2 inch wreaths on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 F for 10-12 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool on wire racks. Dust with powder sugar.
Enjoy!