Everyone can live richly by discovering what makes life worth living and embracing it. I invite you to take a journey with me, sharing in this exciting and fun ride with me and my fabulous friends. We'll be eating, drinking, and laughing along the way.

And

Love Life

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Blondee's Holiday Glamour Tree

Add a touch of holiday glamour anywhere!

Your shopping list:

• 1 Styrofoam Cone in an ideal size for your setting
• 1 Spray can of craft-friendly gold paint
• Around 200 straight pins with pearls on top
• Crystals with a hole all the way through to match your color theme (or go rainbow like mine!)

1. Spray your tree base and let dry.
2. Using your pearled pins to secure the beads through the holes, decorate your tree up, down and sparkly!
3. Place it on your kitchen counter to add a touch of "Glamour in the Kitchen"!

.... Kisses and Happy Holidays from Blondee!

Ooeeie Gooie Pecan Pie

I loved the Ooeeie Gooie Caramel Corn so much I decided to try a variation, and this pie was born.

You'll need:

• 1 prepared or homemade pie crust
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
• 1 stick salted butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups pecan pieces

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Mix sugar, syrup and butter in medium pan over low-medium heat.
3. Stir for 2 minutes, until mixture reaches full rolling boil.
4. Beat eggs in a mixing bowl until lemon colored.
5. Temper egg mixture with a spoonful of the hot syrup mixture. Slowly add the rest of the hot syrup while stirring constantly.
6. Add vanilla and pecans to mixture.
7. Pour mixture into prepared pie shell.
8. Bake 35-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Cool for two hours.
10. Serve with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Sinfully Rich Seafood

This delightfully decadent rich seafood medley compliments any culinary adventure. Serve with the balance of your wine as an appetizer, an entree, or a midnight snack with a little bubbly to toast the stars.

You'll need:

• One pound small scallops
• One pound fresh small bay shrimp (or defrosted)
• One pound crabmeat
• Two tablespoons olive oil
• Quarter cup sliced green onions
• Quarter cup white wine
• One half cup cream
• One tablespoon chopped parsley
• Quarter cup fresh graded Parmesan cheese
• Quarter cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Saute green onions in two tablespoons olive oil.
2. Add scallops and cook for three minutes.
3. Add white wine and parsley.
4. Add cream (use as much as needed for desired consistency).
5. Add shrimp and crab.
6. Put into an 8x8 inch square glass pan.
7. Sprinkle cheeses over top and bake at 400F for 15 min.

If you can't get fresh seafood, use frozen! Defrost in the fridge at least four hours prior to preparation time. Slice the green onions at least a half inch in length to capture the flavors.

Chicken Salad Wraps...

This easy cool recipe is great for those warming spring days and early hot summery days for that first picnic of the year or a lunch on the go. The key to this recipe is dicing up your ingredients as coarsely or as finely as you like for a yummy mingling of all these sweet flavors.

You'll need:

• Two cooked chicken breasts
• Two tablespoons of your favorite light mayonnaise to blend everything together
• Half a cup (or one medium) tomato
• Half a cup (or one small) red onion
• Three tablespoons sliced almonds
• One half a Granny Smith apple
• Quarter cup red grapes
• Half an English cucumber (imparts a sweet balance)
• One petite sweet yellow pepper
• And a dash of black pepper and salt to taste

Mix ingredients thoroughly, and spoon into your favorite wrap - this month we used an Italian Flatbread. Enjoy right away or chilled another day!