Soft Pretzels

Who knew? You can make pretzels at home. Mine didn't turn out very pretty, but they sure taste good. We're going to use them (among other foods) with a chocolate fountain at Lynne's baby shower coming up on March 1.
Here's the recipe and some pictures.









Mixing the dough in the indestructable, 30-year-old, Harvest Gold Oster.










Boiling the dough.







Out of the oven.

Lots of pans and dishes to clean up, though.

Happy 2009 !

Close friends and family joined Jerry and Sara at their 11th annual New Year's Eve / Anniversary party. Click here for some photos.

A four-hour domino game probably broke some sort of record. Joe recommends duct taping everyone's mouth to speed up future games! But I would miss the color commentary.

We enjoyed fireworks at midnight (although some of the neighbors did not). And a big smooch for Jerry and Sara at 12:01 on their anniversary!