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Months Top Picks
Free
Stuff
on
the WWW
Featuring
my Fav Graphic Web Artists
Top Shareware &
Freeware sites
Seasonal Sites &
Beverage Recipes
Happy
Valentines Day!
Please
check back again soon, thanks !
| Rocketdownload
has download fun for your Valentines Day! Your choice of a dozen romantic
& fun screensavers and a few games! |
| Kids
Domain Valentines Holiday coloring pages, crafts, word searches, mazes,
graphics and music. Kid Safe Site. |
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Favorite Holiday
Beverage Recipes (Non- and *Alcoholic)
| Snow Ice Cream -
Add 1/2 c. sugar to 1 c. cream, and flavor with 2 tsps. vanilla
or lemon; if lemon juice is used, more sugar will be required. Stir in
newly-fallen snow until thick as ice-cream. Any kind of fruit juice may
be used instead of cream or lemon. In any case the recipe is best if the
snow is added just before serving. |
| Eggnog Lite - Ginger
ale, spices, and citrus juices enliven old-fashioned eggnog, making a fabulously
refreshing and lighter version. Whisk 3 lg. eggs in a large bowl until
frothy. Mix in 1 quart orange juice, and 1/4 c. lemon juice, 2 T. sugar,
1/4 tsp. cinnamon, 1/8 tsp. ginger, and a dash of nutmeg & cloves,
or substitute the spices with 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice. Spoon 1/2 gallon
of softened Vanilla ice cream into a large punch bowl, stir in the egg
mixture until well combined. Refrigerate if not serving immediately. Before
serving, pour in 1 quart of ginger ale. |
Crockpot Hot Cocoa
(for a Group) - A welcome treat on a cold winter day!
In saucepan, combine
1 1/2 c. sugar, 1 1/4 c. cocoa and 1 tsp salt and slowly add
3/4 c. hot water, mixing well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture boils. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Pour into crockpot, add 1
gallon of milk & 1 tsp. vanilla; heat to serving temperature, stirring
occasionally, best NOT to boil. Serve with marshmallows or whipped cream,
if desired. |
| Bubbling
Jade Punch - Dissolve 2 packages (3 oz.) lime gelatin in 2 cups boiling
water; stir in 4 cups cold water, 12 oz. can (un)frozen lemonade concentrate,
and 2 cups pineapple juice; chill, but not too long or it solidifies!!
Add 2 liters of ginger ale before serving. |
| *Home-made Kahula
- Boil 4 c. water, 3 c. sugar and 1/4 c. instant coffee, or brew 4 cups
of strong coffee and add the 3 c. sugar & dissolve. Let cool (1-2 hours).
Add a Fifth of Vodka and 1 Tbsp. vanilla. Stir and chill, best served the
next day. (Even better after a week!) |
| *Polar Bear - Mix
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, 3 shots whiskey, 2 shots rum, and 1
shot brandy or amaretto together in a large bowl. The ice cream will
get soft, store in the freezer. |
| *Irish
Coffee - Into a 6-8 oz. stemmed coffe glass or mug, mix 1 and 1/2 teaspoon
sugar with a jigger (1 and 1/2 oz.) Irish Whiskey, add hot strong black
coffee to within 1/2" of top, stir, and top with whipped cream. |
| *Better-Than-Bailey's
- Mix in order, 2 Tbs. boiling water, 1 Tbs. instant coffee, 1 can sweetened
condensed milk, 1/2 pint whiskey, 1 small carton heavy cream, chill
and enjoy over ice! |
*Wassail
- 1 gallon Apple cider, 1 lg can (1/2 gal?) Apricot nectar/juice, 3 c.
Dark rum, 1 1/2 cups brown sugar -- firm pack, 1/4 c.
Lemon juice, 6 Sticks cinnamon -- 3" each, 3 Oranges,
1
1/2 tsps Whole cloves. Combine cider, nectar, rum, brown sugar, lemon
juice, and cinnamon
sticks
in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered,
1 hour. Stud quartered oranges with cloves, and add to cider. Let brew
at least 1 more hour. Serve hot. |
 Kevin
Palivecs Camalott
is a magical world
full of free Dragon cartoon clipart, graphics,
and Malathars Midi
Jukebox, on a wonderfully fun, creative,
Award winning site.
Malathar and his friends
will keep you surfing
this site again and again!
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Surf over to
the Enchantress' "Land of Enchantment"
which features a
forum for many and varied Artists to Subsite
Beautiful images,
Web Art & Graphics, Artistic Wallpaper, Animals,
People, Holiday,
Fantasy, Unicorns, Faeries, Angels, Mideval,
Native American,
Sci-Fi, Abstract, Fractals, and much, much more!
Visit the
Enchantress, you'll lose track of time at this site!
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Wander
around in the Music Hall
at Suzies Castle,
she has not only
a beautifully designed site, but midi files galore!
Here you can find
a large variety, including Big Band, Celtic, Classical, Country, Easy Listening,
Inspirational, Oldies,Patriotic, Themes, and Rock n Roll
|
{ Now
here's a little freebie for your site from me!
Insert the following
as a tag or html into your own webpage,
and *viola*
you'll have your favorite tune on-site in an instant!
NOTE: Replace the
gold
with your page, and the
blue with
your midi} |
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Thanks to the
*WOW*
Graphics Webring,
home to some incredibly
talented and dedicated digital artists
who truely prove
that the Web is not just all techno- and flash !
Like Ann-S-Thesia
who designed this great Holiday set,
and Moyras
Web Jewels, who designs beautiful baroque template sets,
a pixel artiste
with an impressive array of intricate digital designs.
Please follow the
links on this page to see more of their talent and variety!
If you love their
sites, be sure to check out their *WOW* ring friends!
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The Golden Rule
:
Please remember
to add one of the artists logos
to the
same page
as you use their work!
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back soon to see my New favorite free web stuff !
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Chocolate
Roses
Hi! Megan saw
this recipe on "Donna's Day" I went to the website (http://www.ktca.org/donnasday/
)
and it was so COOL
and so EASY I just had to pass this one on - you gotta try it!!
Great for anyone
with kids, fun for us big kids, too!
(P.S. Pass
it on! ;-)
Chocolate
Roses : American pastry chefs invented the recipe and use this
delicious edible clay to make garnishes and unique decorations. Here is
their secret!
Ingredients: 10 ounces
of chocolate chips (or chopped chunks)
1/3 cup light corn syrup
Melt chocolate in
a microwave for 1 minute. Stir. If chocolate is not melted, return to the
microwave for 30 seconds at a time until smooth. (If you don't have a microwave,
place the chocolate in the top of a double broiler over hot water and stir
until melted.) When chocolate is melted, add corn syrup and blend. It will
"ball up". Pour mixture onto a waxed paper sheet. Spread the chocolate
with your fingers until it's about 1/2 inch thick. Cover loosely with waxed
paper and let it stiffen for at least a couple hours or overnight. The
chocolate will become very pliable like "clay".
Making a Chocolate
Rose: Have the kids roll (10) pea to marble-sized balls out of the chocolate
clay. Place the balls on a waxed paper sheet, about 1 inch apart. Place
another waxed paper sheet on top. Press each marble into a flat disk (about
the size of a quarter). Use some pressure! To form the rose: Remove 1 disk
and curl it into a "teepee" shape, narrow at the top and wider at the bottom.
Wrap the next disk around the opening of the teepee and the third disk
at the back of the teepee. This is the rose bud. Keep adding disks which
look like "petals". Continue to layer to create a rose in bloom.
Roses can be used
as edible decorations for a cake or to create a basketful of blooms. They
will harden after a few days and can be saved by storing in a cool, dry
place.
Since this recipe
is the consistency of modeling clay, you can mold any shape you want.
Note: Chocolate can
be substituted with almond bark, or colored candy disks for different colored
flowers
Important note:
Adult supervision and participation is required for this activity. |
Here it is on a
3X5 "recipe card" (.jpg) you can right click, save image, & print out.
Happy
Valentines Day! |
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