Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Saturday, November 6, 2010

11 gift ideas for Christmas for your wife than you will from the dog house

Your wife deserves the best, for putting up with you after all. And if you are married to unpack, to Martha Stewart, the last thing they want is a vacuum or a Kitchenaid stand mixer. Here is a list of great gift ideas for getting on the right track.

11th A beautiful, stylish Clock is always a safe bet. If your budget is less than $ 100 but try to focus more on the "stylish" than the BLING BLING. Flashy jewelry is cheap lame, while stylish, inexpensive jewelry is at leastacceptable - even if it only contributes to that perfect sweater, she will get from your Mom & Dad. (Make sure you tell your Mom & Dad, what color the clock, so they know what color sweater to buy;)

10 -. Pocket Camcorder Even if your girl IS NOT a tech geek Vado, Flip Video or Creative Labs are always great gifts. You can use it to start your own vlog, or for all the precious moments of the children (or cats) you have to run around to collect. You can even borrow andhide it on your head in the bedroom, so if you right out of the closet wear Darth Vader mask, enjoy the rest of the world, the cries of horror and hilarity. Thanks YouTube! You can score a lower model for $ 60ish, but also for high-definition images you are looking at $ 100 - $ 150

. 9 North Face Jacket - We are not sure what makes the brand North Face as serious and elegant, but we are not easy to ignore indicator gift. North Face jackets and coatsare nice - Select a preference in their style and color. (Please know style and color preference, does not it) If you want to particularly creative, you are planning a ski trip at the weekend and get the advanced lift pass - they have fixed the zipper. Expect to spend to $ 100 - $ 200.

8 -. Lululemon Athletic Pants If your wife is not "sporty", skip it. Athletic clothing is not a very good "Hint gift." But if it is, these pants are amazing. You will realize that you have done your researchRead the reviews. They are about $ 100, but the quality and impact are flattering worth it.

7 -. Makeup You can not go wrong with make-up - unless, of course, with it never obvious. Go to sephora.com and visits to the editors Picks category or do a site search for "sampler". The great thing about the multi-make-up kits is that you can not rely on a single product or make-up color and taste to be perfect - you have a variety of products in each kit. ONE ofshe has to make them happy right? You can find some sweet sampler for less than $ 50

6 -. Winter Boots Help her romp through the post Christmas depression with some styling winter boots. You can not go wrong with Uggs, Steve Madden. Prices, formats and sizes vary. Expect to fall anywhere from $ 80 to $ 300 on boots. If you can not find the right size or style, we advise buying at Zappos - they have free shipping both ways and exchanges for sizes or styles is extreme painfree.

5 -. The giant bean bag, you have sat in one of these things? AHMIGOD! They are huge and so comfortable. You will probably never again sit on his lap but - sorry. Brookstone has a huge one for about $ 300. Did we mention that they are so terribly comfortable?

4 -. Earrings We know, we know - jewelry. Here's the deal on jewelry. Rings are frightening, especially if you are not married. Stay away from mixed messages. Some simple white gold princess cut diamondEarrings are always safe and always a winner. should you do not need to 500 bones, which they either fall, $ 100 score you a nice pair.

3 -. Digital Camera prices for digital cameras come WAY in the past few years, while the quality of images produced have gone way the! We are big fans of Canon, Panasonic and Sony Point & Shoot cameras. Price ranges are very friendly, and most brands offer a compact model that is available in many colors girly.

2 -. A day of SPA, weWe know that gift cards and things like this are usually considered lame - but if you find a place and plan a day of relaxation to get to them, there is no way they can get upset. Granted, the first "opening" of the gift is not too exciting - but they will burst with happiness, when their day of pampering and massage experience. $ 500 well spent - plus you get it out of your hair for a day!

. 1 A notebook - These cute little computers are full of win. Ultra light, ultra portable andUltra affordable. You can find it in pink or blue or white, do not try it though with the matching sweater from Mom & Dad. Our favorite is the Dell Inspiron Mini appear or the Asus EEE PC, but all the netbooks on the market a quality product to be.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Christmas Snowball Cupcakes

Ingredients for muffins:

1 box chocolate cake mix

3 ounces cream cheese, cut into 24 cubes

½ cup water

2 large eggs

⅓ cup vegetable oil

½ cup sour cream

¼ cup finely chopped pecans

Ingredients for glaze:

2 large egg whites

7-ounce marshmallow cream

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon raspberry extract

2 cups coconut, shredded

2 tablespoonsWater

1 cup colored sprinkles or red sugar

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. # 24 regular size tins filled with paper cupcake cups. Beat cake mix, water, oil, sour cream and eggs with electric hand mixer in a large bowl on low speed of 30 to 45 seconds, scraping bowl. Beat on medium speed for another minute.

Spoon cake batter into paper cups. Place a cheese cube in the center of each cupcake and press the dough on top of theCream cheese is visible.

Bake 18-22 minutes or until done. Check by should a toothpick in the cake between the cream cheese and paper cups, the toothpick come out clean. Remove cupcakes from pan for about 30 minutes before frosting cool.

Mix sugar, water and protein in a 2-liter pot. Cook over low heat, are constantly being formed beating with electric mixer at high speed until soft peaks, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add marshmallow cream;are designed to beat until stiff. Remove pan and beat in raspberry extract.

Spread frosting evenly over cupcakes, sprinkle with one tablespoon of coconut and top with ½ teaspoon sugar sprinkles or red on each cupcake. Serve immediately or store in the fridge.

Serves 24

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