Joyful and Triumphant!

Oh come all ye faithful!

Wishing you and yours a wonderful and joyful Christmas Eve!

Kisses,

K

(Sheet music photo via http://www.flickr.com/photos/69618982@N04/galleries/72157628090054586/)

 

 

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Holiday Break

I hope you're all having a magically fabulous holiday with those that you love!

I've got family flying in from Illinois this afternoon and am lucky enough to have them here till the 3rd!

Then I have two weeks of festivities for my big sister's wedding!

Eeep! So excited!

Life is about to get crazy-busy-wonderful here for a little bit so I'll only be posting here sporadically till things slow down.

I'll still be Instagramming all the things I love and love to share over here at KismetByKrista though. (FYI: That means copious amounts of my sweet puppy.)

In the meantime, above I give you Cinderella's castle all dressed up and twinkly for Christmas!

Hope you're Holiday feels twinkly too!

Kisses,

K

(All photos created and owned by Krista Carson.)

 

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Quotable Notes: Goodbye Autumn...

A beautiful turn of phrase for the turning of the seasons.

Tonight marks the winter solstice, i.e. The first official day of winter! Stay warm my friends!

(Lovely pic and calligraphy done by the talented Laura Hooper. Be sure to check out her web site)

Kisses,

K

(Image via Instagram, created and owned by Laura Hooper.)

 

 

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Holiday Stress Support

Have you heard about the Calming Manatee site?

It's too cute!

Holidays can be stressful for us all so I thought I'd share it's calming cuteness with you all. (There's even one with a Game of Thrones reference...)

This one is finding a corkscrew for me right now but to find your own calm manatee friend just go to: http://calmingmanatee.com to "Summon another Calming Manatee!"

Your welcome!

Now it's back to my regularly scheduled Holiday cleaning, decorating, laundry, and still trying to unpack from my move meltdown!

Kisses,

K

(Image via the a awesome calmingmanatee.com.)

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Oyster and Brie Soup

Remember this post where I told you about the amazing Oyster and Brie soup finished with Champagne, Chives, and Lemon Aïoli?

Well I tracked down the recipe online! I haven't tried it yet but I can't wait to give it a go for a future special occasion! Maybe Valentines Day?

Any rate...

Here's the recipe I found via Cook Eat Share:

6 ounce brie

48 ounce half-and-half

6 ounce roux cool

2 ounce fish base

1 c. Champagne

8 ounce oysters

8 ounce oyster juice

  Salt to taste

  Freshly-grnd white pepper to taste

Directions

Put half-and-half in a thick-bottom pot. Heat nearly to boil. Add in roux to thicken, simmer 10 to 15 min. Add in brie, stirring constantly to heat. Add in fish base, strain and return to pot.

In a separate pot, cook oysters in their own juice. Strain mix into first pot, then add in cooked oysters, juice and Champagne to mix. Add in salt and white pepper to taste.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

I'll let you know when I do eventually try it out!

Kisses,

K

(Photo created and owned by Krista Carson. Recipe via Cook Eat Share.)

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Osborne Lights: Part 4

This is the final part of my Osborne Lights post this Holiday Season so let the lights dazzle you for the last time after the jump.

Osborne Lights: Part 3

Twinkle twinkle Christmas Lights! Brightening up these cold dark nights!

The Osborne Lights extravaganza continues after the jump!