Christmas spirit anyone?

[ElectroVibe]

Merry Christmas from Grumpy Cat:

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[AboutSweetSue]

Yeah, sure.

 

[bass12]

No decorations up but I did just place an order for the Real Christmas Book.

 

[SXema]

 

[rtslinger]

we decorated this year as always I will post photos tonight

 

[rtslinger]

Ok

 

[Michael Jewels]

I was going to start a Holiday decoration thread, but this seems to be the place.
Taken a few hours ago near my house.

 

[BioDriver]

This is my kind of Christmas spirit:

 

[MAJOR METAL]

The only holiday spirit I've been able to muster in quite a while -

 

[S-Bigbottom]

Them are all year drinks.

Need some Gluhwein, gently heated on the stove then ladled into a warm mug.
Your house will also smell of Christmas or a winter wonderland.

Or make your own.

How to Make Gluhwein (German Mulled Wine)

YIELD: 4 PORTIONS
GLUHWEIN (GERMAN MULLED WINE) - 3 WAYS
Gluhwein is Christmas in a mug. You can make it with red or white wine or you can also make a non-alcoholic version with juice.

PREP TIME 5 minutes
COOK TIME 5 minutes
ADDITIONAL TIME 45 minutes
TOTAL TIME 55 minutes

INGREDIENTS

For the Red Gluhwein (Red Mulled Wine):

• 1 bottle (750 ml) red wine
• 1 cup water
• 4 cinnamon sticks (3-inch long)
• 1 anise star
• 6 whole allspice
• 5 whole cloves
• 4 cardamom pods, cracked
• 6 black peppercorns
• 1 orange
• 2 Tbsp honey (or to taste, optional)

For the White Gluhwein (Mulled White Wine):

• 1 bottle ( 750 ml ) white wine
• 1 cup water
• 2 cinnamon sticks (3-inch long)
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 anise star
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 orange
• 2 Tbsp honey (or to taste, optional)

For the Non-Alcoholic Gluewein (Alcohol-Free Mulled Wine):

• 3 cups cranberry or pomegranate juice
• 1 cup water
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 anise star
• 4 cinnamon sticks (3-inch long)
• 4 cardamom pods, cracked
• 1 orange
• honey to taste (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pour the liquids into a non-reactive saucepan. Add all the spices and start warming it up over medium heat.
2. Cut off the outer layer of the orange skin of 1/2 of the orange. Make sure to only cut the orange part and not the white pith. Press out the juice from the whole orange.
3. Add the orange peel to the saucepan. Strain the orange juice through are mesh strainer and add it to the saucepan as well.
4. Keep warming up the mixture until it starts steaming and small bubbles start rising to the top. Reduce heat and keep heating it for another 5 minutes. Make sure that it doesn't boil.
5. Turn off the heat. Add the honey to taste. Cover the saucepan and let it sit for about 45 minutes.
6. Reheat before serving if needed.

 

[FilterFunk]

Helpful holiday hint: Put a string or two of Christmas lights in a crystal punch bowl. I prefer multicolored lights. It looks even better with my own eyes than in the pics:

 

[roccobass]

My Christmas lights!!
Nothing fancy! Just enough.

Outdoor view

and indoor..

 

[roccobass]

Oops . Forgot the door shot!

 

[Michael Jewels]

Not far from me, they sell real Christmas trees from the day after Thanksgiving, until Christmas Eve.
No trees here.

Here they are!

 

[JRA]

 

[two fingers]

Hold my beer.

Merry freakin Christmas!

Snowman is 12 feet tall. The tree is 10.

 

[ElectroVibe]

Your hometown power company better have the nuclear reserves ready.

 

[hbarcat]

Winter Ales

 

[two fingers]

Wacky Tacky Christmas Day at my kid's school. She said "Hold my beer."

 

[dlb1001]

Robert even mentions my GF's birth place...Harlingen!