Hi all! Did anyone try the Christmas recipes? Did anyone gain weight on them like I did over the holidays? We have to enjoy life a little and break the rules once in awhile. We can go back to being good this month. I really would like to have some comments from you if you are enjoying the recipes. I check frequently to see if anyone has commented and am a bit disappointed when no one has replied. Please let me know if you tried any of them, and whether you enjoyed them or not. Meanwhile, here is another recipe:

Sugar Plums

• 1 cup whole almonds
• 2 Tab. honey
• 1 tsp. orange zest (whatever that is) I used Triple Sec
• 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. allspice
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pitted dates
• 1/2 cup confectioner's (powdered) sugar

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange whole almonds on baking sheet and toast 10 minutes. Cool, then finely chop. Add the rest of the ingredients. Pinch off tsp. size pieces of mixture and roll in to balls. Roll in powdered sugar and refrigerate up to a month (if you can stay out of them that long). Note: if mixture is too dry to form into balls add a few drops of liqueur.     Jeanette