Health, organization and patience are few of the items on local residents' wish lists as they face the new year.
What are your resolutions in the new year? Share them in the comments section!
There’s something for everyone and every budget.
Homebodies to serious socializers will find plenty to do New Year’s Eve in Maplewood or Brentwood. Here are few sites and venues for you to consider. And if you have any other ideas, please let us know in the comments! (For instant updates about Maplewood and Brentwood, follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MaplewoodBrentwoodPatch) DD’s Irish Pub — Release your inner rock star and toss your singing inhibitions aside at DD's Irish Pub in Brentwood. There is no cover, food is free and there's a free champagne toast at midnight. The catch: it’s only available to the first 200 people who make a reservation. According to head bartender Tanner Scott, food will probably include smoked meat of some sort, cheese and fruit trays. Your cost? …
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Thumbprints and Sweethearts have holiday appeal.
Gingersnap Thumbprint cookies DOUGH: 2: Make the cranberry apricot filling: Place jam in a small bowl. If there are any large pieces of apricot chucks pull them out and chop into fine pieces and add back into the bowl. Add cranberries. Set aside. 3: Mix the gingersnap thumbprints: Mix the flour, spices and salt together in a medium bowl. Stir in crystallized ginger, taking care to break apart any pieces that may be clinging to one another. Set aside Place the butter and sugar I the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the molasses, egg yolks, and vanilla extract, and beat until well blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to ensure …
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Baking cookies is a tradition and an art for St. Louisan Julia Usher, author of the "Cookie Swap" and "The Ultimate Cookie" cookbooks.
Julia Usher is one smart cookie, especially when it comes to baking Christmas cookies. “I love to bake Christmas cookies, but cookie-baking and cookie swaps are something I think people should do all year round,” said Usher, of Webster Groves, whose love for cookies served as the inspiration for her two cookie cookbooks, The Cookie Swap and her latest release, The Ultimate Cookie, both published by Gibbs Smith Publishing. Usher began commercially baking cookies and other sweet delights after relocating to St Louis several years ago. She opened a confection company here after working first as a a Yale educated engineer. A few years into the busincess she made the decision to close the company to focus on writing cookbooks and demonstrating…
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Open until New Year’s Day, visitors can enjoy an entire mile of holiday magic.
Now in its 26th year, the Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park boasts more than 1 million twinkling lights, making it a magnet for families from around metro St. Louis. “It’s a family tradition,” said Justin Hirsch, special events coordinator for St. Louis County Parks Department. Whether this is your first year to visit the Winter Wonderland or your 26th, you will find holiday scenes new and old. “The display changes every year,” Hirsch said. New and traditional sights New this year is a series of Christmas trees with lights that are synchronized to music. Also new are portions of the lighted tunnel and a snowflake effect that hangs over the roadway. Some of the previous years designs are in different locations this year. Look for the frog …
New ways to start the New Year — and make a difference.
With holiday shopping (hopefully) behind us, it’s time to think forward and plan ahead — for your New Year’s resolutions. Besides the usual (yawn) I "will-exercise-more” and “will-lose-weight” mantras, how about volunteering? Make your life and community a better place in the upcoming year. Share some of your personal time and gain insight into the lives of others. You might even get some muscle in the process. Here are some places to consider in 2012. And if you have any other ideas, please let us know in the comments. (For instant updates about Maplewood and Brentwood, follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MaplewoodBrentwoodPatch) Salvation Army — The Army is looking for few good men and women to help around its Community Center in…
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Folks in Maplewood and Brentwood recall some of their most memorable Christmas gifts, as well as some they'd rather forget.
What was your favorite (or wost) gift during the holidays? Please share your stories in the comments section.
Recipes for roasted beef shoulder; spicy buffalo meatballs; and mediterranean beef & olive pissaladiere.
The following recipes are courtesy of the Beef Check-off website, where you’ll find more holiday recipes and cooking tips to make the remainder of your holiday entertaining easy. Roasted Beef Shoulder Tender Crostini 1: Heat oven to 425 degrees. Press pepper evenly onto beef roasts. 2: Place roasts on rack in shallow roasting pan. Do not add water or cover. Roast for 20–25 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness. Remove roasts when the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees on an instant-read thermometer when inserted into the thickest part of the beef. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. 3: Meanwhile, combine butter, parsley and garlic salt in a medium bowl. Place baguette slices on two 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan. Brush tops with …
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Bring on the beef to add a touch of elegance to your holiday menus. From standing prime rib to stylish small plate appetizers, beef makes holiday cooking easy.
Looking for something beyond turkey and the spiral sliced ham? Consider setting the holiday table with beef. Whether you’re serving an elegant standing prime rib or a flat-iron steak sliced and assembled into small plate appetizers, beef is a traditional yuletide favorite. “Prime rib is a classic lots of people like to have for the holidays,” said Charles Mateker, a third generation meat cutter and owner of Mateker Meat & Catering in St. Louis, who offered his tips on picking prime rib. “Look for marbling. That’s what gives beef the best flavor. I like my prime rib cut from the big end that’s closer to the chuck, which has more marbling. Prime rib cut from the smaller end is closer to the T-bone and porterhouse that’s leaner.” Mateker also…
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A Richmond Heights resident won the 65-point diamond pendant.
Many thanks to Paramount Jewelers for sharing this article with the community. Have some news to share? E-mail editor Ryan Martin at ryan.martin@patch.com Richmond Heights resident Eileen Sansoucie is the winner of Paramount Jewelers' final 65th Anniversary Giveaway. Sansoucie won the 65-point diamond pendant after she entered the drawing on the evening of the Maplewood Christmas Tree Walk. Sansoucie said she could not be more thrilled — she's never won anything in her life. The stunning pendant will be a hard win to beat. Paramount Jewelers reminds you there's still some shopping time left before Christmas. Extended holiday hours are posted on Paramount's information page on Patch. Happy Holidays to you all from Paramount Jewelers! See …
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Dan Williams
7:20 pm on Sunday, January 1, 2012
thanks Doug you too!!! more ›