BIC’s 2017 Holiday Fun and Year End Countdown!!!

[veronika23]

The holidays are coming!!! 🎄🎄🎄The holidays are coming!!!

So in the holiday spirit and since last year I had a holiday countdown thread, I thought I would bring it back this year.  Come on over to share your beauty tips, stories, anything beauty that stood out for you during 2017 as we count down the days to a new year and celebrate many different holidays!

If you guys want... I'm hoping that on December 1st I can do the daily questions again. So each day a new question will be asked related to either the holidays or something beauty related for 2017. If you have a question you would like me to use please pm me. I’ll add it to the list and tag you when it’s posted.

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Let's get this party started!!!!!

[Mcakes]

Thanksgiving is like a week long because you have Friendsgiving parties and actual Thanksgiving parties lol. I just gained a million pounds thinking about all of the PIE I'm about to consume starting tomorrow 😄 

[veronika23]

Oh you know what this calls for @Mcakes 😄 😄 😄

[Tamara76]

Uh - Oh, V - Did you say Pie again? 😉   @veronika23

[ChristineR07]

Supernatural takes over EVERY thread. Lol

[veronika23]

He's the BIC boyfriend @ChristineR07

[ChristineR07]

I’m not mad at it. 😆

[Kim888]

@Mcakes this makes me want pie now - trying to hold out till thursday haha

[Mcakes]

@Kim888 I am right there with you!! I have a pumpkin pie staring at me in the fridge for dinner tomorrow 😄 

[tsavorite]

@Mcakes,

I hate to confess, but we have already started celebrating by eating pumpkin pie from Costco!  

It's so darn good!   (I'm calling it a vegetable.)  🙂

[PaletteAddict99]

I agree! @tsavorite 

Pumpkin pie is a Vegetable in disguise 😉

[Mcakes]

@tsavorite I am so not judging lol. Those pies are huge!! No one will even notice a tiny piece missing 😛 

[Ispend2much6]

@Mcakes  That reminds me, I'd better get cracking on making the pie crusts and freezing them.  I've frozen pie crusts and pumpkin pie filling separately before and it's worked out well, but haven't been brave enough to try freezing them together.  I would cry if a homemade pie turned into a soggy mess after all that work.

[ChristineR07]

@Ispend2much6 Some pies are better at freezing than others.  Two shell fruit pies freeze really well.  I will especially do this with apple pies.  I'll go to the orchard or farmer's market and buy a whole bunch of fresh fruit.  Over the next several days I will make a whole bunch of pie dough, make all the filling and assembling and freezing the pies.  That way if I have company coming over I can pull a homemade apple/peach/pear/cherry/blueberry/blackberry pie out of the chest freezer, thaw it overnight, cut the vents into it and bake.  The thing to remember is not to do a lattice top crust with it.  Those just don't seem to work.  Pumpkin and pecan freeze pretty well too.

The biggest tip I can give is to not bake prior to freezing and don't cut any steam vents (like on the top of an apple pie). 

Hope that helps for next year! 

[Ispend2much6]

@ChristineR07  Thank you for taking the time to give me your advice!  I may have to try freezing one pumpkin pie, since we'll have a few total. 😉

[ChristineR07]

@Ispend2much6 No problem! I love helping out fellow bakers.  If it's already cooked and cooled just wrap it tightly in several layers of plastic wrap (pan and all) and then cover with foil.

[Mcakes]

You make your own pie crusts @Ispend2much6?! Wow. I may unexpectedly drop by for a piece 😛 

[Ispend2much6]

@Mcakes  Sure!   Love to have you!

[Ispend2much6]

We grew up eating this dish, and I usually make it.  Half of us like it, half of us ignore it, or only use it as a vehicle to eat Cool Whip. 🙂  Lime Pineapple and Carrot Jello salad.

Does this make it to anyone else's dinner?

[jozkid]

When I was in high school @Ispend2much6 they used to serve jello with diced carrots hidden inside. I will admit, it was not a huge hit in the cafeteria.  😉

[Ispend2much6]

@jozkid  I'm surprised they served that in high school! 

[jozkid]

@Ispend2much6 I’ll be honest - I always thought it was their sneaky way of getting us to eat more vegetables!😁