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One of my favorite days of the year.
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One of my favorite days of the year. One of the traditions that fell to me, cause my only sister has a hard time boiling water, is making Kolaches. It starts Wedsday night making the dough, cause it has to rise over night. Then up early Thanksgiving morning to roll them out and bake em. Then after the Thanksgiving day is over, we hit one of my favorite days of the year. The Friday after , when we go pick out a tree. The favorite around my house is Poppy Seed and Cream Cheese Kolaches. And we make them in rolls, as opposed to individual Kolaches. So I made a batch for my daughters to take to the Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. I decided not to go. No sinister or depressing reason. I just really needed some alone time. Made myself a giant Porterhouse Steak , watched the game, drank some wine, and enjoyed a peaceful quiet day . Anyways..the Kolaches. In following our tradition. They have to be made in a bowl my grandmother got as a wedding present. Here's some pics of the process .     Then this morning it was off to pick out a tree. Wish I could post pics of the tree selections, but not putting pics of the grandkids on here. LOL Anyways...tree is up and decorated. We have always bought the a new ornament every year, so there are no two ornaments alike. Some homemade ones from the . This year, I got some from a great friend on here. To commemorate the puppy. LOL  Though, wondering how long it's gonna look good, cause the puppy is already interested. I give it a week before somethings chewed up or the tree is missing all the bottom limbs. That damn puppy is a goat.   " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx |
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Now...it's time for the presents. haha " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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Nice work Young man, I am sure they were enjoyed, and I to from time to time just kick back with my favorite cut of beef, some potatoes and a good cold one . Sometimes just can't beat alone time, until it is time to clean up the kitchen!!!!! Stop by at lonlyforlove2 also see Lunch with Lonly , we get snow tomorrow Check my blog on New Community, "A photo of my big Pecker" also, " My Sunday afternoon with the kids'
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Nice work Young man, I am sure they were enjoyed, and I to from time to time just kick back with my favorite cut of beef, some potatoes and a good cold one . Sometimes just can't beat alone time, until it is time to clean up the kitchen!!!!! It was a great day. Though most of my family was mad at me.  " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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Well of course there's a Cowboy stocking. The Kolaches are from my Czech/Polish side of the family. Little pastries that can be filled with everything from sausage to fruit. Good stuff. LOL " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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Yeah, that's how grandma's recipe is spelled as well. But we've Americanized it. LOL. And I've seen my grandma make them that way too...or the filling in the center. In reality, the true kolaches were always individual danish. I'm not sure when Grandma started making some of them in rolls. And yeah, I'm not holding out high hopes for the tree this year. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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So glad your enjoying your day, the Kolaches look great and what a nice looking tree. I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of your day.. Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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So glad your enjoying your day, the Kolaches look great and what a nice looking tree. I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of your day.. Life is good." I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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That bowl is so cool. What a fun tradition, making the kolaches. We used to get our trees the weekend after Thanksgiving, going to a tree farm and picking the perfect tree. Nearly all of the ornaments on my tree are unique...made by the kids, or purchased to commemorate a trip or special memory. I love the memories as I unwrap each one to put them on the tree. I've even got some really old ones that belonged to grandparents' Are the lights on your tree always Cowboys blue?  "Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax." – Mark Black
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If you golaches you could probably find them at WalMart. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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My grandma had an identical bowl... Did they all shop at the same store? I'm not much of a baker... or should I say... I just don't bake. Looked good. 👍 ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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That bowl is so cool. What a fun tradition, making the kolaches. We used to get our trees the weekend after Thanksgiving, going to a tree farm and picking the perfect tree. Nearly all of the ornaments on my tree are unique...made by the kids, or purchased to commemorate a trip or special memory. I love the memories as I unwrap each one to put them on the tree. I've even got some really old ones that belonged to grandparents' Are the lights on your tree always Cowboys blue? I like the unique ornament idea. Makes the tree special every year. There's actually only one strand of blue, wrapped inside the tree. All the others are white. But for some reason, the blue took over. Not that I mind a cowboy blue tree. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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If you golaches you could probably find them at WalMart. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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My grandma had an identical bowl... Did they all shop at the same store? I'm not much of a baker... or should I say... I just don't bake. Looked good. 👍 Thanks..they are good. Flaky, moist, not too sweet. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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One of the towns west of where I live has a Czech Festival every October. Kolaches! They make them individually and with so many choices for filling! Yum...yours look soo good! I know Pooka isn't grown yet, but she's getting old enough that you should be able to teach her to leave the tree alone. Hopefully. lol Maybe a doggy chew toy to distract her? Pagan  Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!
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One of the towns west of where I live has a Czech Festival every October. Kolaches! They make them individually and with so many choices for filling! Yum...yours look soo good! I know Pooka isn't grown yet, but she's getting old enough that you should be able to teach her to leave the tree alone. Hopefully. lol Maybe a doggy chew toy to distract her? When I looked up the breed they said a bunch of stuff, but the thing that stood out? They are a stubborn breed, and at times will disobey just because. Yep...that sounds like Pooka. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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I'm not much of a pastry fan, but I love these. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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Those were my grandfathers favorites, and yeah there was always sausage Kolaches around. That and they always had prune filled ones. None of us kids liked those. haha I've warned my kids since I got the bowl about 14 years ago, not to even walk anywhere near it. LOL " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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Yikes it's just too early for a tree....I never put mine up till after my birthday!  ~~Anais Nin~~
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Yikes it's just too early for a tree....I never put mine up till after my birthday! Though I know some had the tradition of bringing the tree home Christmas eve, decorating it that night. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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Yeah...the Kolache thing is pretty cool, cause my daughter is always ready to make them with me. Cool bonding time. It was a great steak, a great wine and well needed. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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