December 2012 - Wallflour Girl

Saltine Toffee ‘Crack’-ers: An Ode to a New DSLR!

Posted on December 30, 2012April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

I have not danced around with such elf-like mirth since they announced the summer 2013 release of Sailor Moon.

Guess who is the proud new owner of a DSLR camera?

I’ll give you a hint.

ME. Me me me me me me me. Did I mention me?

That’s right, folks–in the shameless spirit of commercialism, selfishness, and dragon-like hoarding, I have graciously received a shiny new DSLR camera for Christmas.

Jigs may or may not have been performed under my Christmas tree this holiday season.

Did I mention the fact that I also received a Playstation 3 AND the Disney … Read more

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7 Days Until Christmas: Orange Cheesecake Gingerbread Blondies

Posted on December 19, 2012April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

Playful, chilly winds nip our ears and prick our exposed noses. Straggling students wrap scarves around their heads in the fashion of ancient, entombed Egyptians. And as the days dwindle into the single digits, you can almost hear the wintertime choirs burst out into song and chime…

Seven days until Christmas!

That, my friends, is the stocking that’s Santa’s going to fill with lots of nice goodies for a very nice girl this year (a.k.a. yours truly):

Wait…seven days?! That’s exactly one week!

In honor of this momentous occasion, which occurs once every 364 1/4 days in a year–something it … Read more

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National Blogging Day of Remembrance

Posted on December 17, 2012by wallflourgirl

I, like so many of you wonderful bloggers and readers, am joining in on a day of silence in remembrance of the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. I will be spending time tomorrow with some of my closest friends and dear ones, to appreciate and cherish them. I hope you will do the same.

My most recent posts will resume tomorrow.

Until then, and yours in solidarity,

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Pumpkin Pound Cake Truffles with Gingerbread Cookie Crumbs

Posted on December 15, 2012April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

I love the holiday season for many, many reasons. I’m sure you do, too.

Holding a very special place at the top of this list is the fact that, as soon as Thanksgiving ends, I get to cram my Santa elf-ear hat on my head, flip on the Christmas song station, and belt out the following line without the slightest trace of irony whatsoever:

“Your soul is an appalling dump heap, overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable, mangled up in tangled up knots.”

Except “knots” sounds more like “naaaaAAAAAaaaahhhwtzzz,” and Thurl Ravenscroft sounds about a bajillion … Read more

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- Snacks

LWOM: Extra Fudgy Cheesecake-Topped Brownies and Candied Almonds (A Tale of Two Recipes)

Posted on December 8, 2012April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

It was the best of climes, it was the worst of climes,

it was the age of scrubs, it was the age of dishwashers,

it was the epoch of eyeballing, it was the epoch of measuring-out-to-the-grain,

it was the season of nuts, it was the season of chocolate,

it was the spring of ovens, it was the winter of stovetops,

we had the whole tray of brownies and nuts before us, we had no trace of brownies and nuts before us,

we were all going to put on our brand spanking new stretchy pants, we were all going to fit … Read more

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LWOM: Pumpkin Pasties (for a Very Harry Party)

Posted on December 2, 2012April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

I attended my very first Harry Potter party last night. Ever.

The following edition of Lit, Wit, and an Oven Mitt is brought to you by Pumpkin Pasties, paragon pastry of the Hogwarts Express.

“For heaven’s sake, Harry, what are you doing?”

Harry ignored her and reached around her for a greenish-blue bottle on the counter, keeping his wand fixed steadily on the cauldron simmering beside him.

“Give it a rest already, Hermione,” Ron said, unwrapping a Chocoball that had appeared from some deep recesses of his robe pocket. “You’ve been at him ever since we came down here. … Read more

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