Happy New Year's Eve! 2016

Happy New Year's Eve! 2016

I JUST WANTED TO WRITE TODAY AND WISH

YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW'S YEAR EVE TONIGHT!

YOUR HAVE BEEN WITH ME NOW FOR SHY OF ONE DAY

4YEARS ON MY BLOG. AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE. DURING MY UPS AND DOWNS, WHICH

I HAVE HAD MANY LOTS THIS YEAR THEN MOST.

I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS,

FOLLOWERS, AND VIEWERS ALL OF THESE YEARS. I HOPE FOR MANY MORE YEARS. I WILL TRY MY

VERY BEST TO WRITE MORE INTERESTING STORIES

THROUGHTOUT THE YEAR AND OF COURSE DO MY

PHOTO POST THAT YOU ALL SEEM TO ENJOY TOO!

I WILL KEEP UP EVERY MONTH WITH MY

VIDEOS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE UPDATED. SO THAT YOU ALL HAVE MOVIES TO WATCH, WHEN YOU WANT. ALSO,I'LL HAVE THE HOLIDAY POSTS AND CHANGE MY BLOG JUST A LITTLE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. LIKE I HAVE DONE FOR CHRISTMAS. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO MAKE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, MY DEAREST FRIENDS, FOLLOWERS AND VIEWERS...I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. WHERE EVER YOU MAY LIVE IN THE WORLD, I PRAY THAT YOU HAVE PEACE, LOVE AND HOPE IN YOUR COUNTRY... AND THAT WE ALL CAN LIVE TOGETHER AS ONE! LOVE ALWAYS

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💖💖💖💖💁💁💁🎇🎆💖💖💖😄😄

LOVE ALWAYS

YOUR FRIEND WENDY

A Family Christmas Story

A Family Christmas Story

Good afternoon my dearest friends, followers and viewers. I thought I would tell a family story for today’s post. I was thinking of different Christmas Holiday posts that I could do for you all, with Christmas just around the corner. I hope you enjoy the tale. I even got photos from my father to add to the story so you will understand it more when I tell it to you.

Here the tale of Matthew’s Christmas ornament-

It started many years back when I was Wendy Ross my maiden name. I was probably around, well I’m guessing but it was the house that my sister(Betty), brother(Matthew) and I were raised in Riverside Ca in the late 60’s and through the 70’s yes, I am aging myself. I’m thinking I was 12-13years and Matthew8-9years Betty10-11years. Remember this was ages ago!!!! Since I am now 56years old now heheheh! Anyway, we would always have a beautiful Christmas tree and my mum would let us my siblings decorate the bottom/middle part of the tree. One day while we (my sister Betty and brother Matthew) were looking at the Christmas ornaments, my brother had an idea I think? I think he asked my mum if he could make an ornament. Of, course this was a long time ago and it’s my brother story. So, I believed he found a loud & brightly colored kinda flat golden 70’s Christmas ball, that mum never used. Then a cute tiny elf that my mum did use. Once Matthew got mum’s OK with the two ornaments, it was time to create his master piece that has lasted all these years into a family Treasured ornament.

Today it is still a wonderful thing between my mom and my brother all through the holidays. And now that my mum isn’t as tall she can’t get to the silly ornament as easily as years ago, now that my brother is 6feet. However back in the day when we were young! Well, the [Flying saucer elf] as we sometimes called would end up many place on the Christmas tree.

As children Matthew, would put it as high as he could in the very front of the tree. As it caught on or as he discovered that it irritated our mom, he would do this very Christmas. And he would move it everytime my mum would move it in the back of the tree. This Christmas tale of Matthew’s Flying Saucer Elf continued on till we were teens in our second house. As Matthew grew! The Flying Elf got higher up on the Christmas tree much to my momma irritation but it was all in good fun!! Even when Matthew left for college, got married and became a father the Flying Saucer Elf lived on in the Ross house! Now in 2016 we are all grown up the three of us siblings Matthew 50’s Betty 50’s and Me 55+’s but were still very close with each other since that day. Our parents we are very close to all three of us, which we are very close to. And we are very blessed to have. They are healthy and happy. I don’t live close as I wished but I get to see them in the summer.

And

The Legend of the Flying Saucer Elf lives on in the Ross Family for generations to come…

 

I hope that you all

Enjoyed the Legend

Of the Flying Saucer Elf

Love you all

YOUR WENDY

Traditional Recipes Around the World

Traditional Recipes

Around the World

Good afternoon my dear friends and followers.

I found a grand site that I thought you might like, the link

is at the bottom of the post. This one is all about Traditions

around the world with FOOD! YES! We all have so many

Traditions during the Holidays and one important one is

Food...I know that my family does. Both my Parents with my siblings and my directed family with my husband and son. So I thought I would do one for all around the world because I have

been so blessed with so many of you dears to have been following,

viewing, reading and my friends these past 3years. My fourth year

of blogging FaeriesDragonsElves&theUnseen is this January 2017.

and I am honor and blessed to have all! So

I hope you all Enjoy the post...

Much love to you all

Your friend always Wendy

The food to leave out for Santa Claus

Amaretti from Italy

Amish Friendship Bread NEW

Amish Sugar Cookies

Billy Can Pudding from Australia

Chilean Christmas Bread

Christmas Candied Cranberries

Christmas Chocolate and Coconut Shortbread

Christmas Cheese Scones from New Zealand

Christmas Apple Pie

Christmas Chocolate Logs from France

Chrismas Damper from Australia

Christmas Float

Christmas Fruit Bars

Christmas Fudge

Christmas Lebkuchen from Egypt

Christmas Nut Roll from Hungary

Christmas Party Mints

Christmas Snow Logs

Christmas Stuffing from Germany

Christmas Wreath Candy

Christmas Wreath Cookies

Claus Cranberry Punch

Coconut Macaroons

Colonial Goose from Australia.

Double Layered Pumpkin Pie

Drover's Plum Pudding from Australia

Epiphany Cake from America

Father Christmas Salad

Fruitcake

Ghryba from Egypt

Ginger Bread from Germany

Ginger Bread Men

Gingerbread House (External link)

Gingerbread Ornaments

Holiday Ham Balls from Sweden

Holiday Slaw

Ice Cream Snow

Irish Shamrocks from Ireland

Irish Soda Scones from Ireland

Julebrod (Christmas Porridge) from Denmark

King George Christmas Pudding 1714

Kourabiethes from Greece

Krackolates

Mint Snowballs

Mrs Claus Christmas Soup

North Pole Cupcake Cones

Nutmeg Rolls

Pecan Pie

Peck of Pikelets from England

Pudding De Noel A La Francaise from France

Pumpkin Pie from America

Rudolph's Cookie Kisses

Santa's Punch

Santa's Sausage Balls

Santa's Victorian Candy Canes

Scottish Bannocks

Sauce Creme Au Chocolat from France

Sicilian Cake

Snow Candy

Sweet Potatoes

Torte Vagilia Di Natale from Italy

Tortellini from Italy.

Turkey and Potato Salad

Turon from Spain

Variety Christmas Salad

White Christmas from Australia.

.santas.net/recipes.htm

Christmas Songs of all different Languages

Christmas Songs of all different Languages

Well, its getting very close to Christmas. Its only Ten
more days! So I thought I would do a post for all. I know that
there are so many different faiths, family traditions and songs
that we all love to sing during this time. So with all those
beautiful children of many faiths all around the world and
family's that love them so very much. I thought with a few images
and a couple of video's of holiday songs with many different
languages that you all can sing would be a grand post for
today. I hope that you all Have a wonderful holiday and

Christmas. Many blessings, Peace and Good will to you all.

I love you all so very much.
Your Wendy..

Holiday Drinks

Holiday Drinks-2016

It seems going through my Holiday Drink Posts, that I've done
over the years. I haven't done a Christmas one of group holiday drinks for you all! I had a look back and it would seem that I've done one for Thanksgiving, Halloween but for Christmas I did many single or double holiday posts. I thought for this year and all its Madness that is happening around the world...I would do a post with many different kinds of Holiday Drinks for you all!
If you have a look on my blog you can find a few good ones, like that of the 'Candy Cane Cocktail' and Christmas in Glass'. So here are some that I thought you all would like to try...🎅 

Pomegranate and Rosemary Gin Fizz-
Ingredients:🎅
2oz. Nolet's Gin
1oz. Pomegranate Juice
5oz.Lemon Juice
Club Soda
Rosemary Sprigs &
Pomegranate
Arils for Garnish.
Directions:
Shake & Strain into Glass.
Garnish Rosemary & Pomegranate.

Bailey's Cinnamon
Toast Punch-
Ingredients:
2oz. Baileys Pumpkin
Spice1/2oz.Cinnamon Syrup
Hot Apple Cider, to Top
Orange Wedge and
Cloves, for Garnish
Directions:🎅❄❄
Combine Baileys Pumpkin
Spice and Cinnamon
Syrup into a cocktail shaker.
Shake well. Strain contents
into a coffee mug and top with
hot apple cider. Garnish
with orange wedge and cloves.

Holiday Cup-❄❄❄⛄
Ingredients:
2-parts Absolut Elyx(Johan Linderberg
New Luxury Vodka)
0.5.part Blackberry Liqueur
1 part Lemon Juice
6 Crushed Blackberries
6-Raspberries
Champagne, to top off with
Directions:🎅
Combine first 5 ingredients together in
a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake hard
until ice cold. Strain into a copper cup over
crushed ice and top with champagne, Garnish with
a blackberry and orange twist.

Something May Catch Fire-
Ingredients:
2oz. Tamarind Infused Espolon Blanco Tequila
3/4 oz. Cherau Aloe Vera Liqueur
3/4 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
1oz. lemon Juice
3/4oz. Pineapple Juice
Directions:⛄⛄❄
Shake-strain-serve over crushed ice. Garnish
with lime wheels, cassia sticks and rosemary.
Burn rosemary and cassia with a butane torch.

Tinsel Bellini-🎅❄❄❄
2oz.Hpnotiq Liqueur
1oz.Limoncello exact
1oz.Champagne
Splash of Lime Juice
Direction:
Rim the champagne flute with a light coat of sugar.
Pour chilled Hpnotiq Liqueur, Limoncello exact and
Champagne into the champagne flute.
Add a splash of lime juice.

Cranberry Aperol Spritzer-
Ingredients:⛄
2oz.Aperol
2oz.Cranberry Juice
4oz.Sparkling Ice Essence of Tangerine
Orange Peels for Garnish.
Directions:
Fill glass with ice, combine Aperol and cranberry
juice and pour into glass. Then top with Sparling Ice
Essence of Tangerine, Stirring gently, Garnish with
an orange peel.

The Pama Kiss-🎅🎅🎅
Ingredients:
11/2 oz.Pama Pomegranate Liqueur
3/4oz.Sour Apple Vodka
1/2oz.Cranberry Juice
Directions:
Mix ingredients in martini shaker. Shake well. Serve
on the rocks. Garnish with sugar-dusted raspberries

Mocha Nog Punch-🎅⛄⛄
Ingredients:
10 parts Kahlua Mocha
5 parts Absolut Vanilla
20 parts Eggnog
Directions:
Combine ingredients and serve in a punch
bowl with a floating ice block.
Hint:Freeze ice with coffee beans for decoration. Add mint and
Cinnamon stick too.

Light and Stormy-
Ingredients:❄❄⛄⛄⛄
.5oz. Lime Juice
.5oz. St. George Raspberry Brandy
2oz of White Rum
Q Ginger Beer
Ice❄❄
Direction:
Fill a 12oz. glass 3/4 full of cracked ice. add ingredients,
shake and garnish with a lime wedge. Stir to chill and serve
with a stirrer.

Pomegranate and Thyme Spritz-🎅
Ingredients:
Thyme Syrup
Ice, for serving
12oz. Pomegranate Juice
12oz. Truly Spiked and Sparkling
Sicilian Blood Orange.
Directions:
In a small sauce pan set over medium heat-
combine the can sugar, water and thyme.
Stir until the sugar has dissolved, bring to a simmer
and then immediately turn off the heat. Cover and allow to
cool and steep about 15mins.🎅
Then fill up four glasses with ice. Add an ounce 2TBS of
syrup to each glass. Top with about 3oz. of pomegranate
juice and then top with Truly Spiked and sparkling Sicilian
Blood Orange. Give it a light mix and then garnish with thyme
sprigs.

Broad Street-
Ingredients:
2oz. Knappogue Castle 16 year🎅
2oz. Birch Coffee Cold Brew
.75oz. Demerara Syrup
1 dash Bittermen's Mole Bitters
Benedictine Whipped Cream
Ice Cubes
Grated Nutmeg for Garnish❄❄
Directions:
Shake all but the whipped cream with one ice cube
and strain into glass over fresh ice. Top with the whipped
cream and nutmeg.

Holiday Cosmo-
Ingredients:
2parts Abolut Elyx
1part Triple Sec
1.5 parts Mulled Spiced Cranberry Juice
o.5 parts Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
Directions:
Combine ingredients together in a cocktail shaker over ice.
Shake hard until ice cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a string of red currants dusted with powdered
sugar. *mulled spiced cranberry juice-There are many recipes
for creating a 'mulled' juice or wine. Based on using a
1-liter carton of cranberry juice we suggest a combination of
1 sliced lemon and 1sliced orange plus the zest form 2 additional
fruits combined with fresh grated ginger, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon-all to your taste.🎅
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan and simmer for
around 45mins. Be careful not to boil. Strain and chill well
before use. Store in the refrigerator and the juice will last for
around a 1week. For best results prepare mulled spiced
cranberry juice at least 24 hrs in advance.

Mexican Manzana-
Ingredients:
2parts Sauza® 90® Tequila
1 part Apple Cider🎅❄❄
1part Maple Syrup
1/4tsp. Apple Cider vinegar,
to cut sweetness.
Dash of Orange Bitters
Directions:
Combine all ingredients over ice except apple cider
in mixing glass and shake vigorously. Strain over
ice into prepared mug. Top with apple cider and
serve with swizzle stick.

Chambord and Champagne-
Ingredients:
2 1/2 oz. Chambord
Champagne🎅💕
Raspberries for Garnish
Directions:
Add Chambord to bottom of flute glass and
top with champagne. Drop in a raspberry
for Garnish.

Pama Pine-🎅
Ingredients:
4oz. Van Gogh Pineapple Vodka
4oz. PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
Splash of Lime Juice
Directions:
Combine all, shake and serve Enjoy.

Very Merry Bourbon Alexander-🎅💕
Ingredients:
1oz. Bourbon
1oz. Cream de Cocoa
1oz. Half and Half
One Egg White
Dash of simple Syrup
Dash of Salt
Garnish Nutmeg, Cranberries,
and a Sprig of Rosemary.
Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice
and shake vigorously. Strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with nutmeg, cranberries and rosemary too.

Tequila Hot Toddy-🎅💖💕
Ingredients:
1/3 part Jim Beam Honey
1/4 part Honey
1/4 part Orange Juice
2 parts Hot water
Cloves
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 Orange Peel
Directions:
Boil Water add all your other ingredients into a mug.
top with boing water and stir. Garish with Cloves cinnamon
stick and orange peel.

Slowpoke Rodriguez-🎅❄❄
Ingredients:
2 Strwberries
10-12 Mint Leaves
1.5 oz. Talero Silver Tequila
1oz. Fresh lime Juice
.75oz. Monin Hibiscus syrup
1.5 oz. Club soda (add after shake)
Ice, crushed
Garnish; Skewed strawberry Fan,
2-lime Wheels, Mint Sprig
Directions:
Add strawberries, 6 mint leaves and Hibiscus syrup
into mixing tin. Lighting muddle to press the juice out of
the berries and release fragrance from the mint.
add the ice and shake vigorously. Now add 1.5 oz club
soda into mixing tin and strain over crushed ice with
6 mint leaves on the bottom of the glass.

Velvet Oubliette⛄
Ingredients:
Cream Cheese Foam
4 Egg Yolks
40 ml. Sugar Syrup
100 ml. single cream
4 heaped spoons Cream Cheese
Foam Canister
2 Cream Bulbs
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a food processor and whizz until
all ingredients are incorporated. Add the liquid to a creamer
syphon and shake vigorously then charge with cream bulbs.
Refrigerate for 30mins before use.
Or add all ingredients except cream to a two-part shaker with
cubed ice and hard shake until chilled and diluted. Double strain
into a chilled speakeasy coupette, cap with cream cheese foam.
Garnish with crushed freeze dried raspberries Serve.

Apple Pie Moscow Mule🎅
Ingredients:
4oz. Apple Cider
4oz. Apple Pie Vodka or Caramel Vodka
1 bottle Ginger Beer or Hard Apple Cider Beer
Directions:
Fill 2 copper mugs with ice. In a cocktail shaker combine
all but the beer. Shake it up. Fill the mugs half way. Finish
with the beer until full. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and
apple slices.

Smoked Anise🎅💕
Ingredients:
1/8 oz. Laphroaig 10 year old
1/2 oz. Marie Brizard Anisette
2 oz. Sobieski Vodka
Star Anise for Garnish
Directions:
In a mixing glass combine all ingredients and fill
with ice. Stir well for 15 seconds and julep strain up into a
chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a flowing star anise.

Merry Christmas

and

Happy Holidays I hope that you

all have a wonderful Season of Love

Peace and Family.

Much love forever

Your Friend

Wendy