2 Christmas Tales

A Tradition and a Christmas Memory

Today is Day 14 of 25 days of Holiday Fun...hosted by Mayor Elect Arty

We are so excited to tell you about  a few memories 

Here is the link to see all who are telling tall tales or sharing

stuffs this month

We call this Monkey Sweetness

This story began in March of 1994.  Sis had her eye on a

nice and sweet and kind young man she met at N C State University.

When she told the peeps about him...mom could tell sis thought he was pretty special.  Finally he asked my sis for their first date....but wait... the date for the date was April 1, April Fool's Day.  When she told mom the date mom

ACTUALLY suggested that it might be a prank.  Let me just say Sis shot mom  

some serious dagger eyes!!

Fast forward to  Christmas morning 1994.  A 22 year tradition began in the family.

It was the first Christmas morning my Sis brought her (then boyfriend, later to be my BIL) to spend Christmas day with us!!

Mom tried her bestest to think of something quick and good for breakfast.

She decided to make monkey bread...it was a huge hit.  Mom didn't know that 

boyfriend/later BIL loved anything with cinnamon in it...and HE HAD never had

monkey bread.  Mom has been making Monkey Bread every Christmas morning since then!! Later down the road he kiddingly told mom the

Monkey Bread sealed the deal with sis.

They were married on August 15, 1998.

Sis and BIL are owned by Frisco and Mia

Photo taken Christmas morning 2015.
Recipe is at the bottom

Since this story was about the first Christmas BIL spent with the family mom and

 I decided

to repost this.  It was our very first Christmas post in 2009

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Mom: Our daughter's First Real Christmas

Technically this is her 2nd Christmas; however, since she was only 

4 months old on her first Christmas we called 1972 her First Real

 Christmas.This picture is engraved in my mind forever. As you can 

see by this picture,she was very surprised. Truly Christmas through the 

eyes of a child. 

The next picture is what she was looking at that had her so excited

Note we had the Christmas Tree in her playpen to keep the inquisitive

hands of a 16 month old safe.

Thanks Madi for sharing the blog with your sister. After all, she is

the reason we adopted our first cat....hence the reason you are here.

Mom

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

4 cans (10 to a can) biscuits.  I used grocery store brand butter me not (flakes of butter in biscuits)

1 tablespoon of cinnamon*

2 teaspoons of ground cloves*

1 teaspoon of nutmeg*

3/4 cup brown sugar*

(optional: raisins and pecans  to taste but I've never added them)

Preheat oven to 325, bake for 45 minutes

Supplies needed:

You will need either a bundt pan (fluted sides) or a pound cake pan.  

Large zip lock bag

Sauce ingredients

1 to 1 1/4 stick butter (1 is plenty)

1 cup brown sugar

Directions:

spray pan with PAM

Mix all of the spices*  then pour into a large zip lock bag.

Quarter biscuits, add to zip lock bag one can at a time, shake well, take them out and spread around pan evenly.  Repeat until all 4 cans are in the pan.

After all the biscuits are in the pan, prepare sauce as follows:

In a small sauce pan, cut up the stick of butter add brown sugar.  Simmer on low until melted. pour over biscuits  Bake at 325 for 45 minutes

HINTS:

Over the years I have learned I can prepare the biscuit and spice mix the night before.

Cover tightly with foil store in fridge.  The next day all you have to do is prepare the sauce.

GREAT FOR BREAKFAST.

Years ago we were told the name came from the fact that it is served by just pulling off pieces like a Monkey would do.  But it is too hot and too messy we serve with a large 

spoon.