3 More Days ! ! Do You Have a Plan Yet?

No - that is not a question of what your plans are for New Years - it was a 'do you have a plan yet' for getting yourself moving towards your goals.  Come on -- get it done.  You still have 3 days.  Come on - go get your pen and paper or open up a file to type your plans.  Just start doing it. You can use
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional (Disc Version) -- I know -- but I do like Bill Gates/Microsoft products especially Excel.  This package also includes Outlook where you can actually put your plans on a calendar and put reminders on them to make sure you achieve your goals.

So now that we have that covered, what are your New Years plans?  movie night, game night, just visiting or all three and food, of course?  We will probably be doing all three.  The game my family loves to play is The Game of Things.  If you've never played it, check it out.  It is a lot of fun.  You have to pull a card that will say something like 'things you shouldn't say to your in-laws' and then everyone playing has to write something down and put it in a bowl.  Then the 'reader' of the answers has to draw them out and each person takes a turn guessing who said it.  It can get crazy but it is a lot of fun. 

The Taboo Game is also a lot of fun.  You get a card with a word that you are trying to get your partner to guess before the timer runs out.  You have to keep giving clues but you can't use the 5 'Taboo' words on the card to get them to guess.  The more cards you get them to guess before the timer runs out, the better.  Whatever you do, just enjoy yourself.  I know we will. 

OK - as promised, I am putting up the recipe today for the Cream Cheese and Strawberry filling for the Crepes that I posted yesterday.  This is my favorite filling for these.  I hope you enjoy them.

Charlene




Cream Cheese and Strawberry Filling for Crepes
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
4 cups sliced strawberries

DIRECTIONS:

Blend the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth. Gently fold in the whipped cream.
To serve, fill each crepe with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries and 1/3 cup of the cream cheese filling, roll up and top with a small dollop of the cream cheese filling and more sliced strawberries.