What have you been eating/drinking too much of over the holidays?

[True Dough]

Turtles for me. While I loathe Mitch McConnell, I try not to think about him when I reach for more delicious Turtles. Maple fudge is another guilty pleasure.

I made shortbread cookies for my wife about 10 days ago. She has finished the batch, only giving away a few. I told her I'd make more but she says, "Don't you dare" because she can't stop eating them.

[Phoenix61]

1. Little Russell Stover chocolate Santa's

And peppermint pinwheel cookies and gingerbread cookies and homemade fruit cake that’s been soaking in Capt Morgan’s since before Thanksgiving.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. because it is just my wife and I, we have actually been pretty good

compared to years past. The worst - we have a clear Christmas tree shaped candy jar. Over the last 3 weeks, about 4 big packages of peanut butter or peanut M and Ms inhabited it, as well as a big bag of Ghiradelli peppermint bark squares. It has been hit often, now empty.

We've kept our meals sane (probably eating a bit too much bread and olive oil). Cold weather has reduced our walking, so I am feeling somewhat "thick" - gardening always takes about 10 lbs off me spring through fall, and that 10 tends to be reapplied over the winter.

[Voltaire2]

3. blood of my enemies

[True Dough]

19. Sounds festive!

[Freedomofspeech]

4. Everybody gave us cookies...

Just two of us here and of course I cannot stop eating the darn things. I drink too much bourbon everyday so that hasn't changed.🙄🍪🥃🥃🥃

[yellowdogintexas]

8. Were any of them those deadly and addictive Danish Butter Cookies

in the blue tin? I can NOT stop eating those things. Fortunately, no one gifted us with a tin.

[Freedomofspeech]

12. Thank goodness, no...

I love those things. Looks like I may be Joining Weight Watchers....again. Damn.

[Midnight Writer]

31. My Mom used to get me one of those tins every Christmas.

[yellowdogintexas]

5. CARBS of all kinds. Not just the holidays, either

Part of the problem is that we have been limiting trips to the grocery, which reduces my supply of produce.

I love coming home with a bag of fresh goodies and making great dishes with them.
Carbs are easy, do not require much thought and are quite satisfying.

Not much in the way of sweets though. I only baked 3 cakes and they all went out the door to other households.

I have a plan to make a batch of lemon bars, which were supposed to be part of our Christmas dinner but that did not happen Maybe that will be our New Year's treat

[leftieNanner]

6. I made our traditional Christmas candy

Fudge, honey vanilla caramel, and peanut brittle. Gave a lot away. But not ALL.

[yellowdogintexas]

15. What? No divinity?

What did you do with the leftover egg whites from German Chocolate Cake topping?

Assuming you made one, of course.

I made one of those for a friend (it was a purchase at a fundraiser) and did not use the spare egg whites. I could have made meringues but I think I waited too long

When I was still living with my mom & dad, we made a German's Chocolate, a coconut and a jam cake. The coconut pecan topping only uses egg yolks leaving 3 egg whites, which could be used for boiled frosting for the coconut cake or to make divinity.

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[Cirque du So-What]

7. Cheese ball

It’s a simple recipe - cream cheese, scallions, dried beef, pecan pieces, and garlic powder, sprinkled with smoked paprika. Can’t. Stop. Eating.

[yellowdogintexas]

17. that is a good cheese ball - I have made it many times.

Another favorite is made with lean ham and Good Seasons Italian salad dressng mix

[Coventina]

36. I prefer Schweddy Balls.

Accept no substitute!!

[sweetloukillbot]

9. Tollhouse cookie bars

I have a weakness for Christmas cookies to begin with, but those are my crack.

[randr]

10. Cookies of all kinds and fudge with thc that makes me eat more cookies

[dameatball]

11. lasagna

[True Dough]

20. Who would have figured

someone with the screen name "dameatball" has a thing for pasta???

[dameatball]

29. Ya know, I never thought of that!

[pandr32]

13. Homemade shortbread cookies are a weakness for me

My Grandma made the best and would keep them in a large biscuit tin that I just could not keep my hands out of. Something about the light snap of the thick bar and then the feel of it melting in my mouth and dissolving in buttery goodness that stayed on my tongue. Guests would come and she and my mom would wonder where all the cookies went as they looked in my direction. In my defense I was a kid, but if that tin of cookies reappeared I know that I would not fare any better as a grown-up.

[Beatlelvr]

16. Eggnog and biscotti

Eggnog...several quarts of it, all by myself. Some even spiked. That stuff is amazing. I made biscotti for gifts but keot alot for myself. I've gained 20 pounds dince March. Yikes!

[yellowdogintexas]

18. Boiled custard here (if I had made a holiday beverage)

It is a slight variation of Egg Nog which does not require booze & sugar to "cook " the eggs.
Those teetotallers in the Southeast developed it to avoid the whiskey or rum.

I used to laugh at the old ladies in my family; alcohol was a mortal sin but they would not even think of having their custard without "flavoring".

Boiled custard is a mighty fine drine, especially with the coconut cake. Bonus: you can made excellent ice cream with it

[pandr32]

35. It sounds good, but I would probably add that "flavoring".

[Cracklin Charlie]

14. Stuffed French toast.

I made it for Christmas brunch, and have made twice since. My daughter, also at Christmas brunch, also made it a second time.

Very yummy.

[bagimin]

21. Publix Original

egg nog, different from all others, mild, creamy, addictive.

[Paladin]

22. Eating: Good quality cheeses. Drinking: scotch. (nt)

[dhill926]

23. we eat pretty damn healthy....

long time vegetarians. But wine....lots and lots and lots of wine...

[beveeheart]

24. Eggnog. My King Soopers ran out and I asked my

my daughter and grandson to see if they could find some. They managed to find 4 qts, so I even had enough to make eggnog bread pudding. Yum!

[Bradshaw3]

25. Egg nog with Jamaican rum

I basically could drink a quart in 20 minutes but am able to control that - mainly because I nod off beforehand. Also love turtles but didn't get them this year. That does give me an idea - they would go great with spiked egg nog.

[True Dough]

26. Besides, they go on sale after Xmas

Go get a box!

[Bradshaw3]

28. Headed out the door!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

37. Turtles and rum is a bad combination, ...

... they just wander in circles, never finding the way to the ocean. Poor turtles.

[Bradshaw3]

38. That made me laugh

Thanks!

And thanks for reminding me of some Firesign Theater. Have to look up one of their videos for New Year's Eve.

All Hail Lennon and Marx.

[bamagal62]

27. Cake!

[Dem2theMax]

30. Umm, JUST the 'holidays?'

EVERYTHING.

I swear I'm going to buy exercise equipment in the coming year, and turn one of my bedrooms into a gym!

[liberaltrucker]

32. Maple and chocolate fudge

[TexasBushwhacker]

33. Butter cookies are my weakness too

A co-worker got a FIVE POUND TIN and brought it into work. Deadly

[AwakeAtLast]

34. Homemade Chex Party Mix

A little extra butter and a third more Worcestershire!

[Aristus]

39. Mrs. Aristus' sugar cookies.

And everything else she feels inspired to bake after watching the Great British Baking Show.

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