Carp Craft
December 16th, 2008
Craft Paper Carp
Not as difficult to make as you would think:
Goldfish – Let’s Make Origami! – Exploring Origami – Virtual Culture – Kids Web Japan – Web Japan
Carpmas Cookie Day!
December 16th, 2008
I didn't have a cookie cutter so I "free-handed"
Sprinkles to decorate: Two Common Brown and One Fancy Koi
Gingerbread Fish
December 15th, 2008This recipe is from my Companies Coming Seasonal Cookbook. Warning! I rarely follow the recipe as printed. I added twice the ginger, dark corn syrup instead of molasses some water when it didn’t stick right, less nutmeg that called for, then added back in some flour when it got too sticky… then I didn’t let it cool – I just rolled it out. Dammit – who has the time !?!
Yes, I’m a bit of a train wreck in the kitchen, but they tasted just fine!
Why are Gingerbread cookies the best choice for Carpmas? Ginger has long been used as a medicinal treatment for stomach and digestive ailments. Carp is a boney and fatty fish, that can aggravate the digestive system, so pairing up anything ginger with anything carp just makes good sense!
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| Cream butter, sugar, molasses and egg yolk together until light.
Add next 8 ingredients. Mix well. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour. Roll out. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Arrange on baking sheet. Bake in 350°F (175°C) oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool. Frosting: Beat egg white with spoon in medium bowl. Beat in as much icing sugar as needed until icing will hold its shape. Ice cookies. Makes 12 to 16 gingerbread men cookies or a variety of other shapes.
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Welcome to Carpmas 2008!
December 14th, 2008
Provided just incase it is needed. Print, cut out, and use appropriately.
December can be a crazy month. Anytime you find yourself overwhelmed, lonely, fed up and frustrated – just think about the carp and what it means.
(what it means… but not necessarily what it tastes like)
Also provided is a link to a wiki entry on Christmas Dinner for those who think I’m making all of this stuff up.
(Charmaine? Make stuff up? Never!)
I waited all year for Carpmas
December 13th, 2008
Carpmas – a holiday with a long established 355… ummm… ……ahhhh… day history.
Carpmas is about finding the joy in simple things.
It’s about friendship and family.
Being creative and embracing your Inner Quirk.
If it seems to make no sense at all, that’s okay.
It was never meant to in the first place.
Celebrate the Fish
You are SOOOOOO too early
November 30th, 2008It’s not Carpmas for another 2 weeks. What you need to do is this: return on the 13th of December – then I promise there will be something here besides… well, besides this drivel…