Week 11 Holiday Planning - Christmas Countdown

Week 11 Christmas Holiday Planning Countdown - Homemade Baking Gifts & Family Cookie Baking

You have done the hardest work.  For these two weeks just enjoy family and friends.  A little homemade holiday baking and preparation for your gatherings and parties are in order now!

Budget:  As always take a few minutes to review your budget.  This is when you could really get off track.  Regardless of how naughty or nice you have been you will be glad you were diligent...come January!

Gifts:  Because you have been following your HG Labs Holiday Notebook you should slide into Christmas festivities without a hitch.  Include in your HG Labs Holiday Notebook any new invitations and gift giving additions now.  There are still some great deals out there and you can more than likely get them delivered in time too.  Wrap any new gifts and put them under your tree or gift table.

Cleaning:  Because of all the Holiday decorations...you and your home may sparkle plenty...if so, a good sweeping/dusting may be in order!  The Brightly Green Wood Floor Cleaner is great for dusting.  Just spray a little Brightly Green Wood Floor Cleaner on a microfiber cloth and dust.  It's great for any coated wood surfase...Not only for your wood floors!  Give your home a 15 to 20 minute cleanup in each room.  You've done the hardest work, now you can enjoy the benefits!

Cooking:  Organize your menu/s and shop for ingredients.  Set aside time for cookie baking with family and special homemade gift baking.  Below is a favorite (tried & true) recipe from a dear friend:

A great homemade gift everyone will enjoy!

Frieda's Banana Pineapple Nut Bread:

Makes 2 medium gifts or 4 small homemade baking gifts.

Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
2cups sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans
3 eggs beaten
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1  8oz can crushed pineapple (undrained)
2 Tbsp. vanilla
3 to 4 mashed bananas

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Combine dry ingredients; stir in nuts and set aside. 
Combine remaining ingredients; add to dry...just until moist - do not over stir.
Spoon into pans - Two -  9x5 floured/greased loaf pans - Cook for 50 to 60 minutes.
Or:
Four - 5x2 floured/greased loaf pans - Cook for 40 minutes.

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Oven set @ 350 degrees
Cool 10 minutes then remove from pans and continue cooling on baking racks.

Thank you Frieda M. for your wonderful recipe!

Please share with us more of your Holiday traditions and recipes!  Tell us what Christmas and the Holidays mean to you.  We would love to share them!

Next week:  HG Labs special Holiday reveal...a surprise for all our readers and customers!

  --from all of us at Brightly Green Cleaners!

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