Everyone seems to be talking about this thing called Christmas. Here are a few things my fellow fur friends should know about this holiday.
1. For whatever reason, humans bring a tree inside. They put lights on it and decorations. Don’t even think about going potty on it – you will get in trouble.
2. Give in if your human feels the need to dress you in obnoxious sweaters or antlers. Apparently this is “cute”.
3. Don’t eat the decorations, not even little licks are allowed.
4. Do not under any circumstance dig at the boxes under the tree. Even if it has your name on the box it’s not time to open it yet.
5. Humans are extra this time of year so kisses and tail wags will result in extra treats!
Between visiting Santa, trips the zoo to see the lights, decorating gingerbread houses and Christmas movie marathons it’s safe to say I’m officially in the holiday spirit. So I thought this brought the perfect opportunity for me to share my favorite holiday date ideas:
• Go for a horse drawn carriage rides
• Decorate a gingerbread house
• Check out some Christmas lights
• Go ice skating downtown
• Bake and decorate sugar cookies together
• Snuggle up and have a Christmas movie marathon
• Go see a play, musical or ballet (I want to see Wicked)
• Make ornaments together
• Take a winter wonderland walk
Cranberry Orange Cake
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1 cup sour cream or yogurt
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
zest of one orange
juice of an orange
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
For the Icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 – 3 tablespoons milk or orange juice
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray.
3. Cream together butter and sugar for about 5 minutes.
4. Add eggs one at a time and mix in until incorporated.
5. Add the orange juice and zest; mix to incorporate
6. Add the sour cream, mix to incorporate
7. Add the flour, salt, and baking powder.
8. When this is all mixed together stir in the cranberries
9. Bake for 40 – 50 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
10. Let pan sit for 5 minutes after you take the cake out of the oven.
11. Turn over cake onto a wire rack to cool.
12. Mix up your glaze ingredients and spread on top and sides of the cake.