Merry Christmas, PotD.

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Hope youre all having a good day.

So, what did you get this holiday season?
what did you give?
Forever Momo; Always EPic
Merry Christmas!

Made a vegan apple pie for my sister-in-law law who's coming over for dinner later. My first time cooking something intentionally vegan so I hope it comes out good.

Made homemade peppermint patties and penuche fudge for Christmas treats/dessert

Gave my youngest one of those Guinness record-setting ring-shaped frisbees. Didn't get anything for my older kids but my wife handles that usually. I know they got Legos and action figures and transformers and shit

Got my wife a new vacuum and cookware which sounds mysoginist but that's what she wanted also gave her a card where I promise to pay for our next vacation, either west coast to see my sisters or Ireland to see her family

hbu bud this your first Christmas as a married hombre no? How'd it go
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Merry Christmas! Got my 2 year old son a lot of different toys. My wife a sizeable gift card to her favorite store and some appliances. I gave my 23 year old son and 17 year old daughter money per request. That's about it.
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Steam - Murderous Bastard
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Merry Christmas!

The presents are still wrapped...I have no idea what's in store for me.

I gave money, a home surveillance system and some shopping opportunity.
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Merry Christmas
It's not about me.
Merry Christmas.
Got: No idea I've not opened my gifts yet
Gave: Christmas gift wallets with cash inside. I figured it's pointless buying gifts nobody wants so money is best as everyone likes money.
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Merry Christmas!
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Pics of the treats :) the pie settled after I took this pic, it's flattened out a bit
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That's some good looking peanut butter fudge.
It's not about me.
No peanut butter it's penuche fudge mostly just butter and sugar
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I'm not normally a sweet person but that baking looks good.
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Merry Christmas! I'm still at work so no clue what I got (probably socks and toiletries). I got my mom perfume, my dad a floating magnet globe knick knack, my uncle a desk water fountain, my nephew a laptop, and my niece a bluetooth speaker

MeatiestMeatus posted...
Pics of the treats :)
Those look exquisite
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Those cookies/patties... what's on the inside?
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pjnelson posted...
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KJ_StErOiDs posted...
Those cookies/patties... what's on the inside?
They're basically York peppermint patties. My family tells me they're better than store bought but I think they're just being nice. The filling came out a little drier than the last time I made these. The taste is good though

Thanks for the compliments everyone
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MeatiestMeatus posted...
They're basically York peppermint patties. My family tells me they're better than store bought but I think they're just being nice. The filling came out a little drier than the last time I made these. The taste is good though

Thanks for the compliments everyone

What kind of pie?
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Steam - Murderous Bastard
Merry Christmas
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Unadulterated posted...
What kind of pie?
It was apple. It came out pretty good. Used a store-bought vegan crust, vegan butter in the filling and oat milk for the wash. Honestly it was pretty close to the apple pie I'd usually make. I don't like vegan butter on like toast and stuff but I didn't notice much difference in the pie. I'm sure the sugar helps to hide it a bit tho

My sister-in-law said it was good. I asked her for feedback since I'd never made a vegan pie but she's not much of a cook herself and didn't have any tips or criticism. Everyone who tried it liked it so I'll chalk it up as a success
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MeatiestMeatus posted...
It was apple. It came out pretty good. Used a store-bought vegan crust, vegan butter in the filling and oat milk for the wash. Honestly it was pretty close to the apple pie I'd usually make. I don't like vegan butter on like toast and stuff but I didn't notice much difference in the pie. I'm sure the sugar helps to hide it a bit tho

My sister-in-law said it was good. I asked her for feedback since I'd never made a vegan pie but she's not much of a cook herself and didn't have any tips or criticism. Everyone who tried it liked it so I'll chalk it up as a success

Nice!

So is she the vegan or is your name an ironic joke? Lol
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Steam - Murderous Bastard
She's the vegan

I don't mind vegans but she's kind of annoying because she doesn't cook for herself. Everything she eats is either packaged or very very basic cooking-wise. Her mom coddles her even though she's approaching 30 lol that's part of why she doesn't cook

So when holidays roll around, my mother-in-law starts asking people to cook something for the vegan sister-in-law so she doesn't feel left out, which is fine, but she doesn't bring anything for herself and doesn't cook for other people so it's a bit of a one-way street and that part is kind of annoying
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MeatiestMeatus posted...
She's the vegan

I don't mind vegans but she's kind of annoying because she doesn't cook for herself. Everything she eats is either packaged or very very basic cooking-wise. Her mom coddles her even though she's approaching 30 lol that's part of why she doesn't cook

So when holidays roll around, my mother-in-law starts asking people to cook something for the vegan sister-in-law so she doesn't feel left out, which is fine, but she doesn't bring anything for herself and doesn't cook for other people so it's a bit of a one-way street and that part is kind of annoying

I'd tell her to cook up some corn dogs (non-vegan) or something like that since she can't cook. Just to be fair and all.
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I hear you. It's a whole thing... Not trying to complain or look for advice the situation is what it is my mother-in-law is a drama queen and it's easier to just accommodate them than stir up some bullshit.

The coddling never bothered me when my wife and I were dating but every year over and the older my sister-in-law gets I'm like "when is my MIL gonna make her stand on her own two feet?" like my MIL makes doctor and dentist appts and helps with the bills for her daughter even though she's out of the house. Vegan SIL is the youngest sibling and last to leave the household so it's a bit of empty nest syndrome coupled with an adult being comfortable with that level of prolonged mothering I suppose

It only really becomes apparent or "impacts" me around holidays so a few times a year. Suppose we're enabling the SIL too but my MIL will literally hold a grudge for the rest of her life so it's a bit of a stalemate. I defer to my wife and if she says make the pie I'm making the fucking pie lol
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MeatiestMeatus posted...
I hear you. It's a whole thing... Not trying to complain or look for advice the situation is what it is my mother-in-law is a drama queen and it's easier to just accommodate them than stir up some bullshit.

The coddling never bothered me when my wife and I were dating but every year over and the older my sister-in-law gets I'm like "when is my MIL gonna make her stand on her own two feet?" like my MIL makes doctor and dentist appts and helps with the bills for her daughter even though she's out of the house. Vegan SIL is the youngest sibling and last to leave the household so it's a bit of empty nest syndrome coupled with an adult being comfortable with that level of prolonged mothering I suppose

It only really becomes apparent or "impacts" me around holidays so a few times a year. Suppose we're enabling the SIL too but my MIL will literally hold a grudge for the rest of her life so it's a bit of a stalemate. I defer to my wife and if she says make the pie I'm making the fucking pie lol

Lol I hear you dude. Sounds like less of a hassle if you just make the pie. Less conflict is the easier road traveled. Especially around the holidays.
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Steam - Murderous Bastard
Well I feel kinda bad. What I got this year was so much better than what I gave. Usually our Christmas budget isnt very big - we mostly just give little things, and mostly clothes to the kids.

I gave my siblings alcohol, gift cards, candy and sweaters + stocking stuffers from my towns farmers markets (jams, soaps, salsas, etc).

To my kid nephews I gave some decent noise cancelling headphones and a yearlong Spotify Premium subscription (to the 12 yo who recently got into music for escapism lol) and some Kirby plushes and a music toy on the Santa list (to the 6 yo).

But the family came in super hard to get me and the spouse some kick ass presents.

We got an air fryer, crockpot, Xbox Series S + second controller. We also got a subscription to the NYT Cooking, and an annual pass for the National Parks Service since we like visiting at least one park or service area per roadtrip/vacation (its free entry to over 4000 recreational use areas in all fifty states - really neat!). Really great and thoughtful all around.
Forever Momo; Always EPic
You shouldn't feel guilty for being outshined in the gift giving. Unless the other parties involved are ingrates I'm sure they appreciate what you gave them, and if they are ingrates, then fuck 'em
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