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December Meet
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McLOVIN
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Aug '07
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Date Posted:
12/16/07 2:01am
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RE: December Meet
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McLOVIN
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What a fun time I had at the meet today.
Glad to see the nice turnout.
Korey what a great job you did with hosting this meet the ham was excellent 
All the food was tasty.
I am glad the kids all had a good time and Benny is such an awesome dog I wanted to take him home.
Thanks to everyone who came and made this a very fun time.
Mike sorry we missed you, I hope your little girl is feeling better.
Well back to sleep for me it is 5:00 a.m. and the snow is starting to fall. 
Chris
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DarthWormie
Title: Former CR, Massachusetts Imperial Syndicate
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Date Posted:
12/16/07 8:21am
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RE: December Meet
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Glad to hear everyone had a great time. Thanks again for Korey for hosting the get-together.
Thanks for the best-wishes everyone. The good news is that my daughter is feeling better. The bad news is my son woke up at 6:30 this morning with the same bug.  I guess if there's a silver lining, it's that they're getting sick the week before Christmas and not the week of.
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rpvee
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Feb '07
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Date Posted:
12/16/07 8:33am
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RE: December Meet
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Well, I hope that everyone feels better soon, Mike. 
I had a lot of fun last night. It was great seeing familiar faces again and meeting some members who weren't at SMF. Zack's birthday celebration was really nice, Benny (the dog) was a lot of fun, and he is so sweet... it was just a fantastic evening.
I look foward to the next event, whatever it may be. But, I guess that that is up to the Force.
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PinkYaddle
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Feb '05
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Date Posted:
12/16/07 3:25pm
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RE: December Meet
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It was wonderful seeing everyone again and also meeting new faces! Wow what a great time we all had.
Here's the recipe for the pistachio cake. Yeah it takes a lot of time and hassle but OMG the taste is well worth it...
Pistachio Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk**
6 egg whites (save all yolks for frosting)
1 2/3 cups roasted chopped pistachio nuts
2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel
1 cup roasted chopped pistachio nuts
Grease and lightly flour three 8 inch round cake pans (or two 9 inch pans); set aside.
Stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
Beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
Add sugar, vanilla, and almond extract to butter; beat until fluffy.
Alternatively add flour mixture and sour/buttermilk, beating on low to medium speed until just combined.
If you only have one electric mixer, thoroughly wash the beaters you just used.
Otherwise use second mixer to beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold beaten egg whites into batter.
Fold in 1 2/3 cups pistachio nuts and orange peel.
Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
Remove cakes from pans and cool thoroughly on racks.
(Note: My cakes sat in the fridge overnight and were frosted the next day, with no effect on taste.)
Frost with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
Press the 1 cup pistachio nuts onto sides of cake and decorate top. If this is not a special occasion cake, you can put nuts on top the cake, too.
Cover and store cake in fridge for up to 3 days.
Let stand at room temp 30 minutes before serving.
White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 egg yolks
1 1/2 cup milk
6 oz white chocolate (baking bar or chips)
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup butter, softened
Combine sugar and flour; add egg yolks; beat until combined and set aside.
In saucepan, heat milk until just boiling; remove from heat.
Gradually beat hot milk into egg mixture with wire whisk. Do this slowly or you will cook the eggs. I used a small ladle, but a tablespoon at a time will work.
Return entire mixture to saucepan. Cook over medium heat until bubbly, whisking constantly. Cook for 2 minutes more.
Remove from heat. Add white chocolate, vanilla and almond extract.
Let stand 1 minute; stir until smooth.
Transfer mixture to bowl and cover bowl with plastic wrap to prevent skin from forming on top.
Cool to room temperature.
In mixing bowl, beat butter on medium to high until fluffy.
Add cooled baking bar mixture, one-fourth at a time, beating on low speed after each addition until combined.
Frosts tops and sides of three 8 inch and two 9 inch layers. Note: If you make three layers, make the icing between layers thin or you will run out.
**To make sour milk, add one tablespoon white vinegar to 1 cup non-skim milk, allow to sit for 10-15 minutes at room temp.
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Wildstar02301
Title: Public Relations Officer, Mass. Imperial Syndicate
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Aug '03
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Date Posted:
12/16/07 4:17pm
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RE: December Meet
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Thanks for posting the recipe, Christa...I'll ask my brother-in-law (the cook in the family) if he's interested in it.
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starwarschick14
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Date Posted:
12/16/07 6:09pm
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RE: December Meet
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Thanks again Korey for hosting and transportation! Your entire household was so friendly, and please let your daughter know that I really enjoyed talking chemistry with her. I wanted to take Benny home with me too...
I'm glad I got to meet some new people too...well new to me anyway, since Supermegafest was the first meet I'd been to in 2 years. I really regret that I missed out on the cake - I was so full. But I plan on trying that recipe sometime, it sounds amazing. 
Sorry you couldn't make it Mike, but it's very true that the timing could be worse. I remember more than one Christmas in my childhood where my sister and I were sick, and that's always a particularly miserable feeling during the holidays.
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chewykingwookie
Title: Collecting Expert, Mass. Imperial Syndicate
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Date Posted:
12/16/07 8:00pm
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RE: December Meet
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Thanks Korey for being a great host. Your kids are awesome and did a great job as co-hosts for the event. The food was very good as well. All in all a very good time. Stacy, Spencer, and I enjoyed ourselves even though Spencer was scared of Benny at first never seen the kid cry over a loud noise before. lol I am sure he enjoyed playing with the cars even though he had no idea what they were as long as he could hold something he was happy. lol
It was definitely fun seeing everyone again. Since I missed out on Mega Fest busy weekend for me since it is the same weekend as Spencer's b-day. I definitely look forward to the next event and hopefully we can have one soon. Jan may be out for me but Feb could work and I am sure in the near future I will host one once we get fully settled into our house.
Anyway, it was a great time and I enjoyed myself can't wait for another meet.
Jorge
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WifeofVader
Title: FanForce Co-CR, Massachusetts Imperial Syndicate
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Sep '05
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Date Posted:
12/17/07 8:29am
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RE: December Meet
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12/17/07 8:35am (1 edits total)
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Thanks everyone for your kind words .... the ham and the rest of the food were fantastic and, Roseanna, the cookies you left went perfect with the hot cocoa after our first round of shoveling yesterday.
I am glad that everyone had a great time... I know that I did!
Mike - you were missed! I hope that your children are healthy now and that you and your wife are steering clear of it as well...
Benny passed out before Chris and Jim left and he was down for the count until about 8:30 Sunday morning! I think he enjoyed playing with you, Drew, as much as you did with him!
I was devastated when Spencer cried when Benny barked...
I just hope that we can keep this momentum going and get together as often as possible (I've posted in the Monthly meet thread with my thoughts).
Roseanna - can you PM me with your mailing address? Kayleigh put something together on paper for you yesterday and she wants to send it to you to "see if it will work". Sounds like you acquired an apprentice Saturday! =)
We had a wonderful time Saturday and are looking forward to seeing all of you again really soon!
xxoo
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WifeofVader
Title: FanForce Co-CR, Massachusetts Imperial Syndicate
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Date Posted:
12/17/07 11:36am
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RE: December Meet
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I posted a blog about this weekend over at SW.com.... here's the link:
http://blogs.starwars.com/wifeofvader_blog/25
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DarthWormie
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Date Posted:
12/17/07 1:09pm
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Nice little recap on your blog Korey. Now I really wish I could have been there. Stupid stomach viruses.
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