253 Magazine December 2022 Issue

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DECEMBER 2022 Local Real Estate Market Trends Plus... ThepowerofWindermere.ThepersonalizedserviceofWindermereChambersBay. 2023 Predictions Matthew Gardner's Top 10 predictions for 2023 A Taste of the Holidays Some of our favorites we make and share with friends and family Gift Guide Your local holiday gift guide from details. home studio December Events What's happening around the sound in December Where to Ski Your list of NW mountains & ski resorts

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2023 Predictions Matthew Gardner's Top 10 predictions for 2023 A Taste of the Holidays Some of our favorites we make and share with friends and family Gift Guide Your local holiday gift guide from details. home studio December Events What's happening around the sound in December Where to Ski Your list of NW mountains & ski resorts
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CHOCOLATE
HOMEMADE GINGERBREAD COOKIES
MARTINI WITH CANDY CANE RIM
Wet Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 3/4 cup molasses Dry Ingredients: 4 cups flour 2 tsp ground ginger 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 3/4 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp salt
oven to 350*F Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients Refrigerate overnight Roll dough
and cut
cookie
Bake
6 parts Vodka 1 part Chocolate Liqueur Crushed Peppermint Candy Cane (after reading the story, please substitute the peppermint crush with shaved dark chocolate curls) Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and shake. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with chocolate curls. Cheers!
Elisa Pierce
"It may come to no surprise that year after year I am the designated bartender of the family for Thanksgiving. It has been a tradition with my high school best friend and her family for around 35 years. This momentous occasion involved a new holiday drink the Chocolate Martini rimmed with candy cane shavings. A delightful thought....at first. Although extremely tasty and numbingly good, the candy canes bits will lovingly attach themselves to your lips and lipstick. The ones that actually stick to the glass will become warm and melt down the glass, covering one's hands and countertop with sticky goo Bottom line there's always next year! Cheers!"
Preheat
1/4" thick
with
cutters
for 8 10 minutes
Karen Noland

Elsa Borgen

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LECHON ASADO

One "fresh ham" with bone in (or have your butcher butterfly it for you!) and skin on. You can also use a small pork roast with a good layer of fat on it.

Mojo Marinade:

20 cloves garlic

2 teaspoons salt

1 and 1/2 cups sour orange juice (In a pinch, use two parts orange to one part lemon and one part lime)

1 cup minced onion

1 teaspoon oregano

1 and 1/2 cups Spanish olive oil

Mash the garlic and salt together with a mortar and pestle. (A rolling pin on a cutting board works pretty good too.) Add dried oregano, onion and the sour orange to the mash and mix thoroughly. Heat oil in small sauce pan, add the mash to the oil and whisk.

Pierce pork as many times as you can with a sharp knife or fork Pour garlic mixture (save a little for roasting) over pork, cover and let sit in refrigerator for 2 3 hours or overnight

To Cook: Oven

Preheat oven to 450°F Place the pork fattest side up in an open roasting pan Place pan in oven and reduce temperature to 325°F Spoon extra marinade over the roast occasionally as it cooks Using a meat thermometer, roast should be removed from the oven when the temperature reaches 155°F Immediately cover with foil and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving The roast will continue to cook after you remove it from the heat A perfectly cooked pork roast will be pale white in the middle and the juices will run clear

Barbecue Grill

Use a covered grill, such as the Webber kettle or a covered gas grill Bank the coals to each side, leaving an empty space beneath your ham. If using a gas grill, use front and rear burners only. The idea is to cook with indirect heat. Spoon extra marinade over the roast occasionally as it cooks. If not using a gas grill, add charcoal to the sides as needed to maintain roasting temperature. Using a meat thermometer, roast should be removed from the grill when the temperature reaches 155°F. Immediately cover with foil and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. The roast will continue to cook after you remove it from the heat. A perfectly cooked pork roast will be pale white in the middle and the juices will run clear.

Stove top

Place ham in a large Dutch oven, or a covered stock pan whatever you have that the pork will fit in Add about one cup of marinade to the pan Bring to a boil Adjust the heat to low, cover and cook until completely done Add additional marinade as needed to keep at least one inch of liquid in bottom of pan otherwise the roast will burn

Serves: Servings based on the size of your ham Allow about 1/4 to 1/2 pound per person, depending on side dishes

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BANANA BREAD

Bowl #1

Mix together wet Ingredients:

3 eggs

"This recipe is my moms. She has been making it for decades and always bakes it in disposable trays so she can deliver to everyone who LOVES it She finally shared the recipe with me. However, It is handwritten and is like reading a recipe from your great grandma's recipe box. Probably has changed or been tweaked a dozen times over the years and is completely off memory."

-Sarah Gelman

1.5 cups sugar (can substitute with other sugars)

1/3 cup Oil 1 tsp Vanilla

1 Tsp Banana Flavoring (Optional)

After mixing above add 5 Tbsp Buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350*

Bowl #2

Sift together the dry ingredients: 1 cup Brown Rice Flour

1/4 cup Potato Starch Flour 1 cup Soy Flour 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Baking Powder

Mash 2 Large RIPE Bananas or 3 small and add to #2

Add wet ingredients from bowl #1 to dry ingredients of bowl #2 Beat Until Smooth

Pour in 5 small pans or less if larger pans Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

OCEANSIDE COOKIES

One box of Graham Crackers Smashed 2 Cans Sweetened Condensed Milk Chocolate Chips

Powdered Sugar

"After our "Gingerbread" building competition we always have a ton of leftover Graham Crackers. So, I make these easy bars/cookies and pass them out to friends and neighbors."

Ashley

Preheat oven to 350*

Stir Graham Crackers, Sweetened Condensed Milk, and chocolate chips together

Press into a greased 9 x 13 pan

Bake or until golden

Let cool completely then cut into squares and toss in powdered sugar.

Holiday Traditions Holiday Traditions

On Christmas Day, we all wear pajamas and head to grandma's house. It's so nice that no one has to worry about getting dressed or what to wear; we just enjoy our time together.

DeAnne Davidson and Devin Scherck

On Christmas night, my entire family (mom, dad, brother & his wife & their 2 kids, my sister, and my wife & baby), get together at my parents house to open our stockings and special gifts from each other around the fire. We take turns opening presents and it’s always tons of fun with lots of laughs.

Every year in December we do a holiday season family getaway to Portland. We stay in a nice hotel, go out for a fancy dinner, go see a Blazers game, and get our holiday shopping done tax free. For many years at check in we would arrange with the hotel concierge to place our "Elf on the Shelf" in the room before we arrived. The kids would be amazed that "Mr. Squiggles" made the trip to join us!

Steve Sloboda

We host an Annual "Gingerbread" Building competition with friends. Everyone shows up ready to build with Graham Crackers, frosting, candy, and imagination - we encourage non-house structures. With one hour to build, some of the best over the years have included a farm, Jeep, baseball stadium, circus, train, a bridge, and stage with a band and gummy bear crowd. We all vote and the winners take home a fun little prize. Always a good time filled with happy memories.

Number of Closed Sales this Month 932 Down 16% compared to last month Median SOLD Price 506,250 Up 1.5% over Nov 2021 Up .05% from Oct 2022 Days on Market 24 Up 5 days compared to last month Windermere Chambers Bay November 2022
Buying to Selling in this Market Why wait until spring to sell? Interest rates have lowered slightly and inventory is low. Be creative use a 3-2-1 buydown instead of closing costs. Knowledge is key Who you work with matters. Months of Pending Inventory 2.0 Down slightly from last month New Listings in Pierce County 861 Down 18 % compared to last month
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