With some amazing members of the LJCSC Dream Team, Monique & friends chat about the heartwarming traditions, favorite dishes, and unforgettable memories that make the holidays so special.

From putting up Christmas trees extra early to savoring unique family recipes, you’ll hear all about how the LJCSC team embraces the season with their families. They dive into everything from matching Christmas pajamas and sentimental ornaments to the joy of giving and reflecting on the meaning of the holidays.

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Hoping to get rid of your “turkey gobbler” neck this holiday season? Hear our previous episode, T-Z Plasty Update: Tightening Necklines for Men & Women

Wondering what makes the BellaButton Tummy Tuck so special? Hear our previous episode, Why Your Belly Button is the Most Important Part of a Tummy Tuck

Watch San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Kiersten Riedler bake her delicious cookies

Take a look at Dr. Riedler’s beautifully decorated Christmas cookies

Monique’s Best Ever Gingerbread Cookies recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening (Crisco or butter)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups molasses
• 8 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Instructions:

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and molasses and mix. Sift together dry ingredients. Add to wet ingredients and stir. Put dough in wax paper and chill. Roll out to ½ (or less - they rise a lot) inch thick on floured cutting board. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes and ice and decorate with your favorite icing/toppings.

Dr. Riedler’s gingerbread cookies recipe:

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp ground ginger
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp salt
• 12 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• ¾ cup molasses
• 2 Tbsp milk

Instructions:

1. Process flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, cloves, and salt in food processor until combined, about 10 seconds. Add melted butter, molasses, and milk and process until soft dough forms and no streaks of flour remain, about 20 seconds, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
2. Spray counter or silicone pastry mat lightly with baking spray with flour, transfer dough to counter, and knead until dough forms cohesive ball, about 20 seconds. Divide dough in half. Roll dough to ¼-inch thickness. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
3. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Use cookie cutter to cut out cookies. Space cookies ¾ inch apart on rimmed baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Repeat rolling and cutting steps with dough scraps.
4. Bake until cookies are puffy and just set around edges, 9 to 11 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and let cool completely before decorating and serving.

Kristen’s Ultimate Bacon Green Bean Casserole recipe:

Ingredients:

• 6 strips bacon
• 1/2 onion, finely diced
• 1 1/2 cups chopped button mushrooms
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (10.5-ounce) cans cream of mushroom condensed soup
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• salt and pepper
• 4 (14.5-ounce) cans cut green beans, drained
• 1 1/2 cups French fried onions

Learn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic, the 20x winner of the Best of San Diego and global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice.

Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego’s most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty.

La Jolla Cosmetic is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.

To learn more, go to LJCSC.com or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSC

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The La Jolla Cosmetic Podcast is a production of The Axis: theaxis.io