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Q: Christmas Recipes?
I need a Christmas side dish or main dish recipe to take to a party this weekend. A website or just recipes would be great. Thanks a lot for your help.
A: Broccoli Salad
1/2 c mayonaise,1&1/2 tblsp Wine Vinegar,1/4 c sugar ,1 head broccoli ,cut into small pieces ,1/2 med onion,1/2 c raisins,1/2 lb bacon ,fully cooked and crumbled .
Mix all ingredients together . It will get better as it sits in the refrigerator. serves 15. good luck and god bless.
Q: Easy Christmas recipes for a complete kitchen novice?
I fancy doing a bit of baking this weekend and I wondered if anyone knew any really easy recipes for Christmas snacks or puddings or cakes?
A: Morrisons..
Q: Do you know Christmas recipes to cook now and to freeze?
I am looking for Christmas recipes to cook at the end of november and to freeze because I won't have much time the week before Christmas to cook everything.
Cheers!
A: Hi,
I found this very useful page where are listed a lot of Christmas recipes that can be frozen 4 weeks before and the tips to cook them on Christmas day:
Casserole
Mince pies
Desserts and sweets
Pastry
Sausage rolls
Sauces and stuffing
Ice creams
Bread
Check this out:
http://www.mydish.co.uk/news/299/get_ready_for_christmas%3A_some_great_ideas_of_meals_that_can_be_frozen_for_christmas
Q: Christmas Recipes - I need some good recipes for .....?
Christmas Eve finger foods. I'm having my family over, and we all are bringing food, but I need some more ideas and recipes. I am already planning on making a vegetable pizza, meatballs, maybe some shrimp, spinach dip - maybe - anyone else have some ideas - I would love to hear ideas and recipes. Thanks for all your help.
A: Bacon Pasteries:
8 strips of bacon, cooked 3/4 C grated cheese
1 sm onion, chopped 1/2 C mayo
1 med tomato, chopped 1T Fresh Basil Chopped
1 Large can refrigerated biscuits( Flaky Style)
In a mixing bowl combine bacon, onion, tomato, cheese, mayo and basil. Seperate each biscuit into 2 to 3 layers and flatten slightly in your hand. Press the flattened section of biscuit into mini muffin pans. Spoon filling mixture into each biscuit. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes
Mushroom Puffs:
4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 tube (8 ounces) crescent roll dough
In a blender, combine the cream cheese, mushrooms, onion and hot pepper sauce; cover and process until blended. Unroll crescent dough; separate into four rectangles. Press perforations to seal. Spread mushroom mixture over dough.
Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cut each roll into five slices; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Truffle Brownie Cups:
1 2/3 c. chocolate chips
2 T. butter (not margarine)
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
2/3 c. flour
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
garnishes: orange zest, maraschino cherries, toasted sliced almonds, whipped topping
Preheat oven to 325. Spray mini-muffin pan with Pam. Microwave 2/3c. Chocolate Chips with butter for 40-60 secs. stirring every 20 seconds - until melted and smooth. Add sugar and egg and stir until smooth. Add flour. Fill mini- muffin cups 2/3 full. Using mini-tart shaper, tap batter to create level tops. Bake 10-12 mins. or until edges are set. (Do not overbake.)
Meanwhile heat cream in microwave for 1-2 minutes until hot. Pour over remaining Chocolate chips, and whisk until smooth. Place in freezer 10-12 mins. stirring every 5 mins. until mixture is cooled and starting to thicken. Spoon ganache into resealable plastic bag.
After removing brownies from oven, let cool 2 mins. Press tops of brownies ith mini-tart shaper to make indentations. Coll 3 more mins. Carefully remove brownie shells from pan. Trim corner of ganache bag, and pipe into each shell. Garnish as desired.
French Onion Tartlets:
Olive oil cooking spray
12 very thin slices white bread, crusts trimmed (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 large onions, very thinly sliced
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
2 teaspoons ground thyme or poultry seasoning
Salt and black pepper
1 pound Swiss cheese, shredded
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray both sides of bread and press bread into small 12 cup muffin tin. If you do not own a muffin tin, disposable tins are available on the baking aisle of market. Place bread in oven and toast until golden, 7 or 8 minutes. Remove and reserve.
In a skillet, melt butter into oil. Add onions and bay leaf, season with thyme, salt and pepper. Cook onions until caramel colored, 15 to 18 minutes.
Turn broiler on.
Place spoonfuls of cooked onions in toasted bread cups. Discard bay leaf. Cover onions with cheese and set tarts under hot broiler to bubble and brown cheese. Serve hot.
Ths website shows a cream cheese appetizer that looks like a wrapped gift and cupcakes that look like tree ornaments. Its cute. http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder...
Good luck.
Q: What are your favorite Christmas RECIPES?
What are some of your favorite Chritmas recipes that you can't live without on Christmas? Do not forget to put the recipe! Thank you all in advance!
A: FRUIT CAKE
Preparation Time 30 minutes
Cooking Time 210 minutes
Ingredients
500g sultanas
1 x 375g pkt raisins, coarsely chopped
3 x 100g pkts mixed glace cherries, coarsely chopped
1 x 300g pkt currants
250ml (1 cup) brandy
Melted butter, to grease
250g butter, at room temperature
155g (3/4 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
4 eggs, at room temperature
115g (1/3 cup) breakfast marmalade
300g (2 cups) plain flour
75g (1/2 cup) self-raising flour
1 tsp mixed spice
Blanched almonds, to decorate
80ml (1/3 cup) brandy, extra
Method
Combine the sultanas, raisins, cherries, currants and brandy in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside, stirring occasionally, for 6 hours to macerate.
Preheat oven to 150°C. Brush a round 22cm (base measurement) cake pan with melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base and sides with 2 layers of non-stick baking paper to reach 6cm above the edge of the pan.
Use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until combined (the mixture may curdle at this stage - this is due to the high proportion of eggs to butter and doesn't affect the result). Add the marmalade and beat until well combined. Add the combined flour and mixed spice, and fold until just combined. Stir in the sultana mixture. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth the surface. Tap the pan on the benchtop to settle the mixture. Arrange the almonds over the top.
Wrap the outside of the pan with 3 layers of newspaper, rising slightly higher than the baking paper. Secure with kitchen string. Bake, covering with foil if necessary to prevent overbrowning, for 3 1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Pour the extra brandy over the hot cake. Wrap the pan in a clean tea towel and set aside overnight to cool completely. Serve.
SUMMER BERRY TRIFLE
Ingredients (serves 10)
1 x 85g pkt quick-set strawberry & raspberry jelly crystals
14 bought jam rollettes, cut into 1cm-thick slices
80ml (1/3 cup) apple juice or sweet sherry
2 x 250g punnets strawberries, washed, hulled, halved
2 x 150g punnets blueberries
500ml (2 cups) vanilla custard
250ml (1 cup) thickened cream, whipped
Method
Prepare the jelly following packet directions. Pour into a large container and place in the fridge for 1 hour or until set. Coarsely chop.
Place half the rollettes in the base of a 3L (12-cup) capacity serving bowl. Drizzle half the apple juice or sherry over the rollettes. Top with half the jelly and one-third of the combined strawberries and blueberries. Spoon over half the custard. Repeat with the remaining rollettes, apple juice or sherry, jelly and half the remaining strawberries and blueberries. Top with the remaining custard.
Spoon the cream over the trifle and top with the remaining strawberries and blueberries. Place in the fridge until required.
MINCE TARTS WITH CRUMBLE TOPPING
Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 20 minutes
Makes 12
Ingredients
12 frozen sweet tart cases
40g (1/4 cup) plain flour
25g butter, melted
40g (1/4 cup) slivered almonds
1 tbs brown sugar
1 x 410g jar fruit mince
Icing sugar mixture, to dust
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the tart cases on a baking tray. Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, combine the plain flour and butter in a small bowl. Add the almonds and sugar and stir to combine.
Spoon the fruit mince among the tart cases. Top with the almond mixture. Bake for 10 minutes or until the crumble is golden. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
HONEY SESAME CARROTS
Ingredients
3 bunches (500g) Dutch (baby) carrots, trimmed, scrubbed
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
Method
Place carrots in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Cover and bring to the boil. Cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain. Remove to a serving plate. Cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, place sesame seeds in a small non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, for 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly toasted. Add honey. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until honey has melted. Drizzle honey mixture over carrots. Serve.
Q: What are some good Christmas cookie recipes?
I always make the traditional sugar cookies, and they get kind of boring. Do you know of any good Christmas cookie recipes, or any names of cookies that you bake for Christmas?
A: I don't know if you like watching cooking videos, but this site has quite a few good christmas cooking recipes. Here are a few I found but search around on the site, there are a ton more:
http://www.cookingvideocafe.com/item-Sugar_Cookie_Recipe__Christmas_Sugar_Cookies!54wBqNPNgqY.html
http://www.cookingvideocafe.com/item-How_to_Make_Candy_Cane_Cookies__How_to_Beat_Butter_for_Candy_Cane_Cookie_Recipe!cWib__HfrNg.html
http://www.cookingvideocafe.com/item-How_to_Make_Christmas_Stuffed_Stocking_Cookies__How_to_Decorate_Christmas_Stocking_Cookies!B1pBCXujEeY.html
Q: If you have started to look at Christmas recipes, could you recommend something to take as a gift?
Something that would be nice as a hostess gift, or to take as a gift for an evening party?
Especially for Christmas Eve?
Thank you!
Forgive me ~ I am looking for recipes for *edible* gifts ~
A: I can see why this is in recipes - The questioner is asking for a recipe to take to give as a gift.
I have found that I can put all the dry ingredients for my favorite chocolate chip or brownie recipe in a quart jar, then write the recipe on a card, and give that.
Or you can make hot chocolate powder, and give in a pint jar.
Or, layer (again in a quart jar), white northern beans, kidney beans, black beans, black-eye peas, lentils, dry yellow peas, dry green peas, and/or any other kind of beans or peas you like; in a small ziplok bag, put your favorite spices, and give this jar of soup mix!
Anything you make and package yourself becomes a very special and thoughtful gift.
Q: What are some good and easy Christmas recipes i could make?
I'm in charge of cooking with my sister this year. Any recipes count, Thank you!
I'm dont with the desurts
A: Hominy I know you think yuk but it is always the dish that is empty..
3 cans yellow hominy
4 strips bacon cook and crumbled.
1 jar cheese whiz
1 sm can chopped green chilies.
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 T bacon grease
stir together and bake for at least 45 min in 350 oven, you can crush fritos on top..
shoe peg corn casserole
4 cans white shoepeg corn
1 can cream celery soup
4 oz sour cream
1/4 cup each diced
bell pepper
onion
celery
1 cup sharp shredded cheese
stir togther bake for 30 min can top with bread crumbs.
Q: What are your favourite christmas recipes?
Mine are gingerbread pancakes which I have for breakfast and a candy cane cake which I make. What are yours?
I'm also looking for the perfect christmas cocktail!
A: home made mince pies warm with fresh cream! and a nice cocktail is a good mulled wine gently warmed add a tiny bit of nutmeg with fresh oranges sliced and a dash of brandy for that extra warm feeling, mix in a nice punch bowl (serve warm) its a simple recipe but really works nicely together. ho ho ho x
Q: Yummy Christmas Dessert Recipes?
Anyone have any good dessert recipes for Christmas? Not links to other websites, but actual recipes you know and use?
A: Holiday Spritz
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Colored sugar
In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. Combine flour and salt, gradually add to creamed mixture.
Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press cookies 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees for 6-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
Nice 'n' Soft Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
Frosting:
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup water
4 teaspoons meringue powder
1/4 cup light corn syrup
Green, red, and yellow food coloring
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate for two hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough to 3/16 inch thickness. Cut with floured cookie cutters. Place two in apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for five - seven minutes or until set. Cool for two minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
For frosting, in a small mixing bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, water, and meringue powder on low speed just until combined. beat on high for four minutes or until soft peaks form. Add corn syrup, beat one minute longer.
Tint with food coloring of your choice. Cover frosting with damp paper towels or plastic wraps between uses. Spread and/or pipe frosting on cookies. let stand until set.
Q: What Are Some SIMPLE Christmas Cookie Recipes?
Christmas is coming up and I want to make some EASY cookies with my family! I have cookie cutters. So, what are some SIMPLE Christmas Cookie Recipes?! Thank You. Bye!
A: Try thiss site.
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http://www.christmas-cookies.com/
It hass recipes on there.
Q: What are some easy Christmas Party Recipes?
Our facility is having a Christmas Party Friday, what are some easy, EASY recipes for dish or dessert? The main dish is, of course, Turkey & ham.... Thanx!
A: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
1 cup peanut butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 (12-ounce) package Hershey's milk chocolate chips
In a small bowl, mix the peanut butter, salt and powdered sugar until firm. Slowly melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. You may also melt them in a microwave oven set on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through the heating time. Grease the muffin tin cups and spoon some chocolate into each cup, filling halfway. With a spoon, draw the chocolate up the edges of each cup until all sides are coated. Cool in the refrigerator until firm. Spread some of the peanut butter onto the chocolate in each cup, leaving room for the final chocolate layer. Cool the cups again to firm up the peanut butter. Pour some chocolate onto the top of each candy and spread it to the edges. Let sit at room temperature, or covered in the refrigerator. Turn out of the pan when firm.
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Hot Dip
2 lbs. Velveeta cheese
2 cans Rotel diced tomatoes w/green chilies
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. Rudy's Farm sausage (mild) or any brand of choice
Brown sausage in skillet, chop finely while cooking. Place tomatoes in large pot on medium heat, add cheese in 1" squares. Drain sausage and add to cheese. Turn to low as cheese is mostly melted. Stir often....cheese will scorch! Brown beef, chop finely and add to cheese mixture. Cook on very low for 5 minutes. Serve with chips - ENJOY
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Creamy Spinach Dip
1 cup mayonnaise
1 pkg vegatable recipe mix
1 pkg (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach
thawed & squeezed dry
1 container (16 ounces) sour cream
Combine all ingredients.
Chill 2 hours.
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Easy Rum Balls
2 1/2 c. vanilla wafers, crushed
1 c. chopped nuts, finely
1 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
Dash of salt
1/2 c. rum or brandy or orange juice or bourbon
2 1/2 tbsp. light Karo
Mix thoroughly and form into small balls. Roll in powdered sugar and wrap in wax paper.
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Corn Flake Candy
1 2/3 cup Corn Syrup
1 2/3 cup sugar
Boil until sugar is melted, remove from heat, then add
1 2/3 tablespoon vanilla
2 1/2 cup peanut butter
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10 cups Corn flakes
In a big pan that is coated with butter, put in 10 cups Corn Flakes.
Pour the above mixture over the Corn Flakes and stir with a large spoon that is coated with butter. I have even coated my hands with butter for the last of them to be put on wax paper so not to burn my hands as it is still very hot.
Stir until Corn Flakes are covered. Spoon out on wax paper and let cool.
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No Bake Cookies
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 stick butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
4 tablespoons cocoa
3 cups oats
1 teaspoon vanilla
Boil sugar, milk, butter and cocoa for 1 1/2 minutes (until all the sugar is melted).
Start timing when mixture comes to a boil.
Remove from heat.
Add peanut butter, oats, and vanilla.
Mix until blended.
Drop by spoon fulls onto waxed paper to set and cool.
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Four Layer Delight
or
Better Than Sex Cake
1st Combine
1 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 stick butter
Press in a 9 X 13 pan, bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
2nd Blend together to a bowl
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup powder sugar
1 cup cool whip
Spread on cooled 1st layer
3rd Mix together in a bowl until thick, then spread on 2nd layer
6 ounces instant pudding
3 cups cold milk
4th Spread on 3rd layer (chocolate)
Cool whip
Grate a sweet chocolate bar of your choice over cool whip
Sprinkle chopped nuts on top if desired.
Keep in refrigerator.
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SHEET CAKE
In a bowl mix
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
Bring to a boil, then remove from heat
1 stick butter
3 1/2 tablespoons cocoa, omit if you want a white cake
1 cup water
1/2 cup shortening
Pour into sugar and flour, mix together.
Add 2 eggs
1/2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix all together, batter will be thin.
Pour into a SHEET CAKE PAN (looks like a cookie sheet with sides) that is greased and dusted with flour or cocoa.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes
ICING
1 stick butter
3 1/2 tablespoon cocoa
1/3 cup milk
bring to a boil in a pan, and remove from heat
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and stir
Then start adding powder sugar and stir until it is as thick as you want it and then spread over the cooled cake.
This cake taste best when it is very cold.
Q: Any good diabetic recipes for Christmas goodies?
I usually make goodies baskets for everyone at Christmas. My Step-mom just found out she is diabetic. I still want to give them a basket, but I don't have any appropriate recipes. Any ideas? I usually make several cookies and candies.
Thanks!
A: check these out
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/features/diabetic/holidaycookies.html
Q: What are some Christmas cookie recipes?
I always make sugar cookies, and its getting kind of boring. Do you know of any fun, new cookie recipes for Christmas?
A:
Candy Cane Bar Cookies
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 cup white granulated sugar
1 egg
1\4 teasp. Peppermint extract
1\2 teasp. Salt
2\3 cup finely crushed miniture candy canes (measure after crushing)
6 drops red food coloring
2 cups packed flour
1 cup chocolate chips (6 oz. bag)
2 cups chocolate chips (12 oz. bag)
Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute 30 seconds on high. Set it on the counter to cool.
Place the sugar in the bowl add the egg, and beat with a mixer until it’s a uniform color.
Add the peppermint extract, salt, and finely crushed minitature candy canes. Mix it all up.
Add the 6 drops of red food coloring. Mix it in thoroughly.
Feel the bowl with the butter. If you can cup your hands around it comfortably, you can add it to your mixing bowl now. Mix it in slowly at low speed. If it’s still too warm to add, wait until it’s cooler and then do it.
Add the flour in half cup increments, beating after each addition.
Stir in one cup chocolate chips by hand.
Spread the batter evenly into a greased 9-13 inch pan. Bake at 350% for 25 minutes or until it feels firm on the top.
Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle it with the remaining two cups of chocolate chips. Immediately cover with a inverted cookie sheet. Let it sit for three minutes. Then take of the cookie sheet, and spread out the melted chips like frosting with a spatula.
Cool completely and then cut into brownie sized squares.
Q: Spanish Christmas Recipes?
Hello!
For spanish class I ned a spanish speaking contry christmas food recipe... with no nuts! If you know of ANY please let me know. I have already seacred google for HOURS and the recipes are very bland... and have nuts.
Thanks!
A: Here's a fun recipe!
TROPICAL FRUIT PALETAS
1-1/2 papaya or mango (peeled, seeded, and pureed)
1/2 cup water
2-1/2 cups sugar
1 tbsp. lime juice
8 plastic molds or paper cups with wooden sticks
In a medium-sized bowl, combine puree fruit with water, sugar, and lime juice. Taste mixture and add sugar and/or lime juice to taste. (When frozen, flavors will be muted, so try for a slightly sweeter or tarter flavor.) Stir mixture until sugar is dissolved completely. Fill molds or cups, leaving 1/4 inch space at top to allow for expansion. Set mold lids in place and insert wooden sticks. Freeze until firm, approximately two hours. Rinse under warm water to dislodge. Serve and enjoy!