christmas

I love salads and what a fun way to make it festive! Cobb salad: Crisp, fresh lettuce Satisfying chicken and hits of flavorful bacon Chopped hard-boiled eggs A little spicy red onion and plenty of creamy avocado Pretty cherry tomato “ornaments” A final sprinkling of blue cheese “snow”...

I think half the challenge of buying gifts is choosing the right thing for the right people. With that in mind I thought it might be an idea to have a thread that we could share some of the food related presents we’ll be gifting to the food lovers in our lives. I’ve still got a few people to...

Christmas Flatbread Serves 12-16 (two oven sheets) | Dough rising time 5-6 hours, preparation & baking time 30 minutes This is a focaccia-inspired buttermilk flatbread. Dough ingredients 1000 ml/~1000 g buttermilk (or 750 ml milk and 250 ml crème fraîche/700 ml milk and 300 ml yoghourt) 1200...

We have a thread for favorite Christmas music so I thought a Favorite Christmas Movies thread would be fun too! One of my favorites is "Silent Night" starring Linda Hamilton (mom in "Terminator" movies). It's based on a true story of a woman (Hamilton) and her young son who accepts soldiers...

The pictorial journey starts here. Macerating of the dried fruit overnight.

We stopped the tradition of baking for friends when my Mum died. Before we moved I gave my loved collection of Alan Silverwood bake ware to one of the few local schools that had cooking classes. We bought a 15 cm spring form for the pork pie and both agreed although it was late we would start...

I listen to Christmas music when cooking food for our family gathering. My favorite is Manheim Steamroller's arrangement of Silent Night. I get goose bumps when the strings kick in. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTSkS0Abas4 I like all of their Christmas music. I am enamored with...

This is not a thread for those who loathe Christmas, But for elves, reindeer, santas, fairy folk and happy fellas For those who start early in the year Decorating their tree and spreading Christmas cheer What are you putting on the menu What are you going to do? Okay, this may be a...

A bit of fun for Christmas and very easy to make if you use ready rolled puff pastry. I think next time I'd increase the amount of sausage meat as I think the wreath would look better a bit fatter! Ingredients Puff pastry (home made or ready rolled) 300g good quality pork sausages 1/2 tsp...

Christmas cake with clementines and cinnamon Contains dairy products, eggs, almonds and pistachios This is a drier cake with steamed clementines, intense cinnamon flavor, pistachios and almonds. You can baste the cake with e.g. rum, gin, Cointreau, Bailey’s, heavy cream or orange juice when...

I credit Burt Blank for this post. :laugh: What you need: 1 whole baking tray sized sheet puff pastry 1 350 g jar mince meat (you know, the fruity type) Powdered sugar & powdered aniseed (mixed) Beaten egg in a cup Bad folding skills 1) Heat the oven to 200 celcius upper and lower heat. Put...

Halloween - Our area announced they are allowing trick-or-treating this year. That seems bizarre since our state isn't fully open and passing out candy to a long line of kids seems like unnecessary risks for all parties involved. All of our schools aren't even open yet. Thanksgiving - I know...

I am a little late for my Christmas cakes, normally cook them in August, I follow a Mary Berry recipe but never stick to it. I always add something. When do you start yours?

Have you worked on an Xmas menu yet??? I would like you to share it, with cook early then fridge/freeze it. How about timing on the day for say 15:00 hrs at the table. Or am I daft thinking of Christmas on the 6th September.☃

Hi I got a Uuni Pizza oven from Santa. . . does anyone out there also have one of these? Richard

Does anyone else make this? I've been getting quizzical looks when I mentioned all the breadcrumbs I was preparing for this and home made stuffing for christmas.

Do you have a special breakfast you make on Christmas morning?

The small municipality of Vagna, in the D’Ossola valley in Piedmont region, celebrates Christmas on the second Sunday of July. This odd decision was taken in the XVII century to allow families to celebrate Christmas all together. The fathers and the oldest children, then shepherds and...

Ingredients 250gms milk arrowroot biscuits (or suitable substitution) 2 cups desiccated coconut 1/4 cup good quality cocoa 1 can (395gm) sweetened condensed milk 75gms dried unsweetened cranberries Rum to taste (1-3 tbsp) Method Crush the biscuits and place in a bowl. Add one cup of the...