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CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS
Christmas Food Gift Ideas
by
http://www.Celebrating-Christmas.com
Here are a few food gift ideas you
could give for Christmas
1. Combine a variety of different cookies in a jar and make a
booklet of recipes to include with your gift. Make it more
interesting by gift-wrapping it. You could look for gift bottles and
jars at garage sales, thrift stores, antiques stores and drug
stores. Also you can save old wine bottles and glass water bottles
of varying colors and shapes for filling with cookies and chocolate.
Decorate the outside of bottles and jars with labels, cards,
stickers, stamps or wrapping paper.
2. Dry cookies with crunchy or hard textures, such as shortbreads,
are ideal for mailing.
Individually wrap dense bar cookies (like Blondie’s and fudge
brownies) with plastic wrap to keep them moist and fresh. Pack crisp
and soft cookies separately; moisture will make the crisp cookies
lose their crunch. You could pack the cookies snugly in a sturdy tin
or plastic container. Over- or under-stuffing could damage them.
3. Ship your food gifts in a heavy-duty cardboard box packed with
shipping peanuts, bubble wrap or crumbled newspaper.
4. You could gift home made cookies. Always use unsalted butter in
recipes that call for butter. Margarine’s high water content can
affect cooking time. Carefully wrap baked cookies, which can be
frozen to preserve their freshness.
5. A cookie pot surprise would also be a perfect choice. This pot
could contain different varieties of cookies, chocolate, wine
bottle. You could arrange all this in a cute colorful container
personalized with the name of your choice.
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more
Christmas
Gift Ideas.
CHRISTMAS RECIPE
Cranberry Onions
- by
http://www.AllHolidayRecipes.com
See picture of this recipe at:
http://www.allholidayrecipes.com/christmas/cranberry-onions.shtml
Makes 6
Ingredients:
Cranberry relish:
4 oz(100gm) sugar
4 tablesp cider
4 tablesp water
1orange. Grated rind and juice
12 oz(340g) pkt frozen cranberries
To serve:
6 onions, peeled, base left intact
2 tablesp lemon juice
4 tablesp stock
1 oz(25 g) butter
Directions:
1 Make relish, dissolve sugar in
cider, water and orange juice over low heat. Bring to boil .
2 Add orange rind and cranberries. Simmer gently stirring, till
berries burst.
To serve now: parboil onions 5
mins in lemon juice and water to cover. Cool. Re-move central
sections with apple core. ( Save these to put in turkey cavity
before roasting. ) Place onion in casserole with 4 tablesp stock and
butter. Put relish in ovenproof dish. Cover both dishes, bake ( 400
deg F 200 deg C Gas 6 ) 20-30 mins. Drain onions, fill with hot
turkey. Serve extra relish separately.
Freeze: cool. Pack relish into
polybox. Leaving ? in. (1cm) headspace. Seal label. Use within 6
months.
To serve from freezer: thaw
3-4 hrs room temp. Finish as To serve now.
Microwave: thaw 8 mins on
Defrost (30%), 8 mins on Full Power. Finish as To serve now.
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Christmas
Recipes.
HANUKKAH PARTY PLANNING
Tips on Throwing a Hanukkah Party
by
http://www.Celebrating-Hanukkah.com
If you're going to be hosting a Hanukkah party this year, here
are some tips to make things run smoothly!
Decor is crucial for any great Hanukkah celebration. Deck your home
out in the traditional colors of blue, silver and white. In addition
to the traditional menorah, get a Hanukkah bush from a tree lot,
nursery, or even the forest. Decorate your bush with lights in the
traditional colors, and top with a large silver Star of David. Adorn
your mantle and tabletops with Hanukkah themed items like the
dreidel or chocolate gelt.
Print copies of traditional Hanukkah blessings to give to all your
guests as they enter. It is customary to say a blessing before
lighting a candle on the menorah. Even if you know the blessings by
heart, some of your guests may not, and by printing them out,
everyone can recite them without difficulty.
When it comes to the menu for your Hanukkah party, foods fried in
oil are the traditional choice. Potato latkes are always a perfect
entree. Try pairing them with sour cream and applesauce. Appetizers
are always a good idea for any party. Why not make homemade fried
won tons? You can purchase won ton wrappers at the supermarket and
stuff them with your favorite fillings like cream cheese and crab.
Gift giving is a traditional event at any Hanukkah party. Try
inexpensive yet heartfelt gifts. One good option is to ask everyone
at the party to make their own gifts. If making gifts isn't your
thing, you can never go wrong with items like books, CDs,
chocolates, and gift certificates.
When it comes to games and activities, the dreidel game is a must!
For those who don't know, a dreidel is a four sided top that is used
in a betting game. Try betting with coins, or you can use food items
like nuts or candies. On each side of the dreidel are Hebrew letters
that stand for a different action. Nun means do nothing, he means
you get half the kitty, gimel means you get the whole kitty, and
shin means you lose.
Start planning your Hanukkah party early. Send out invitations at
least a month in advance, to make sure all guests have a chance to
RSVP. With some planning, you can host the perfect Hanukkah party
that everyone will remember for years to come!
Visit Celebrating Hanukkah website for more
Hanukkah Party Ideas.
CHRISTMAS/WINTER CRAFTS
Cozy Fleece Scarf
by
http://www.iLovetoCraft.com
Materials needed:
Scissors
2 yards of fleece material
Method:
Fold into half side to side. Trim
each side to ensure a straight cut.
Open fold, then cut down the middle
to make 2 separate scarves, or 3 depending how narrow you want your
scarf.
Fold in half from end to end. Take
one layer and cut the end to make a fringe. About 3 inches long, 1
inch apart. Be sure to use a sharp pair of scissors. Then cut the
other layer while using the first layer as a guide.
Visit craft site I Love to Craft for more
Christmas Craft Projects.
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