[libertarian27]

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[rightly_dividing]

Merry Christmas to all!

[ladyvet]

Merry Christmas to all! Roast and Yorkshire pudding for dinner today!

[rightly_dividing]

Recently I came across a recipe for a Christamas treat that my mom made when I was young. I made it the other day and it brought back childhood memories. Here it is:

Date Nut Log

Ingredients
30 graham crackers
16 marshmallows (about) diced
1 cup dates chopped
2 cups walnuts chopped
1 cup heavy cream
How to make Graham Cracker Log
Roll graham crackers to fine crumbs.
Combine marshmallows, dates and walnuts and mix thoroughly with 1 3/4 cups cracker crumbs.
Add 1 cup cream, not whipped, and mix all thoroughly.
Shape into loaf.
Roll loaf in remaining cracker crumbs, then wrap well in wax paper.
Place in refrigerator and chill at least 6 hours.
Better if chilled overnight, or the longer the better..

Note: 12-23-2010 Made as described. Next time use all crumbs in mixture, also, possibly a little more cream to get just a touch more moist.

[Red_Devil 232]

Just put the Christmas Ham in the oven. It will be ready around 12:30. Sweet Potatoes go into the oven at about 11:00. The potatoes are very large and will need some extra time to bake.

[momtothree]

Merry Christmas to all my Freeper cooking friends. I plan on trying one or two new recipes for tonight’s dinner. If they are “freeper” worthy, I will post later. Hope everyone stays warm, enjoys their day and feels the warmth of Christ’s love. Bless us all.

[tubebender]

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all you great cooks out there in FReeperville! Mr Bender does not cook but you wouldn't know it to to talk to me. We had our Christmas dinner at 4 last night then we all went to Church Services and went our separate ways afterward. We were short 4 family members as our Son & DiL were in the bay area, grand daughter and beau were with his family so it was the lovely and vivacious Mrs Bender, Daughter, her husband and their son and of course the Versatile Mr Bender. Dinner was Prime Rib w/mashed potatoes etc, etc and it was a little subdued because of the ones absent.

Our small but typical table table setting, with the Lenox Holiday China that we have been collecting for almost 50 years and my late Mother in Law's collection of Avon Ruby Glass...

We only use this China twice a year...

[SouthDixie]

Avocado Quick Bread

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe avocado
3/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup raisins
1 tablespoon grated orange zest

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the mashed avocado.
Stir in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk until just mixed. Fold in the chopped pecans, raisins and orange zest. Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Allow loaves to cool in pan for at least 20 minutes before removing.

[Fast Moving Angel]

Something quick for Christmas breakfast from ingredients you probably already have on hand:

Bisquick Monkey Bread

3/4 cup butter (do not use margarine)
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
3 1/2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened (do not use margarine)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
¼ cup sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray.
2. In 2-quart saucepan, melt 3/4 cup butter. Add brown sugar and cream; heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 2 minutes; remove from heat. Pour into pan; sprinkle with pecans.
3. In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk, granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, the vanilla and egg until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
4. In small bowl, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon.
Roll each ball in sugar mixture; place randomly in pan. Sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture.
5. Bake 22 to 28 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Serve warm.

Makes 12 servings

Merry Christmas, everyone!

[TexasBarak]

I didn’t get fancy- the whole family is bringing food (including a ham and pumpkin roll from my wife). I made a coupla dozen deviled eggs, and put a nice bit of bacon in each one.
Used the basic recipe from www.deviledeggs.com

[Rapunzel]

Had the big meal yesterday. Honey cured ham with brown sugar glaze. Baked potatoes. Eggplant casserole. Blackeye peas. Deviled eggs. Biscuits. Lemon pie. Yum.

[CaptainPhilFan]

!!!!!Merry Christmas!!!!!!Happy Christmas!!!!!

I hope someone sees this and can comment back.

I’m making a standing rib roast - 8 pounds.
Had to take a bank loan for it, so we’re
just having that and beer. :) Oh, and yorkshire pudding
and horseradish sauce. Oh, I could eat this thing raw!

But seriously. I’m planning on using the
500 degree - 21 minutes a pound - turn oven
off and leave for 2 hours- method.

This is how I cook all other beef roasts and it’s
the best, but I’m a wee bit nervous about trying
it and failing on this fabulous hunk of roast beast.

Any opines out there???

[HungarianGypsy]

**Freeper Kitchen Ping**

[Silentgypsy]

Wow! I didn’t expect this thread on Christmas! Y’all are such hard workers! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

[Ellendra]

Bacon ‘n Egg Candies:

Ingredients:
Stick pretzels
White chocolate
Shortening
Yellow m&ms

I left the amounts off because I haven’t quite pinned down the proportions yet.

Melt white chocolate with a small lump of shortening. Line a baking sheet or other flat surface with wax paper. Arrange the stick pretzels in groups of 3. Place a dollop of melted white chocolate in the center of each group of 3, so that it glues the 3 pretzels together. Top with a single yellow m&m each. When done, it should look like a very tiny fried egg, sitting on top of 3 pretzels (which, I admit, don’t look very much like bacon).

Let cool, then eat.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

For lunch today with my Dad I made:

Cornish Game Hens (cavity stuffed with garlic, lemon and fresh rosemary, Northwoods Seasoning from Penzey's on top)

Yams (from sratch) topped with butter and just a little brown sugar

Wild Rice with dried cranberries & apricots (Used a boxed mix - 98 cents - then dressed it up w/ the fruit. Used homemade stock in lieu of the water.)

Tomorrow, when the whole crew comes out to my farm, we're having:

Beef Stew w/ Rye Bread

Caprise Salad

Mini Quiches

Bread Bowl w/veggie dip

Crab Dip & Crackers

Later, during the Packer Game, we're having adult beverages and Queso dip, (homemade) Salsa & Chips and Meatballs in (homemade) Chili Sauce.

I'm pretty sure, as usual, there won't be NEARLY enough food...LOL! Luckily, the men that work for me love it when I bring in the leftovers!

God Bless Us, Every One! :)

[tubebender]

Cranberry Salad...

This dish showed up on my sister’s table 50 or 60 years ago and may have been our Mother’s but I am not going to call my “little” sister to ask her and all the older ones have gone on to the big kitchen in the _______?

1 envelope of Gelatin
1/4 cup of cold water
1 6.5 oz can of crushed Pineapple
1/4 cup of Lemon juice
1 16 oz can of Cranberry sauce
1 cup diced Celery
1/4 cup chopped Walnuts

Add Gelatin to water, heat Pineapple,
stir until dissolved, add Lemon juice,
Cranberry sauce.
Beat until smooth, add Celery and Nuts
cover and chill.

As my Mother would say...”Delish”

PS. Have you noticed can sizes are
shrinking on the super market shelves?

[Netizen]

We had roast beef with potatoes and carrots, baked beans, stuffing and

Mediterranean Green Beans
2 cups water 2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup pitted black olives, cut in half	3/4 cup small cherry tomatoes, cut in half 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves* 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese, if desired
*Substitute 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves. Place water in 4-quart saucepan. Cover; cook over medium-high heat until water comes to a boil (2 to 3 minutes). Add beans. Cover; continue cooking until beans are crisply tender (4 to 6 minutes). Drain. Add  butter, oil and olives to beans. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, oregano, salt and  pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Top with feta cheese, if desired. Serve immediately.  Serves 8 Recipe Tip - Sprinkling beans with salty feta cheese adds great taste. Look for different varieties, such as feta flavored with garlic and herbs, sun-dried tomatoes or peppercorns.