RECIPES FOR CHRISTMAS

Dad / Chef / Author ^ | Carlo3b

[carlo3b]

RECIPES FOR CHRISTMAS

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Holiday Ham with Fruit and Root Beer Glazed

 
BOILING AND SYRUP INGREDIENTS:

• 6  12oz bottles root beer (high quality)

• 1 red apple, sliced

• 1 green apple, sliced

• 1 cup red seedless grapes

• 1/2 orange, sliced

• 1/2 tsp cloves

• cracked black pepper to taste

• 1 tsp file (ground sassafras)

BOILING HAM:
1) Place ham in a heavy-bottomed black iron pot or dutch oven.
2) Surround the ham with apples, grapes, orange and cloves. Add root beer and dust with cracked black pepper and file. 3) Bring to a rolling boil and reduce to simmer. Boil approximately 1 hour and turn ham over and continue boiling until root beer is reduced to a thick syrup.
4) Remove ham and set aside. Continue to reduce syrup until it is the consistency of molasses.
CAUTION: Do not burn, or scorch. Remove syrup and place in a mixing bowl, allow to cool and reserve for later.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (5 - 10 pounds) smoked ham

• 1/2 cup root beer syrup (reserved)

• 1 cup Creole mustard

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup pineapple juice

• 1/4 cup cracked black pepper

• pinch of cinnamon

• pinch of nutmeg

• pinch of allspice

• pinch of ground clove

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
1) Place in the mixing bowl, all of the above ingredients except the ham. Using a wire whisk, blend all spices into the mustard mixture until well incorporated.
2) Place ham in center of dutch oven and coat completely with the sweet mustard mixture.
3) *Bake uncovered for 1 hour.
*Preparing a decorated the ham for the table centerpiece. Start by uusing a sharp paring knife to cut slits on eighth inch deep diagonally across the ham. Continue in the same pattern from the opposite side until even triangles appear from the cuts. Stuff with cloves and, using toothpicks, secure pineapple slices or fresh strawberries to the top of the ham before baking.
SERVES: 6
 
 

[lowbridge]

Recipe For Friendship

Fold two hands together
And express a dash of sorrow
Marinate it overnight
And work on it tomorrow

Chop one grudge in tiny pieces
Add several cups of love
Dredge with a large sized smile
Mix with the ingredients above

Dissolve the hate within you
By doing a good deed
Cut in and help your friend
If he should be in need

Stir in laughter, love, and kindness
From the heart it has to come
Toss with genuine forgiveness
And give your neighbor some

The amount of people served
Will depend on you
It can serve the whole wide world
If you really want it to

~ Author Unknown ~

Another Recipe For Friendship

Ingredients

2 heaping measures of trust
2 well rounded scoops of respect
2 generous portions of affection
2 equal amounts of sharing

Method

Stir together until lumps and bumps are dissolved.

~ Author Unknown ~

[carlo3b]

A trusted holiday treat, that can come in many sizes and flavors, Bruschettas. Start anywhere... here are a couple of great ones; Bruschetta

• 1 French baguette
• 3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
  8 ounces mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
1) In a small mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, oregano, and salt and pepper. Mix well, cover, and refrigerate. 
2) Cut the loaf of French bread into 12 slices on the diagonal. Arrange the bread on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Reduce the oven's temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
3) Spoon equal amounts of the tomato mixture onto the toasted slices of bread.
4) Top with slices of mozzarella. Place the pan of bread back into the oven until the cheese has melted just slightly and is oozing over the tomatoes, approximately 2 minutes. Serve immediately.
Makes 12

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Holiday Artichoke Bruschetta

• 1 med. jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
• 1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 French baguette, cut into 1/3 inch thick slices

1 Preheat the broiler.
2 In a medium bowl, mix marinated artichoke hearts, Romano cheese, red onion and mayonnaise. Top French baguette slices with equal amounts of the artichoke heart mixture. Arrange slices in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
3 Broil in the preheated oven 2 minutes, or until toppings are bubbly and lightly browned.
 Also great, add spinach or tomatoes!
Will make 8 yummy baguettes
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Christmas Eve Hors' Dourves

Sweet n Sour Meatballs

Take a can of cranberry sauce (with berries) and a jar of tomato sauce and heat them up, stirring as needed and put it into a casserole dish with a bag of frozen meatballs...heat in oven or microwave. Serve with toothpicks.

[Utah Girl]

An easy recipe is cream cheese, cut in half diagonally, and arrange to look like a Christmas tree. Find a jar of good chili sauce (I use a brand called Homemade Chili sauce), pour it over the top of the cream cheese. If you want, you can put shrimp or that fake crab meat on the side, serve with crackers. If you want to go the Martha Stewart route, you can cut tiny stars out of green and yellow peppers and arrange them artistically on the tree.

A quick sweet treat is to melt white chocolate, mix some crushed candy canes into the chocolate, and pour onto a cookie sheet. When it is set, break into pieces.

[Darling Lili]

Thanks everyone!

I bake bruschettas from my garden tomatoes and herbs, but I didn't have a recipe for an artichoke one. Sounds yummy!

[carlo3b]

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[ConservativeDude]

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[carlo3b]

You can order a goose at any large grocery store, and that is a real bonus... It will come in fresh, or fresh frozen. Nobody really know how long the turkeys that we buy have been frozen, or partially thawed, and re-frozen...I know..thats not allowed to happen...but ..DUH!

[carlo3b]

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[Landru]

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[carlo3b]

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[carlo3b]

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I still cry when I watch that movie, or when I read it to the kids,(now my grandkids). Thanks Leni... Huggggs

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In the archives there's a zip file of lots of Christmas recipes. Happy holidays Freepers.