8943 christmas dessert for two Recipes

dessert, flour , sifted, granulated sugar, salt, lard or shortening, egg, separated, egg whites, milk as needed, cornflakes, crushed, apples, peeled and sliced, granulated sugar, cinnamon, glaze, sugar, lemon juice

ginger ale, rum , with, christmas spices (rum with ), cinnamon stick, orange peel

spoons ( i bought about 10 from a local asian shop ), thickened cream, castor sugar, thick custard, warmed, christmas pudding, heated, handful of flaked almonds, toasted, chopped to decorate, grated orange zest to decorate

extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, currants, hot chili flakes, basic tomato sauce, israeli couscous , blanched two minutes and refreshed, cleaned calamari, tubes cut into 1/4 inch rounds, tentacles halved, salt and pepper to taste, scallions, thinly sliced, basic tomato sauce, spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, virgin olive oil, fresh thyme leaves (or 2 tbsp dried leaves ), carrot, shredded finely, tomatoes, crushed and mixed, salt to taste

unsalted butter (500g), caster sugar (130g), egg yolks, brandy (50ml), vanilla powder (two packets) or vanilla extract (2 tsp), plain flour (600g), blanched almond, chopped (60g), icing sugar (for the coating at the end )

steamed or roasted chestnuts from a jar (about 6 oz; not water chestnuts), sugar, kosher salt, amber rum, unsweetened cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, semisweet chocolate chips, purchased refrigerated pie crusts (from two 14.1-oz packages), at room temperature, egg, beaten to blend, powdered sugar , for dusting, special equipment : a 3-inch round cookie cutter

milk, light cream, sugar, salt, grain white rice, almond paste, vanilla extract, whipping cream , beaten stiffly, sugar

sultana, currants, chopped raisins, dessert fig, finely chopped, brandy, plump dried apricots, chopped, good quality vanilla ice cream, softened, dark chocolate, chopped, sliced almonds, toasted

apples (i ise golden delicious), raisins, butter, soft brown sugar, cinnamon, port (or any dessert wine, although it won tsp be the same), water

warm water, honey (or sugar), active dry yeast, all-purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, sunflower oil, kosher salt, low-fat small-curd cottage cheese, vanilla extract, cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cardamom, raw milled sugar (or 1/8 cup sun crystals), dried apricots, chopped into pieces (approx ), semisweet chocolate (two 1-oz baking squares), blanched slivered almond

there is 1 christmas carol that has always baffled me ., what in the world do leaping lords , french hens, swimming swans , and especially the partridge who won tsp come out, pear tree have to do with christmas today, i found out., until 1829, roman catholics in england were, not permitted to practice their faith openly. someone, during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young catholics., it has two levels of meaning : the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember., partridge in a pear tree was jesus christ ., two turtle doves were the old and new testaments., three french hens stood for faith, hope and love., four calling birds were the four gospels of matthew , mark, luke & john., five golden rings recalled the torah or law, the first five books of the old testament., six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation., seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the holy spirit--prophesy , serving, teaching, exhortation , contribution, leadership, and mercy., eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes ., nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the holy spirit--love , joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness , gentleness, and self control., ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments ., eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples., twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the apostles creed ., there is your history for today. this knowledge was shared with me and i found it interesting and enlightening and now i know how that strange song became a christmas carol

crushed pretzels, butter or 2/3 cup margarine, melted, sugar, cream cheese, softened, sugar, cool whip, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert or 2 (3 oz) boxes raspberry jell-o gelatin, boiling water, frozen strawberries or 2 (10 oz) packages raspberries, thawed