3449 christmas holiday anytime Recipes

checkerboard or windowpane shaped pretzels, holiday m &m s plain chocolate candy (red & green), hugs chocolates, hershey chocolate kisses

eggs, separated, caster sugar (fine sugar), left-over christmas plum pudding (more if you prefer ), rum (brandy or orange liquer), double cream

leftover christmas fruit cake (for the base), yoghurt-cheese (or cream cheese), yoghurt (or sour cream), brandy, sugar, eggs, nutmeg, vanilla essence, cornflour

shortening, boiling water, dark brown sugar, dark molasses, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sugar, divided, meringue powder, divided, cream of tartar, divided, warm water, divided, red spice gumdrops, candy canes (6 inches), divided, multicolored nonpareils, red-hot candy, leaf-shaped spearmint gumdrops, divided, multicolored spice gumdrops, halved vertically, edible glitter, ice cream sugar cones, green paste food coloring, chocolate rock candies, candy corn in christmas colors or green gumdrops, candy canes (about 2-1/4 inches), green spice gumdrops, green rock candy suckers, cotton ball, pastry tips-star tips #16 and #20, round tips #3 and #7, and leaf tip #67, pastry bags, foam core board (20 inches x 16 inches x 1/2 inch), propping

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, grated parmesan cheese, prepared sour cream and chive dip (i use recipe 101256), tomatoes, sliced into 30 slices, yellow bell pepper, chopped fresh parsley

dry roasted almonds , no salt added, olive oil, garlic, finely chopped, fresh rosemary, chopped, kosher salt (do not use regular table salt)

cottage cheese, orange flavored jell-o mix, mandarin oranges, drained, pineapple chunks, drained

ground sirloin beef, tomato sauce, chili without beans, pinto beans, drained, rinsed, red kidney beans, drained, rinsed, tomato paste

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

brownie mix (for 13x9-inch pan), m & s (for the holidays), cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, eggs, vanilla extract, cream (optional)

unsalted butter, marshmallows, capfuls or 1 tsp green food coloring, crispy rice cereal, cinnamon hard candies plus 1/4 cup for decorating (recommended: red hots), white chocolate, holiday sprinkles, sheets parchment paper

butter, softened, domino dark brown sugar, domino granulated sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, vanilla extract, creamy holiday glaze

cream cheese, sugar, almond extract, christmas green paste food coloring, chopped almonds, cranberries, rinsed and drained

ham , christmas, cooked turkey, gruyere cheese, cranberry sauce, thick bread, butter

white sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, maraschino cherries , with juice, triple sec, light rum, orange, sliced into rounds, lemon, sliced into rounds, pineapple chunks , with juice, seltzer water, ice

cold water, sugar, gelatin (i prefer cherry), frozen lemonade concentrate, pineapple juice, ginger ale