24698 french christmas food Recipes

french beans, chilli padi, de-seeded, sliced, dried shrimps (aka hei bi ), soaked in a small bowl of water till slightly softened, then drain the water, chopped garlic, olive oil

french onion dip, milk, dried parsley, biscuit baking mix, butter, melted

french bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, eggs, lightly beaten, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, salt, butter, sugar, ground cinnamon, maple syrup , optional

french bread , cut into 3/4-inch slices, eggs, orange juice, sugar, grated orange peel, salt, butter, strawberry , mint and grape jellies

sugar, karo syrup, water, cinnamon oil or 2 tsp oil peppermint extract, red food coloring or green food coloring, powdered sugar

crushed pineapple, bananas, firm and sliced, red maraschino cherry, green maraschino cherry, eggnog, chilled, vanilla instant pudding mix, prepared angel food cake, cut into 1 inch cubes, carton frozen whipped cream, thawed, chopped walnuts

boiling water, jell-o brand cherry gelatin, sugar (optional), ice cubes, cherry pie filling, angel food cake, sliced into cubes (or can use lb cake, about half a cake), cold half-and-half cream, jell-o vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix, cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed

berries, drops cinnamon oil, whole dried fresh rose petals, cinnamon sticks (3 inches long), red rosebuds, cinnamon bark, drops rose extract, drops pine oil, orrisroot chips (from most health food stores), assorted pinecones, gold, bay leaf

sugar, light corn syrup, water, cinnamon oil *( for the red ) or peppermint oil *( for the green ), red food coloring for the cinnamon or green food coloring for the peppermint

french onion soup, butter, onions sliced thin, red cooking wine, water, chicken broth, pepper to taste, a dash of basil

french bread, reduced-calorie margarine, onion, very thinly sliced, brown sugar, shredded reduced-fat swiss cheese

french-style green beans, almonds, slivered, toasted, lemon , juice of

french bread cut into 1-in cubes, milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, salt, butter cubed, sugar, ground cinnamon

french bread, butter , to taste, garlic cloves, salt , to taste

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

we ran out of potatoes 1 lazy saturday , and potato salad was just the thing we needed to go with our grilled hamburgers. turns out we had lots of french fries on hand in the freezer--so i baked up a batch and dressed them using my traditional recipe. the potato salad turned out so good, i ve been making it with french fries since then., french fried potato salad, crisp , hot french fries, roughly chopped--preferably home made, but fast food take out fries or frozen fries baked in your oven will do., hard boiled eggs, chopped, chopped celery, chopped chilled bread and butter (sweet) pickle chips, minced fresh chives, fat free mayonnaise, dijon mustard, garlic powder, cayenne pepper