2078 junior league christmas cosmopolitan Recipes

christmas plum pudding or 200 g christmas cake, brandy, icing sugar, egg white, dragees (silver balls)

christmas cookies, water, baking soda, sugar, salt, brown sugar, lemon juice, eggs, nuts, dried fruit, jose cuervo tequila

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

crisp rice cereal (christmas colored rice krispies), marshmallows, caramel squares, eagle brand condensed milk, butter

vegetable broth, bulgur, sweet red pepper, sliced green onion, pesto sauce, cooked christmas lima beans or 2 cups pinto beans or 2 cups cranberry beans, fresh ground pepper, toasted bread , slices

christmas lima beans , soaked overnight in 6 cups water, red onion, thinly sliced, mint, leaves only, extra virgin olive oil plus 1/2 cup, red jalapenos or serrano chilis, seeded and roughly chopped, hot pepper flakes, capers, fresh anchovies (or sardines), red wine vinegar, head frisee lettuce, washed and spun dry

christmastide, by bessie trull law, while pines are bent with ice and snow, our firesides have a golden glow, reflected in the eyes that see, symbol of a christmas tree ., luscious cakes are baked and iced, fruit for stollens mixed and spiced, while stockings dangle side by side . . ., christmas stollen, place 4 cups flour, butter, tablesppon sugar and, salt in a bowl., mix as for pie crust., add 1 cup lukewarm milk and 1 cake of yeast which has been dissolved in a little warm water., add 3 beaten egg yolks ., let raise to double its bulk., in another bowl, place 2 cups of chopped candied fruit and nuts, and, flour ., mix until all fruit is covered with flour., add this to the raised dough, knead thoroughly and form into the desired shape.

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

sugar, salt, cinnamon, egg white, kahlua or 3 tbsp grand marnier or 3 tbsp other strongly flavored liqueur, pecan halves

margarine, melted, limes , juice of, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, garlic clove, pressed , to taste, fish fillets, skinned, parmesan cheese, canned fried onions , in u.s. durkee and french s make this

filet of beef, uncooked (prime), fresh lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil , plus additional to brush meat, shallot, minced, garlic cloves, minced, dijon mustard, soy sauce, fresh ground pepper , to taste, capers, rinsed and drained, to garnish, lemon slice, to garnish

beef brisket, soy sauce , to taste, worcestershire sauce , to taste, dry onion soup mix, caraway seed , to taste, celery seed , to taste, rosemary , to taste, cherry pie filling

canola oil, corn tortillas, chopped, garlic, minced, chopped cilantro, onion, chopped, diced tomatoes, ground cumin, chili powder, bay leaves, chicken stock, salt, cayenne pepper, cooked chicken breast halves, shredded, shredded monterey jack cheese, diced avocados, sour cream (optional), corn tortillas, sliced and fried crisp (optional), i don tsp add this much salt. i suggest that you 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

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