6663 simple thanksgiving christmas Recipes

frozen cranberries, thawed, frozen strawberries, thawed, sugar

potato dinner roll (or dinner roll or crusty bread, whatever was served with thanksgiving dinner), sandwich bread (or another 1 of those slices of crusty bread), turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, turkey breast, cranberry sauce

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

cake ingredients, plain flour, level tsp salt, level tsp ground mixed spice, raisins, sultanas, currants, mixed candied peel, finely chopped, glace cherries, quartered, almonds, blanched and chopped, butter, soft brown sugar, eggs, lightly beaten, level tbsp black treacle, brandy ., christmas cake icings, almond paste ingredients, ground blanched almonds, castor sugar, icing sugar , sieved, egg whites, few drops of almond essence, apricot jam, royal icing ingredients, egg whites, icing sugar , sieved, lemon juice, glycerine

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

dried italian-style bread crumbs, garlic clove, minced, grated pecorino romano, grated provolone, chopped fresh italian parsley leaves, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, flank steak (can use round steak in a pinch), dry white wine, simple tomato sauce , recipe follows, or store-bought marinara sauce, simple tomato sauce, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, carrot, chopped, crushed tomatoes, basil leaves, dried bay leaves, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter , optional

tomatoes halved, cucumber, seeded and diced, sweet onion diced, green hot pepper finely diced ( or replace with a milder chili pepper ), green bell pepper diced, some lettuce cut in chiffonade - my addition, simple dressing, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, salt, black pepper, sugar ( my addition ), olive oil

sugar, flour, salt, baking soda, butter, softened, eggs, vanilla extract, lemon extract, simple , 8 ingredients..

olive oil, divided, simple grilled vegetables , cut into 3/4-inch pieces, kosher salt, divided, freshly ground black pepper, divided, crushed red pepper, hot cooked penne (about 8 oz uncooked tube-shaped pasta), coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped fresh basil, shaved parmigiano-reggiano cheese

this is a recipe for simple pan fried sweet potatoes with butter., sweet potatoes, sliced 1/8-inch thick, un-salted butter

turkey carcass (meat removed from thanksgiving or christmas dinner), bay leaf, turkey broth, cut up turkey meat, dry barley, dry rice (brown preferred ), chopped onion, chopped fresh parsley, water (filtered preferred), poultry seasoning, salt (sea preferred), pressed garlic cloves or 1 tsp garlic powder, chopped carrot, chopped celery ribs, pepper

olive oil, butter, celery, chopped, onion, diced, carrot, chopped (can use leftover carrots if you made a glazed carrot for thanksgiving), mashed potatoes (see my recipe for perfect ), gravy, turkey, cooked, diced, peas (or green beans from your green bean casserole), poultry seasoning, pie crust (see my recipe)

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