552 snowball trees Recipes

dried black mushrooms, dried cloud ear (also called tree ear) mushrooms, water boiling --- amount as needed, qt chicken stock, lean raw pork cut julienne (see note ), julienne is simply cut into little sticks ., bamboo shoots cut julienne, soy sauce, white pepper, cornstarch, cold water, rice vinegar or wine vinegar, oriental sesame oil, eggs lightly beaten, scallion, sliced thin, chopped cilantro

white cake mix, egg whites, buttermilk, vegetable oil, yellow cake mix, buttermilk, egg, cocoa, baking soda, cider vinegar, peppermint cream cheese frosting, garnishes: holiday trees, 6 (5-inch) red and white peppermint candy canes, crushed; 12 (5-inch) green candy canes, broken; 12 round peppermint candies

ice, pear juice, lemon-lime juice (see, simple syrup (see, fresh mint leaves , plus 1 mint sprig for garnish

green food coloring paste, white chocolate bark coating squares, chopped and melted, pointed ice-cream cones, toppings: green and white sparkling sugars , holiday sprinkles, candy-coated chocolate pieces, gumdrops

dried chinese (or shiitake ) mushrooms, tree ears , optional, canned chicken broth, rice wine vinegar, lean pork (from a center-cut pork chop), cut into julienne strips, firm tofu (about 4 oz), rinsed and cut into 1/4-inch cubes (about 3/4 cup), matchstick-cut canned bamboo shoots, rinsed and drained, cornstarch, egg, well-beaten, toasted sesame oil, ground white pepper, granulated sugar, chopped scallions

sugar -and-spice cake, vanilla buttercream, kelly green icing color

homemade or store-bought puffed-rice-cereal marshmallow treats, pretzel rods, green candy melts, melted, pink candy melts, melted, white candy melts, melted, dark cocoa candy melts, melted, yellow sparkling sugar, m & s inis, ixed colors, plus 4 red, yellow spice drops , flattened, cut into small stars, red fruit slices, halved crosswise, marshmallows , halved crosswise, chocolate chips, pink heart sprinkles

lightly crushed starlight peppermints or candy canes, white chocolate candy melts, melted, dark cocoa candy melts, melted

cod cheeks , gills removed (or fish heads of any non-oily fish), raw chicken liver, fresh spinach leaves (2 leaves per serving), snow peas (at least 8 , 1 per serving), chopped mushrooms (can use tree ear, cloud ear, wood ear mushrooms found in asian markets), chicken broth, diced bamboo shoots, cornstarch, cold water, egg whites, chopped green onions, for garnish

fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, fresh orange juice, grated orange rind, frozen bread dough, thawed, butter, melted, chopped walnuts (optional), cream cheese-flavored ready-made frosting

ham or turkey sliced, cream cheese, sharp cheddar cheese slices, red bell pepper thinly sliced, spinach tortillas

whipping cream, instant coffee granules, semisweet chocolate, finely chopped, coatings: finely chopped pistachio nuts , ground almonds or pecans, chocolate sprinkles, cocoa, flaked coconut, nonpareils, crushed hard red and green peppermint candies, red and green sprinkles, cocoa, dark chocolate bow

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, milk (use more for thinner batter), egg, lightly beaten, heavy metal cookie cutters

recipe chocolate cake, recipe chocolate-praline truffles, recipe praline almonds, chopped uncolored pistachios, divided, recipe white chocolate buttercream frosting, white chocolate, shaved, vanilla candy coating squares, white sparkling sugar

royal icing, sugar ice-cream cones, red and white candy canes, coarsely crushed, green candy canes, coarsely crushed, edible glitter or sparkling sugar (optional)

refrigerated sugar cookie dough, ready-to-spread vanilla frosting, red and green colored sugars and sprinkles

grain rice, rinsed and drained, water , plus 2 1/2 cups boiling, beef jerky, cut into 1-inch pieces (see note ), dried tree ear mushroom or 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped, sweet potato or 1 medium carrot, cut into 1/2 -inch pieces, fresh ginger, peeled and minced, curry powder, toasted whole almonds, soy sauce, salt, scallion, thinly sliced