3777 stars vanillesternchen christmas Recipes

classic pastry shell and pastry stars, eggs, whipping cream, dark brown sugar, light corn syrup, unsalted butter, melted, vanilla extract, salt, chopped pecans, lightly toasted, pecan halves

caramel topping, hot fudge topping, cream, maraschino cherries, star sprinkles, gummy bears, multicolored sprinkles, m & s, nonpareil sprinkles

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

milk chocolate melts or 300 g milk chocolate, broken into pieces, rice bubbles or 1 1/2 cups rice krispies, shredded coconut, icing sugar , for dusting, shortbread cookie , star shape (optional)

heavy cream, crushed star anise (about 8 whole star anise), fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened ), cognac, unsweetened cocoa powder

sugar, brown sugar, eggs, water, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, peanut butter, brach chocolate stars (also known as chocolate rosettes or chocolate buds)

roasting chicken, cut up, carrots (coined or diced), zucchini, small to medium (chopped or diced ), stalks celery, chopped, walla walla onion , if available, white wine , whatever you have available (i used alice white chardonnay), white pepper , to taste, garlic powder , plus, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, cajun seasoning, brand mccormick s montreal brand steak seasoning (dry seasoning ), stelle pasta (star shaped or your favorite soup pasta), black pepper , to taste, salt , to taste, water

apple juice, honey (optional), cardamom (finely ground in coffee grinder), ground in coffee grinder ), grated fresh ginger, cinnamon, star anise (finely ground in coffee grinder), star fruit, peeled, orange, peeled, pineapple , 1 inch, lime , juice of, ice cubes

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

dried hibiscus blossoms, pear nectar, red wine, lemon juice, star anise, honey, star anise , fresh pear wedges, if desired

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

whole smoked goose, water, red wine, whole star anise, aged balsamic vinegar, blackberry jam, ground black pepper, salt to taste, cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, salt and ground black pepper to taste

head romanesco (stem and clusters intact, leaves removed), tomatoes (amount is my guess) or 8 -10 red grape , cut in half (amount is my guess), star fruit, raw sugar

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

dried shiitake mushrooms, boiling water, egg white, cornstarch, salt, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves--very thinly sliced crosswise and cut into short strips, dried cellophane noodles or bean threads, dry white wine, soy sauce, chinese oyster sauce, peanut oil, sesame oil, garlic clove, minced, sugar, four 1/4 -inch-thick slices of fresh ginger, star anise pods, lightly crushed with a knife, swiss chard leaves, stemmed and thinly sliced crosswise, scallions, thinly sliced, freshly ground white pepper, chili oil , for serving

dried shiitake mushrooms, boiling water, egg white, cornstarch, salt, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves--very thinly sliced crosswise and cut into short strips, dried cellophane noodles or bean threads, dry white wine, soy sauce, chinese oyster sauce, peanut oil, sesame oil, garlic clove, minced, sugar, four 1/4 -inch-thick slices of fresh ginger, star anise pods, lightly crushed with a knife, swiss chard leaves, stemmed and thinly sliced crosswise, scallions, thinly sliced, freshly ground white pepper, chili oil , for serving

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