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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: holiday recipe thread https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-recipe-thread Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:23:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php catgirl on "holiday recipe thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-recipe-thread#post-1120597 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 06:41:28 +0000 catgirl 1120597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Also, spiced pot roast for crock pot - best pot roast EVER. <a href="http://www.fastrecipes.com/recipe/spiced-pot-roast-2009051933293/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fastrecipes.com/rec.....051933293/</a> catgirl on "holiday recipe thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-recipe-thread#post-1120596 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 06:39:20 +0000 catgirl 1120596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I make these sausage rolls for our annual holiday cocktail party - they are a little bit of work to prepare but they are gone within seconds.  <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sausage-rolls-10000001875856/" rel="nofollow">http://www.myrecipes.com/recip.....001875856/</a> TraceyLiz65 on "holiday recipe thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-recipe-thread#post-1120564 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:55:08 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1120564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am making 3 different flavors of these Frittatas made in muffin tins... Tomorrow I will get up and saute' onions, mushrooms, peppers, cooking bacon,etc  and spend hours preparing my annual Christmas Breakfast for my extended family... <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/RecipePage.aspx?recipeId=320391">http://www.weightwatchers.com/.....eId=320391</a> elpgal on "holiday recipe thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-recipe-thread#post-1120537 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:17:39 +0000 elpgal 1120537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I always make this for the holidays for my vegan friends but everybody loves it. <a href="http://www.thewednesdaychef.com/the_wednesday_chef/2012/12/mother-lindas-arkansas-fig-fruitcake.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thewednesdaychef.co.....tcake.html</a> Carla on "holiday recipe thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-recipe-thread#post-1120473 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 01:15:22 +0000 Carla 1120473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ These get made in November and December and cut out using a snowflake cookie cutter without the frosting, or stars with the icing. Like 'engagement chicken' it is a man attractant. Something about the spices seems to draw guys like moth to a flame. This is always the first to go at any desert pot luck. Holiday Spice Cookies 1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 2 large eggs 4 cups flour 2 tea spoons baking powder 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon clove 1/2 teaspoon salt Cream butter, and sugar. Add eggs and cream some more. Add dry ingredients and mix to form dough. Divide dough into 2 parts and pat into a round 1 in thick and wrap in wax paper and put in fridge for 2 hrs or overnight. Preheat oven to 350deg. Let dough soften at room temperature. Roll out dough using flour to keep it from sticking. Use cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Bake 7-8 min. Cool cookies. These cookies are great on their own, but you can pipe Royal Icing onto cut out shapes for special presentation. 1 egg white beat for a minute or two--not too dry. 1-1and 1/2 cups icing sugar. Drops of water. Beat for 5 min. Use a pastry bag to pipe the icing on the cookies, and let them set until dry/hard to the touch. These cookies last up 2 two weeks, and are often at their best when a couple of days old...if they last that long! Makrame on "holiday recipe thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-recipe-thread#post-1120402 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:33:15 +0000 Makrame 1120402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, good idea! This is one of my favorite cookie recipes to make for Christmas gift-giving. I usually see large bags of pistachios (already cleaned) in warehouse stores this time of year, and try to get one to make these biscotti. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cranberry-pistachio-biscotti/">http://allrecipes.com/recipe/c.....-biscotti/</a> We also always make Russian potato salad for New Year's - it's a favorite holiday tradition in many families (my son is always looking forward to once-a-year gigantic tub of this salad). Boil and peel potatoes, eggs, carrots.  Finely chop.  Add  green peas (canned or frozen/thawed), diced onion, lots of chopped pickles, chopped ham or chicken, and mayo.  You can also add diced apples or fresh cucumbers.  It's a delicious appetizer for New Year's eve meal, and leftovers make a great brunch dish for next day. Diana on "holiday recipe thread" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/holiday-recipe-thread#post-1120366 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 21:34:14 +0000 Diana 1120366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I thought it might be fun to have a thread where we all share our favorite holiday recipes.  I've been cooking up some delicious treats and they make my house smell so nice! So here are a couple of mine:  Math Book Gingerbread - The story behind this recipe is that we first found it in one of our elementary school math books.  It was meant to teach fractions! DRY: 1 ¾ c flour ½ t salt 1 t baking soda 2 t baking powder  WET: 1/3 c butter ¾ c hot water ¾ c molasses ¾ c brown sugar 1 T grated ginger root 2 eggs Mix together wet ingredients, starting with butter and hot water (butter should melt).  Mix together dry ingredients.  Fold together wet and dry.  Pour into a 9x9 inch pan and bake for 30-45’ at 325F until a toothpick comes out clean.  White Wine Poached Pears (adapted from Martha Stewart) original recipe here: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/348782/white-wine-poached-pears">http://www.marthastewart.com/3.....ched-pears</a> 1 bottle fruity white wine - I used a cheap vinho verde from Trader Joe's ~6 cups water 1.5 cups sugar juice and zest (peeled in big strips) of 1 large lemon spices if you want (I did not use any, but you could add cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, etc.) 8 pears, peeled, with stems left on Mix together everything but the pears in a big pot.  Make sure there is room for the pears.  Bring the liquid to a boil, then add the pears and lower to a simmer.  Cook for about 30 minutes or until pears are tender.  If the pears float too much, either turn them occasionally or press them down with a smaller pot lid.  Let the pears cool in the liquid.  If you wish, you can reduce the syrup down more after removing the cooled pears. You can eat as is, serve over ice cream, or make a tart out of them.  And don't forget to save the syrup.  It is amazing in cocktails or just mixed with seltzer water.  <div> </div>