Fastest Mince Pies Ever
Ingredients |
10oz/275g mincemeat |
1 x 275g fresh ready-rolled puff pastry |
42 whole blanched almonds |
Golden caster sugar, to dust |
42 cranberries |
Icing sugar, to serve |
Method |
Pre-heat oven to 220°C |
Cut 2in/5cm pastry discs, add to baking tray. |
Make a 1.5in/4cm incision to three-quarters of the way into the pastry. |
Brush edge of each disc with milk. |
Pile a teaspoon of mincemeat into the centre. |
Arrange 3 almonds on half the mince pies and 3 cranberries on the rest. |
Dust fruit and nuts with caster sugar. |
Bake on high shelf for 10-12 mins or till golden. |
Remove to a wire cooling tray. |
Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar. |
Traditional Eggnog
Ingredients |
12 eggs, separated |
1+1/2 cups sugar |
6 cups milk |
3/4 cup brandy |
2 cups heavy/ thickened cream |
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg |
2 cups bourbon |
Method |
Beat egg yolks in large bowl with mixer with sugar (until firm and colour of butter, 10 mins). |
Add in bourbon and brandy very slowly. |
Cool in the fridge for up to 6 hours. |
30 minutes before guests arrive, stir milk into chilled yolk mixture. |
Stir in 1+1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg. |
In another bowl, beat cream (mixer on high speed) to stiff peaks. |
In another bowl, beat egg whites to stiff peaks. |
Gently fold egg whites into egg yolks. |
Gently fold cream into egg mixture. |
Ladle into cups, garnish with ground nutmeg. |
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Christmas Stress Reduction Aid
Mulled Wine Recipe
Ingredients |
2 oranges |
3 cinnamon sticks |
2 bottles red wine |
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves |
1 bottle white wine |
5 tablespoons demerara sugar |
6cm ginger, thinly sliced |
4 tablespoons brandy |
Method |
Remove zest from oranges in strips. |
Juice oranges into large, heavy-bottomed pot. |
Add wine, orange zest, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and sugar. |
Simmer for an hour, without boiling. |
Add brandy and serve. |
How to Cook Brussels Sprouts
Aim to use within 5 days - the fresher the better. Discard sprouts with loose leaves or any signs of yellowing. |
Cut off the outer stem and remove outer leaves. |
Cut a deep X into each stem. |
Soak in cold water for five minutes. |
Boil or steam for three minutes, until almost cooked through. |
Drain, and place into ice water for three minutes. |
Remove ice cubes, drain and halve. |
Fry in butter (five minutes). |
Salt and pepper to taste. |
Serve with any or all of: bacon, chestnuts, shallots, garlic, toasted almonds. |
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Twelve Days of Christmas
(My true love gave to me ... ) |
Twelve Drummers Drumming |
Eleven Pipers Piping |
Ten Lords-a-Leaping |
Nine Ladies Dancing |
Eight Maids-a-Milking |
Seven Swans-a-Swimming |
Six Geese-a-Laying |
Five Gold Rings |
Four Colly Birds |
Three French Hens |
Two Turtle Doves |
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree |
Santa's Reindeer
Dasher |
Comet |
Dancer |
Cupid |
Prancer |
Donder |
Vixen |
Blitzen |
Reindeer from Clement C. Moore's A Visit from St. Nicholas. Rudolph had the night off.
Dates in December
Dec 8 |
Bodhi Day |
Dec 17 to 24 |
Saturnalia |
Dec 21 to 25 |
Pancha Ganapati |
Dec 21 or 22 |
Winter Solstice |
Dec 23 |
Festivus |
Dec 25 |
Birth of Attis |
Dec 25 |
Birth of Mithra |
Dec 25 |
Birth of Jesus |
Dec 26 |
Kwanzaa |
Dec 31 |
New Year's Eve |
Yule, Hanukkah and Ramadan also occur in December, but dates are irregular.
Leftover Turkey Ideas
Christmas Turkey Sandwich |
Turkey and Ham Pie |
Turkey Thai Green Curry |
Turkey Shami Kebabs |
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