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From: MaryW
Date: 12-21-2004, 11:31 AM (1 of 16)
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Biscuit Boy Ham Appetizers -and- Reindeer Cheese Bites Prepare these delicious appetizers ahead of the party. Assemble or mold, then refrigerate several hours before your guests arrive. Come party time, enlist your kids to help with the garnishing. Mini cake pans can be used to make all kinds of treats such as JELL-O, Rice Krispies, Brownies, Cakes, Ice Cream and so much more! Kids and adults alike love bite-size snacks. Biscuit Boy Ham Appetizers Bite-Size Gingerbread Boy Pan http://thepartyworks.com/product_info.php/cPath/489/products_id/3543 Vegetable Non-stick Pan Spray 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder 1/4 Cup Vegetable Shortening 1/4 Cup Butter 2 Tablespoons Chopped Fresh Basil -or- 2 Teaspoons Dried Basil Leaves 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seed 1/2 Teaspoon Dill Weed 3/4 Cup Milk Honey Mustard Thinly Sliced Ham Heat over to 450 degrees F. Spray gingerbread boy pan with vegetable pan spray. In large bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Cut in vegetable shortening and butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add seasonings. Stir in milk until dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball. (Dough should be very moist. Add more milk if necessary) Press 2-3 tablespoons dough into each cavity of prepared pan. Bake 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 3-5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. Cut in half horizontally with serrated knife. Spread with mustard and fill with ham. Appetizers may be served cold or reheated and served warm. Makes 18 appetizers. Reindeer Cheese Bites Petite Christmas Tree Pan http://thepartyworks.com/product_info.php/cPath/489/products_id/3653 Your favorite Cheese Ball Recipe or Purchase Cheese Ball (deli case of grocery store) Finely Chopped Nuts Small Pretzels, Pitted Ripe Olives, Pimento for garnish Line pan cavities with plastic wrap. Form rounded tablespoonfuls of cheese mixture into balls. Roll in finely chopped nuts. Press into cavities, then unmold from pan. Garnish with pretzel pieces for antlers. Garnish with chopped ripe olives for eyes. Garnish with chopped pimento for nose. Serve with Crackers. MaryW
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From: MaryW
Date: 12-21-2004, 11:34 AM (2 of 16)
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Chocolate Cranberry Mini Loaves Mini Loaf Pan http://thepartyworks.com/product_info.php/cPath/3_6/products_id/9 Ready-to-Use Rolled Fondant http://thepartyworks.com/index.php/cPath/3_431 Kelly Green Icing Color (If purchasing 'Green Fondant', disregard this coloring) http://thepartyworks.com/index.php/cPath/3_5 1 Cup Sugar Non-stick Vegetable Spray 1 Cup Vegetable Oil 3 Eggs 2 Squares (1 oz. each) Unsweetened Chocolate, Melted & Slightly Cooled 1-1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour 1-1/2 Teaspoons Baking Power 1-1/2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon 1/4 Teaspoons Ground Nutmeg 1/4 Teaspoon Salt 1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries 1/3 Cup Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray mini loaf pans with non-stick vegetable spray. In large bowl, beat sugar, oil and eggs until thick and lemon colored. Beat in melted chocolate and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, mixing just until moistened. Stir in cranberries and chocolate chips. Divide batter among the mini loaf pans. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool on rack 5 minutes. Turn loaves out of the pans; cool thoroughly. Sprinkle with Confectioners Sugar. To decorate, tint portion of white fondant to green (or purchase green fondant) http://thepartyworks.com/index.php/cPath/3_431 Roll out fondant following directions on the package. Cut tree and snow shapes for each mini loaf. Moisten back of the fondant shapes with small amount of water and position on the mini loaf cake. Makes 6 Mini Loaves MaryW
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From: MaryW
Date: 12-21-2004, 11:36 AM (3 of 16)
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Step-by-Step Pan http://thepartyworks.com/product_info.php/cPath/489/products_id/3647 Cheese Cloth (grocery stores sell this item) 4 pkgs. Cream Cheese, softened (8 oz. each) 8 oz. Goat Cheese, Softened 15 Thin Slices Provolone Cheese (approx. 3/4 lb.) 1-1/4 Cups Prepared Pesto (grocery deli case) 1 Cup Chopped, Drained Sun-dried Tomatoes Packed in Oil 1/2 Cup Pine Nuts, Toasted Thinkly Sliced French Bread, Toasted (brush with olive oil before toasting, if desired) Directions: Wet a single layer of cheesecloth and squeeze dry. Line Tree Pan with cheesecloth, allowing cloth to extend over the sides. Beat softened cream cheese and goat cheese together until very creamy and smooth, about 5 minutes. Layer ingredients in prepared pan as follows: 2 cups cream cheese mixture 5 slices provolone 3/4 cup pesto 5 slices provolone 1 cup cream cheese mixture Chopped sun-dried tomatoes Pine nuts 5 slices provolone 3/4 cup (remaining) pesto 2 cups (remaining) cream cheese mixture Fold hanging cheesecloth over top. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Unwrap top of mold. Unmold appetizer onto serving platter; remove cheesecloth. Garnish with roasted red pepper circles and star, fresh basil leaves and additional toasted pine nuts. Serve with toasted French bread slices. Makes 25 appetizer-size servings. MaryW
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From: Magot
Date: 12-21-2004, 12:06 PM (4 of 16)
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I have a friend who always makes small meusli/melted chocolate reindeer droppings to scatter casually under the tree. (How is it I know these people?) No one has ever asked why the reindeer are in the house..
love and kisses, Jan
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From: MaryW
Date: 12-21-2004, 01:02 PM (5 of 16)
And what does that tell you Jan? 
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From: MaryW
Date: 12-21-2004, 01:40 PM (6 of 16)
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And what does that tell you Jan?
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From: Magot
Date: 12-21-2004, 02:04 PM (7 of 16)
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You're repeating yourself, Mary! We don't have out traditional 'crib' this year. Jesus driving a Cadburys chocolate lorry which runs over Santa while Mary sits on the cab. love and kisses, Jan
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From: DorothyL
Date: 12-21-2004, 04:49 PM (8 of 16)
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That's the Christmas spirit, Jan Dorothy |
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From: Magot
Date: 12-22-2004, 02:58 AM (9 of 16)
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Santa is an anagram of Satan. ho ho ho. We don't do Santa. love and kisses, Jan
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From: Bama
Date: 12-22-2004, 09:03 PM (10 of 16)
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I always thought Father Christmas visited England? Jan, my 16 yo got a big laugh imagining your nativity scene.
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From: Magot
Date: 12-23-2004, 02:28 AM (11 of 16)
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We're the exception - he keeps away from us! I never wanted my kids to think I was lieing about Father Chritmas so I must have been lieing about everything else too. We never 'did' Santa from when they were babies. My MIL considered this cruel and unnatural punishment and insisted that we ruined Christmas - but we have fun. DD1 is very appreciative of the fact that we didn't go the Santa worshipping route - she tends to worship creation rather than the creator these days. FC is very much in evidence elsewhere. Ever read "The Father Christmas Letters" by JR Tolkein? He wrote letters to his kids every year and left them for jis kids as though they were from Father Christmas. Sorry - I've gone way off topic. love and kisses, Jan
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From: Bama
Date: 12-23-2004, 10:16 AM (12 of 16)
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J.R.R Tolkein is my son's favorite author. I don't know if he's read that though. I don't see anything wrong with not having "Santa" in your home. I used to worry about lying about it when my kids were little. My son asked, "but you don't really believe that there's a fat man in a red suit with flying reindeer?" I think he was relieved that I said no. Okay, back to the topic..... Mary do you still have that recipe for the cranberry shortbread cookies you had last Christmas? 
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From: wild800
Date: 12-23-2004, 10:37 AM (13 of 16)
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I have to make some cookies today...anyone else waited til the last minute too? Here is my version of my Grandma Snider's punch recipe... 1 12 oz can of frozen orange juice (no water) 1 12 oz can of frozen pineapple juice (no water) 1/2 12 oz can of frozen grapefruit juice (no water) 1 gallon jug of Hawaiin Punch or Juicy Juice or what ever 2 2 liter bottles of gingerale ( I use the diet) mix all of the above in your punch bowl, add 1/2 gallon of orange sherbet if desired for a "foamy punch" or a little rum for grown-up punch (there wasn't any rum in Grandma's) Merry Christmas everyone! |
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Member since: 10-27-2004 Total posts: 48 
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From: rose074
Date: 12-23-2004, 04:14 PM (14 of 16)
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I'm making cookies too. FAT City Sugar Cookies, they are fluffy and chewy. Really yummy. Fat City Sugar Cookies 5 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 C butter or margarine or shortening 2 C sugar 2 large eggs 1 cup MILK (yes, milk) 1 tsp vanilla extract. 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets 2. Combine the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. 3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the milk and vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the dry ingedients. 4. Drop the dough by spoonsfuls 1 1/2 inches apart on to the prepared baking sheets. 5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly colored. Transfer to wire rackes to cool. Danelle in Tri-Cities Washington
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User: rose074
Member since: 12-23-2000 Total posts: 73 
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 12-26-2004, 01:07 PM (15 of 16)
| I have gained 10 pounds just reading this page!!!!! |
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From: plrlegal
Date: 12-26-2004, 01:38 PM (16 of 16)
I think I've gained 10 lbs cooking the past few days. Today it's every man/woman for themselves in this household. I still have to do fruit bread for my office tomorrow and, of course, can't take anything for someone else to eat that I haven't tasted to be sure it's good, right?  Patsy Patsy
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