Holiday Delights
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Since the holidays bring about some of the most delectable dishes, desserts,
and beverages, I decided to make a recipe page dedicated to just food
and drinks usually presented at holidays. My desire is to list specific holidays
and, then under each listing, share recipes. Come back often and see what I
share with you. Yummy!
 

Thanksgiving

Put into blender in order given, blend 2 minutes. Pour into
buttered pie pan. (Donita sprinkles nutmeg on top.)
Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Pie makes its own crust as it bakes.
 

Christmas

Combine all ingredients, except garnishes, in a large saucepan. Heat to
boiling, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Strain punch to remove
spice. Place in a heat proof punch. Garnish with orange slices studded
with cloves. Makes 14  6 oz. servings.

Christmas Punch
(Cathy's, my sister-in-law, recipe.)

Pour boiling water over sugar and spices; stir to dissolve.
Chill thoroughly. To serve, combine with remaining
ingredients in punch bowl. Add ice ring.

Hot Spiced Tea

Mix together water, sugar, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Boil for 5
minutes. Add tea bags and steep 5 - 10 minutes. Stir in juice
concentrates. Keep warm in crockpot and serve with cinnamon
stick stirrer, if desired.

Spiced Punch

Heat to boiling for 10 - 20 minutes. Enjoy this warm punch on a
cold winter night. Can be kept warm in a crockpot on low settings.

With an electric mixer beat together cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
Add remaining ingredients except bell pepper; beat well.
Place a piece of plastic wrap on a small cookie sheet. Spoon cheese
mixture onto plastic wrap to form a log about 3 inches thick and
12 inches long. Fold plastic wrap over cheese to encase. Refrigerate
until cheese is firm, about 4 hours or overnight.
Unwrap cheese log. Bend top 1/3 of cheese over to form a candy cane.
Shape with fingers or knife. Decorate with bell pepper to form stripes.
May be covered and refrigerated overnight.

Hot Crab Dip
Teri R.
(Borrowed from the 1999 November/December issue of "Quick Cooking.")

Combine milk and salsa. Transfer to a slow cooker coated with nonstick
cooking spray. Stir in cream cheese, crab, onions and chilies.
Cover and cook on low for 3 - 4 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Serve
with crackers. Makes about 5 cups.

Trim fat from ham. Wash ham. Mix cloves, brown sugar, pineapple
juice and preserves together into a paste. Spread over ham. Place
pineapple slices on top of ham. Cover ham totally with
2 layers of foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 hours. Brown last
1/2 hour at 300 degrees with foil off. Let set 10 minutes before slicing.

Cranberry Pork Roast
Kimberly S.
(Borrowed from the 1999  November/December issue of "Quick Cooking.")

Cut roast in half and place in a slow cooker; sprinkle with salt and
pepper. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over roast.
Cover and cook on low for 4 - 5 hours or until a meat
thermometer reads 160 degrees. let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
6 - 8 servings.

Mix Jello packages and water. Chill slightly. Whip. Add
cranberry sauce. Whip. Add sour cream and whip again.
Pour into mold and chill.

Green Bean Casserole

Arrange in layers in order listed; sprinkle with cracker crumbs.
Bake 1/2 hour at 350 degrees.

Baked Rice

Brown rice in a skillet (with spices or onion pieces). Heat slowly;
add broth. put in oven at 350 degrees for 35 - 45 minutes. This recipe
can be doubled or even quadrupled!
 

New Years

1 gallon Apple cider
1 large can pineapple juice (unsweetened)
3/4 cup strong tea (can be herb)

In a cheesecloth sack put:

1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. whole allspice
2 sticks cinnamon

Let simmer very slow in a crockpot, about 4 - 6 hours. You can add water
if it evaporates too much. Your house will smell wonderful, too!
Can be served from your crockpot with a ladle.

1 egg white (per pound of nuts)
3 cups walnuts, pecans, or cashews
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix all together and spread on cookie sheet.
Bake 1/2 an hour at 300 degrees.

Sauté green onions in oleo. The amount of onions is up to you. I use
one small bunch. Except for cheese, add remaining ingredients
and bring to a boil. Add cheese just before serving.

Using only 3 cups water, mix Jello and while it is jelling in refrigerator
(do not allow it to completely set up, about the same consistency as you
would to add any other fruit), wash and grind cranberries and mix
with sugar, then add nuts and pineapple to cranberry mixture.
Add all of this to Jello when it is beginning to jell. Let jell sit until
firm. Will keep 2 weeks or longer in refrigerator. Very good with ham,
chicken, or turkey.
 

Superbowl
( I know...not really a "holiday" but we do bring out our best
dishes during this event in January.)

That's it! Melt all ingredients into a saucepan or crockpot and
serve with corn tortilla chips.

Spiced Walnuts
Rachel Mayfield

1 cup sugar
6 Tbsp. milk
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups walnuts

Boil all ingredients, except vanilla, together for several minutes. Remove
from heat and add the vanilla. Stir in the walnuts. Mix until coated.
Drain with slotted spoon and place on waxed paper to dry.
Serve when dry.

In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add onions; sauté until softened.
Stir in potatoes, salt, pepper, bacon, and 1 cup water. Cover;
simmer 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in clams and
their juice, and milk. Heat and stir until bubbly.
Makes 6 servings.
 

Valentine's Day

2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
16 fresh or frozen whole strawberries
1 banana, sliced
8 ounces frozen vanilla yogurt

In a blender, combine juice, strawberries, banana, and frozen
yogurt. Blend until mixture is smooth. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Red Valentine Punch

In a mixing bowl, stir together sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
Pour in boiling water; stir until sugar is dissolved. Chill thoroughly.
To serve, pour punch into punch bowl. Add remaining ingredients;
stir to mix. Add ice, if desired.

In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, onion, celery, and sour  cream;
mix well. Spread neatly on a small serving plate. In the same bowl,
mix together crab and shrimp; spread over cream cheese mixture.
Spread cocktail sauce over top. Serve with crackers of choice.
Makes 2 cups.

1 large round bread loaf

Making the bread bowl: Using a serrated knife, slice off about an inch from
the top of the bread. Carve our a "bowl" from within the bread, leaving about
1 inch inside.
Making the chili: To chop jalapeno pepper, use a knife and fork to hold in
place. Chop pepper into fine pieces. Avoid touching seeds with your hands.
In a large nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium heat, stirring, until
browned, about 5 minutes. Drain beef. In same skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
Add onions; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add bell pepper, jalapeno
pepper and chili powder; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add beef, tomatoes
with liquid and tomato paste; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer
for 25 minutes. Add beans and corn; cook 5 minutes longer. Ladle
chili into bread bowl and serve immediately. Serves 4.

1 box of white or yellow cake mix
1- 3 oz. box of strawberry jello
1- 3 oz. box of raspberry jello
1 container of Cool Whip

Bake cakes according to directions on box for 2- 8 inch round cakes.
Cool completely. Remove cakes and replace back in baking pans.
Can be made and refrigerated overnight in pans after cooling.
Next, boil 2 cups of water. In one bowl, mix 1 cup of boiled
water with strawberry jello. In another bowl, mix 1 cup
of boiled water with raspberry jello. Mix well. Then take a fork
and poke holes into cakes randomly and about 2 inches apart.
Pour the strawberry jello mix onto one cake still in pan. Do the
same with the raspberry jello on other round cake in pan. Make sure to
pour over all of the cake. Then, refrigerate. When completely
set, remove one round cake from the pan (doesn't matter) and place
onto platter. (At this point, you may choose to level the top of
the cake to remove rounded surface.) Frost the top
only with the Cool Whip. Then, remove other round cake, level if
you desire, and place that side on top of other round cake.
Now, frost the entire cake with the rest of the Cool Whip.

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