Browse Forums Recipes 1 Nov 14, 2011 12:14 pm Hi All, With Christmas only a stones throw away my girlfriends and i are in planning mode I just wanted to share the cutest cookies idea for Christmas.... could also get the kids involved too http://buddingbaketress.blogspot.com/20 ... l?spref=fb Have you got any Fav's you like to share? Living in Sydney - Building in Melbourne My Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50518 Re: Christmas Food - ideas 2Nov 14, 2011 3:47 pm They are just adorable!! Not sure if I have ever seen chocolate covered mini pretzels here before, but I haven't actually looked for them! I might attempt them!! They're gorgeous!! I made these last year: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Chocolate candy cane hearts. They are soooo easy, and look great. Basically two mini candy canes laid on baking paper in the shape of a heart, filled with melted chocolate and added sprinkles or cashous. I found the recipe here: http://mylife-myloves.blogspot.com/2009 ... earts.html I've already started making some this year for the school Christmas stall....and probably teachers presents! I am also going to make red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing and decorate them 'Christmassy' ...at some stage! Should turn out similar to these (Image is not mine, found it on flickr): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettenoir87/ I LOVE CHRISTMAS!! Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Christmas Food - ideas 3Nov 15, 2011 10:55 am OH YAY STORMY I FOUND ANOTHER CHRISTMAS BAKING FANATIC! I could just about scoff those cupcakes .... cleaver you! With regards to the chocolates covered pretzels, you could always buy the mini's and dip them yourself leaving them on baking paper to dry?? Living in Sydney - Building in Melbourne My Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50518 Re: Christmas Food - ideas 4Nov 15, 2011 12:06 pm that blog is pretty amazing. did you see the marshmellow and choc chip biscuit recipe../ slice thing. YUM I make gingerbread houses. About 10 cms x 10 cms big. I get 17 out of my batch of gingerbread mix teachers/ neighbours/ mates get them. Most years we double the recipe so the kids get to make their own (well put them together, cos I make the sides and roof etc) will try and find a pic. SOOOO easy, and everyone thinks I am soooo clever. Takes me 2 hrs to make 17. So not that long. Leave over night to set the icing and wrap in cellophane the next morning. Re: Christmas Food - ideas 5Nov 15, 2011 12:42 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ kids gingerbread houses...and a video of them View My Video mine are much prettier!!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ they look much bigger once cellophaned. You could put lollies inside the house, I did one year, then realised it wasnt really needed as no one eats them...they say they are too good to eat. WHAT?! people, enjoy them......... Re: Christmas Food - ideas 6Nov 15, 2011 1:03 pm this video will make you laugh...stressed mother of 5, trying to stop the kids 'eating' their gingerbread houses, while they assemble them View My Video anyway, that is my 'thing' at christmas, over to some other ideas. Re: Christmas Food - ideas 7Nov 18, 2011 8:07 pm This is what I'm planning to bake for Christmas: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2011/11/mo ... el-slater/ Moist Chocolate-Beet Cake Christmas Food - ideas 8Nov 18, 2011 8:39 pm Kiwi would love to know how you make 17 in 2 hours!! Ive made these the last few years http://m.bakerella.com/mix-things-up/ with Xmas m&m's. So cute but the houses are even cuter! my new build thread- Ben Trager https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89826 my switch build thread (2011) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36569 Re: Christmas Food - ideas 9Nov 18, 2011 8:46 pm Nom,nom,nom! I'm in the process of making hampers of homemade goodies for Christmas at the moment! I've done some "Cookie in a Jar" mixes, homemade coffee liquer and I have two different cookie doughs in the freezer to slice & bake a day or two before Christmas....I'll also add some bite size slices and I've already baked individual Christmas cakes. Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Christmas Food - ideas 10Nov 19, 2011 5:47 am tinkster Kiwi would love to know how you make 17 in 2 hours!! Ive made these the last few years http://m.bakerella.com/mix-things-up/ with Xmas m&m's. So cute but the houses are even cuter! These look yum, will try them for christmas. Thanks for sharing. I can only make my houses alone...no distractions Roll, cut, cook 5 mins, cool, assemble, ice, lollies...done! Re: Christmas Food - ideas 11Nov 19, 2011 9:56 am I'm very impressed by the things you girls are making. I'm not so talented with the baking part of Christmas!! I'm good at the spending money part With my lack of talent in the kitchen, I always have to 'keep it simple stupid'. I buy a packet of chocolate royals, cover the top bit in white chocolate, then add a jaffa and cut up mint leave lolly on top. They are so easy and like great!!! I know I'm not sharing anything new, just easy!!! Kiwi: Gingerbread houses: 17 in 2 hours It would take me all day to do 1!!!! Re: Christmas Food - ideas 12Nov 19, 2011 11:03 am Rocket ship, I didn't know that! So new to me lschultz, that choc cake looks a bit yum! Did you see that caramel slice on the "baking thread" yummmmmm going to do that too. And remember my houses are really small...10cms high, I worked out one year (cos I have 2 hrs to think!) one takes me 2 mins to roll and cut the pattern out of the dough. Ha ha 5 mins to cook Then a bit longer to assemble, but I usually have the music going and the phone off and I am focused If anyone wants me to post them the pattern over with the recipe I use just pm me your addy Re: Christmas Food - ideas 13Nov 29, 2011 12:08 pm Just made these...really good considering no eggs, hardly any butter, and no creaming etc http://recipefinder.msn.co.nz/article.aspx?id=729552. Too easy! Christmas them up a bit with some choc chunks pushed into the biscuit while on a 'greased' tray They stick otherwise I only used 3/4cup sugar Re: Christmas Food - ideas 14Nov 29, 2011 1:35 pm Lunch is set: Roast Pork - BBQ Turkey & Potatoes- Weber Parsnips, Pumpkins, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes - Oven Cold Ham - unless you want it warm then Steamed Beans. Gravy Also going to have a crack at those cookies in the OP but can't find choc pretzels anywhere so I'm making pretzel shaped chocolates as antlers. Then after being a good boy and not over doing it I'll get hungry and go off on the usual pizza hunt like the last 3-4 years. Re: Christmas Food - ideas 15Nov 29, 2011 5:56 pm i tried those cookies (you mean the m&m ones?) wasnt as excited by them as I had hoped I was. They looked so delish. but they didnt spread on the tray, half way through I had to push them with a fork..or they would have been round balls. i was a bit dissappointed, choc bits and m&ms, how could they fail!! let me know what you think? if you were underwhelmed Re: Christmas Food - ideas 16Dec 12, 2011 3:56 pm Well, inspired by this thread, the non cooking me, decided to give the non cooking ideas a go. So compliments of stormy (thank you) I made these this morning. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I put one in a bag and gave them to all the kids at playgroup today (final playgroup for the year). The photo looks a bit messy but they did look cute. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They were a huge hit with the kids (the mums were impressed by how cute they looked but maybe not so impressed by their hyperactive children after the sugar rush!!!) Even though they were very cute and easy to make, I made a very huge mistake!! I bought candy canes in wrappers - it took me 1 and 1/2hours to unwrap them all and then about 3 minutes to melt chocolate and fill them up. My kids enjoyed putting the 100s and 1000s on top. I also did the christmas m&m cookies (not cooked them but made them up into a pretty jar like the cowboy cookies). I got a slightly shorter and wider jar than the pictures shown on website which was better because it was easier to fill. Unfortunately, I was running so late that I ran out the door forgetting to take a photo. I have 4 friends with them so I will get feedback at some stage as to how they tasted but it was really cute with Christmas material on top. I was thinking it would be a cheap present but it wasn't really that cheap in the end. By the time I paid for all the ingredients which included christmas m&m's which of course are more expensive than regular m&m's, pecans, jars, material & ribbon. Anyway, didn't worry me, it was a lot of fun. Re: Christmas Food - ideas 17Dec 12, 2011 6:26 pm I bought the wrapped candy canes too! I only made 3 though...so only took 1 broken one and 15 mins can you buy them unwrapped? I hope so cos they really looked good (I used white buttons) I wrapped the 3 in sellophane and greased up to the guy who gives us good rates at the grand chancellor in auckland (we went there on a school trip last week) should be getting cheap rates for another year!! Re: Christmas Food - ideas 18Dec 12, 2011 7:32 pm Oh Kiwi, I don't think that you can buy them without the wrappers..... but oh, I wish you could..... it would save so many hours....... and a few wrinkle lines from stress So I got a friend to send a couple of photos. Here are a couple of photos from my 'cookie jars' ...... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Christmas Food - ideas 19Dec 12, 2011 7:59 pm Well done, Rocketship!! Ive made sooo many this year I've lost count. I made them for the school Christmas stal and they were a huge hit, that we decided to make HEAPS more for the school carols night and sell them there too. I'll have to take some pics later. I don't think you can get them unwrapped, otherwise they would end up a sticky mess with all the moisture in the air. The one's from the Reject shop or Big W are pretty easy to unwrap, just cut the end with scissors! I'm about to ice and decorate 26 red velvet cupcakes. I'll post a photo later at some stage! And yesterday I made an ordinary chocolate royal into a plum pudding! Keep those cooking ideas happening!!! Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Not sure who you're building with, but I moved in recently to a 11month scheduled, 8 month actual build on the South coast/Illawarra NSW 3 5911 I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6149 Hi guys We have just removed a very large grape vine which was mounted to a structure along this wall. This is a shared wall with our neighbour, and after removal, we… 0 3953 |