Posts tagged ‘christmas food’

Cherry Vanilla Fudge

October 28th, 2009

Cherry Vanilla Fudge
Source: Family Circle – December 1974 – Old-Fashioned Christmas Goodies
3 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup light cream
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup candied cherries, quartered
Combine sugar, salt, cream, milk, corn syrup and butter in a large heavy saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, [...]

Christmas Biscotti

October 23rd, 2009

It’s always fun to prepare nice recipes for Christmas and even better if you can prepare Christmas Biscotti…
Christmas Biscotti
You will need the following ingredients:
3/4 cup dried cranberries or dried cherries
3/4 cup chopped shelled green pistachios
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 teaspoons baking powder
2/3 cup Vanilla Sugar (recipe follows)
Layer the ingredients in a 1-quart canning [...]

White Christmas Fudge

October 23rd, 2009

White Christmas Fudge
Makes 36 squares.
2 1/2 cups Domino Confectioners’ Sugar
2/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
12 ounces white chocolate coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
3/4 cup dried cherries cranberries or apricots or apricots coarsely chopped
3/4 cup toasted almond slices
1/ Line an 8-inch square pan with foil; grease foil.
2/ Mix confectioners’ sugar and milk in a [...]

You should always follow Santa approach for cooking during these times that is you should plan things well in advance. You should first prepare a list of the food items that you will like to prepare. The initial list may be long but it will eventually become shorter as it may not be possible to [...]