Ideas for consumable gifts to ask for - Xmas
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Comments (12)Have you seen the "mice" cookies made out of stemmed maraschino cherries dipped in chocolate with Hershey Kiss heads resting on half of an oreo cookie? They are soooo cute and everybody who sees them, raves about them. You take the top off of an Oreo cooke and save the white frosted part to use as the base. Dip a stemmed cherry in melted chocolate and lay on the white frosting with the stem facing backward like the tail of the mouse. Place a dab of chocolate on the base of the Hershey Kiss. Use 2 sliced almonds pressed into the chocolate as ears and press against the cherry. The base of the kiss goes against the cherry with the almonds in between as the ears. Use green frosting gel and place 2 dots on the Kiss as eyes. Place a red hot or cinnamon candy on the center of the white frosting by one side of the mouse and pipe green gel leaves on either side of the red hot. It is just a green squiggle on either side, but it gives the effect of holly. You could also use a dot of red piping gel on the tip of the Kiss as a nose, but it isn't really necessary. When done, the mouse faces sideways with the holly in front! They take some time, but aren't that expensive as the cherries usually come in a jar with a large number of cherries, and probably 3 bags of Oreos would give 100 bases. I always get people raving over them when I make them for my Christmas Open House. TTFN, Candy...See MoreHelp I need 8 more Poops, Gag Gifts, Survivial Kits for Xmas
Comments (2)These two posts on this forum have lots of great ideas. http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/christmas/msg102046164996.html?20 http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/christmas/msg100715389926.html Shirley has a great site with great ideas too. http://www.craftsayings.com And then there's always my humble little site. http://www.angelfire.com/mac/crafts Check them out and enjoy!! Hope you don't mind me asking but is there anyway you can post a picture of your display rack or if not somehow describe it to us? I also sell these and have something set up but I'm always looking for better ways to display things.TIA...See MoreThis gets asked every year-gifts for a cook
Comments (22)Thank you everyone!! I found a digital instant read thermometer at Wegmans today....not high end but it was orange....it will go into his stocking!! I will most likely do a marshalls/tjmaxx run sometime this week...pretty sure I'll find something there! Ruthanna, thank you-you are so kind. Drew told me a few days later that he really had a blast with the cooking ladies...he told me "Mom, your friends are so funny!!" I am going to wait on the knives for now...I agree its a personal thing plus it will give me something to get him for graduation. He has a lot of down time after school while I am at work and he along with his friends like to make all kinda of things. Lately its been a lot of sausage (thats what Mrs Muller is teaching thses days) so to shake things up today I got him a roasted chicken at Wegmans....this way he has a variety of things he can do kinda let his imagination run wild!! Cheers! Susie...See Morerecipe: looking: for recipes for food xmas gifts.
Comments (34)I found this one today. OVERNIGHT APPLE BUTTER mixture of apple varieties, rather than just one type, will produce apple butter with rich, complex flavor in this slow cooker recipe. Good choices include Esopus Spitzenburg, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Northern Spy, Rome, Stayman, Winesap, and York. Enjoy the apple butter over toast or English muffins, or serve it with pork chops or chicken. Yield 4 cups (serving size: 1/4 cup) Ingredients 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup apple cider 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon ground mace 10 medium apples, peeled, cored, and cut into large chunks (about 2 1/2 pounds) Preparation Combine all ingredients in a 5-quart electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 10 hours or until apples are very tender. Place a large fine-mesh sieve over a bowl; spoon one-third of apple mixture into sieve. Press mixture through sieve using the back of a spoon or ladle. Discard pulp. Repeat procedure with remaining apple mixture. Return apple mixture to slow cooker. Cook, uncovered, on high 1 1/2 hours or until mixture is thick, stirring occasionally. Spoon into a bowl; cover and chill up to a week. Stovetop variation: Combine all ingredients in a Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 1 hour or until apples are very tender, stirring occasionally. Strain through a sieve as recipe instructs in Step 2. Return mixture to pan. Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat 15 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently....See Morevannie
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