14 christmas made Recipes

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

raisins (seedless, cleaned ), currants, cleaned, sultanas, cleaned, suet (prepared shredded ), sugar (dark soft brown ), almonds (browned, finely chopped ), flour (plain ), ground ginger, cayenne pepper, mixed spice, lemon (grated rind and juice), carrot (peeled and grated ), breadcrumbs (white freshly-made ), eggs, wine (barley), brandy

fruitcake, pre-made, copha, melted, brandy or 1 tbsp orange juice or 1 tbsp cranberry juice, copha, melted, white chocolate, melted, red glazed cherries , for decoration purpose so anyting that is edible which are christmas colors (red or green)

white cake mix , made as directed, batches birds custard (make 1 double batch) or sub. 2 package. cooked vanilla pudding, whipping cream, vanilla, powdered sugar (vanilla if not avail.), fresh or frozen strawberries or similar, sherry, good raspberry jam, plain gelatin, peeled kiwi , a few strawberries and pomegranate seeds for garnish

olive oil, onion, peeled and finely chopped, smoked streaky bacon, chopped or, 50 g smoked lardons, pork sausage or 500 g skinned s, lemon , zest of, grated, orange , zest of, grated, fresh brown breadcrumbs, ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped, fresh cooked peeled chestnuts or 50 g canned chestnuts or 50 g vacuum-packed chestnuts, chopped, chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme, fresh cranberries or 100 g frozen cranberries, boneless skinless chicken breasts, salt and pepper, ready-made shortcrust pastry or 500 g home-made shortcrust pastry, beaten egg , to glaze

butter, plain flour, milk, creme fraiche, crushed black peppercorns, cheddar cheese, grated, eggs, lightly beaten, ready-made pesto sauce, carrots, grated, no pre-cooked lasagna sheets, chopped parsley (to garnish ), vegetables , to brush, green salad, to serve

unsalted butter, softened, soft dark sugar, plain flour, plus extra for dusting, salt, baking powder, ground cinnamon, freshly ground black pepper, free-range eggs, beaten, clear honey, instant royal icing sugar (made to packet instructions), water, gold or silver sugar balls or sprinkles

egg, beaten, salt & freshly ground black pepper, fresh cilantro, roughly chopped, stale bread , made into very coarse crumbs, almonds, toasted, blanched, chopped, onion, finely chopped, olive oil, garlic cloves, left whole with skins on, egg, salt & freshly ground black pepper, fresh thyme, chopped, stale white breadcrumbs, cranberries, chestnuts, shelled, finely chopped, onion, olive oil

cream cheese, basil pesto (use your favorite pre-made or make your own ), cinnamon stick, red bell pepper, chopped fine

fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, fresh orange juice, grated orange rind, frozen bread dough, thawed, butter, melted, chopped walnuts (optional), cream cheese-flavored ready-made frosting

chicken broth (from chicken you cook), eggs, masa harina (do not use ready made masa, it has lime which will not work in this recipe), butter, lard or 8 oz additional butter, sugar, peanut butter, sugar, allspice, salt, pepper, milk, raisins, black, soaked in, water, onion , cut lengthwise into thin slices & parboiled & drained, oil, onion, diced finely, pimento-stuffed green olives, in jar, eggs, hard boiled & cut into eighths lengthwise, red bell pepper, sliced very thinly, whole chicken, onion, garlic clove, parsley, salt, pepper, banana leaves or 6 -8 if not available use aluminum foil or 6 -8 parchment paper, cut into 10 inch squares. my family doesn tsp use corn husks for this kind of tamale

buttermilk (see note ), eggs, unsalted butter (see note) melted and cooled, all purpose flour, yellow cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, baking powder, baking soda, all-purpose flour, cornmeal, eggs, milk, lemons, salt, white vinegar, granulated sugar