Christmas

Star shaped christmas pies on a black plate.

Star-Topped Mince Pies (Nigella Lawson’s Recipe)

Ingredients: For the Pastry 240 grams plain flour 60 grams vegetable shortening 60 grams cold butter juice of 1 orange 1 pinch of salt icing sugar (for dusting) – it’s optional For the Cranberry Studded Mincemeat 60 millilitres ruby port (or any sweet, red wine) 75 grams soft dark brown sugar 300 grams cranberries 1 …

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Hot chocolate with marshmallows served in a mug.

Hot Vanilla Milk

Ingredients: 250 ml Milk 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract 1 tablespoon Caster Sugar 10 to 15 Mini Marshmallows Instructions: Warm the milk in the microwave or on the stove. Add the vanilla and sugar and stir really well to combine. Top with marshmallows. Prep time: 5 min Total time  for preparing Hot Vanilla Milk Recipe: …

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A jar of pickled green tomatoes on a table.

Pickled Green Tomatoes (Mama Flori’s Recipe)

Ingredients: 2 kg of Green Tomatoes 2 big Carrots – cut into rounds Celery Root – 2 small ones or a big one Celery Leaves (3-4 branches) Red Cabbage – 1 quarter from a small cabbage 1 Sweet Red Pimiento Pepper Cucumbers – 3-4 Horseradish – 1 root Garlic – 1 small head or 5 …

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A bowl of green and pink flowers on a table.

Christmas Emerald Candy Cane Cocktail

Ingredients: 2 Candy Canes 1 Jumbo Marshmallow / 1 regular sized Marshmallow or 10 mini Marshmallows Green Food Coloring – a few drops Apple Juice – 300 to 500 ml (it depends on the size of your glass) Instructions: Put your apple juice in a regular glass and stir in the food coloring one drop …

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A Lychee Martini on a wooden table.

Christmas Blossom Lychee Martini (Nigella Lawson’s Recipe)

Ingredients: 25 ml White Rum 25 ml Vodka – chilled 50 ml Lychee Liquor  (or the lychee juice from the can of lychees) one lychee (for garnishing) – canned lychees are the easy way to go ice – 4-5 cubes Instructions for a great Lychee Martini Recipe: 1.Pour all of your ingredients into your glass,  …

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Roasted butternut squash with blue cheese and pecans, perfect for Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Platter (Nigella Lawson’s Recipe)

Ingredients: 2 kg of Butternut Squash – sliced into 2,5 cm pieces (you don’t need to peel it but it’s totally up to you/it depends on your taste) 3 tablespoons of olive oil ½ teaspoon of dried thyme 125 gr of blue cheese 100 gr of pecan nuts Instructions for Thanksgiving pumpkin platter: Preheat your …

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A cauliflower recipe displayed on a table with a jar of vegetables.

Peppers and Cauliflower in Vinegar (Mama Flori’s Recipe)

Ingredients: 8 kg of Red Round Bell Peppers 2 big heads of Cauliflower 4 big Carrots Celery Root – 4 small heads (Not Apio!!!) Celery Leaves – the branches / sprigs from 1 head of celery Horseradish – 2 roots = 4 stalks Peppercorns – 10 peppercorns Mustard Seeds – 1 tablespoon / 20 gr …

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A plate with a plate of french fries on it.

Pork Cracklings

Ingredients : 100 gr – pig skin 2-3 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon salt Instructions: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius / 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut your pork skin into any shape you desire, drizzle the vinegar onto it and sprinkle the salt as well. Toss well to coat and place your pieces …

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