Holiday Recipes

Now I don't want to depress anyone but it's October next week and that means that it's not long until Christmas. Now I know that many of us are watchin our weight and dread the festive eating!! So I am about to give you now Oldchem's low fat Christmas lunch menu and recipes: THE MENU Thai Pink Grapefruit & Prawn Platter **** Perfect Christmas Roast Turkey Sausage & Bacon Rolls Festive Cranberry Sauce Herby Roast Potatoes Roast Vegetables Brussels Sprouts with Garlic Mashed Roots Gravy **** Healthy Christmas Pudding Brandy Sauce Or Mango & Passion Fruit Fool THE RECIPES THAI PINK GRAPEFRUIT & ... more

Foreword: My dictionary doesn't say that 'holiday' must necessarily mean 'Christmas', I'm giving you a recipe here which I've brought home from my summer holidays. xxxxxxxxx 'When you're in Rome, do as the Romans do and when you're in Sardinia, do as the Sardinians do.' 'OK, OK,' I hear someone murmuring, 'but what if I'll never make it to Italy, let alone Sardinia? Couldn't you tell us something about the culinary habits there so that we can try out the recipes with what we've got here?' OK, OK, I'll describe one of the specialities of that Mediterranean island, in fact a feast we once ... more

I have seven Great-grand children ranging from two to 11 and on Christmas eve they all come to visit and we all make tea together. It takes me all day to organise all the pots and pans and the ingredients and to decide the two teams of chefs to come with Nanna into the kitchen one team at a time Santa's Christmas Sandwiches Take two slices of white bread and some red and green food colouring, a clean paint brush and some sandwich fillings. You pour a small amount or the food colorings into a small bowl, you may wish to dilute with a small amount of water. Then take your paintbrush and "paint" ... more

I am one of those people that LOVE Christmas. I love everything about it. I love spending time with my family, shopping, wrapping gifts, making cards and of course - Baking!! It feels special to serve your festive guests with delicious home made goodies. In this recipe I am going to include instructions to make the pastry and mincemeat from scratch. If you do not enjoy spending time in the kitchen you buy frozen pastry or pre-made mincemeat or both. All that's required then is assembly and baking. You still get the gorgeous smell wafting through your home and you still get the satisfaction of ... more

Any holiday period is the busiest time for us cooks we really need to be well prepared for any event so I hope my Seven recipes make it easier for you. I am going to concentrate on bacon wrapped sausages, oatmeal and onion stuffing, bread sauce, bay-roasted potatoes, cranberry and apple relish, glazed carrots and turnips and lastly chestnut and sprout sauté. This is going to be very long reviews so prepare yourself for a long stay. ·Toasted Oatmeal and Onion Stuffing 1lb onions 2oz butter 3 level tsps fresh sage 8oz fresh breadcrumbs 4oz medium oatmeal 1 orange Salt and pepper 1 egg, beaten ... more