Christmas Food

[Aliantha]

Only about 10 of us. There'll be leftovers, but that's the best part about Christmas. We get to pig out again on Boxing Day while we watch the cricket and generally laze about.

Oysters Kilpatrick is simply oysters in the half shell scattered with a little bit of worcestershire sauce and diced bacon and lemon juice and then grilled. Very yummy and cooked, so I can eat it too.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Locoluis

Oh, Christmas cake.

Our version is a variation of the german Stollen, but with more candied fruits instead of nuts, and a darker dough. Here's a recipe in English

Did that become popular in Chile after WWII?

(I also have noticed that one of the most popular card games in South America has a German, rather than Spanish or Portuguese name. I play Ecuador rules Telefunken.)

[glatt]

This is the recipe for the curried walnuts I sent for Cellar secret santa. I think they are really yummy. You think you are going to eat just one or two, and before you know it, you've had a few handfuls.

1 lb walnut halves (4 cups)
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 T corn oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 1/4 tsps cumin
1/4 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp chili powder

Preheat oven to 325 F. Blanch walnuts in boiling water for 1 minute and
drain well. While still hot, put in a bowl and toss with the sugar and
corn oil. Let stand 10 minutes. Arrange in single layer on a rimmed
baking tray. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, turning every 5-10 minutes. When
nuts are browned and crispy, put them into a bowl. Combine seasonings
and toss with the still warm nuts. Spread nuts in a single layer to
cool completely. Store in an air tight container.

[LabRat]

Peanut butter crispy balls:

1 18 ounce size jar of creamy peanut butter
2 cups rice crispy type cereal
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 1 1/2 bags chocolate chips (I prefer milk chocolate for these)

In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine first four ingredients. Blend well until mixture forms a dough. Form into 1-inch balls. If dough is too sticky, add additional rice crispies, if too dry, add additional peanut butter. You can place balls in freezer (or out on the back step if you live in the arctic north like me*) for 30 min to make them easier to dip into the chocolate if you wish. In a double boiler over low heat or microwave safe bowl on low power slowly melt chocolate chips. Drop the balls into the chocolate until well coated. Place onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Place in freezer for 30-60 min to harden chocolate. Makes approximately 60 balls, depending on size.

--I then keep these in the fridge. If I keep them out on the counter, I eat them .

ADDICTIVE!

*watch for the local neighborhood stray cat though...apparently some like peanut butter

[dar512]

Sounds yummy, LR.

[Aliantha]

Yeah...I might make some of those LR. I think the kids would love them!

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

How are you on graham cracker crusts or gingersnap crumb crusts, SG?

I have no idea!
Crusts... is that the same as bases?
Because I like a biscuit base on a cheesecake...

I think I am too far away for any of this to make sense!

[Aliantha]

Yeah...he's talking about a biscuit base, in which case you can just use gingernuts or something like that instead of Nice biscuits which make a sweet, but less overpowering base as you probably know.

[Sundae]

Ta
Oysters Kilpatrick sound YUM!

I'm going to cook some cornbread for Boxing Day.
I don't care if I'm the only one who eats it.

[Trilby]

I love cornbread. Slather that shit in butter.

[Shawnee123]

Oooh oohh...cornbread casserole is the bomb!

Recipe here, but there are hundreds of variations it seems. I can't remember the recipe I used last time I made one.

[Aliantha]

ok, here's my cake for anyone who's interested.

[Trilby]

Wow, Ali. that is amazing! Great job!

[Aliantha]

Thanks Bri. There's a lot of stick on stuff there of course, but doing that lattice work and then getting it on the cake was a challenge to say the least. lol

I'm glad it's done. I'd built up quite a sweat by the time I finished.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by LabRat

Peanut butter crispy balls:

1 18 ounce size jar of creamy peanut butter
2 cups rice crispy type cereal
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 1 1/2 bags chocolate chips (I prefer milk chocolate for these)

In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine first four ingredients. Blend well until mixture forms a dough. Form into 1-inch balls. If dough is too sticky, add additional rice crispies, if too dry, add additional peanut butter. You can place balls in freezer (or out on the back step if you live in the arctic north like me*) for 30 min to make them easier to dip into the chocolate if you wish. In a double boiler over low heat or microwave safe bowl on low power slowly melt chocolate chips. Drop the balls into the chocolate until well coated. Place onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Place in freezer for 30-60 min to harden chocolate. Makes approximately 60 balls, depending on size.

--I then keep these in the fridge. If I keep them out on the counter, I eat them .

ADDICTIVE!

*watch for the local neighborhood stray cat though...apparently some like peanut butter

I just made a batch of these.

I ate two because they wouldn't fit on the tray for the fridge.

They're so rich. I think I'm going to be sick.

Yummy though. Thanks LR.