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so i've been doing some baking and in addition to the stuff i normally make i have been experimenting with some new recipes and i am looking for more. here is what i have made so far:
peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses
magic bars
peppermint fudge
fruitcake bars
peanut butter chocolate fudge
still to make:
pumpkin bread
chocolate chip cookies
oatmeal cinnamon chip cookies
got any favorite holiday treat ideas you would like to share?
samcurry
12/11/04, 10:18am
damn tonksy, im gonna have to pay a visit to you and rob. :)
NANIMO BARS
what is that?
*forgot that Americans don't know Nanimo*
Something along these (http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1810,158162-235196,00.html) lines, although there are many variations (including a peanut butter filling which is meh and a mint one which is to DIE for)
They look like...http://www.mmmeatshops.com/en/images/productCat/products/602.jpg
sound delicious but would they ship well?
peanut butter chocolate fudge
:eyemouth:
oooh no
They tend to get kinda soft at room temperature and kinda melty at a little warmer than room temp...
:eyemouth:
you want some?
nix, i might consider those for the girls' christmas parties at school. i couldn't make them and keep them at home. i'd eat whatever the girl's didn't and it wouldn't be fair to rob.
you want some?
Only a little desperately.
A.B.Normal
12/11/04, 12:07pm
:)
<-----Nanaimo
Only a little desperately.
did you think you guys weren't gonna get a tin?
unclehobart
12/11/04, 12:08pm
mah pecan pie still isn't on the short list.
*mope*
A.B.Normal
12/11/04, 12:11pm
what is that?
Whats in a Nanaimo Bar you ask ?
Bikers and Cheap Hookers
http://www.kingmegasite.com/images/smilies/ba-dum-cha.gif
mah pecan pie still isn't on the short list.
*mope*
i'll do it today...but that's not for mailing, that's for eating.
did you think you guys weren't gonna get a tin?
It's nice to have these things confirmed. ;)
Whats in a Nanaimo Bar you ask ?
Bikers and Cheap Hookers
http://www.kingmegasite.com/images/smilies/ba-dum-cha.gif
hahaha
sorry, I spelled it wrong...but it still tastes just as good :p
now I need Nanaimo Bars. :(
so how important are the almonda in the crust? because the school does not allow nuts due to allergies.
Base
2 squares (oz.) semi-sweet chocolate
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
Filling
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding
2 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar
Glaze
4 squares (oz.) semi-sweet chocolate
1 tablespoon butter
Procedure:
Base
Combine ingredients. Press into 9 inch square cake pan. Chill.
Filling
Combine butter, milk, and custard powder. Blend in confectioner's sugar. Spread over base. Chill at least 15 minutes.
Glaze
Partially melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat and stir until melted. Spread over custard layer. Chill.
Store in refrigerator, covered, up to 1 month. Makes 24 bars.
Serve chilled. They're rich, so small portions may be appropriate. *cough*bullshit*cough*
I always found the almond ones yukky. I would wager that if you dumped in a bit more coconut you could forgo the nuts, it's more of a texture than a taste thing.
you don't suppose cocoanut is actually considered a nut...do you?
I would hope not :eek6:
It doesn't matter anyway, this tray is yours. Nanaimo is wasted on children :D
PrincessLissa
12/12/04, 01:40am
I made peanut butter cookies but the recipe called for ginger and cinnamon and they are really pretty good.
sound delicious but would they ship well?
Oh, I conveniently placed my return address on the envelope containing the sticker :D
Although...I'm only here til the 22nd :(
Oh, I conveniently placed my return address on the envelope containing the sticker :D
Although...I'm only here til the 22nd :(
still waiting patiently.
BTW, it may be more like new years treats for my foriegn friends...i'm running behind schedule on shipment...but i have all my presents wrapped and under the tree!
A.B.Normal
12/12/04, 07:45am
.but i have all my presents wrapped and under the tree!
Your kids must be better behaved than I was at that age . :swing:
peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses :eyemouth:
unclehobart
12/12/04, 09:12am
I must be alone in the world in thinking that peanut butter confectionaries are bleh.
still waiting patiently.
BTW, it may be more like new years treats for my foriegn friends...i'm running behind schedule on shipment...but i have all my presents wrapped and under the tree!
The ones for home are the most important :)
I sent a card to my mom on the same day...and while Chris has gotten his that was sent at the same time I don't think my mom has gotten hers. I tried to hint without giving it away by being like "So, any mail for me this week?" hoping if she forgot to mention that she got the card FROM me that would jog her memory but no dice...they were sent on Monday and within country is suppose to be 2-3 business days...hopefully next week yours will arrive.
Your kids must be better behaved than I was at that age . :swing:
naw...we just threatened them with santa not coming if they messed with them. ;)
cool beans, nix! :swing:
rob had his first ever pecan pie last night.
PrincessLissa
12/12/04, 04:24pm
I must be alone in the world in thinking that peanut butter confectionaries are bleh.
I only like them in very small amounts. Otherwise I am not a peanut butter fan at all really.
I must be alone in the world in thinking that peanut butter confectionaries are bleh.
Peanut butter by itself is. Peanut butter combined with chocolate, however... *boing*
Gato_Solo
12/13/04, 12:27pm
so how important are the almonda in the crust? because the school does not allow nuts due to allergies.
Strange. We had plenty of nuts in my school. In fact, most of my graduating class...
http://www.kingmegasite.com/images/smilies/ba-dum-cha.gif
MrBishop
12/13/04, 12:43pm
I don't recall ever eating Nanaimo bars...though I may have and forgotten all about it in the sugar-rush :D
Pecan or sugar-pie Mmmmmmmm
My family's Christmas time snack is Crème Opéra (opera cream...don't ask, it doesn't make sense to me either)
It's a combination of whipping cream and jello, with extra jellatin to thicken it up and canned-mixed fruits suspended in the middle. It's the special treat from my great-Aunt Jocelyn... off of whom I finally got the recipie after close to 15 years of asking. she gave it to me once I introduced her to my son, her great-grand-nephew. :D
DFisherman
12/13/04, 01:00pm
Just had a dinner party on Saturday. Had some of my extended family that live in Ontario over and some friends. We were eleven in all and if you saw my apartment (think basement shoebox), that is quite a feat.
Here was the menu:
(N.B.: All items were homemade save the ones listed otherwise and the beer and wine)
Appetizers
========
- Sun-dried tomato and Red pepper relish
- Garlic Crostinis
- Grilled Almonds with cumin and coriander
- Goat cheese Camembert (purchased)
Soup
====
- Potato & Leaks Cream
Main Courses
==========
- Roast Beef in Weizbier
- Irish Stout Beef Stew
- Shrimp in Pernod with Fresh Fennel
Desert
=====
- Almond Short Bread Cookies (purchased)
- Deep-fried Black Cherries
- Vanilla Ice Cream (purchased)
Beer List
=======
BALTIKA: Lager from Russia (St-Petersburg)
BEAMISH: Stout from Ireland (Cork)
BELLE-VUE: Cherry lambic-Ale from Belgium (Brussels)
BLACHE de CHAMBLY: Weizbier from Québec (Chambly)
CREEMORE SPRINGS: Lager from Ontario (Creemore Springs)
CZECHVAR: Lager from the Czech Republic
KARLOVACKO: Lager from Croatia
SLAVUTICH: Lager from Ukraine
STAROPRAMEN: Ale from the Czech Republic (Prague)
SVYTURYS: Dortmunder from Lithuania
ZYWIEC: Lager from Poland
Wine
====
Domaine de L'Agneau-Noire: Cote-du-Rhone (red)
Had a good time and virtually no leftovers.
Cheers,
- DFisherman
MrBishop
12/13/04, 02:45pm
Deep-fried black cherries??!? Damn...sounds either decadent or downright disgusting...I can't make up my mind.
Gato_Solo
12/13/04, 03:05pm
Deep-fried black cherries??!? Damn...sounds either decadent or downright disgusting...I can't make up my mind.
I'll take the second choice...:sick:
I don't recall ever eating Nanaimo bars...though I may have and forgotten all about it in the sugar-rush :D
Pecan or sugar-pie Mmmmmmmm
My family's Christmas time snack is Crème Opéra (opera cream...don't ask, it doesn't make sense to me either)
It's a combination of whipping cream and jello, with extra jellatin to thicken it up and canned-mixed fruits suspended in the middle. It's the special treat from my great-Aunt Jocelyn... off of whom I finally got the recipie after close to 15 years of asking. she gave it to me once I introduced her to my son, her great-grand-nephew. :D
i have a similar salad that is a family favorite, especially with the kids. it goes like this:
2 cans fruit cocktail, drained (i like the kind with extra cherries)
1/2 a thing of cool whip
1/2 a bag of mini marshmallows
mix and chill.
Professur
12/08/05, 05:29pm
damn tonksy, im gonna have to pay a visit to you and rob. :)
And so you did. They didn't give you any, did they?
So am I on this year's Christmas Goodies list? :eyemouth:
unclehobart
12/08/05, 07:56pm
Strangely enough, there was a tin of said cookies in the freezer of the beer fridge you guys sat by all day. They were probably a wee bit freezer stale by then though.
No cookies planned this year so far as I know.
I've been told that there are, indeed, no cookies planned for this year. I guess I need to find different motivation to stay alive now. :(
What about for the sheer joy of it? Or Howard Stern on Sirius? :p
paul_valaru
12/09/05, 09:05am
I've been told that there are, indeed, no cookies planned for this year. I guess I need to find different motivation to stay alive now. :(
you must, without you, tomatos will stay on the vine, and grow to such proportions that they will block out the sun and creat a new ice age, destroying cicilivation as we know it.
help us inky, you are our only hope.
the fact that you spread such horrible puns and jokes is the thin line between continued existance, and extintion...in fact the tomatos will grow so much they shall pull the earth out of orbit, and destroy it...and you know what they say about destroying the world....
destroy the world? but that is where I keep all my stuff!
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