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[OT] Holiday Recipes
Haven't had a recipe thread here for *ages* (which in one way is a good
thing, I guess), but I like our recipe threads and felt like starting one, troll or no. Its getting close to the Holiday season, thought we might share a few of our favourite recipes that we traditionally use to celebrate with. Pavlovas are traditionally served at Christmas gatherings here in Oz (remember, its midsummer here), but hey, pavs are good *any* time of the year! 6 egg whites 440 g (15 oz) caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp cornflour 1 1/2 tsp white vinegar 250 ml whipping cream Passionfruit pulp kiwi fruit slices strawberries - dehulled Preheat oven to 180°C. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add sugar, 1/3 at a time, allowing each third to be well incorporated so that you end up with a thick glossy meringue. Fold through the vanilla, cornflour and vinegar. Spread in a high circle on a sheet of baking paper on a tray. Place into oven and lower temperature to 120°C. Bake for 45 minutes. Turn the oven off, leaving the pavlova to cool inside the oven. Place cold pavlova on a serving platter and cover with whipped cream. Drizzle the passionfruit pulp over the cream and decorate with strawberries & kiwi fruit slices, or use different fruits to your personal taste. Keep cool until ready to serve - but don't keep for too long as they do tend to melt. Yowie |
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"Yowie" wrote Haven't had a recipe thread here for *ages* (which in one way is a good thing, I guess), but I like our recipe threads and felt like starting one, troll or no. Good thinking, Yowie. You could have thrown in something about mumu-wearing basket weavers, though. ;o) Its getting close to the Holiday season, thought we might share a few of our favourite recipes that we traditionally use to celebrate with. I thought I'd share the recipe for a traditional side-dish on the Finnish Christams table, the baked swede casserole. I'm not used to translating recipes, so forgive my mistakes. ) I don't know if other Scandinavian countries have this tradition, and you probably wouldn't even like it, but I love it so here goes: 1 kg swedes (Swedish turnips) 1 dl cream 1/2 dl bread crumbs 2 eggs 2 tablespoons sugar 1.5 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg To sprinkle on top: bread crumbs Set oven to 175 C. Peel swedes, slice, and put into saucepan. Add just so much water that it covers the swedes. Boil until soft. Drain. Mix bread crumbs and cream, and let bread crumbs swell for 5 minutes. Mash swedes (by hand or in food processor), add spices, sugar, cream with bread crumbs and eggs. Mix until smooth. Pour mixture into oven pan, even the surface and sprinkle bread crumbs on top. Bake for an hour. -- Marina |
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"Marina" wrote:
Set oven to 175 C. Peel swedes, slice, and put into saucepan. Add just so much water that it covers the swedes. It's a good thing you clarified that "swedes" are a type of turnip. I would otherwise have thought that this recipe would go something like: Preheat oven and place Swede face-up. Bake for 1 hour, or until the tendons have contracted enough from the heat that the Swede sits up and raises its arms. |
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"Takayuki" wrote It's a good thing you clarified that "swedes" are a type of turnip. I would otherwise have thought that this recipe would go something like: Preheat oven and place Swede face-up. Bake for 1 hour, or until the tendons have contracted enough from the heat that the Swede sits up and raises its arms. ROFL! Bearing in mind that a lot of Finns bear a grudge to Sweden, this might not be so far-fetched. I think we've had the swede/Swede discussion on rpca before. -- Marina |
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Yowie wrote:
Haven't had a recipe thread here for *ages* (which in one way is a good thing, I guess), but I like our recipe threads and felt like starting one, troll or no. Its getting close to the Holiday season, thought we might share a few of our favourite recipes that we traditionally use to celebrate with. Pavlovas are traditionally served at Christmas gatherings here in Oz (remember, its midsummer here), but hey, pavs are good *any* time of the year! Snip Yowie Here in the States, it's pumpkin and winter squash season. Here's my roasted butternut squash soup recipe: 2 butternut squash (about 4 lbs.) 2 Tbs. olive oil 4 c. chicken stock or broth 2 c. water 1-1/2 tsp. ground black pepper 2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. onion powder 1 tsp. dried Tarragon leaves Cut the squashes down the middle and scoop out the seeds. Brush the cut sides generously with olive oil and place, cut side down, on a baking sheet. Roast at 350F for 1 hour, until the squash is very tender and the skin is wrinkly. Using an oven mitt, hold the squash halves in one hand and scoop out the 'meat' with a spoon into a large mixing bowl. In another large mixing bowl, blend together water and stock. Puree the squash, gradually adding the liquid, in batches, in a food processor or blender, until smooth. Return soup to pan and add the salt, pepper, onion powder and tarragon leaves. Cook over very low heat about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serves 8-10. Jill |
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Here in the States, it's pumpkin and winter squash season. Here's my
roasted butternut squash soup recipe: being a butternut squash fan on this side of the pond, I like them roasted. I slice the squash in half lengthways - de-seed it and peel it. Cut it into chunks, place on a shallow roasting tin, brush with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper & stick in a hot oven until roasted with golden crisp outside. YUM. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove dependency on fame & fortune h*$el*$$e**nd***$o$ts***i*$*$m**m$$o*n**s@$*$a$$o* *l.c**$*$om$$ |
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"Yowie" wrote SNIP Pavlovas are traditionally served at Christmas gatherings here in Oz (remember, its midsummer here), but hey, pavs are good *any* time of the year! Yowie I don't cook so I'd have to look up an unproven recipe and pass it off as my own.. instead I thought I'd go easy and give you my recipe for cooking a Thankgsgiving turkey... 1. Night before T-day, make DH wash and drain the turkey, remind him not to forget to take out the little packets of innards. Save innards for furr-butts. Put turkey in roasting pan and set in fridge. 2. 7:00 AM T-Day. Kick DH until he gets out of bed to put turkey in the oven. Sleepily instruct him to glaze turkey with honey-butter and put a little water in the bottom. Go back to sleep. 3. 10:00 AM. Roll out of bed and have a cigarette. Check on turkey and instruct DH how to place an aluminum foil tent around turkey (it's too big for the top to fit on the roaster). Boil turkey innards and give to the furrbutts climbing up my legs. Call in DH for him to witness Nancy growl fiercely while dragging the turkey gizzard under the table. 4. 12:00 PM Make chocolate pie and banana cream pie by dumping pre-made pudding into a pre-made pie shell. Get lazy and decide to make one chocolate-banana cream pie. 5. 1:00 PM. Parents come over with sister in tow. They bring squash, pies, salads that must be placed in the cat-safe (microwave) because Nancy has figured out it is Thankgsiving, and is on the prowl for tastey morsels. 6. 1:15 PM. Make DH peel potatoes and put them on to boil. 7. (After potatoes are done boiling, however long that takes) PM. Look confused and whine while attempting to mash potatoes. Let mother take over. Sit on couch and snuggle with Moogie. 8. 2:00 PM. Take turkey out of oven at mother's instructions. Carve turkey with electric knife while sister sets the table and puts all the food out. Open can of cranberry sauce and put jar of Miracle Whip on the table. Say Grace. Eat. 9. 2:20 PM.. Wobble from table to couch. Pretend to feel guilt as mom, sister and DH clean kitchen and put food away. Instruct DH to gate the dog out of the kitchen and put turkey carcass on floor for kitties. See kitties go wild. See Nancy try and drag the carcass under the couch. 10. 3:00 PM. Accidentally fall asleep on the bed on the way to the bathroom. Ooops. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! Stacey |
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ROFL!
Stacey wrote: "Yowie" wrote SNIP Pavlovas are traditionally served at Christmas gatherings here in Oz (remember, its midsummer here), but hey, pavs are good *any* time of the year! Yowie I don't cook so I'd have to look up an unproven recipe and pass it off as my own.. instead I thought I'd go easy and give you my recipe for cooking a Thankgsgiving turkey... 1. Night before T-day, make DH wash and drain the turkey, remind him not to forget to take out the little packets of innards. Save innards for furr-butts. Put turkey in roasting pan and set in fridge. 2. 7:00 AM T-Day. Kick DH until he gets out of bed to put turkey in the oven. Sleepily instruct him to glaze turkey with honey-butter and put a little water in the bottom. Go back to sleep. 3. 10:00 AM. Roll out of bed and have a cigarette. Check on turkey and instruct DH how to place an aluminum foil tent around turkey (it's too big for the top to fit on the roaster). Boil turkey innards and give to the furrbutts climbing up my legs. Call in DH for him to witness Nancy growl fiercely while dragging the turkey gizzard under the table. 4. 12:00 PM Make chocolate pie and banana cream pie by dumping pre-made pudding into a pre-made pie shell. Get lazy and decide to make one chocolate-banana cream pie. 5. 1:00 PM. Parents come over with sister in tow. They bring squash, pies, salads that must be placed in the cat-safe (microwave) because Nancy has figured out it is Thankgsiving, and is on the prowl for tastey morsels. 6. 1:15 PM. Make DH peel potatoes and put them on to boil. 7. (After potatoes are done boiling, however long that takes) PM. Look confused and whine while attempting to mash potatoes. Let mother take over. Sit on couch and snuggle with Moogie. 8. 2:00 PM. Take turkey out of oven at mother's instructions. Carve turkey with electric knife while sister sets the table and puts all the food out. Open can of cranberry sauce and put jar of Miracle Whip on the table. Say Grace. Eat. 9. 2:20 PM.. Wobble from table to couch. Pretend to feel guilt as mom, sister and DH clean kitchen and put food away. Instruct DH to gate the dog out of the kitchen and put turkey carcass on floor for kitties. See kitties go wild. See Nancy try and drag the carcass under the couch. 10. 3:00 PM. Accidentally fall asleep on the bed on the way to the bathroom. Ooops. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! Stacey |
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Loved it, Stacey! That's a keeper. Thanks.
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Stacey" wrote in message ... I don't cook so I'd have to look up an unproven recipe and pass it off as my own.. instead I thought I'd go easy and give you my recipe for cooking a Thankgsgiving turkey... 1. Night before T-day, make DH wash and drain the turkey, remind him not to forget to take out the little packets of innards. Save innards for furr-butts. Put turkey in roasting pan and set in fridge. 2. 7:00 AM T-Day. Kick DH until he gets out of bed to put turkey in the oven. Sleepily instruct him to glaze turkey with honey-butter and put a little water in the bottom. Go back to sleep. snip |
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"Stacey" wrote "Yowie" wrote SNIP Pavlovas are traditionally served at Christmas gatherings here in Oz (remember, its midsummer here), but hey, pavs are good *any* time of the year! snip excellent advice for someone who has just procured a new husband ROFL! lightbulb lights up at top of head Oh, husbands do have some uses! -- Marina |
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