Welcome to our 5th Annual
Holiday Spirit Guide! Inside you will find mouth watering recipes from appetizing starters to delicious main courses to scrumptious desserts. These delightful favourites are submitted by you, our readers, enjoy! For those in the spirit to stretch your vocal chords, we have also included some of the most beloved, classic and timeless Christmas carols, hallelujah!
Holiday Songs
INDEX
Jingle Bells ..................................... 2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas.............................. 3 It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year....................................... 4 Do You Hear What I Hear? .............. 5 Winter Wonderland ........................ 6 Deck The Halls................................. 8 Silent Night ..................................... 8 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer............................................ 9
Holly Jolly Christmas ................... 9 O Little Town Of Bethlehem ....... 10 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town ........................................... 11 I’ll Be Home For Christmas.......... 11 Good King Wenceslas .................... 12 The Little Drummer Boy ............... 13 Silver Bells ................................... 14 Away In A Manger........................... 14 We Three Kings Of Orient Are .... 15 Joy To The World........................... 16
Holiday Recipes APPETIZERS Bread Bowl Seafood Dip ............... 18 Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes ............ 19 Sugar and Spice Nuts.................... 19 Cheese Ball .................................... 20 Smokies Wrapped in Bacon ........... 20 SIDE DISHES Festive Cranberry Compote ......... 21 Sweet Potato Souffle................... 22 Sausage Turkey Stuffing ............. 22 Gail’s Cranberry Orange Salad ................................. 23 Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples ...................................... 23 Christmas Potato Salad ............... 24 Shrimp Dip....................................... 24 MAIN COURSES Never Fail Crab Meat Spaghetti Casserole ..................... 25 Turkey Chow Mein ......................... 26 Easy Man’s Cordon Bleu............... 26 Grilled Jerk Chicken Wings......... 27 Hearty Turkey Soup ...................... 27 Chicken or Turkey Pie................... 28
Shrimp Pasta in Garlic Tomato Cream Sauce...................... 29 Cabbage Roll Soup ........................ 30 DESSERTS Christmas Fruit Loaf .................... 31 Hazelnut Shortbread Refrigerator Cookies ................... 32 Cheesecake Squares ...................... 32 Jam Thumbprints ............................ 32 Snow Pie.......................................... 33 Holiday Scones .............................. 33 Candy Cane Cookies....................... 34 Whipped Shortbread ..................... 34 White Chocolate Cherry Fudge .. 34 Harvey Wallbanger Cake ............. 35 Strawberry Punch Bowl Cake ..... 35 Pumpkin Roll.................................. 36 Peanut Butter Balls..................... 36 Cocoa Truffles .............................. 36 Pumpkin Crumb Cake ..................... 37 Banana Cranberry Bread ............. 38 Big Soft Ginger Cookies ............... 38 Pumpkin Pie Squares ..................... 39 Warm Chocolate Eggnog .............. 39
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Holiday Songs Jingle Bells Dashing thru’ the snow in a onehorse open sleigh; O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way; Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright; Oh, what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight! Chorus: Jingle bells, Jingle bells, jingle all the way! Oh, what fun it is to ride in a onehorse open sleigh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-
In a one-horse open sleigh He laughed as there I sprawling lie But quickly drove away Repeat Chorus
horse open sleigh! A day or two ago I thought I’d take a ride, And soon Miss Fannie Bright Was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank, Misfortune seemed his lot; He got into a drifted bank, And we, we got upsot.
Now the ground is white; Go it while you’re young; Take the girls tonight, And sing this sleighing song. Just get a bobtailed bay, Two-forty at his speed; Hitch him to an open sleigh, and crack, you’ll take the lead.
Repeat Chorus A day or two ago the story I must tell I went out on the snow And on my back I fell; A gent was riding by
Repeat Chorus
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Holiday Songs We Wish You a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a happy New Year! Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
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We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Glad tidings we bring to you and your kin; Glad tidings for Christmas And a Happy New Year!
Please bring us some figgy pudding Please bring us some figgy pudding, Please bring us some figgy pudding, Please bring it right here!
Ho l iday S pirit 2015 • P age 3
Holiday Songs It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year With the kids jingle belling And everyone telling you “Be of good cheer” It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year It’s the hap -happiest season of all With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings When friends come to call It’s the hap - happiest season of all. There’ll be parties for hosting Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow There’ll be scary ghost stories And tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year There’ll be much mistletoeing And hearts will be glowing When loved ones are near It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year There’ll be much mistletoeing And hearts will be glowing When loved ones are near It’s the Most Wonderful Time It’s the Most Wonderful Time It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
There’ll be parties for hosting Marshmallows for toasting And caroling out in the snow There’ll be scary ghost stories And tales of the glories of
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Holiday Songs Do You Hear What I Hear Said the night wind to the little lamb Do you see what I see? Way up in the sky, little lamb Do you see what I see? A star, a star, dancing in the night with a tail as big as a kite, with a tail as big as a kite. Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy Do you hear what I hear? Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy Do you hear what I hear? A song, a song, high above the tree
with a voice as big as the sea, with a voice as big as the sea. Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king Do you know what I know? In your palace warm, mighty king Do you know what I know? A child, a child, shivers in the cold Let us bring him silver and gold Let us bring him silver and gold.
Listen to what I say. The child, the child, sleeping in the night He will bring us goodness and light, He will bring us goodness and light.
Said the king to the people everywhere Listen to what I say Pray for peace, people everywhere.
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Holiday Songs Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, In the lane, snow is glistening, A beautiful sight, We’re happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland. Gone away is the bluebird, Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song, As we go along, Walking in a winter wonderland. In the meadow we can build a snowman, Then pretend that he is Parson Brown.
He’ll say: Are you married? We’ll say: No man, But you can do the job When you’re in town. Later on, we’ll conspire, As we dream by the fire To face unafraid, The plans that we’ve made, Walking in a winter wonderland.
When it snows, ain’t is thrilling, Though your nose gets a chilling We’ll frolic and play, the Eskimo way, Walking in a winder wonderland. Walking in a winter wonderland Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman, And pretend that he’s a circus clown We’ll have lots of fun with mister snowman, Until the other kiddies knock him down.
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Holiday Songs Deck the Halls Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la ‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la
See the blazing Yule before us, Fa la la la la, la la la la Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa la la la la, la la la la
Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la, la la la la Hail the new ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la, la la la la Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la, la la la la
Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la, la la la la While I tell of Yuletide treasure, Fa la la la la, la la la la
Sing we joyous all together, Fa la la la la, la la la la Heedless of the wind and weather Fa la la la la, la la la la
Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake, at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah. Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born.
Silent night, holy night, Son of God, loves pure light. Radiant beams from thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace. Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Silent Night Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright. Round yon virgin mother and child, Holy infant, so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.
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Holiday Songs Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer You know Dasher, and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, Donner and Blitzen, But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all... Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer, Had a very shiny nose,
And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows! All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names; They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas eve, Santa came to say;
Rudolph, with your nose so bright, Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight? Then how the Reindeer loved him As they shouted out with glee Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, You’ll go down in history!
Holly Jolly Christmas Have a holly, jolly Christmas It’s the best time of the year I don’t know if there’ll be snow But have a cup of cheer. Have a holly, jolly Christmas
And when you walk down the street, Say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet. Oh, ho the mistletoe Hung where you can see,
Somebody waits for you Kiss her once for me. Have a holly, jolly Christmas And in case you didn’t hear, Oh, by golly, have a Holly, Jolly Christmas this year.
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Holiday Songs O Little Town of Bethlehem O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondering love. O morning stars together, proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King, and peace to men on earth! How silently, how silently, the wondrous Gift is giv’n; So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His Heav’n. No ear may hear His coming, but in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him still, the dear Christ enters in. Where children pure and happy pray to the blessèd Child, Where misery cries out to Thee,
Son of the mother mild; Where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door, The dark night wakes, the glory breaks, and Christmas comes once more. O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin, and enter in, be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel!
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Holiday Songs Santa Claus is Coming to Town You better watch out, you better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why; Santa Claus is comin’ to town. He’s making a list and checking it twice,
Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice, Santa Claus is comin’ to town. He sees you when you’re sleeping, He know when you’re awake, He knows when you’ve been bad or good.
So be good for goodness sake! Oh! You better watch out, You better not cry, Better not pout, I’m telling you why; Santa Claus is comin’ to town.
I’ll Be Home For Christmas I’ll be home for Christmas You can count on me Please have snow And mistletoe And presents ‘neath the tree. Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams I’ll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams I’ll be home for Christmas You can count on me Please have snow And mistletoe
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Holiday Songs Good King Wenceslas Good King Wenceslas looked out, On the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, Deep, and crisp and even; Brightly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, Gathering winter fuel. ‘Hither, page, and stand by me, If thou know’st it, telling, Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?’ ‘Sire, he lives a good league hence, Underneath the mountain,
Right against the forest fence, By Saint Agnes’ fountain.’ ‘Bring me flesh, and bring me wine, Bring me pine-logs hither: Thou and I will see him dine, When we bear them thither.’ Page and monarch, forth they went, Forth they went together; Through the rude wind’s wild lament And the bitter weather. ‘Sire, the night is darker now, And the wind blows stronger; Fails my heart, I know not how;
I can go no longer.’ ‘Mark my footsteps, good my page; Tread thou in them boldly; Thou shalt find the winter’s rage Freeze thy blood less coldly.’ In his master’s steps he trod, Where the snow lay dinted; Heat was in the very sod Which the saint had printed. Therefore, Christian men, be sure, Wealth or rank possessing, Ye who now will bless the poor, Shall yourselves find blessing.
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Holiday Songs The Little Drummer Boy Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum, When we come. Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
That’s fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum, On my drum?
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum Me and my drum.
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum.
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Holiday Songs Silver Bells City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style, in the air there’s a feeling of Christmas. Children laughing, people passing, Meeting smile after smile, And on every street corner you hear; Silver bells, silver bells,
It’s Christmas-time in the city, Ring-a-ling, hear them ring, Soon it will be Christmas day. City street lights, even stop lights, Blink in bright red and green, As the shoppers rush home with their treasures, Hear the snow crunch, see the
kids bunch, This is Santa’s big scene, And above all this bustle you’ll hear; Silver bells, silver bells, It’s Christmas time in the city, Ring-la-ling, hear them ring, Soon it will be Christmas day.
Away in a Manger Away in a manger, No crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus Asleep on the hay.
The little Lord Jesus Laid down His sweet head, The stars in the bright sky Looked down where He lay,
The cattle are lowing, the poor Baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky, And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever and love me, I pray! Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care, And take us to heaven, to live with Thee there.
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Holiday Songs We Three Kings of Orient Are We three kings of Orient are, bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder Star. Chorus: O, star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light. Born a babe on Bethlehem’s plain; Gold we bring to crown Him again; King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.
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Glorious now behold Him arise, King and God and sacrifice, Heavens sings, “Hallelujah!” “Hallelujah!” Earth replies.
Frankincense to offer have I Incense owns a Deity nigh; Prayer and praising, all men raising, Worship Him, God on High. Chorus Myrrh is mine; it’s bitter perfume Breathes a life of gathering gloom; Sorrow, sighing, bleeding, dying, Seal’d in the stone-cold tomb.
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Holiday Songs Joy to the World Joy to the World , the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found, Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as, the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders, of His love.
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Holiday Recipes Appetizers Bread Bowl Seafood Dip 1 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese (softened) ½ cup mayonnaise ½ Tsp. Dijon mustard 1 can (6 oz.) small shrimp, rinsed & drained 1 can (6 oz.) crab meat, flaked & cartilage removed 2/3 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided ½ cup chopped green onions 1 round loaf (1 pound) sourdough
bread assorted fresh vegetables for dipping In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise & mustard. Stir in the crab, 1/3 cup of Monterey Jack cheese and onions. Cut the top fourth off the loaf of bread shell. Carefully hollow out bottoms, leave a 1/2” shell. Cube removed bread, set aside.
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Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Spoon Seafood mixture into bread shell. Wrap tightly in heavy duty aluminum foil and place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Unwrap, bake 2025 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and dip is heated through. Serve with vegetables and reserved bread cubes. ~ Joyce Walker
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Holiday Recipes Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes 1 large ripe avocado 1 Tbsp. finely minced onion 4 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 large minced clove garlic ½ Tsp. Salt Mix all ingredients together well. Half the cherry tomatoes. Take seeds out, stuff with mixture. ~ Marg Eyre
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Holiday Recipes Cheese Ball 1 pkg. Softened cream cheese 3 cups shredded “Old” cheddar 2 Tbsp. cream 1 finely chopped green onion 1 ½ Tsp. Worcestershire sauce ½ Tsp. Mustard salt and pepper
chopped parsley chopped walnuts Beat cream cheese, cheddar cheese and cream. Add onion, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Beat. Add salt and
pepper. Refrigerate a couple of hours. Form into a ball. Roll in parsley & nuts or sprinkle with parsley and nuts. Refrigerate until ready to use. Serve with a variety of crackers. ~ Marg Eyre
Smokies Wrapped in Bacon 1 Lb. Bacon cut in three pieces 1 Lb. Mini smokies 1 stick butter 1 ½ cups brown sugar Take cut bacon piece and wrap
around each smokie. Put in pan, cut side down. Melt butter and sugar and stir well. Pour over smokies and bacon. Then drizzle maple srup over top of smokies. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 375
degrees, then turn up heat to 400 degrees for the last 5 minutes or so, until browned. If too sweet you can cut back on the brown sugar. ~ Joyce Walker
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Holiday Recipes Side Dishes Festive Cranberry Compote 3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries 2 cups orange juice 1 cup white sugar 1 cinnamon stick 3 kiwis (peeled, halved and sliced, not too thin) 2 bananas (peeled and sliced, not too thin) 4 Clementines (or Mandarin) orange segments
1 red grapefruit (sectioned, peeled and pith removed) 1 19 oz. Can pineapple chunks (in juice)
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In large saucepan, combine cranberries, orange juice, sugar and cinnamon stick. Boil over high heat. Turn to medlow, simmer 5 minutes until
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Holiday Recipes Sweet Potato Souffle 4-5 large sweet potatoes, peeled and boiled until tender 3 eggs ½ cup canned evaporated milk 1 tsp. Vanilla ½ cup sugar ½ tsp. Salt ¼ cup butter, melted Topping 3 Tbsp. butter
1/3 cup flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2-1 cup cranberries (optional) In a mixing bowl, mash the sweet potatoes. Add all other ingredients and mix together well with a hand mixer. Pour into greased 9x13” baking dish.
To make the topping, add flour, brown sugar and pecans and cranberries to the mixing bowl. Add butter and cut in with a fork until well combined. Sprinkle topping over sweet potato mixture. Bake at 350 degress for 35-40 minutes. ~ Marlene Trenholm Pye
Sausage Turkey Stuffing (makes 10 cups – enough for a 12 lb. Turkey)
1 lb. Pork sausage meat 4 large tart apples 1 cup chopped celery 1 medium onion, chopped fine ½ cup milk
2 Tsp. Salt 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1 Tsp. Poultry seasoning 8 cups soft bread crumbs Cook sausage meat in heavy skillet until cooked through
and lightly browned (about 10 minutes). Put in large bowl. Peel, core and chop apples finely. Add to sausage meat. Add remaining ingredients and mix lightly. ~ Shirley Weatherston
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Holiday Recipes Gail’s Cranberry Orange Salad 1 envelope Knox unflavoured gelatin 1 can (10oz.) mandarin orange sections 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 can (14 oz.) whole berry cranberry sauce
2/3 cup celery ¼ cup slivered almonds Sprinkle gelatin over liquid drained from oranges. Place over low heat and stir constantly until gelatin dissolves, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon
juice and cranberry sauce. Chill to consistency of unbeaten egg white. Stir in orange sections, celery and almonds. Turn into 5 cup mold. Chill until set. Over easy and it serves 6. ~ Gail Prior
Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Apples 1 lb. Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved lengthwise 1 apple, cored and sliced 1 Tbsp. olive oil salt & pepper to taste ¼ cup dried cranberries ¼ cup chopped walnuts
1 Tbsp. maple syrup Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss brussels sprouts and apple slices with olive oil, salt and pepper on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until brussels
sprouts are tender and browned on edges. Stir halfway through cooking time. Transfer brussels sprouts and apple to a large bowl. Stir in cranberries, walnuts and maple syrup. ~ Marlene Trenholm Pye
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Holiday Recipes Christmas Potato Salad 6 medium potatoes 1 medium carrot 4 or 5 green onions 1 Tbsp. margarine 1 ½ cups mayonnaise Peel and cook potatoes, when cooked, mash in a bowl, cool.
Peel and grate carrot, very small grated, add to mashed potatoes. Cut up green and add to potatoes, then mix in margarine and mayonnaise. Let cool in fridge for 1 hour. Place your mashed potato mixture on lettuce leafs with an ice cream scoop, green chives or
radishes on top, then sprinkle chives or radishes on top then sprinkle parsley or paprika for garnish on top of potatoes. Cover lightly with waxed paper or tin foil, place in fridge until ready to serve. ~ Joyce Walker
Beat ingredients until smooth, then add 2 tins broken shrimp. Chill at least 2 hours.
Serve with chips or crackers.
Shrimp Dip 1 10oz. Can Heinz Chilli Sauce 2 8oz. Pkg. cream cheese ½ Tsp. Dry mustard
~ Joyce Walker
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Holiday Recipes Main Courses Never Fail Crab meat Spaghetti Casserole 8 oz. Pkg. Spaghetti 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine 1 cup milk 2 cups grated sharp cheese ¼ cup finely minced onion 2 diced hard boiled eggs ½ Tsp. Salt dash of pepper and hot sauce
1 ½ cups flaked fresh or canned crab meat (I use imitation crab) Cook spaghetti in boiling water, salted, until barely tender. Drain and rinse in cold water. Heat mushroom soup, stirring until smooth. Add butter or margarine and milk. Stir in cheese, onion,
chopped eggs, salt and pepper and crab meat. Combine with cooked spaghetti and turn into 2qt. Greased casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot. Can make a day ahead and keep in fridge and bake the next day if needed. ~ Donna Campbell
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Holiday Recipes Turkey Chow Mein 2 cups cooked turkey, cut up 1 green pepper 1 medium onion 2 stalks celery 3 cups fresh bean sprouts 1 can sliced mushrooms, save juice 1 Tbsp. corn starch 1 cube chicken bouillon garlic salt to taste 1 pkg. Chow mein noodles
Chop and fry pepper, onion and celery until soft. Put in casserole dish. Toss in chopped turkey. Fry (steam) sprouts until soft and put in dish. Dissolve bouillon in 1 cup mushroom juice, (add water if necessary) and thicken over low heat with corn starch. Add garlic salt. Reserve 1 cup of chow mein noodles. Toss the rest of the
package with the ingredients in the casserole dish. Sprinkle with remaining cup of noodles. Pour thickened mushroom juice over everything. Bake at 350 degrees until warm throughout and noodles on top are crispy. ~ Wendy Mercier
Easy Man’s Cordon Bleu 8 chicken breasts 8 slices of black forest or honey ham 8 slices Swiss cheese ½ cup mayonnaise 1 ½ cups cream of mushroom soup
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese ¼ cup sherry bread crumbs mixed together with butter to sprinkle over completed chicken. Wrap each chicken breast with ham
and place in a 9x11” pan. Lay slices of cheese over each breast. Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle crumbs on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Serve with rice. ~ Joyce Walker
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Holiday Recipes Grilled Jerk Chicken Wings ½ cup Caribbean Jerk seasoning 18 fresh chicken wingettes (2-3 lbs.) 2 cups honey barbecue sauce 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 Tsp. Prepared mustard 1 Tsp. Ground ginger Coast grill rack with non-stick
cooking spray before starting the grill. Place Jerk Seasoning in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken wings, a few at a time and shake to coat. In a small bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, brown sugar, mustard and ginger. Grill chicken wings, covered over
medium heat for 12-16 minutes, turning occasionally. Brush with sauce. Grill, uncovered, 8-10 minutes longer or until juices run clear, basting and turning several times. ~ Joyce Walker
Hearty Turkey Soup 3 cups water 1 – 16 oz. Can diced tomatoes 1 carrot (sliced, ½ cup) 1 small onion (sliced, ½ cup) ½ cup sliced celery 1 Tsp. Salt ¼ Tsp. Ground Thyme
1 ½ cups diced cooked turkey 1 cup uncooked medium noodles 1 can sliced mushrooms In large saucepan, combine water, tomatoes, carrot, onion, celery and Thyme. Bring mixture to boiling;
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Holiday Recipes Chicken or Turkey Pie 1/3 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup flour 1 ½ cups chicken stock 2 cups diced tomatoes ½ cup celery 1 ½ cups diced chicken or turkey ½ cup ripe olives ½ Tsp. Salt 1/8 Tsp. Pepper Pastry, using 1 cup flour or biscuit topping Melt fat, add mushrooms and onion, cook until limp. Stir in flour, add chicken stock, tomatoes and celery. Cook until slightly thickened. Add chicken, olives,
salt and pepper. Place in 1 ½ qt. casserole. Cover with pastry rolled to 1/8” thickness and trim; turn under and flute edges or used biscuit topping rolled out to fit casserole. Note: If you don’t like olives, you can use a cup of frozen peas and carrots or mixed vegetables and cook all the vegetables in the casserole in a microwave oven. Also, leftover gravy can be used (thickened a bit if necessary) instead of butter, flour and chicken stock. Either way it’s delicious! I use a 2 qt. casserole and biscuit topping. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until browned.
Topping: 2 cups all purpose flour 3 Tsp. Baking powder 1 Tsp. Salt 1/3 cup salad oil 2/3 cup milk Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add oil to milk and quickly stir into flour mixture. Mix lightly. Place dough on floured board and roll out to fit casserole. To prevent dough from getting soggy on the bottom, lift carefully into a non-stick frying pan and brown a little on medium heat before lifting it out carefully and placing it on the mixture in the casserole dish. ~ Shirley Weatherston
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Holiday Recipes Shrimp Pasta in Garlic Tomato Cream Sauce 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 pound shrimp, without shells, and deveined crushed red pepper for taste paprika for taste salt for taste 1 small onion, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes ¼ cup water half a cube chicken bouillon, I use Knorr 1 tbsp. basil ¼ tsp. oregano ½ cup heavy cream 8 oz penne pasta (for gluten free version, use brown rice penne by Tinkyada)
Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook on one side for about 1 minute. While it cooks, sprinkle the top of shrimp with crushed red pepper, paprika and salt to cover every single shrimp. Turn shrimp over to the other side and cook for about 2 more minutes. Remove shrimp to a plate, being careful to leave all the oil in the skillet. To the same skillet, add chopped onion and minced garlic and cook on medium high heat. Cook for about 2 minutes, occasionally stirring, until onions soften. Add crushed tomatoes and chicken bouillon cube dissolved
in 1/4 cup boiling water. Add basil and oregano, mix, bring to boil and reduce to simmer. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes, mixing occasionally and crushing all tomatoes into very small bites, until the sauce reduces just a bit. In the end, while on simmer, add heavy cream, mix it in, and immediately remove from heat. Add back the shrimp and pasta. Mix everything well to combine. Reheat on low simmer, if needed. Do not bring to boil or high heat as it might affect the sauce texture. Add more salt and pepper if necessary. ~ Penticton Western News
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Holiday Recipes Cabbage Roll Soup 1 large onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb. Lean ground beef ½ lb. Lean ground pork ¾ cup uncooked long grain rice 1 medium head cabbage, chopped (core removed) 3 Tbsp. flour 1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes 2 Tbsp. tomato paste 4 cups beef broth 1 ½ cups V8 or other vegetable juice
1 Tsp. Paprika 1 Tsp. Thyme 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 bay leaf salt and pepper to taste
remaining ingredients, bring to a
In a large pot, brown onion, garlic, pork and beef. Drain any fat. Stir in chopped cabbage and let cook until slightly softened (about 3 minutes). Sprinkle flour into cabbage mixture and cook an additional 2 minutes. Add all
and serve. If you prefer a thinner
boil and reduce heat to medium low. Cover and simmer on low until rice is fully cooked (about 25-30 minutes). Remove bay leaf soup, add more beef broth to reach desired consistency once rice is cooked. ~ Wendy Mercier
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Holiday Recipes Desserts Christmas Fruit Loaf 1 cup cold tea 1 cup raisins ½ cup peel (diced fine) 1 cup white sugar ½ cup dried currants 1 egg ¼ cup butter 2 cups white flower 1 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. baking soda ¼ tsp. salt
Put raisins, peel, currants and sugar in a large bowl and pour tea over it. Let stand covered overnight. Next morning beat egg until frothy. Stir into fruit mixture. Stir in melted butter. Sift together the four remaining dry ingredients. Add to fruit batter. Stir until blended. Spoon into greased loaf pan. Bake 350˚ for 1 hour or until batter pulls
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Holiday Recipes Hazelnut Shortbread Refrigerator Cookies 1 cup flour ½ cup cornstarch ½ cup icing sugar ¾ cup finely chopped hazelnuts ¾ cup butter, softened red/green cherries Combine flour, cornstarch, icing sugar and nuts in a large bowl. With large spoon, blend in butter.
Work with hands until soft dough forms. Shape dough into smooth roll about 1 ½” in diameter. Wrap and chill until firm (about 4 hours or overnight) Store rolls in fridge for up to 1 month. Cut with sharp knife into thin slices. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-12
Cheesecake Squares 1 ¾ cup graham wafer crumbs ½ cup butter 250 g. Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened 1 egg ½ cup sugar ½ Tsp. Vanilla
¼ cup finely chopped Craisins Melt butter, mix in wafer crumbs. Cream Philadelphia Cream Cheese, egg, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in Craisins if using. Spread half of crumb mixture in 8x8” pan. Pat down evenly. Carefully
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minutes until edges are lightly browned. Remove from sheet and cool completely. Variation: This recipe can be doubled, using red cherries in half and green in the other. Pecans can be used instead of hazelnuts. ~ Joyce Walker
spread cream cheese mixture over. Sprinkle remaining wafer crumb mixture evenly over all. Pat down lightly. Bake at 350 degrees for 2530 minutes. Cool, cut into squares and refrigerate. ~ Connie Simpson
Jam Thumbprints 2/3 cup butter 1/3 cup sugar 2 egg yolks 1 Tsp. Vanilla ½ Tsp. Salt 1 ½ cup sifted flour 2 egg whites, slightly beaten ¾ cup finely chopped nuts 1/3 cup strawberry jam Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, vanilla and salt. Beat well. Shape into 3/4” balls. Dip in egg whites then in nuts. Press thumb in center of each. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on rack. Before serving, fill the hole with strawberry jam. ~ Marg Eyre
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Holiday Recipes Snow Pie
1 graham cracker pie shell Filling: ½ cup sugar 3 tbsp. corn starch 2 cups milk ½ pkg. Cream cheese, softened ½ tsp. Vanilla ¼ tsp. Almond extract Mix sugar & corn starch together
in a pot. Gradually add the milk. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Add cream cheese, cover, let stand for 5 minutes. Add vanilla & almond extract. Beat with a rotary beater one minute until smooth. Slice a banana into the bottom of the pie shell. Pour
Holiday Scones 2 ½ cups flour 3 Tbsp. Cornstarch 1 Tbsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. Cinnamon 2 Tbsp. Becel margarine 1 egg (-1/4 cup egg substitute) ½ cup plain yogurt (fat free) 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil. ½ Cup milk (skim)
1/3 cup sugar (Splenda) ½ cup dried cranberries Preheat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder and cinnamon. Work in margarine with pastry blender until it looks like coarse flakes. In another
filling over it and chill. When cool, cover with Cool Whip or whipped cream, sprinkle with toasted sliced almonds. Sliced or whole berries can be added for further decoration. Watch your family devour this! ~ Lynn Guttman
bowl, mix wet ingredients (not cranberries) and 1 Tbsp. sugar. Add cranberries to flour mixture. Mix wet to dry, just until mixed, do not over mix. Drop by heaping spoonfuls into 12 mounds on to prepared pan. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 12-15 minutes. ~ Chris Wilder
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Holiday Recipes Candy Cane Cookies 2 ¾ cups flour 3 tsp. Baking powder 1 tsp. Salt ¾ tsp. Cinnamon ¼ tsp. Nutmeg ½ cup butter 1 ½ cups sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. Vanilla ½ cup milk (approx – may use more or less to get the cookie
dough pulled together) Mix all ingredients, add baking powder last. Divide dough into two equal amounts. Leave one plain. Add food colouring to the other dough in a bowl, adding a little flour (¼ to ½ cup) to get the dough so it can be handled. Roll our pieces of plain and coloured dough into long strips.
Put together and roll together to form candy cane shapes. Place carefully on cookie sheet, setting the candy cane cookies out in rows well separated from each cane. Set oven to 350 and bake for 7-8 minutes. Let cookies cool before removing from cookie sheet. ~ H. Stengel
Whipped Shortbread 1 cup butter 1 ½ cups flour ½ cup icing sugar glazed cherries cut in quarters, or other decoration.
Combine all ingredients and beat with electric mixer for 10 minutes. Drop from teaspoon onto cookie sheet and press a piece of glazed cherry or other decoration
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White Chocolate Cherry Fudge 1 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup evaporated milk 2 Tbsp. butter 9oz. White chocolate (9 squares) 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1 cup halved red glazed cherries (not maraschino) Line 8” square pan with foil. In large saucepan combine sugar, milk and butter, cook over medium heat, stirring until mixture comes to a full boil. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, reduce heat to low. Add white chocolate, stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Add marshmallows, stir vigorously until melted and smoothly combined. Stir in cherries. Pour into prepared pan. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours until firm. Cut into 1” squares. Can be refrigerated in airtight containers.
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Holiday Recipes Harvey Wallbanger Cake Mix cake mix and eggs in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour into greased and floured Angel Food Cake pan. Bake in preheated oven (350 degrees) for 45-50 minutes.
1 pkg. Orange cake mix 4 eggs 1 pkg. Instant vanilla pudding mix ½ cup oil ¾ cup orange juice ¼ cup vodka ¼ cup Galliano
1 cup icing sugar 1 Tbsp. vodka or orange juice 1 Tbsp. Galliano Mix all ingredients thoroughly and spread on warm cake.
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~ Joyce Walker
Strawberry Punch Bowl Cake 1 yellow or white cake mix 1 (6 oz.) pkg. Instant vanilla pudding 1 lg. Can crushed pineapple, drained 2 (10 oz.) packages frozen strawberries 2 bananas 1 (16 oz.) carton Cool Whip
Bake cake in two round cake pans and set aside to cool. Make pudding and set in refrigerator to get cold. Cut one layer of cake into small chunks, put in punch bowl. Spread half of pudding on top. Then add half of pineapple and one package strawberries. Slice one banana
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on top. Cover with half of the Cool Whip, spreading to cover completely. Repeat with the same layers, ending with Cool Whip. Let set in refrigerator overnight. ~ Marlene Trenholm Pye
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Holiday Recipes Pumpkin Roll Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 15x10” baking pan with wax paper. Grease and flour pan and the top of the paper. 3 eggs (separate egg yolks and egg whites) 1 cup sugar, divided in half 2/3 cup pumpkin ¾ cup flour 1 Tsp. Baking soda ½ Tsp. Cinnamon ¼ Tsp. Salt In a large bowl, beat egg yolks until thick. Gradually add ½ cup sugar and the pumpkin. Beat mixture until the sugar is almost
dissolved. In a smaller bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the pumpkin mixture. In a smaller bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Gently fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread into pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 13-15 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Cool 5 minutes. Turn cake onto kitchen towel, sprinkled with powdered sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel starting with the shorter side.
Cool completely before adding the filling. Filling: 8 oz. Softened cream cheese 2 Tbsp. butter, softened 1 ½ cup powdered sugar ½ Tsp. Vanilla In bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Unroll cake and spread filling. Roll up again and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. If desired, decorate as your Yule log. ~ Marlene Trenholm Pye
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Cocoa Truffles 1/3 cup cocoa ¾ cup and 2 Tbsp. icing sugar ½ cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup coconut
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Holiday Recipes Pumpkin Crumb Cake Crumb Topping: In bowl, combine: dash salt ½ cup sugar 1 tsp. Cinnamon Stir in: 1 stick unsalted butter (melted) 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp. Salt 1 stick unsalted butter (room temperature) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. Vanilla ½ cup sour cream ½ cup pumpkin puree (unsweetened, canned is fine)
Mix well and set aside. Cake layer: 1 ½ cups all purpose flour 2 tsp. Baking powder ½ tsp. Baking soda 1 tsp. Cinnamon 1 tsp. Pumpkin pie spice
Cream butter and sugar together using either a stand or hand mixer. Add eggs, vanilla, pumpkin and sour cream. Mix until combined. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice
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Holiday Recipes Banana Cranberry Bread baking spray 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries 2 Tbsp. sugar 2 Tbsp. water 1 ¼ cups white whole wheat flour ¾ tsp. Baking soda ¼ tsp. Salt 2 Tbsp. butter, softened ½ cup light brown sugar (not packed) 2 large egg whites 3 ripe medium bananas, lightly mashed 1 ½ tsp. Vanilla extract ½ Tbsp. turbinado sugar In small saucepan, combine
cranberries, water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat until cranberries burst, about 4 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a loaf pan with baking spray. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. In a large bowl cream butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Add egg whites, bananas and vanilla and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the
bowl. Add flour mixture. Blend at low speed until combined, do not over mix. Fold in cranberries. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle top with turbinado sugar. Bake in the the center rack for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool at least 25 minutes. Bread should be at room temperature before slicing. ~ Marlene Trenholm Pye
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2 & ¼ cup all purpose flour 2 tsp. Ground ginger 1 tsp. Baking soda ¾ tsp. Cinnamon ½ tsp. Ground cloves ¼ tsp. Salt ¾ cup margarine 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 1 Tbsp. water ¼ cup molasses 2 Tbsp. white sugar (approx.) for tossing dough balls in Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves & salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream margarine and 1 cup sugar. Beat in egg and stir in water and molasses. Gradually stir in dry ingredients. Cover and set in fridge for at least 20 minutes. Shape into walnut sized balls. Toss in a small bowl of white sugar until lightly coated. Flatten cookies to about ¼ inch with a fork or use the bottom of a drinking glass with a neat design. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees ~ Marlene Trenholm Pye
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Holiday Recipes Pumpkin Pie Squares 1 28 oz. Can pumpkin 1 13 oz. Can evaporated milk 3 eggs 1 Tsp. Salt 2 Tsp. Pumpkin pie spice (or 1 Tsp. Each ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon & 1/8 cloves)
1 yellow cake mix 1 cup butter, melted 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped Mix pumpkin, eggs, milk and spices together and beat well. Pour mixture into un-greased 9x13” pan. Cover with dry cake mix.
Drizzle melted butter over the top until completely covered. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Chill and serve with whipped cream. ~ Shirley Weatherston
Warm Chocolate Eggnog 1 qt. Eggnog ½ cup chocolate syrup 1/8 to ¼ Tsp. Ground nutmeg 3 Tsp. Vanilla extract whipped cream and additional ground nutmeg
In a large saucepan, combine the eggnog, chocolate syrup and nutmeg; heat through over low heat, about 15 minutes (do not boil). Remove from heat, stir in vanilla. Pour into mugs, top each
with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Makes 4 servings.
~ Joyce Walker
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