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 | | Purred: Wed Nov 4, '09 2:58pm PST | |  | |  | | This is the place for us to share any creative gift ideas. If you make gifts of food for holidays or birthdays, here is the place to tell how and what you like to do special.
My Lady makes food baskets to give to co workers. She makes hot chocolate mixes,tea mixes or soup mixes layers it in a large mason jar, ties a ribbon on the jar, along with the recipe. She then adds simple little items in the basket to compliment the food item. You can find such items at Wal Mart or any dollar store..Like mugs, spoons, crackers, ect;
She bought a set of spoons last week at Big Lots. 24 spoons for 5$..
You can dip the spoons in melted candy coating/bark..dip it then in candy sprinkles, wrap the ends in festive plastic wrap and place with hot cocoa mix..Candy canes work well dipped on one end in chocolate bark too!
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Napoleon
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 | | Purred: Fri Nov 6, '09 9:23pm PST | | | | | | Thank you so much for your creative ideas, Chef Rooster. My mum will add them to her own. She tended not to be creative with gifts in the past, I don't know why not, 'cause she's always been creative with her decorating--I know--it's always been fun unravelling it! Anyways, she just packed her baked goods in a plastic container and wrapped them in Xmas paper. But she gave the cocoa with a chocolate dipped spoon (bought, of course) thing a try, once. You have inspired her with your ideas and she intends to incorporate more of this home making touch this year. She especially likes the idea of placing everything in a large mason jar. If she dreams up something special (Not!) she'll add her idea to the long list she expects she'll see here. | | | | |
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| | Purred: Sat Nov 7, '09 5:44am PST | | | | | | My mom makes lasagna on Christmas eve and delivers 3 pans of it to her closest friends. She also makes banana / pecan cakes and delivers 3 of those to other 3 closest friends. Then she bakes molases cookies for the neighbors. She makes a card to go with each one. | | | | |
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♥Chef- Rooster&hear- ts;
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| | Purred: Sat Nov 7, '09 4:32pm PST | | | | | | You bet I will share those recipes..I will place them..ah..where?Here I guess..MOL..sorry..I just want to make things simple for us..MOL..
Watch this space for those recipes..I will make it all under one post..how is that? | | | | |
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| | Purred: Sat Nov 7, '09 5:46pm PST | | | | | | Lets start with the hot cocoa mix and a cookie mix..
This one just mix up and put in those jars along with recipe and a mug.
6 2/3 C dry milk powder
1 C powdered instant chocolate drink mix (Nesquik..or something like that)
1 5 oz package cook n serve chocolate pudding mix NOT INSTANT
1/2 C confectioners sugar
1/2 C baking cocoa powder
1/2 C powdered non dairy creamer (Coffee mate type creamer)
Mix and store in airtight container for up to 3 months..
To mix...dissolve 1/3 C mix in boiling water..top with whip cream or mini mallows..
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This is good to give along with the hot chocolate mix
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Mix
1 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 C brown sugar
1/2 C sugar
3/4 C raisins
2 C quick cooking oats
In a bowl combine first 5 ingredients..set aside
In a 1 quart glass container, layer brown sugar, sugar, raisins and oats, packing well between each layer.. Top with flour mixture..this keeps for 6 months in a cool dry place..to mix..yeild is one batch..4 Cups total...
To mix, you will need
3/4 C of butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
In bowl cream butter..beat in egg and vanilla..add cookie mix and mix well..drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet..Bake at 350 for 9-11 minuts...yeid about 5 doz. per batch.. | | | | |
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| | Purred: Sat Nov 7, '09 6:16pm PST | | | | | | This is a quick and easy soup mix..This is for 1 gift jar..
Chicken Rice Soup Mix
2 C uncooked long grain brown rice
1/2 C chicken bouillion granules
4 tsp dried tarragon
4 tsp dried parsely flakes
1 tsp white pepper
in bowl combine the above and place in jar.or airtight plastic container....will keep 6 months..
To Mix
In saucepan bring 3 C water, 1 tablespoon butter/margarine and 2/3 C soup mix to boil to boil..reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes or until rice is tender..this will yeild 2 servings per batch..
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This next one is purry popular with our friends and family..
It will make 8 pints for gift giving..purry economical..
They just have to add a few more fresh ingredients to cook..
French Market Soup Mix
1 pound dried black eye peas
1 pound split peas
1 pound dried lentils
1 pound dried black beans
1 pound dried baby lima beans (My Lady skips these, she hates them..mol..)
1 pound dried kidney beans
1 pound great Northern beans
1 pound dried navy beans
2 C pearl barley
Layer 1/4 C each ingredient in glass 1 pint jars..seal..Include the following soup mix with each jar..
To prepare
1 jar Soup mix
6 cups water to soak soup mix in overnight..drain before using..
8 C water
1 pound cooked ham chopped (smoked turkey is good too)
1 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp oregano
1 10 oz Can Rotel tomatoes or 1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles..If you cant find this, use a 10 oz can petite diced tomatoes and add a small of diced green chiles.
1 16 Oz can tomatoes..whole type
drain soup mix you soaked overnight..Add the 8 C water, meat, onion, garlic, bay leaf and oregano. Bring to boil, turn down heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Remove bay leaf. Add undrained tomatoes ..Simmer another 30 minutes.
Makes 10 servings..I have NOT tried this in a crock pot but I bet it would be even better cooked like that! | | | | |
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| | Purred: Sat Nov 7, '09 6:35pm PST | | | | | | Ok...one more..Oh, also My Lady likes those pinking shears of hers, mol, so she takes scraps of material, and uses those shears to cut out fabric squares to place over those metal jar lids and ties them off with a ribbon..
Spiced Tea Mix
1 jar (21.1 oz) powdered orange breakfast drink mix
1 jar (6oz) non sugared instant ice tea mix with lemon
2/3 C sweetened lemonade drink mix
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
Mix and place in pint size jars...makes about 7 cups of dry mix..
To mix
Add 1 or 2 Tblspoons tea mix in 1 cup boiling water..Stir well..
Give this with a loaf of applesauce bread or banana nut bread.. | | | | |
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| | Purred: Sat Nov 7, '09 6:43pm PST | | | | | | Give this jar with a tall latte glass..
Mocha Cooler
1/4 C instant coffee granules
1 C sugar
1 C powdered milk
1 C powdered non dairy creamer (coffee mate ect)
1/3 C baking cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
Crush the coffee granules into a fine powder between 2 sheets of wax paper... Add to bowl with rest of ingredients..mix well...store in airtight container..
Will yeild 7 batches..
To mix
In blender combine
1 1/2 C crushed ice
1/2 c milk
1/2 C mocha mix.
Cover and process on high till smooth..Pour into glasses.. Top with whipped topping..2 servings per batch.. | | | | |
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