Ingredients 175g plain flour 90g brown sugar 50g unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature 2 tbsp golden syrup 1 small egg, beaten 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda Icing sugar to dust Directions 1) Sift the flour, ginger, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl....
by Sherry Law Hosting a Christmas cookie exchange can be a great way of getting together with close friends and taking a couple of hours to visit and relax during the hustle and bustle of the season. The added bonus is that you will be going home with a variety of homemade cookies to...
By KC Kudra Christmas in Mexico is all about hospitality and making traditional Mexican Christmas food recipes to share with friends, family and neighbors. There are some Mexican Christmas recipes, which are made only at Christmas, and others, which are made throughout the year, for various occasions. Tamales, for example, are enjoyed all year...
by Sherry Law Decorating trees during what has become known as the Christmas season began in Germany during the early 1800s. Nuts coated with sugar and pieces of candied fruit were the first German Christmas tree ornaments. Ornaments cut from gingerbread dough and marzipan also became popular, but these expensive treats were out of...
Not that long ago, the phrase “Christmas cards” meant only one thing – a holiday image on the outside of a folded card with touching text inside. That was, of course, before the days of electronic greeting cards. Now “old-fashioned” paper Christmas cards are not always the greeting of choice during the holidays, but...
As the story goes, the German Christmas pickle is an ancient Christmas eve tradition in Germany. Parents would hide an ornament shaped like a pickle somewhere in the the Christmas tree after all of the other ornaments had been hung. If a child found the ornament the next morning, he or she would get...
Diabetics celebrate Christmas, too. But during this season of sweets and over-eating, their thoughts are often on their diets instead of on parties and gift-giving. Rightfully so. Nobody wants to get sick on the holidays, and diabetics need to take special care to prevent problems associated with their special needs. Part of living and...
- by Debora Dyess We all identify with characters we see in movies. Who you see yourself as says a lot about you! Which Nightmare Before Christmas characters do you identify with? Read the descriptions below to see who you’re most like. Have fun – this is not scientific or psychological test, nor does...
An Angel’s Special Christmas Gift By Steve Brunkhorst Towering ponderosa pine trees reached up to touch a blue December sky. Their top branches waved to billowy white clouds sailing over the snow-covered Colorado forest. Sniffing the sweet-scented Ponderosa bark filled my head with the aroma of Christmas candles and butterscotch cookies. I lowered my...
When I first saw the previews for “Elf”, the 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell, James Caan and Ed Asner, I was skeptical. A movie about a full-size man being adopted by elves and then leaving the North Pole to find his family just seemed like an idea doomed to failure. Even though the movie...
