Let's get into the Spirit of the Season

Pink Champagne Punch

1 12-ounce bottle white grape juice
1 6-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 16-ounce pkg. frozen whole strawberries, thawed
1 12-ounce can lemon-lime soda, chilled
8 cherries (optional)

Combine 1/2 of the grape juice, lemonade, and strawberries in a blender. Whirl until smooth and pour into drink container. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with remaining juice, lemonade, and strawberries. Add soda and stir well. Pour into 8 fancy plastic glasses. Add a cherry to the glass for garnish.

Variation: You can substitute regular grape juice for white grape juice.

Note: Add more soda if you want a less slushy drink. Use plastic champagne glasses; they look great and won't break.

 

Sparkling Fruit Sundae

1 cup red, green, or purple seedless grapes
1 10-ounce can mandarin orange slices, drained
1 8-ounce can pineapple chunks, drained, but reserve the juice
1 pear, apple, or 1/2 melon, cubed
1 banana, sliced
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup sparkling apple cider

Combine grapes, oranges, pineapple, pear, and banana in a large bowl. Distribute mixed fruit into 8 individual dessert bowls. Combine reserved pineapple juice. orange juice, and sparkling apple cider. Pour juice into each dessert bowl and stir gently.

Variations: Substitute ginger ale or other bubbly drink for apple cider. Use any fruits you like to make your sundae.

Note: Refrigerate fruit for half an hour to blend flavors before adding sparkling apple cider.

Loveshack Martini

Makes 1 serving

1 1/4 ounces Finlandia vodka

1/2 ounce fresh lime juice

1/2 ounce unsweetened cranberry juice

1/2 ounce Chambord

1 splash 7-Up

Combine all ingredients in martini shaker with ice. Shake well. Pour into 7.5-ounce martini glass.

 

Pineapple Upside-Down Martini

2 ounces citadelle pineapple and vanilla bean infused vodka
1/2 ounce grenadine
3 ounces pineapple juice
pineapple, wedge

Mix vodka, grenadine, and pineapple juice in a shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously Strain into a martini glass.

Garnish with pineapple wedge.

hi girls

i have filled up my recipe box - you can find the redwine cake recipe there as it will not allow me to post two times...

the movie was a big hit - i enjoy magical happy stories like that a lot..

see you later twinkle

Hello.Twinkle.Thanks for all your good recipes,also your Family recipes. My MIL used to make the best German Donats for New Years Eve. They are filed with Jam and called Berliner in some places.=========I forgot again to go to Firefox,I can not believe it.============= Renate

 This is one of my favorites.
 
Easy Veggie Pizza
Give cold pizza fans a refreshing change with crunchy fresh veggies atop a creamy dill sauced crust.
INGREDIENTS
2
cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1
package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2
cup sour cream
1
teaspoon dried dill weed
1/8
teaspoon garlic powder
1/2
cup small fresh broccoli florets
1/3
cup quartered cucumber slices
1
plum (Roma) tomato, seeded, chopped
1/4
cup shredded carrot


 DIRECTIONS
1.
Heat oven to 375°F. Separate cans of dough into 4 long rectangles. In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, place dough; press in bottom and up sides to form crust.
2.
Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3.
In small bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream, dill and garlic powder until smooth. Spread over crust. Top with vegetables. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours before serving. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

 
Honey-Mustard Drummies
The perfect party snack -- easy and delicious!

Makes:
20 appetizers
 RECIPE
20
chicken wing drumettes
1/3
cup honey
2
tablespoons Dijon mustard
3
tablespoons soy sauce


 DIRECTIONS
1.
In ungreased 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish, arrange chicken drumettes in single layer.
2.
In 1-cup microwave-safe measuring cup, combine honey, mustard and soy sauce; mix well. Microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds. Stir until well blended. Drizzle honey mixture over chicken, brushing as necessary to coat chicken. If desired, cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours.
3.
Heat oven to 375°F. Uncover dish; turn chicken drumettes. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until chicken is tender, glazed and no longer pink next to bone, turning chicken once halfway through baking time.
4.
Just before serving, brush with honey mixture from dish.

 
Cranberry Fluff Fruit Dip with Fruit Wreath
INGREDIENTS
Dip
1
(7-oz.) jar marshmallow creme
1
(8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4
cup frozen cranberry-orange sauce, thawed
Fruit Wreath
1
bunch curly endive
2
red apples, sliced
2
tablespoons lemon juice
3
small clusters seedless red grapes
3
small clusters seedless green grapes
5
or 6 strawberries
1
star fruit, sliced, if desired
2
tablespoons pomegranate seeds, if desired


 DIRECTIONS
1.
In small bowl, combine marshmallow creme and cream cheese; beat until smooth. Stir in cranberry-orange sauce.
2.
Line large platter with endive leaves. Place bowl of dip in center. Dip apple slices in lemon juice; arrange in circle about 1 inch from edge of plate, overlapping slices. Arrange grapes and strawberries on apples randomly around dip. Tuck slices of star fruit among other fruit. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds over endive leaves.

Hello all,

 

Twinkle how do we get to  your recipe box?

Well I have been getting a lot of closets and cupboards cleaned out this week.  I hope to get them all done while I am off till the 7th.

 

I made Erna's recipe that she sent in the cards and I have to agree with Twinkle that it is a winner.  I had quite a bit of help from Twinkle, plus I used my kitchen scale and metric/imperial measuring cups to translate the ingredients to US measures.  If anyone wants the converted recipe I will gladly email it to you....

 

TTYL

sauregurke:

Sorry,I can not get rid of this one line "Oas etc.I tried a few times. 

Hi Renate and all the CC friends,

Renate, don't worry about what you can't get "rid of" because we are GLAD you are here and some time down the road the bugs will hopefully get worked out. I sure don't know my way around yet nor how to do "extra stuff!!"

And I wanted to tell you some good news, although I hate to be so happy with my news when you were not able to go to CO to see your family. But here is the news....our DS called tonight to tell us that they are going to make a quick trip to see us on New Years. I could hardly believe my ears! I was so in hopes that they would come but had almost given up hope. So we will be able to exchange our gifts now and have our "Christmas supper" together! Yes!!!!! Can hardly wait now! Tomorrow I will be busy and DH will help out. DS and DD would like to have Mutti's apple pie and so I shall do my best to bake it for them. DH will help with the apples. And I want to bake some breakfast muffins for the brunch because they will leave home early and not have much breakfast. They should arrive a little bit before dinner (what some call lunch) and so I will consider it Brunch! Then we will have our Christmas Supper before they have to leave for home. It will be a short visit but better short than not at all. DD is feeling better and her tummy feels more like eating food again! Yes! So with that I better sign off and get some much needed sleep. I didn't rest very much last night. Hope tonight is better! I know I will be so excited! I'll try to peek in tomorrow but no promises, lol! I have lots to do! Wishing all a wonderful holiday!

Alles Gute zum neuen Jahr!

Germanlady 

 

Germanlady, even short visit from children are always better than none. I wish you eine gute Zeit und frohe Stunden. ( a good time and happy hours)

Ein gesundes und gesegnetes Neues Jahr,  (A healthy and a blessed new year)

Erna

Hi Germanlady! Ich wünsche Ihnen und Ihrer Familie ein recht gesundes und fröhliches Neues Jahr! (I wish you and your family a healthy and happy New Year).=========I am very,very happy for you,that your DS still will come for a visit. Enjoy the time!=============We still have to decide, when we now will drive to Colorado. So far the weather was not good enough for a trip there. Driving to a snow storm,including through Kansas, is a nightmare.My DS flew back to CT on Saturday. But the Christmas tree is still waiting for us and the pastry from here still has to go to Colorado. See you later,Renate

Between Erna and Renate we are all going to be learning German. lol

I wish I remembered the little bit I learned many years ago for a trip to Germany. 

 

Sorry Renate that you have not been able to make it to Colorado yet.  But it is much better to celebrate Christmas in July, than to risk injury or worse trying to travel in bad weather.

 

Wishing you all a happy New Year!