ImAKawak said:

I made this tonight. I advise you to do the same.

7 cups water
2 cups strong hot tea
12 oz frozen orange juice concentrate
24 oz frozen lemonade concentrate
3 cups to 1 fifth of whiskey
2 cups sugar

Melt the frozen stuff and mix it up in a gallon container. Put it in the freezer. Start your holiday buzz under the guise of a festive slush!

Mars23 said:

I'm not gonna bother with all that other stuff

dreamfactory313 said:

I am absolutely going to try this recipe this Christmas! Say a prayer, though, I can barely prepare cold cereal.

Thanks so much!

Trifle


christmas cake


mince pies


Welsh Cakes (goes good with tea)


And some christmas crackers just for the little prize inside

Lammastide said:

no problem.

Okay, this doesn't exactly qualify as a dessert, pudding or cookies, but I looooove cranberry/orange relish:



My sister-in-law makes this every Thanksgiving, and it is sooooo good! Very refreshing and tasty. Love, love, love this stuff!

OMG, how could I forget trifle?



This dessert is very, very good! My sister-in-law has a son; his girlfriend made it. It was different than the one in the picture though. This one had pumpkin bread in it. I have to get this recipe from my mom; I think it would be relatively simple to make. What's nice about it is that you can put a variety of different things in it, and not just fruit or bread. Everybody loved it, and it went quickly!

CarrieMpls said:

Have you ever had pignoli cookies? (Italian pine nut cookies made with ground almonds and almond extract... )

FunkMistress said:

I have not... but now I have to!

Mars23 said:

Coooookies. Sugar, butter, or the little gingerbread men. Cookies and gourmet popcorn.


<_< And white Zinfandel. *hic*

BlackAdder7 said:

Hell no and I still ask ppl if they would like some tea. Well, I just usually just make it for them without asking, I know what the answer will be.


I have not converted to putting milk in my tea either.

psychodelicide said:

My Mom used to make this every holiday too - SO YUMMY

We had a hand grinder and sometimes when I was little she would let me help her

Mach said:

Awesome! Yes, this stuff is VERY yummy! I told my mom that I could just eat that and nothing else, because it's so good.

psychodelicide said:

I am going to make some this Yule

Mach said:

Cool!

Mach said:

I know I can find organic cranberries - I hope to find organic blood oranges and use those

These are good to make ahead and freeze - they are better after thawing for some reason anyway and super easy too

I am making 4 loaves today

PISTACHIO NUT BREAD

1 Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 instant pistachio pudding mix
4 eggs
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. water
1 c. sour cream

SUGAR STREUSEL MIX:

1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Sugar Streusel Mix: Mix together.
Mix first 6 ingredients together, will be quite stiff.

Grease and flour 2 bread pans. Pour 1/4 of cake mixture in each pan and sprinkle generously with sugar mix. Repeat this process ending with sugar mix on top. Take a knife and cut up and down to form swirls in batter. Bake 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees until they test done.

Mach said:

Never had blood oranges, but I have seen them in the stores.

My girlfriends and I are making these (and others!) this weekend:

Doubletree Hotel's Cookies

3 dozen

Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup rolled oat
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
4 eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts


Directions

Preheat oven to 350*F.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Set aside.
With an electric mixer, cream butter in large bowl.
Add both sugars and beat on medium for 2 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add lemon juice and vanilla; mix well.
Stir in flour mixture, mixing well.
Add chocolate chips and nuts and stir to just combine.
Drop by 1/4 cupfuls on non-stick baking pans, 2 to 3 inches apart.
Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
Cool; transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
Store in tightly sealed container.

applekisses said:

I think those are the ones that my neighbors used to make. OMG

shanti0608 said:

Aren't they amazing?! I think they have about 45,000 calories per cookie, but they're so worth it!

applekisses said:

I justify it by telling myself that the rolled oats and nuts are good for me.

They used to use dark chocolate chips.

not a desert i know but i am dedicated to it

and i am planning in going to the gym 2nd xmas day


yes we have 2 days of xmas hush

shanti0608 said:

I LOVE these too!!

After the liquor balls, you can add these winter weather desserts to the list:

*Apple Crisp

*Upside Down Buuterscotch Apple Sour Cream Cake

*Chocolate Ginger Cake

Ottensen said:

Chocolate Ginger cake

AndGodCreatedMe said:

What is that?

shanti0608 said:

The dark chocolate is good for you too!