Nothing says Christmas more than good food and a bottle of good old wine. This is one of the reasons why people visit different places during this time in order to get a taste of different delicacies. You do not have to worry anymore about the best food to prepare this Christmas season. You will be surprised to know that most of the Christmas delicacies you crave for are the everyday foods that you use on a daily basis. All you have to do is add a twist of something special to make the normal and usual food more special.
Most people also think that turkey is the best food for thanksgiving but it can also be very nicely placed in the Christmas dining table. This is because the whole family will be there and so cutting the turkey will still be an event. If you are preparing for the family, you can add potatoes and not forgetting some veggies. Use different tasty spices in order to get a different taste. If you are having Christmas dinner alone due to one reason or another, you can still be able to make the dinner memorable. Turkey won’t be the best food for a solo dinner but there are other foods that you can prepare.
Meat dishes will go very well in such an occasion. You can do grilled meat, barbequed meat or, if you like it very much different, roast meat. Roast meat is a very simple recipe that will leave you licking your fingers after the diner. All you need is a good steak and enough heat on your grill. Just like grilled meat, this one has to be prepared using oil and you can even add onions. The onions will add a rich flavor to the meat. You can also marinate the steak over night in order to add more flavors in the meat.
Collection of the best christmas turkey recipes
If you are a food lover you will know that turkey is one of the best dishes to prepare during Christmas. If you have been looking for the perfect recipe to use on your turkey this Christmas season then you are at the right place. Below is a recipe of the best turkey recipe that will leave you full and wowed. Since Christmas time is always busy, you most probably want something easy but delicious to cook. This is why this recipe is perfect for you.
Ingredients
The first thing you should do is preheat the oven. This is one of the basic rules when using the oven. This ensures that the oven is hot evenly before you place the turkey in. While the oven is heating up, you should prepare the pan you will use. Apply some oil on the pan and coat it with butter. Then add the steak beneath. Crush the garlic and cut one onion. You do not have to fine cut them; you can just chop them up. Add the garlic and onions in the pan and fry them up till they are golden brown. Add the bread cramps and apricots. Then leave the mixture for a while to stand and cool. After this, you can add all the other ingredients except the turkey of course. This mixture is the stuffing that you will use inside the turkey. Ensure to put more of the stuffing in the turkey breast area. This is important because this part often cooks well before the other parts of the turkey. Cover the turkey in olive oil and surround the tin with carrots, onions and garlic. Then put the turkey in the oven till it is cooked.
Easiest way to make your Christmas cake
Most people have a difficult time baking. This might be due to a wrong method or even the wrong temperature. All in all there is normally a thing or two that discourages most people from baking. However, you can bake this holiday season and get that shape that you always wanted. And you can do that in such an easy way! All you need to do is read and use the recipe below to get that perfect cake.
Ingredients
It is important that the day previous to the day you want to bake, to wash the fruits well and leave them in a clean container to dry. Using wet fruit is not advisable since they tend to sink to the bottom and so you will not have any fruit on the middle and top parts of the cake. On the day you want to bake, preheat the oven to 170C or 325F. You should preheat the oven before you start preparing the cake to allow ample time for the oven to heat up well. You should then line the baking tin with grease paper. This is because the cake will tend to stick to the tin if you do not put the lining. If you do not have lining you can apply margarine. Mix the margarine and sugar in a bowl and use an electric fork to mix them up. You should mix them till the sugar is well mixed and the mixture is white in color. Then add the eggs and milk. Ensure that you incorporate enough air in the mixture so that the dough rises well. Beat in some of the flour while folding the mixture in one direction so that you incorporate the air in well. Add the dried fruits and mix well. The mixture should have a flowing consistency. It should drop easily when picked with a spoon. You should then put in the cake.
Make the best Christmas veggie wellington this season
Christmas dinner is not all about the meat dishes. It can also be about the veggie dishes. One of the best Christmas vegetable dishes that you can prepare this Christmas is the veggie wellington. This dish is easy to make and since it does not have a very strong taste that most veggie dishes have, anyone can enjoy it. Below is the best recipe for your veggie wellington this Christmas season
Ingredients
The first thing that you need to do is to preheat the oven and use 200C or 400F temperature. While the oven is preheating, cook the rice in a pan until it is ready. Then add the turmeric when the rice is still cooking. Add onions and butter in a pan and heat it up till they are ready. You should then add the rice and the eggs. You can dice the eggs before mixing them in. You should now focus on the pastry. Cut the pastry into a more manageable size if it is too big. Then put in the rice mixture in the middle of the pastry. Then bring the ends of the pastry towards the middle until all the rice is covered by pastry. Apply the beaten egg all over the pastry and wait for a few minutes. You can then sprinkle parsley all over the pastry and put it in the oven. Bake it till it is browned or for approximately 35 minutes. You can then serve the veggie wellington as part of your Christmas dinner. You will be surprised that everyone will enjoy this simple yet lovely dish.
Collection of the best christmas turkey recipes
If you are a food lover you will know that turkey is one of the best dishes to prepare during Christmas. If you have been looking for the perfect recipe to use on your turkey this Christmas season then you are at the right place. Below is a recipe of the best turkey recipe that will leave you full and wowed. Since Christmas time is always busy, you most probably want something easy but delicious to cook. This is why this recipe is perfect for you.
Ingredients
- 50 grams of butter
- Fresh sage
- 1 turkey
- Nicely cut piece of steak
- 8 cloves of fresh garlic
- 2 large onions
- A cup of bread cramps
- A few dried apricots
- 1 lemon
- black pepper and salt
- 1 teaspoon of rosemary powder
- 2 carrots diced
- Cooking oil, especially olive oil
- 3 pinches of plain flour
- 2 cups of chicken stock.
The first thing you should do is preheat the oven. This is one of the basic rules when using the oven. This ensures that the oven is hot evenly before you place the turkey in. While the oven is heating up, you should prepare the pan you will use. Apply some oil on the pan and coat it with butter. Then add the steak beneath. Crush the garlic and cut one onion. You do not have to fine cut them; you can just chop them up. Add the garlic and onions in the pan and fry them up till they are golden brown. Add the bread cramps and apricots. Then leave the mixture for a while to stand and cool. After this, you can add all the other ingredients except the turkey of course. This mixture is the stuffing that you will use inside the turkey. Ensure to put more of the stuffing in the turkey breast area. This is important because this part often cooks well before the other parts of the turkey. Cover the turkey in olive oil and surround the tin with carrots, onions and garlic. Then put the turkey in the oven till it is cooked.
Easiest way to make your Christmas cake
Most people have a difficult time baking. This might be due to a wrong method or even the wrong temperature. All in all there is normally a thing or two that discourages most people from baking. However, you can bake this holiday season and get that shape that you always wanted. And you can do that in such an easy way! All you need to do is read and use the recipe below to get that perfect cake.
Ingredients
- Baking tin. This tin will determine the shape of the cake so you should choose a tin that has the shape you desire you cake to be.
- Self raising flour. It is important to have the right kind of flour so that the cake can have a beautiful texture and also rise evenly.
- 2 eggs
- Butter or margarine
- Milk
- 1 lemon
- 1 cup of white sugar
- A couple of dates sultanas and raisins
It is important that the day previous to the day you want to bake, to wash the fruits well and leave them in a clean container to dry. Using wet fruit is not advisable since they tend to sink to the bottom and so you will not have any fruit on the middle and top parts of the cake. On the day you want to bake, preheat the oven to 170C or 325F. You should preheat the oven before you start preparing the cake to allow ample time for the oven to heat up well. You should then line the baking tin with grease paper. This is because the cake will tend to stick to the tin if you do not put the lining. If you do not have lining you can apply margarine. Mix the margarine and sugar in a bowl and use an electric fork to mix them up. You should mix them till the sugar is well mixed and the mixture is white in color. Then add the eggs and milk. Ensure that you incorporate enough air in the mixture so that the dough rises well. Beat in some of the flour while folding the mixture in one direction so that you incorporate the air in well. Add the dried fruits and mix well. The mixture should have a flowing consistency. It should drop easily when picked with a spoon. You should then put in the cake.
Make the best Christmas veggie wellington this season
Christmas dinner is not all about the meat dishes. It can also be about the veggie dishes. One of the best Christmas vegetable dishes that you can prepare this Christmas is the veggie wellington. This dish is easy to make and since it does not have a very strong taste that most veggie dishes have, anyone can enjoy it. Below is the best recipe for your veggie wellington this Christmas season
Ingredients
- 2 cups of Basmati rice or an equivalent
- 1 lemon
- Turmeric
- 1 finely chopped onion
- Melted butter
- Parsley
- 2 boiled eggs
- Salt and black pepper
- Pastry
- 1 beaten egg
- Gravy
The first thing that you need to do is to preheat the oven and use 200C or 400F temperature. While the oven is preheating, cook the rice in a pan until it is ready. Then add the turmeric when the rice is still cooking. Add onions and butter in a pan and heat it up till they are ready. You should then add the rice and the eggs. You can dice the eggs before mixing them in. You should now focus on the pastry. Cut the pastry into a more manageable size if it is too big. Then put in the rice mixture in the middle of the pastry. Then bring the ends of the pastry towards the middle until all the rice is covered by pastry. Apply the beaten egg all over the pastry and wait for a few minutes. You can then sprinkle parsley all over the pastry and put it in the oven. Bake it till it is browned or for approximately 35 minutes. You can then serve the veggie wellington as part of your Christmas dinner. You will be surprised that everyone will enjoy this simple yet lovely dish.
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