Easter and Christmas Recipes

Easter Dinner Cake Recipe

2011-04-23T11:26:00.000-07:00

Easter Dinner Cake is a traditional Easter Recipe.Its beautiful blend of yellow and white cake batters make a wonderful floral appearance.Learn how to prepare Easter Dinner Cake

Ingredients for Easter Dinner Cake

For White Part

Flour – ½ cup

Granulated Sugar – ½ cup

Cream -- ½ tsp

Sugar – ½ cup [powdered]

Egg Whites – 6

Vanilla – ½ tsp

For Yellow Part

Egg Yolks – 6

Granulated Sugar – ½ cup

Powdered Sugar – ½ cup

Cold water – 2 tbsp

Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp

Baking Powder – ¾ tsp

Cold Water –1 tbsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Method of the Preparation of Easter Dinner Cake-- White Part

Sift the ½ cup flour and ½ cup powdered sugar. Repeat it three times.

Beat the egg whites, till it becomes stiff.

Add cream of tartar, vanilla and salt and beat well.

Gradually beat in ½ cup granulated sugar. Sift a fourth of the flour mixture at a time over top, fold in.

Method of the Preparation of Easter Dinner Cake Yellow Part

Beat the egg yolk and mix the juice and water well.

Sift the flour with baking powder.

Gradually add the granulated sugar, sift a fourth of the flour mixture at a time over top, and fold in.

Pour the batter in a greased baking bowl and bake in a preheated oven at 350⁰F for 40—45 minutes.

Invert and cool.

Finally dust the dinner cake with powdered sugar.

Easter Lamb Pound Cake Recipe

2011-04-23T04:06:00.000-07:00

Easter Lamb Pound Cake is a popular recipe. Lamb Pound Cake is a most famous and preferred cakes on this Holy Festival or Lamb is a prominent symbol of Easter. Learn how to prepare Easter Lamb Pound Cake.

Ingredients for Easter Lamb Pound Cake

All Purpose Flour – 3 cups

Butter – 1 pound

Eggs – 6 [separated]

Sugar – 3 cups

Vanilla Extract – 2 tsp

Almond Extract

Bourbon – 1/3 cup

Chopped Pecans – ½ cup

Method of the Preparation of Easter Pound Lamb Cake

Preheat the oven to 350⁰F

Mix the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until it becomes soft and fluffy.

Add egg yolk one by one and beat well.

Add flour into the sugar mixture and mix gently.

Add vanilla extract, almond extract and bourbon and whisk the mixture till it becomes creamy.

Add 1 cup of sugar into the egg whites and beat till it becomes stiff.

Add egg whites mixture into the flour mixture and add pecans. Mix well.

Pour the batter into lamb shaped pound cake mold and bake the batter for 1 ½ hours.

Allow the cake to cool for 10 --15 minutes.

Decorate with spices and serve.

Chocolate Easter Egg Recipes

2011-04-22T03:43:00.000-07:00

Chocolate Easter Egg is a popular Easter Recipe. Learn how to prepare Chocolate Easter Egg in this easy way.

Ingredients for Chocolate Easter Egg

Chocolate – 325 gms

Unsalted Butter – 50 gms

Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp

Icing Sugar – 450 gms

Method of the Preparation of Chocolate Easter Egg

Mix the butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract well.

Gradually add the icing sugar and blend gently. Refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours.

Take the small portion of the mixture and roll with your palm and refrigerate again for 1 hour.

Melt the chocolate in an oven. Using a large tooth pick, dip each egg shaped cream in the melted chocolate to coat all over.

Put into a waved paper in a tray and keep aside for harden the eggs.

Duck Roast [Tharavu Roast] Easter Recipe

2011-04-21T04:39:00.000-07:00

Duck Roast [Tharavu Roast] is a popular Kerala Easter Recipe. Learn how to Prepare Dust Roast in this Easter

Ingredients of Duck Roast

Duck – 1

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

Chili Powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Pepper Powder – 1 tsp

Onion – 1 [chopped]

Onions – 2 [sliced]

Potatoes – 2 [peel and sliced]

Cloves – 4

Cinnamon sticks – 2

Oil – 1 cup

Salt to taste

Method of the Preparation of Duck Roast

Clean and cut the duck into 8—10 pieces.

Add coriander powder, chili powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, Cloves, cinnamon and salt and mix well. Keep aside for 10 minutes.

Cook the marinated meat turns tender. Remove the meat and set aside,

Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced potatoes and sliced onion separately. Remove and keep aside.

Add the duck pieces in the same pan and fry. Drain the duck pieces and put into the gravy and cook for 5 minutes.

Remove from the heat and serve hot with fried onions and fried potatoes.

Easter Lamb Cake Traditional Recipe

2011-04-21T04:34:00.000-07:00

Lamb Cake is a authentic recipe symbolizing peace and fertility. Lamb Cakes are symbols of spring season. It is a traditional Eastern European dessert .[ Easter Lamb Cake known as Agnuszek or baranek Wielkanocny in Polish.] Learn hoe to prepare Lamb Cake in this Easter days.

Ingredients for Lamb Cake

Flour – 3 ½ cups

Egg whites -- 4

Baking Powder – 2 ½ tsp

Butter – 1 cup

Sugar – 2 cups

Water – 1 cup

Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp

Method of the Preparation of Lamb Cake

Mix butter and sugar well. Add water to it.

Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix gently.

Fold the creamed batter and mix vanilla essence to it. Stir softly.

Beat the egg whites in a separate bowl until it turns stiff.

Add the beaten eggs into the mixture and mix well.

Pour the mixture into a well greased floured lamb mold and bake the cake in an oven on 350⁰F for 45 minutes.

Karimeen Varuthathu Easter Special Recipe

2011-04-18T08:56:00.000-07:00

Karimeen Varuthathu

Karimeen [Pearl Spot] is a fresh water fish. It is a popular recipe of God's own country Kerala.It is also known as Green Chromide.Karimeen Vruthathu, Karimeen fry and Karimeen Mappas are delicacies of Kerala.

Ingredients for Karimeen Varuthathu

Karimeen [Pearl Spot] – ½ kg [4 nos]

Kashmeeri Chili Powder – 1 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp

Red chili powder— ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

Black Pepper powder –1 tsp

Lemon juice – 2 tsp

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method of the Preparation of Karimeen Varuthathu

Remove the eyes, scales, and fins of the Karimeen and wash thoroughly.

Make gashes on both sides of the fish.

Mix all ingredients except oil and make a good marinade and apply it to the fish liberally.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the fish until brown and crisp.

Garnish the Karimeen Varuthathu with sliced tomatoes, sliced onions and wedge of lemon.

Pork Vindaloo Easter Recipe

2011-04-17T01:19:00.000-07:00

Pork Vindaloo is a popular recipe. It is a delicious Pork dish. Learn how to prepare Pork Vindaloo in this Easter. How does it gets its name? Vin is for Vinegar and Ahlo means Garlic in Portuguese. But in India Aloo means Potatoes, so the dish is called Vindaloo.

Ingredients for Pork Vindaloo

Pork – 1kg

Cloves – 3

Potato – 4 [peel and cut into cubes]

Green cardamom – 3

Onion – 2

Black Pepper Corns – 4

Sugar –1 tsp

Vinegar –1 tbsp

Cinnamon sticks –2

Cumin seeds –1 tsp

Coriander seeds –1 tsp

Turmeric powder –1/2 tsp

Red chillies –6

Green chillies -- 4

Garlic flakes –3

Ginger – ½ tsp [juliennes]

Salt to taste

Oil –2 tbsp

Method of the Preparation of Pork Vindaloo

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add potato cubes and fry until it become light brown. Drain and keep aside.

Make a fine paste of coriander seeds, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic flakes, cloves, red chillies and cinnamon by adding vinegar.

Fry sliced onions, cloves, chopped green chillies, pepper corns, cardamoms, till the onion become transparent.

Add the ground paste and fry for 5 minutes or until oil leaves the sides of the pan.

Add the Pork and pressure cook until almost done.

Open the lid and add the fried potatoes, salt and 2 cups of water and cook for 10—15 minutes on low flame.

Add little vinegar and cook for 5 minutes.

Transfer into a serving bowl and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Pork Vinadaloo is ready to serve.

Leg of Lamb Easter Recipe

2011-04-02T04:55:00.000-07:00

Lamb leg is a popular traditional recipe. Learn how to prepare lamb leg for this easter.

Ingredients for Leg of Lamb

Lamb leg – 1

Garlic flakes – 2

Pepper powder to taste

Fresh rosemary – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Juice of 1 lemon

Basil --1 tsp [chopped]

Method of the Preparation of Leg of Lamb

Pre heat the oven to 325⁰F. Placing the lamb leg into a pan, its fat side is placed up and cut slits in surface of lamb leg. Insert the garlic flakes into the slits

Squeeze the lemon juice over the lamb leg and rub its surface with lemon juice.

Sprinkle the lamb with pepper powder, Chopped basil, rosemary and salt.

Now lamb is ready for roasting, so place it in a preheated oven and for 20-25 minutes for pound or meat thermometer registers 150⁰F for medium rare, 160⁰F for medium or desired degree of doneness.

Serve garnished with fresh parsley if desired.

Chicken Okra Easter Recipe

2011-03-31T23:03:00.000-07:00

Chicken Okra is a popular recipe. It is a delicious dish. Try to prepare chicken okra in this easy way.

Ingredients for Chicken Okra

Chicken drum sticks – 8

Olive oil – 2 tbsp

Okra – 1 pound

Garlic flakes – 2

Plum tomato – 1 can

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Red wine – 2 tbsp

Parsley – 1 tsp [chopped]

Onion – 1 [chopped]

Method of the Preparation of Chicken Okra

Season the Chicken drumsticks with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a pan and add the seasoned chicken and fry on low flame until it becomes light brown.

Add chopped garlic flakes and chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes.

Mix in plum tomato, okra and red wine. Stir slowly and add chopped parsley, Pepper and salt.

Cover the pan with a lid and cook until the chicken become tender and soft.

Chicken Okra is ready to serve.

Almond Macaroons Easter Recipe

2011-03-31T04:52:00.000-07:00

Almond Macaroons is a popular recipe. It is very easy and tasty. Learn how to make Almond Macaroons in this easter time

Ingredients for Almond Macaroons

Almond paste – 4 oz

Egg white –1

Sugar – ¼ cup

Lemon rind – ¼ tsp [grated]

Candied cherries [red] – 4 [quartered]

Almond sliced – 1 tbsp

Sugar for topping

Method of the preparation of Almond Macaroons

Greased cookie sheet and sprinkle flour over it. Pre heat oven to325⁰F.

Mix egg white, almond paste and lemon rind well. Add sugar and beat with an electric mixture until you get smooth dough.

Shape the dough into small molds and roll over almonds and cherries.

Place them on greased cookie sheet and bake for twenty minutes or until golden brown.

Turkey Fry Easter Recipe

2011-03-26T01:56:00.000-07:00

The idea of Fried Turkey is originated in United States, but it gaining the popularity in worldwide, do not stuff the Turkeys you plan on frying. You should never fry the Turkey indoors. Place the fryer outdoors. Don’t allow the children and pets near the cooking area. Consume cooked Turkey immediately and store left over in the refrigerator within two hours of cooking.

Ingredients for Turkey Fry

Whole Turkey – 8 pound

Onion –1

Creole seasoning – 1 tbsp

Peanut oil – 1 gallon

Method of Preparing Turkey Fry

Clean and remove the giblets and neck from the Turkey. Heat oil, in a Turkey fryer at 200⁰c. Layer a large platter with food safe paper bags.

Rinse the Turkey and drain with a kitchen towel and rub the seasoning inside and outside of the Turkey.

Place the onion and Turkey with neck end in drain basket. Slowly lower the basket in to the hot oil to completely cover the Turkey.

Cook the Turkey for 30 minutes until done. Carefully remove the basket from the oil and drain the Turkey.

And allow to rest for at least 10 minutes. Enjoy your delicious fried Turkey.

Cinnamon Balls Easter Recipe

2011-03-24T18:11:00.000-07:00

Cinnamom Balls a tasty treat for Easter. It should be stored in airtight container. They also freeze well.

Ingredients for Cinnamon Balls

Cornflakes crumbs – 2 cups

Soft Butter – 1 cup

Vanilla – 2 tsp

Sugar – ½ cup

Sifted Flour—2cups

Cinnamon – 1 tsp

Walnut or Pecan nuts – 1 cup [chopped]

Caster sugar or Icing Sugar – 1 ½ cups

Method of Preparing Cinnamon Balls

Crush the corn flakes in to crumbs. Blend the butter sugar and vanilla.

Sift flour with Cinnamon. Add the crushed crumbs and pecan nuts to the butter mixture and mix well, as well as the flour mixture. Mix gently and shaping into small balls and placing into greased baking sheets.

Bake at 350⁰F for about half an hour.

Remove when baked and roll immediately in icing or caster sugar.

Easter Egg Candies

2011-03-24T06:54:00.000-07:00

Easter Egg Candies is a popular recipe. Lean how to prepare Easter Egg Candies.

Ingredients for Easter Egg Candies

Flaked Coconut – 1 1/3 c

Confectioners Sugar – 1 Ib

Water – 2 tbsp

Corn syrup – 1 tbsp

Butter – 1 tbsp [softened]

Vanilla – 1 tsp

Almond extract – ¼ tsp

Cream of tartar – 1 Pn

Method of the Preparation of Easter Egg

Mix the sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla and water. Add almond extract, salt and cream of tartar. Add the coconut and mix.

Melt the chocolate in a boiler on a low flame. Keep aside and cool a little Shape the mixture into eggs

Valentine Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

2011-02-14T08:53:00.000-08:00

Cookie means small cake. It is very easy to make and every one love to eat it. In this Valentine Day you can make it in your home and gifted to your loved ones.

Ingredients for the Valentine Day's Cookie

Sugar – ½ cup

Vanilla essence – 1 tbsp

Flour – 2 cups

Salt – ½ tsp

Eggs – 2

Butter – ¾ cup

Brown sugar – ½ cup

Baking soda – 1 tsp

Chocolate chips – ½ cup

Chopped almonds or pecans – 1cup

Method of Preparing Valentine Day’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mix sugar, brown sugar, vanilla essence, butter and eggs in a mixing bowl. Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. Stir chocolate chip and almonds. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls. Two inch apart into ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake it in a 375⁰F pre heated oven for 8—10 minutes.

Easter Almond Cookies

2011-02-14T01:39:00.000-08:00

Almond Cookies is a popular recipe. It is very delicious and a top snack.It is best enjoyed with tea. Learn how to prepare Almond Cookies in this Easter.

Ingredients for Almond Cookies

Flour – 1 ½ cups

Butter – ¼ cup

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Almond essence – 1 tsp

Sugar – 1 cup

Salt – 1 pinch

Almond Paste – 2 tbsp

Method the Preparation of the Almond Cookies

Put all the ingredients into a vessel and mix well by using hand. Rollout and cut in different shapes and bake in oven at 350°F for 10-15 minutes.

Valentine Day's Mealie Pancakes

2011-02-13T22:47:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for Mealie Pancakes

Mealie meal – 1 ½ cups

Milk – ¾ cup

Boiling water – 1 ½ cup

Baking powder – 4 tsp

Flour – 2/3 cup

Butter – 1 tbsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Gold syrup – 1 tbsp

Method of Preparing Mealie Pancakes

Scald mealie in bowl with the boiling water. Add milk, butter and syrup. Add flour. Salt and baking powder. Mix well and cook spoonful on a hot griddle

Valentine Day’s Bread Crumb Cookies

2011-02-13T22:17:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for Bread Crumb Cookies

Self-rising flour – 6 tbsp

Dry bread crumbs – ¾ cups

Almond flouring – ½ tsp

Sugar – 3 tbsp

Bi-carb – ¼ tsp

Butter – 3 tbsp

Warm water – 3 dssrtspns

Method of Preparing Valentine Day’s Bread Crumb Cookies

Cream butter and sugar and mix in flour, bread crumbs and flavoring. Dissolve Bi- carb in warm water and mix in. Form into balls and palace on a greased baking sheet, spacing them well apart bake at 375⁰Ffor about 12--15 minutes.

Valentine Day’s Cheese Puffs

2011-02-11T06:22:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for Valentine Day’s Cheese Puffs

Flour – 1 cup

Milk – 1 cup

Baking Powder – 1 dssrt spn

Sharp Cheese – 1 cup

Method of Preparing Valentine Day’s Cheese Puffs

Mix all the ingredients together and drop dessert spoonful into greased and floured muffin tins. Bake at 425⁰ for 10 minutes.

Valentine’s Day Kiwi Crisps Recipe

2011-02-11T00:35:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for Valentine’s Day Kiwi Crisp

Flour –6 oz

Butter – 4 oz

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Sugar –2 oz

Sweetened Condensed Milk – 2tbsp

Dark Chocolate – 4 oz [broken into small pieces]

Method of Preparing Valentine’s Day Kiwi Crisps

Cream the butter and sugar. Add the flour sifted with the baking powder, alternately with the condensed milk, add the chocolate.

Shape the mixture into small balls. Place them on oven trays, flatten the tops and bake in a moderate oven for 15-20 minutes.

Valentine's day Hazelnut Short Bread recipe

2011-02-07T08:00:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for the Hazelnut Short Bread

Flour – 2 oz

Butter – 6 oz

Sugar – 2 oz

Minced Hazelnuts – 4 oz

Method of Preparing Hazelnut Short Bread

Mix all ingredients together, lightly and quickly. Press dough into greased baking tin and bake at 375⁰F for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and cut into fingers while still hot, and remove from the tin when cooled.

Valentine's Day Date Balls Recipe

2011-02-06T00:30:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for Valentine Date Balls Recipe

Dates – ¾ cup [chopped]

Grape nut Flakes –2 cups

Lemon Juice – 2 tsp

Honey – 2 tbsp

Butter – 2 tbsp

Pecans – ½ cup

Icing sugar

Method of preparing Valentine Date Balls

Put cereal, nuts, and dates through mincer. Add butter, honey lemon juice. Knead mixture well. Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in icing sugar.

Lemon Crunchies Recipe

2011-02-06T00:27:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for Lemon Crunchies

Flour – 1 cup

Oats – 1 cup

Coconut – ¾ cup

Sugar -- 1 cup

Butter – 6 oz

Marmalade – 1 tbsp

Boiling water – 1 tbsp

Bi-carb – ½ tsp

Grated rind of 1 lemon

Method of Preparing Lemon Crunchies

Beat butter and marmalade. Add Bi-carb dissolved in boiling water Allow it to froth. Knead in other ingredients, adding grated rind last of all. Press into a square pan, make into squares and bake in a moderate oven about 25 minutes.

Valentine's Day Crunchies Recipe

2011-02-06T00:24:00.000-08:00

This is an egg less crunchies recipe, It is a European Snack recipe or it is a vegetarian snack. Lean how to prepare Crunchies .

Ingredients of Valentine crunchies

Coconut – 1 cup

Bi-carb – 1 tsp

Butter – 6 oz

Sugar – 1 cup

Flour – 1 cup

Oats – 2 cups

Syrup – 1 tbsp

Method of Preparing Valentine crunchies

Melt the butter and sugar together and mix, and then stir in Bi-carb until frothy. Add the coconut, flour and oats and blend with a fork. Press lightly into 2 Swiss roll pans and bake at 300 ⁰ F for about 30 minutes.

Cut while still hot into squares and live tin till cold.

Valentine's day Coconut Macaroons Recipe

2011-02-06T00:22:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for the Coconut Macaroons

Condensed Milk – ½ cup [sweetened]

Coconut – 2 cups [shredded]

Method of Preparing Coconut Macaroons

Mix the shredded coconut and condensed milk. Drop spoon full onto a buttered slide, well apart. Bake in a moderate oven until golden brown.

Valentine's Day Coconut drop cookies Recipe

2011-02-06T00:19:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for the Coconut Drop Cookies

Whole wheat flour – 2 cups

Coconut – 1 cup

Brown Sugar – 2 cups

Butter – 1 cup

Vanilla – 1 tsp

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Chopped nuts -- cup

Rolled Oats – 1 cup

Milk

Method of the preparation of the Coconut Drop Cookies

Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla well. Swift flour and baking powder. Mix all ingredients well by adding enough water and milk.

Drop spoonful on to a greased slide. Bake for 12 minutes at 375⁰ F.