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  • Watermelon Granita

    Watermelon Granita Watermelon Granita makes for a lovely dairy free dessert for when the weather is hot.  Kids love it and it is very refreshing in the Summer months. Ingredients: 8 cups cubed watermelon, seeds removed (or use a seedless watermelon) 1/3 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup lemon juice (lime juice can also be used) In a small saucepan stir together the 1/2 cup water and the 1/3 cup caster sugar over low heat until the sugar...

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  • Basic Cooked Eggnog

    Basic Cooked Eggnog Basic Cooked Eggnog is a very traditional Christmas drink, so lets deck the halls with boughs of holly, and bottoms up to the end of another year. You can buy the ready made in the supermarkets, although it is nice to have the homemade stuff because you can add your little tipple of something special. 6 eggs ¼ cup caster sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 4 cup  milk 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract 1 cup thickened cream, lightly whipped (optional)...

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  • Christmas Truffles

    Christmas Truffles  Christmas Truffles yummy yummy. Since you made your fruit mince, now here is the recipe for Christmas Truffles to use it in. Dark chocolate is an antioxidant, nuts have your protein, butter is your diary, and fruit mince is your fruit,  so really this is a healthy snack! 375 grams dark chocolate 80 grams butter, chopped 1 cup fruit mince 1/2 cup almonds, chopped cocoa or chocolate sprinkles for coating Melt chocolate and stir until smooth. Remove from heat...

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  • Easy Orange Glazed Ham

    Easy Orange Glazed Ham Easy Orange Glazed Ham, has a yummy citrusy flavour, this recipe is a twist on the pineapple version that is popular. So do something a little different for the Christmas ham this year. 7-9 kilo cooked leg ham, on the bone 3 cups brown sugar ½ cups fresh orange juice 2 teaspoons ground cumin 3 oranges, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons whole cloves Cut through the rind of the ham about 10 cm from the shank (bone)...

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  • Prove to Your Kids that Santa Exists

    Prove to Your Kids  that Santa Exists Keep the Christmas Spirit Alive by being able to prove to your kids that Santa Exists! Are your kids having a hard time believing in Santa? Christmas is a lot more fun when everyone in the household is a believer which means it will take some convincing ‘white lies’ to keep your older kids on board. Below are some suggestions on proving that Santa does exist, even to the most sceptical kids out...

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  • Preparing the Christmas Table

    Preparing the Christmas Table It doesn't take a lot of preparing the Christmas Table, to be looking festive and beautiful for the height of the silly season!  You don't need to be a decorator or spend a lot of money to make it look great.  But having a beautifully decorated table can really set the tone for your festive feast - so take a few minutes to think about how you would like it to look for this special time...

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  • Cardboard Christmas Tree

    Cardboard Christmas Tree This is a hands on the kids will love and be proud to have displayed for Christmas. Great as tabletop or mantelpiece decorations. green cardboard glitter glue foam star gemstones or beads or sequins glue or stapler Outline a semi-circle on the green cardboard and cut out. Gently bring the two straight edges together to form a cone and glue or staple together. Glue the foam star at the top and decorate with the glitter glue and gemstones to resemble...

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  • Honey Ginger Glazed Ham

    Honey Ginger Glazed Ham Honey Ginger Glazed Ham, makes me think of kids nursery this little piggy, but in mine the ending goes like this; this little pig had roast beef and this little piggy had none , this little piggy went wee wee wee all the way to my Christmas Table! 7-9kg cooked leg ham, on the bone 2 tsp whole cloves 2 ¼ c water 2/3 c honey ½ c glace ginger, coarsely chopped ½ c brown sugar,...

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  • Gluten Free Christmas Cake

    Gluten Free Christmas Cake It can be hard to find Christmas food to suit all dietary requirements.  This gluten free Christmas cake will be a firm favourite for everyone! Ingredients: 1.5 cups Brazil nuts 1.5 cups pecans 1.5 cups dates, pitted 1 cup glacé cherries 1 cup glacé mixed fruit 2/3 cup dried figs 2/3 cup sultanas 3/4 cup polenta 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup raisins 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt Combine all the nuts, dates, cherries, fruit together with the polenta and sugar...

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  • Top 10 Best Christmas Stories for Kids

    Top 10 Best Christmas Stories for Kids Get into the Christmas spirit at bedtime with these top 10 best Christmas stories for kids. Why not get them even more excited about Christmas by dipping into some of these classic Christmas tales in book form? Here are some of the Christmas classics. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. Follow the Grinch as he transforms from a grumpy Christmas-hating Grinch into a loving caring and sharing Grinch after he attempts to...

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