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Season Greetings to all new COOK fanatics and friends

Posted By thecook on December 21st, 2012

 

Merry Christmas to all my new COOK fanatics and friends on Facebook.

Here is a little treat for your support: Last years Christmas course notes, An African Christmas

Enjoy the recipes this holiday season! Until 2013….

 

COOKING IS ABOUT GIVING-IT’S A GENEROUS DEED  -FRANCK DANGEREUX

An African Christmas

 

Star studded berry cheesecake pots

Posted By thecook on December 15th, 2012

 

 

 

 

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Just add cookies or candy canes..

Posted By thecook on December 9th, 2012

 

Simple Christmas cookies and candy canes  from Woolworths can add festive flair in an instant. Just add  dessert.

Red Velvet Strawberry Sparkler

Posted By thecook on December 4th, 2012

 

1. Place chopped strawberries in the bottom of a champagne glass and drizzle with sparkling wine ( Like JC Le Roux red) or champagne
2. Layer the glass with mini red velvet cupcakes and icing
3. Pop in a sparkler, light and serve (look out for the star shaped ones at Woolworths)
4. Garnish with candy canes, cherries or fresh cream and a dusting of cupcake glitter

MILKSHAKE SHOTS: Festive chocolate or party pink

Posted By thecook on December 4th, 2012

 

As an easy alternative to dessert (especially for a “finger” or snack menu) serve little milk shake shots.
For an adult version dip the rim of a shot glass or small Island glass into chocolate and allow to cool. Fill with ready-made milkshakes like Woolworth’s double thick Praline or chocolate brownie shakes (delicious) and add a shot of Frangelico or Chocolate Vodka.
Decorate with candy canes (Woolworths) and festive straws (In Good Company). Slot “holy” biscuits through the straw (try Bakers Milk Chocco Break and Cadbury’s biscuit bites).

Alternatively pop a ferrero Rocher on top and serve with little wooden spoons (Makro).

 

For Pink and Pretty shots dip the rim of the glass into white chocolate and Hundreds n’ Thousands. Fill with strawberry drinking yoghurt and decorate straws with marshmallow lollies (Woolworths), Bunting (Kamersvol), marshmallows and pastel coloured Fox’s party rings.

   

 


 

Christmas 2011 Crafts: See the craft and table styling page for more

Posted By thecook on January 31st, 2012

Cocktail printables

Spoon Wreath-plastic spoons and a glue gun

Easy double layer flowers using old paper

 

 

Bird templates

Button pens-glue gun, layered buttons on Pick n Pay pens

 

Old pieces of material cut into circles and glue-gunned or sewed onto clips

white paper, flea market wire words, buttons and string

4 hearts with a brad= a flower

paper bag stars-5 bags, double sided tape a punch and string. Template on Hostess Blog

4 felt circles folded into quarters, sewn together=flower

 

Gold dusted Chuckles

Posted By The Man on November 9th, 2011


THIS CHRISTMAS, add a festive gold sparkle to your table.

Christmas printables

Posted By The Man on November 9th, 2011

http://www.eatdrinkchic.com/archives.cfm/category/do-it-yourself/page/1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://papercrave.com/paper-crave-printable-hol

Bird shapes

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http://www.ellinee.com/blog/wood-type-holiday-printables/

Christmas inspiration, gifts and styling

Posted By The Man on November 7th, 2011


I came up with this idea for Christmas 2010 and it’s one of my favourite festive crafts:
Take skewers and paint them with craft paint (buy little containers for R5 from the Crafters market).
Google various Christmas shapes and clipart and print them out onto some coloured and white scrap paper or cardboard.
Alternatively source stars and shapes from scrap shops.
Cut out the shapes and using a glue gun or glue stick adhere them to the skewers.
They can be used for strawberries (to dip into little pails of chocolates), cheese or just for general décor. Also pop marshmallows or mini donuts onto the skewers for the kids to dip into chocolate and serve them something fun instead of traditional un-friendly Christmas fare, like mince pies and Christmas cake or pudding.
Clever ways to give your gifts a festive sparkle: Add scrap rub-ons and stickers or alternatively glue gun Woolworth’s chocolate balls onto the gift or bag in the shape of a tree.

Festive downloads: beautiful bunting, magical matches and clever cocktail tags.

Posted By The Man on November 7th, 2011

To print the MATCHES and COCKTAIL topper craft go to
http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2009/7/2/freebie-4th-of-july-printable-from-twig-thistle.html
The glass bottles are from Consol glass, the reindeer chalk board labels  and paper straws are from In Good Company.
Beautiful Bunting