Gettin' Figgy With It!!!

[chickwithsticks]

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* What Christmas treats do you look forward to most?

Homemade chex mix
Kolachkis
Pinwheels
Eggnog
Kahlua sours


* What events do you look forward to that involve making/sharing those treats? (Baking cookies with Grandma; a special holiday potluck or family get-together, family members preparing specific dishes, etc.)

Baking tons of cookies, breads, kolachkis for friends and neighbors. Filling those christmas tins is so much fun!!

* What treats do YOU specialize in making? Pictures are always welcome!!

I bake all the above mentioned!!

 

[chickwithsticks]

To me Christmas is Jam Cake with Hard Carmel Icing, Italian Crème Cake & Lemon Meringue Pie , not to mention ham with pineapples on top, mashed potatoes, cooked apples, green beans, egg nog, and I am good to go!!

I copied the pictures but they would not upload

Italian creme cake?? What is that!!

 

[Lynx]

Someone say baking bread?

And chickwithsticks hit the nail on the head. When I give some people a loaf of bread they say "Yay!" or something to that effect. That's what I live for, that yay.

 

[Dino246]

I read the thread. I read bread. But thread in bread is dead, said Fred. Fibre, yes, thread, no.

All this good-sounding food (even cannoli and kolachki sound good... and I have no idea what they are) but I'm too tired to imagine eating it.

As I'm traveling this Christmas, I won't be doing any baking, but I'll be helping the chef(s) make room for more.

 

[PinkDiamond]

I read the thread. I read bread. But thread in bread is dead, said Fred. Fibre, yes, thread, no.

All this good-sounding food (even cannoli and kolachki sound good... and I have no idea what they are) but I'm too tired to imagine eating it.

As I'm traveling this Christmas, I won't be doing any baking, but I'll be helping the chef(s) make room for more.

Here is a description with pics of cannoli:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannoli

 

[Lynx]

I read the thread. I read bread. But thread in bread is dead, said Fred. Fibre, yes, thread, no.

All this good-sounding food (even cannoli and kolachki sound good... and I have no idea what they are) but I'm too tired to imagine eating it.

As I'm traveling this Christmas, I won't be doing any baking, but I'll be helping the chef(s) make room for more.

If you go through west Tennessee let me know bro. I can give you a loaf. Shoot, if it's not too far away I can even meet you en route.

 

[zeroturbulence]

Hey Peeps,

This thread title is a mash-up of Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy With It" (which was playing on the radio the other day), and the line, "Now Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding" from "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (which was playing at the gym today.)

* What Christmas treats do you look forward to most?

* What events do you look forward to that involve making/sharing those treats? (Baking cookies with Grandma; a special holiday potluck or family get-together, family members preparing specific dishes, etc.)

* What treats do YOU specialize in making? Pictures are always welcome!!

My parents are very health-conscious, so baking "real" cookies was never an option. However, I did look forward to making (and eating) these most every year (no-bake cornflake "cookies"):

About 2 years ago, I got a hankerin' for those bad boys... and made them out of "Total" cereal flakes instead, trying to convince myself that they'd be more "healthy" that way.

What about you?

Tell us about all the ways that you and your family "Get Figgy With It!"

Whenever our family has major get-togethers we almost always have this dish called Chicken Relleno (pronounced 'relyeno'). They somehow debone the chicken without cutting or breaking the skin. Obviously some kind of high-level witchcraft involved... (it may be evil, but its also delicious! )

 

[notmyown]

b-r-e-a-d....... how could i forget 6 loaves of homemade cinnamon swirl bread?

i think i blocked it out.