click pic for monkey video -- Q: Why don't the orangutans in the jungle play poker any more?
Adopt a Soldier Program Help USA kids with food etc
Christmsa Eve: Serve something quick/easy like chili w/french bread, then attend 7 P.M. - Christmas Eve Church Service ,upon return to home watch a video (3 kings) with a snack, then watch another video! (soul defined video) Soul-Body-Spirit video **
use the entire week b4 Christmas to talk/explain these concepts over and over again through the years
Why do we give presents ? --
Plus Santa phenomenon explained gradually - according to age? Reindeer?
What is Dec 26 - Jan 6? Teach song meanings. What to do?
Why do good deeds?
After kids in bed/get presents ready for morning
Play this game after opening presents Christmas morning: Christmas Carol Charades with the cider and ham buns!!!!! Buy box apple cider, add cinnamon stick - serve hot in Santa Mugs with ham buns or make from scratch
click pic for best xmas Christmas musical show!!
click pic for best xmas Flash Mob musical show!! Click for nice version of Drummer Boy
What is Dec 26 - Jan 6? Teach song meanings. What to do?
Why do good deeds?
volunteers can aid low-income and homeless vet families by volunteering to distribute sleeping bags, bus tokens and a healthy meal and snacks - check your area for details
Presents for friends, neighbors, co-workers, fav retailers ---> Click
After kids in bed/get presents ready for morning
Play this game after opening presents Christmas morning: Christmas Carol Charades with the cider and ham buns!!!!! Buy box apple cider, add cinnamon stick - serve hot in Santa Mugs with ham buns or make from scratch
click pic for best xmas Christmas musical show!! click pic for best xmas Flash Mob musical show!! Click for nice version of Drummer Boy
Marinated Ham Swiss Buns 4 Brunch: 1 lb deli ham, shaved * 1 lb swiss cheese cut thinly * 1 stick butter * 1 1/2 TBS dijon mustard * 1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire * 1 1/2 tsp dried,minced onion * 12 pack sweet dinner rolls (king Hawaiian) //// melt butter, add W sauce, Dijon, Onion * Meanwhile cut rolls gently in half, place bottom half of rolls in sprayed non-stick baking dish, cover w/ham & swiss cheese * place top half of rolls & drizzle butter mix on top of all w/onions distributed evenly * cover & refrig overnight * BAKE uncovered 350* 15 - 20 min, let cool, separate for serving SERVES 12 - cut in half for 6 people
After presents are opened / game is played w/ham buns and apple cider brunch devoured / family is dressed and house is cleaned up / go out and take a virtual reality ride OR GO SNOW TUBING on Mt Charleston and upon return put dinner together all participating!
click Hugh Jackman adult Joke click Santa Baby adult song
Special
Christmas dinner drink: make the instant spiced hot apple cider ** can add dash of cinnamon or rum or can make it yourself cheaper and tastier
Lime Jello Salad - 1 sm. pkg. lime Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 sm. 8 oz can pineapple chunks, drain & save juice
2 c. miniature marshmallows (opt)
1 cup cottage cheese
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
caramelized or candied walnuts for topping (opt.)
1/3 cup Mayonnaise
Dissolve jello in boiling water and add drained pineapple juice - refrigerate 15 min. Pour in bowl and use hand held mixer to beat frothy, (it will splatter, so cover) add cottage cheese, mayonnaise, and cream cheese beat on low just until mixed and refrigerate with pineapple and hand split caramelized walnuts added overnight. Add marshmallows 4topping ** do THIS DAY BEFORE
1 sm. 8 oz can pineapple chunks, drain & save juice
2 c. miniature marshmallows (opt)
1 cup cottage cheese
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
caramelized or candied walnuts for topping (opt.)
1/3 cup Mayonnaise
Dissolve jello in boiling water and add drained pineapple juice - refrigerate 15 min. Pour in bowl and use hand held mixer to beat frothy, (it will splatter, so cover) add cottage cheese, mayonnaise, and cream cheese beat on low just until mixed and refrigerate with pineapple and hand split caramelized walnuts added overnight. Add marshmallows 4topping ** do THIS DAY BEFORE
Christmas MAIN
DISH started DAY BEFORE— First, Prepare a large bowl of hot water, place the frozen fish into a resealable plastic bag, and submerge the bag in the hot water for 5 minutes. If the bagged fish starts bobbing around, use a small bowl to weigh it down. Then just pull the fish out of water and check to see if it bends easily. If it does, you're all set to cook. If not, just throw it back in the water for another minute or two. THEN, soak your pieces of thawed fish in a bowl of 16oz water +
2 TBS vinegar + dash of lemon juice overnight to desmell and
tenderize the Salmon.
6 Fillet of Salmon with the skin (1/2
pound per person)
1/4 cup Lemon juice
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup olive oil
1 TBS worceshire sauce
1 tsp tobasco sauce
3 cloves minced garlic mixture to drizzle & top
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup olive oil
1 TBS worceshire sauce
1 tsp tobasco sauce
3 cloves minced garlic mixture to drizzle & top
1 Lemon to garnish
4 tsp Dijon Mustard &
3/4 cup Bread crumbs
½ cup freshly chopped Parsley or 1/4 cup dried parsley or use cilantro
3 pinches red pepper flakes
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cayenne powder
1 tsp ground coriander
Salt & Pepper to taste
Rinse the fish gently and pat dry on both sides.
In a plate add the bread crumbs , Parsley,
Cayenne, cumin, red pepper flakes, coriander, Salt & pepper and
mix well. Now gently slather the Mustard & brown sugar on the Salmon and then coat it
with the bread crumbs ensuring the entire fish is coated well.
Marinate for 15 minutes.
When ready to cook, Place fish into baking dish lined with foil smeared with olive oil. Drizzle with 1/2 melted butter & lemon juice mixture - cooked together when melting butter ** Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until fish
flakes when probed with a fork. top with 1/2 melted butter & lemon juice mixture simmered. Garnish with lemon wedges. Serve
immediately. Serves 6
Salmon
Salsa:
3 large ripe avocados - put in paper bag/box until ready, if not soft - Prick
the exterior skin of the avocado with a fork at least a dozen times over the
entire surface. Make sure to break through the tough skin so that air can reach
the interior fruit. Place the avocado in
the microwave and cook for 30 seconds on a medium- or low-heat setting. Remove
the avocado from the microwave and give it a gentle squeeze. If the avocado is
still hard, microwave for an additional 30 seconds. Check the fruit again; if
the skin yields easily with a gentle squeeze, it’s ready. If it’s still too
hard, continue microwaving in 30 second intervals until it’s soft enough to peel
and chop. Meanwhile, place in icy cold water - cut up remaining . . .
2 cups
cherry tomatoes
¾ cup
cilantro
¾ cup
green onion
2 tbs
veg oil
2 tbs
lime juice
2 jalepenos chopped
2 clove
garlic
½ tsp
salt
or do Salmon broiler meal: Ingredients
or do Salmon broiler meal: Ingredients
1 salmon
filet – serves 4 ppl
½ cup soy
sauce
¼ cup honey
¼ cup
orange juice
4 cloves
minced garlic
1 teaspoon
ground ginger
¼ teaspoon
red pepper flakes
Instructions:
Remove any bones from the filet and place into a shallow dish or gallon sized resealable plastic bag.
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, orange juice, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes. Pour over salmon. Refrigerate and let marinate 30 minutes.
*** Cook your salmon in broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place salmon filet in the center and loosely wrap aluminum foil around to trap steam. broil for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork.
follow above instructions & fry***
Salmon fried meal:
1 salmon filet – serves 4 ppl
Bring the salmon to room temperature 10 minutes before cooking.
Warm a large nonstick skillet with oil over medium-low heat. Raise the heat to medium-high. Place the salmon, skin-side up in the pan & coat with above ingredients. Cook until golden brown on 1 side, about 4 minutes.
Turn the fish over with a spatula & coat with above ingredients, and cook until it feels firm to the touch and the skin is crisp if desired, about 3 minutes more.
The skin can be served or removed easily with a knife or spoon.
Transfer to a plate and serve as desired.
Smoked Salmon
Broiled or grilled - serves 12
1 pint lemon
juice
1 1/2 cups parsley
(chopped)
3/4 cup onions
(finely chopped)
2 Tbsp. granulated
sugar
2 tsp. ground
black pepper
6 garlic
cloves (crushed)
12 6 oz. salmon
steaks
lemon
wedges (optional)
1/4 cup Hickory Liquid Smoke
In a
non-metal container, combine lemon juice, parsley, onions, hickory seasoning,
sugar, pepper and garlic. Add salmon steaks, turning to coat both sides. Cover;
refrigerate for 1/2 hour, turning once. Drain. Grill or broil salmon, 4 to 6
inches from heat source, for 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until fish flakes
when tested with a fork. To serve, per order; place 1 salmon steak on serving
plate. Serve immediately with lemon wedges, if desired.
VEG SIDE DISH: Broccoli and Garlic (on plate encircle the salmon with the broccoli)
1 head
fresh broccoli, cut into florets
1/4 cup
butter, melted
2
tablespoons lemon juice
1
teaspoon lemon zest = 2 TBS lemon juice
1 tsp dried red pepper
4 garlic cloves
4 garlic cloves
Here's
the basics of steaming broccoli in steamer (or any vegetable, really) in the
microwave.
1. Cut
up the broccoli into bite-size florets. - If you want to eat the
stalks make sure to cut them smaller than bite-sized and remove any really
woody bits so everything cooks evenly.
2. Put
all the broccoli in microwave-safe bowl and add water - For one pound of
broccoli (about one head) add 2-3 tablespoons of water.
3. Cover
tightly- close the vents. Try at 2 1/2 minutes first, then check,
re-cover and put back in if it's not done yet. May need
to Microwave on HIGH (regular power) for 3-4 minutes.
4. Remove
lid carefully! Take the lid off so it stops steaming but be careful; the
steam is hot and can burn you badly if you're not careful.
5. In
a small saucepan, melt butter over medium low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in
lemon juice and lemon zest. Pour over
hot broccoli top with the almonds, and serve.
Christmas Day **Open Presents, take a VIRTUAL REALITY ride, come
back home & make above menu together—all family activity (make most of
above menu day before)!
VIRTUAL REALITY rides (call b4 racing to ride that my be broken or
no longer):
LUXOR—”In search of the Obelisk”
EXCALIBUR—”Street Luge” and “Glacier Run”
CAESARS—”Race for Atlantis”
CIRCUS CIRCUS—”Fun House Express” & “Reboot”
Enya Christmas Enya Christmas song After supper (maybe invite siblings, aunts, cousins etc for after dinner fun & play white elephant game - have them wait for a call when you're ready) after enjoy the family with chess 3d game and chess party competition or play "Go Motion" charades OR play this game or these or this one after game snack: Micro Spicy Potato Veggie -- *** serves 8 ** 5 lbs yukon , gold or russet potatoes * 1 stick butter or margarine * salt & pepper & dill weed to taste // peel then cut potatoes into bite sized pieces, add bit of water * place cut up butter pieces throughout/ nuke on high 10 minutes * add dill, salt pepper - spoon/soak/cover potatoes in the butter & mix well * nuke on high 6-10 minutes more -- serve apple cider to drink
-- Optional after dinner treats:
Grandma old fashioned Biscuits - 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury
flaky layers biscuits (8) * 4 TBS butter * 2 cloves garlic * 1 TBS Italian
seasoning * Parm cheese ***PREHEAT oven 375* --- skillet w/butter, garlic
crushed, Ital seasoning, some cheese, CUT BISCUITS into quarters and coat
w/skillet mix - TOP W/CHEESE -- BAKE 15/18 minutes
Real Nice Thick Soups to go with the biscuits!
Real Nice Thick Soups to go with the biscuits!
