1 1/2 cups Espresso beans
3 cups boiling water
2 tblsp sugar
1 vanilla bean, split
4 cups milk
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Whipped cream
In a coffee mill, finely grind beans. In a coffee maker, brew espresso
with the boiling water. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sugar and
cinnamon and set aside. Using a small knife, scrape seeds from vanilla bean
into a medium saucepan. Pour in milk and scald over moderate heat about 5
minutes. Remove from heat, add chocolate and stir until melted. Cover and
keep warm over very low heat. Divide hot espresso into 4 cups. In blender,
begin whipping half of the warm chocolate milk at low speed. Gradually
increase speed to high and blend until frothy, about 1 minute. Pour
chocolate milk into cups of coffee, stir briefly and top each serving with
some of the milk froth. Sprinkle reserved cinnamon sugar on top. Serve
immediately with a dollop of whipped cream.
1/2 lb. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 t. Pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 C. All-purpose flour
1 t. Baking soda
1 t. Baking powder
1/4 t. Salt
1 t. Ground cinnamon
1/2 t. Ground nutmeg
1/2 t. Ground ginger
2 C. Old-fashioned rolled oats
1 1/2 C. Finely grated carrots (about 3 large carrots)
1 C. Raisins
Cream Cheese Frosting (below)
Makes about 25 sandwiches
Makes about 2 cups
8 T. (1 stick) unsalted butter cut into pieces, room temperature
1 C. Confectioners's sugar
1 t. Pure vanilla extract
IDEALS Christmas Magazine 1960
When winter stalks across the land,
And trees stand stark and bare;
The snow comes down on silken wings,
And gives them ermine cloaks to wear.
It gives the mountains sable robes,
And dresses hills in white;
And beauty lingers there by day,
And lights white firs by night.
Build a Frosty that will last no matter what the forecast. Roll balls of oven-bake clay (find it at craft or art supplies stores) into tiered sizes, with the bottom, largest one roughly three inches tall. Wind white yarn (whatever is in your budget: anything from fuzzy white angora to inexpensive acrylic yarn will work) around each until clay is completely covered. To connect the snowman, break a wooden skewer down to size, then spear the top and bottom of the "tummy," sticking on the "head" and "bottom" on either side. Give your snowpal evergreen sprigs for arms and a sense of style by dressing him up with assorted buttons, pins, construction paper, and felt, all from a crafts store.
things to do at Christmas time, Play the Charlie Brown Christmas game.
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