Oct 22

Christmas Corner`*

 

 

HOLIDAY PARTY PINWHEELS

 

2 pkgs (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 packet (1 Tbsp.) ranch salad dressing mix
1/2 cup red bell pepper, minced
1/2 cup celery, minced
1/4 cup green onions, sliced
1/4 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
4 10-inch Tortillas

 

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and dressing mix until
smooth. Add red pepper, celery, onions, and olives; mix well.
Spread about 3/4 cup on each tortilla. Roll up tightly; wrap
in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Slice crosswise into
1/2 inch pieces.

 

Yield: 15 Servings

 

 

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Holiday Pepper- Cheddar Muffins

 

My weakness is bread, and these muffins help satisfy that hunger. These are so good, I never feel that I am eating a reduced-fat product.

 

Ingredients

 

1 cup unbleached or all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fat-free Cheddar cheese
1/3 cup grated reduced-fat parmesan cheese
1 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup liquid egg substitute
1/4 cup canola oil
1/8 teaspoon hot-pepper sauce
1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 small onion, finely chopped

 

Directions

 

1.  Preheat the oven to 400°F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.

 

2.  In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, Cheddar, and Parmesan.

 

3.  In a small bowl, combine the milk, egg substitute, oil, and hot-pepper sauce. Add to the flour mixture and stir just until blended. Stir in the bell peppers and onion. Evenly divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups.

 

4.  Bake for 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool slightly on a rack. Serve warm.

 

 

 

 

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Bells Will Be Ringing

Bells will be ringing, the glad, glad news;
Oh, what a Christmas, to have the blues;
My baby's gone;
I have no friends;
To wish me greetings, once again;
Choirs will be singing, Silent Night
Oh, Christmas Carols, by candlelight;

Please come home for Christmas;
Please come home for Christmas;
If not for Christmas, by New Year's Night;

Friends and relations;
Send salutations;
Just as sure as the stars shine above;

This is Christmas, Christmas my dear;
The time of year to be with the one that you love;

Then will you tell me, you'll never more roam;
Christmas and New Year will find you home;
There'll be no more sorrow;
No grief or pain;
'Cause I'll be happy that it's Christmas once again

 

 

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http://crafts.kaboose.com/pretty-bell-ornaments.html

 

Pretty Bell Ornaments

 

A pretty bell to hang on your tree. Adult or older child will probably have to help with tying the jingle bell on the ornament.

What you'll need:

• Small terracotta pot
• Green paint
• Paintbrush
• Small jewels in various colors (or braid, sequins, etc.)
• Gold glitter glue
• Gold cord
• 1/4" to 1/2" wide Ribbon in red, green, gold, or silver
• 1 Jingle bell
• Scissors

How to make it:

1. Paint the entire terracotta pot with the green paint.
2. Allow to dry.
3. Put small drops of the gold glitter glue onto the painted terracotta pot. Place the jewels in the drops so a small rim of glue is showing around each jewel.
4. Allow all of the glued jewels to dry.
5. Thread the jingle bell onto the gold cord. Tie a large knot about one inch above the jingle bell so that when you put the cord with the jingle bell inside the pot, it will not go through the hole in the bottom of the pot.
6. Pull the cord from the inside of the terra cotta up through the hole in the bottom of the pot.
7. Leave a loop in the cord to hang and tie a bow at the top.

 

 

 

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Things to do at Christmas time, Read about the birth of Christ in the Bible ( Luke 2:1-20   )

 

 

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tNbsQ8eDbA&feature=player_embedded

 

Carol of the Bells - Celtic Woman

 

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Billie C.