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Peppermint Ice Cream Candyland Cake Store-bought peppermint ice cream will vary in color from pale pink to bright pink. Makes 12 servings Recipe by Sarah Tenaglia Ingredients Cake 1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter 6 tablespoons bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup water 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 large egg, room temperature 3 1/2 quarts (about) peppermint stick ice cream, slightly softened Candy Brittle 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water 1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 to 2 cups assorted candies (such as sliced gummy candies, spice drops, Swedish mints, butter mints, rock candy pieces, and candy cane pieces) Chocolate Sauce 1/2 cup water 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips Preparation Cake Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 15x10x1-inch baking sheet; line

   Tis the season for family holiday photos! For every family smiling happily under the tree, there’s an equal number of awkward poses that should have never left the computer. Here are some of those, grouped together for your enjoyment.    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

   This dify comes from www.theletteredcottage.net   Many get ideas on how to add that extra detail to your holiday dinner. Enjoy! Christmas Craft: Festive Napkin Ring Ideas Hey there! Are you having a nice December? Hope so! We saw our niece and nephew sing at church tonight and it. was. wonderful ! There’s something about little ones signing & singing songs about Jesus that always makes me teary. Speaking of Christmas and fellowship, if you’re hosting a family dinner and you’re looking for some inexpensive and easy ways to festify (get it? festive? fy?) your dining room/kitchen table, how about creating some holiday napkin ring bling ! All ya need are some napkin rings… …a hot glue gun, glue sticks, and some “holiday bling” from the arts & crafts store… Everything in the photo above was marked 50% off, so each item only cost between 50 cents and $1. Normally, I wouldn’t have purchased so many different options, but I wanted to have fun creating a variety of look

   Christmas Eve: This is the high point of a Scandinavian Christmas - an evening filled with magic for every child and remembered ever after    If you are lucky enough to be a guest on this evening of celebration in a Scandinavian home you'll be greeted by the embrazing warmth of the living room, the table set with an abundance of food and decorated with cut flowers under the copper glow of candle light.    The evocative smell of evergreen pine emanates from the Christmas tree. You'll find it is not an artificial tree, it is a tree fresh from the forest, decorated with ornaments, lights and garlands of tiny flags.    Joining hands, forming a circle, and walking around the christmas tree singing christmas carols may often be part of the celebration. Such moments, though simple and spontaneous, are likely to stay with participants as a warm lifelong memory. This evening all the traditional delicacies are offered - it is when the big meal of the year is eaten.    A

A Christmas tree which has been decked out with US$11m-worth of gold and precious stones, stands at the lobby of the Emirates Palace hotel, in Abu Dhabi    THE EMIRATES PALACE HOTEL in Abu Dhabi claims to have erected the world’s most expensive Christmas tree in its lobby. The 46-foot tall artificial tree was worth about $10,000 (€7,570) before it was decorated. The strings of pearls, precious stones and golden jewellery decorating the tree have helped to raise its value by about $11m (around €8.3m). Two Emirate men look to a Christmas tree which has been decked out with $11m worth of gold, at the Emirates Palace hotel    The Wall Street Journal reports that the hotel, which already boasts the world’s first gold ATM for buying bullion, decorated the tree with items from a local jeweller. The hotel also holds the Guinness world record for the world’s most expensive shot (at around €1,500 a glass). Golden necklaces are seen among the other decorations adorning a Chr