[AngelBabe]

Pasta al Forno Bianco

This serves 4-6.

3 Cups Béchamel Sauce

6 Tablespoons Of Butter
2/3 Cup All-Purpose Flour
3 Cups Milk
Salt
White Pepper
Nutmeg

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Once it is completely melted and bubbling, add the flour and mix well with a wooden spoon. Cook for a minute or two until the flour just begins to take on some color. Slowly start adding the milk, whisking continuously to prevent lumps from forming.

Continue to simmer until the sauce begins to thicken, stirring often. Season with a pinch of salt, white pepper and nutmeg.

Set aside until you are ready to use, by pouring the sauce into a glass bowl and covering with a buttered sheet of plastic wrap.

1 Pound Rigatoni or Penne Pasta
1 Small Head Of Broccoli, Washed, And Floret’s Cut Into Bite Sized pieces
1 Cup Grated Swiss Cheese
1 Cup Grated Gruyere Cheese (Or Other Tasty Cheese Of Choice)

Topping:

3 oz. Parmesan, Freshly Grated
1/2 Cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Blanch the broccoli until tender crisp. Drain well. Heat the béchamel over low heat, and add the swiss and gruyere cheeses. Stir until the cheeses have completely melted. Cook the pasta for three minutes less than the package recommendations. Drain the pasta, and add to the sauce, mixing well. Fold in the diced ham, and broccoli, and place in an ovenproof dish large enough to hold the pasta mixture. Mix the breadcrumbs with the parmesan and the oil, and sprinkle it over the pasta. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F. oven until bubbly. Let sit 5 minutes and serve.

[AngelBabe]

not sure if red crosses in white boxes can :wink: :lol:

[AngelBabe]

to get as drunk as i possible can
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In Scotland it is called Hogmanay and superstition has it that the first person to set foot in your household in the New Year, decides on your luck for the coming year. A tall, dark stranger is said to be the ideal, and certainly not someone cross-eyed or flat footed. This person carries with them three lucky objects: a piece of coal, some money and a sprig of mistletoe.
After- wards there is the traditional toast to absent friends and Auld Lang Syne is sung. The Miracle of the Poinsettia’. Mexicans call the poinsettia the ‘Flower of the Holy Night’, and the legend of a little peasant girl who, on Christmas Eve, wanted to go to Midnight Mass with her gift for Jesus. Alas, the little girl had nothing she could give.

Outside the church angels appeared to her and told her to pick weeds and take them into the cathedral. She walked in to everyone’s laughter and mirth, when, quite suddenly, the top leaves on every stem turned scarlet. The congregation fell to their knees and the little peasant girl marched proudly to make her offering at the crib.

Traditions to bring good luck for the New Year are as old as the celebrations and come from all corners of the world. Many cultures count a tall, dark and handsome man crossing the threshold as a sign of good luck, but if the first person to enter the house is a red headed woman…the year is sure to be stressful. What single girl would argue with that one!

Others involve housecleaning…brushing the bad luck of the past out with the dust. Holding a piece of silver or gold as the New Year begins is said to increase the chances of prosperity in the coming year…some place a silver coin over the doorway or a penny on the windowsill.

An Irish tradition involves banging on the door and walls with Christmas bread to chase the bad luck out and bring good spirits to the household with the promise of bread enough in the New Year. This is probably related to the tradition of banging pots and pans in Iran, or the ancient tradition of using firecrackers to welcome in the Chinese New Year.

The youngest boy in the household lighting a candle at dusk to burn through the night until morning light is another Celtic tradition that may be a citified version of lighting bonfires to keep away the evil spirits or a carryover of the Samhain tradition of lighting tapers in the windows to chase the evil spirits.

In the Philippines children jump up and down at midnight to make sure they will grow tall. In Asia, sunrise celebrations and honoring of the ancestors and elders brings luck. German’s drop melted lead into cold water and take turns interpreting the results. This tradition has become so popular that kits are sold that include the lead pellets and suggestions for reading the results.

Then there are the foods. Chiacchiere, honey drenched balls of dough ensure a sweet year in Italy. Grapes, one for each month, make for a lucky year in Spain and many Latin countries. Eating pork, all kinds of greens, cabbage, sauerkraut, the Southern U.S. tradition of black eyed peas or anything that forms a circle – such as donuts or pretzels – make for good fortune in the coming year. In Korea, bowing to the elders and deokguk, Rice Cake Soup, are part of the sun rise celebrations. The traditions are as varied as the lands where they are from, but they all involve sharing with friends and family and wishes for happiness, health and prosperity in the New Year…

[AngelBabe]

lovely poem hun
really know how u feel this time of year it gets to you more also
you know where i am
xx

[AngelBabe]

Mostly for Fun but there isnt much about at the moment
if its not ppl sniping and belittling ppl on here at the moment the boards would be dead
and if by any remote chance someone manages to post a half way decent topic it soon becomes a free for all slanging match :D

[AngelBabe]

had a load more snow last night :D

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nice to see some other sugestions :D

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Caribbean Turkey and Pineapple
Serves 2

Ingredients:

10 oz. (250g) Turkey, cubed

4 oz. (100g) mushrooms, sliced

4 oz. (100g) onions, finely chopped

4 oz. (100g) pineapple cubes in natural juice

quarter pint (150 ml) chicken stock

quarter pint (150 ml) tomato juice

Cooking Instructions:

‘Dry’ fry’ the Turkey and onions, (fry in a non-stick pan with no fat but use a spoonful of water if the onion begins to stick) until the Turkey is sealed and the onions are soft

Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 20-25 minutes

Serve with brown rice

[AngelBabe]

Turkey Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

4 oz. (100g) boneless Turkey breast, sliced into bite-sized pieces

1 red pepper, de-seeded and sliced

4 spring onions, sliced

1 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tbsp. soy sauce

1-2 tbsps. cider vinegar

1 clove of garlic, peeled and chopped

Cooking Instructions:

‘Dry-fry’ the garlic and the white parts of the onions for about 2 minutes

Add the Turkey breast and stir -fry for another 3 minutes

Add the red pepper and continue to stir-fry until the turkey is cooked

Mix together the ketchup, soy sauce and vinegar before adding to the Turkey stir-fry

Stir well adding the green part of the onion before serving

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