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christmas cake: icebox peppermint yule log
2007-12-29 21:35:00 My mother-in-law had asked me to make a dessert for our Christmas dinner and with so many things to do over the holidays, I wanted something without much fuss. I also wanted something kind of spectacular and festive looking. While so many bloggers have been whipping up complicated yule logs this month, I decided that I would make one too. Thankfully, I saw this recipe over at Sew Darn Cute and decided that a candy cane icebox yule log cake would be the perfect holiday desert to end our Christmas meal. This cake was easy to put together, was light and fluffy, and the crushed candy canes made the dessert taste like Christmas. Plus, it has that retro 1950's housewife feel that I just love. It was perfection in a log-shaped cake.I wish I had used gummy leaves and berries like the very beautiful original, but I just used Christmas cookie sprinkles for a festive decorative touch. I also used less sugar in the whipped cream mixture, figuring that crushed candy canes have enough sugar alre...
Yule Crochet Projects
2007-12-26 13:50:00 Crochet Projects Galore: Since Thanksgiving I have been crocheting a lot (most were for Yule gifts). As promised here are some photos of items I made recently. Update: For more details on yarns and info. on the project see added comment. Light Blue Rectangular Shawl, with matching fingerless gloves and wide headband (Yule gift for my mom) Pink ...
Pagan Video Tuesday - Lisa Thiel - Winter Solstice Song - Yule
2007-12-25 20:01:00 Music on this video is “Winter Solstice Song” by Lisa Thiel available on her album Circle of the Seasons lyrics: Chorus: Enter the night and you?ll find the light, That will carry you to your dreams. Enter the night, let your spirit take flight, In the field of infinite possibilities On the longest night we search for the light, And we find it deep ...
A Yule Poem
2007-12-25 03:24:00 The Childs’ Wonder “Daddy”, she said, her eyes full of tears, “will you talk to me and quiet my fears? Those bad boys at school are spreading a lie ’bout the impossibilty of reindeer that fly. There’s no Santa Claus, they say with a grin there’s not one now and there has never been. How can one man take all of ...
One In Five Britons Will Emit A “Yule Yowl”
2007-12-24 11:39:00 One In Five Britons Will Emit A “Yule Yowl” As They Attempt To Set Up Their Gadgets On Christmas Day, According To Yougov Research For The Techguys- Nearly one in five (17%) of us, and a quarter of women (25%), are more likely to tremble with frustrat...
I Am A Daring Baker...I made a Yule Log!!!
2007-12-23 13:10:00 The Daring Bakers challenge for December 2007 was hosted this month by Ivonne & Lisa. Thanks so much for such a great seasonal choice!I can proudly proclaim this and feel it this month. I am a Draing Baker!!! With all of the other crazy things that I had to do...8 gift baskets, 9 gift boxes, Christmas shopping, husband out of town and volunteering in the girl's Holiday Shop at school I was still able to get this challenge done!!! I am so proud of myself for doing this (yes...the girls were without clean clothes and I had no underwear left when my Mom got here at the beginning of last week). If you ever get the chance to do this please try it. It is spectacular! I was a little dissappointed with the mushrooms that I had to make. I had the choice between marzipan mushrooms and meringue mushrooms. Living here in South Florida I knew I had to stay away from the meringue what with all of the heat and the humidity but the marzipan didn't hold up so well for me either! I kin...
Surfing Christmas: 12 Yule Tide Classics
2007-12-23 00:00:00 If you are sick and tired of the age old Christmas classics, and you like that groovy guitar rock sound of the 50?s and 60?s you will find this Christmas alternative very refreshing. This Wave Benders compilation includes 12 wave-pounding and rockin? Christmas Classics performed with 50?s and 60?s vintage guitars ...
Daring Bakers Challenge: Yule Log
2007-12-22 19:52:00 I’m not sure how my caterpillar has survived the cold winter. I mean, the tree didn’t even make it, falling down to become a mushroom-covered log. Maybe it was the super-large size that helped him through it all. Or maybe I’ve just gone nuts. Stone cold crazy or not, however, I finished my second Daring ...
Daring Bakers Challenge #14: Yule Log
2007-12-22 12:58:00 sfida/challengeTis the season to be Jolly, fa la la la la la la la AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!Its that time again! The Daring Bakers Challenge. This month's challenge, hosted by the founders of Daring Bakers Ivonne and Lis, proved to be just that...a challenge. When I learned about the recipe for this month I was excited. I have seen Yule Logs before and thought, Great! We were having a breakfast at work and I thought, Hey, why not? Even if people didn't eat it from the breakfast, it would make for a nice after lunch nibble.Who know the day's trials and tribulations would end up with this...Well, not really, but I will get to that. You see... unfortunately, my challenge did not go how I had planned. But, I look at it as a learning experience. (There's the teacher in me!) You definitely need to check out the other Bakers to see how the Log was supposed to turn out.ceppo di Natale/Yule LogYule Log Drama...As the whisk turns, these are the challenges of our times....(soap opera refer...
By: Mele Cotte
Daring Bakers: Yule Log
2007-12-22 11:27:00 I guarantee "Yule Log" this recipe! Okay, that was pretty much lame. All I can say is it's 2:28am, cut a girl some slack. (just kidding) Ivonne and Lis are our hostesses this month and have chosen the Yule Log as our December challenge. This was a great recipe! I had a lot of fun baking this cake. The cake was soo chocolate-y and light and the coffee buttercream ...was too die for. All and all a great cake. I think this is the first time I had no worries whatsoever about the challenge or recipe. The recipe is from Nick Malgeiri's book "Perfect Cakes", which I own, and had baked just about every recipe in it.Since I was not going to be home for the holidays, I decided to reward one of my favorite taste testers and give him the cake. D. is the son of my friend I. He is the cutest taste tester that I have ever had! D. is always happy to taste test and critiques like a pro. He never says yummy or good. He always uses words like "heavenly", "light as cloud" or "it sings". I think we ha...
By: gigi cakes
Daring Baker?s Challenge: Yule Log
2007-12-22 11:00:00 Happy Yule Everyone! Yule is a celebration of the Winter Solstice. It marks the longest night of the year and celebrates the re-birth of the sun and longer days to come after the darkness of winter. Christmas was transplanted onto winter solstice some 1,600 years ago, centuries before the English language emerged from its Germanic roots. The tradition of burning a Yule log is to celebrate light itself and the lightening of the days thereafter. Personal faults, mistakes and bad choices are burned in the flame so everyone’s New Year can start with a clean slate. You never burn the entire log, you save a piece for next year to start the next Yule Log. Traditionally on the eve of the Winter Solstice, at midnight, you turn off all your lights or candle lights and everyone takes a moment to sit in the dark and reflect on the darkness, then at 12:01 everyone lights their own candles, turns on all the lights and gives thanks to the sun and its life sustaining power. I kinda got gui...
Advent Calendar - Yule
2007-12-22 01:01:00 The winter solstice - which falls on December 22nd this year - is the date of the pagan festival Yule. The festival marked the point at which the sun was believed to be reborn: after the solstice, the days would once again begin to lengthen, and the earth would be seen to gradually come back ...
Yule
2007-12-22 00:56:00 December 22nd is the shortest day of the year, the beginning of winter. Despite global warming, we have our first white Christmas in a long time. I hope that you are safe, warm and well fed and that you can rest this Christmas weekend.
Daring Yule Log
2007-12-22 00:00:00 I have to admit, that until this month I've never made a genoise or a egg white based buttercream. And I was handicapped, so I had some help of my three gentlemen. Create a Free Slideshow For more Yule Logs visit the The Daring Bakers Blogroll. Here is the recipe converted to metric units: -=========REZKONV-Recipe - RezkonvSuite v1.4Title: Yule LogCategories: DessertYield: 12 Servings Ingredients H PLAIN GENOISE3 Eggs, Size L3 Egg yolks, Size L* Pinch salt150grams Sugar60grams Cake- flour; also known as cake & pastry -- flour30grams Cornstarch1 Jelly--roll pan 25,4 x 38,1 cm that has been -- buttered and lined with parchment paper and -- then buttered againH COFFEE BUTTERCREAM4 Egg whites, Size L*200grams Sugar345grams Butter-, unsalted and softened2tablesp. Instant espresso powder2tablesp. Rum or brandyH MERINGUE MUSHROOMS3 Egg whites, Size L, at room temperature1/4teasp. Cream of tartar105grams Sugar, granulated40grams Icing sugar Unsweetened cocoa powder...
By: Kuechenlatein
Weihnachtsscheit - Yule Log
2007-12-22 00:00:00 Click here for the English version. Die Herausforderung der Daring Bakers im Dezember ist der Weihnachtsscheit oder Yule Log bzw. der Bûche de Noël. Für das bevorstehende Weihnachtsfest haben Yvonne und Lisa dieses traditionelle französische Dessert ausgewählt. Bei dem erstmals 1879 erwähnten Dessert handelt es sich um mit Buttercremetorte in Form eines Astes oder Holzscheites. Es hat hat seinen Ursprung übrigens im germanischen "Julklotz". Dieser traditionelle "Weihnachtsklotz" erwärmte früher das Festzimmer. Dabei mussten immer so viele Scheite im Kamin liegen, wie es Familienmitglieder gibt. Der Feuerschein vertrieb die bösen Geister und die Asche wurde nach den Feiertagen auf das Feld gestreut. Reiche Ernte sollte der Glücksbringer bescheren. Als die großen Öfen und Kamine verschwanden, wurde die Tradition abgewandelt: An Stelle von echten Baumstämmen wurde die süsse Bûche verwendet, die sich zum weihnachtlichen Traditionsdessert mauserte. Zunächst wird eine Rolle aus Biskuit...
By: Kuechenlatein
Its YULE time December 21
2007-12-21 17:06:00 Get that Log out and start burning, Today is the Winter Solstice, and the beginning of Yule. The Holiday goes back hundreds of years before Jesus was born, and later the holiday was drowned out by christian holidays. But rather than dump the old traditions , they just blended them in. Why do the non believers want to ...
Merry Glad Yule Tidings of Joyful Good Happy Cheer
2007-12-20 21:00:00 I just put up my Out of Office message, so it's official: I'm on vacation! First one in YEARS!I'm spending the holidays with my Sainted Mother down in the hinterlands of Georgia. My flight to the ATL is tonite, and I still have to pick up my laundry and pack! I'm SO good at this non-work stuff--I think it's called "life", but I'm not sure... I'm taking a wild guess and hoping they've got wireless down there so I can keep abreast (great word) of real world happenings. But if I happen to wind up in a digital black hole, let me take the time now to wish you, Dear Reader, the happiest of holidays!
By: skinbeatergreg
Scary Yuletide? Pump It Up with Nightmare before Christmas Tattoo
2007-12-20 17:03:00 The Nightmare before Christmas tattoo is just as a huge hit as the movie that was created years ago. Yes, The Nightmare before Christmas was considered to be one of the most successful animated movies of all time. It talked about Jack Skellington, a pumpkin who reigned in pumpkin town. It was during his dull ...
Thine Yuletide Log of Wonder
2007-12-20 16:07:00 The following composition was originally written by myself as a festive carol for St. Anne’s Church, Rogerstone. Although I did enjoy coming among the congregation, particularly to hear the very apt organist, I was subsequently banned from reciting euphemistic prose in public. Hopefully, you will all enjoy it a bit more than ...
Rubens Tube (Music to Flames) Yule Log
2007-12-18 00:00:00 Make the flames in your fireplace dance to music. All it takes is some wood, some hardware you can pick up in any neighborhood, and a few common tools
Rubens Tube (Music to Flames) Yule Log
2007-12-18 00:00:00 Make the flames in your fireplace dance to music. All it takes is some wood, some hardware you can pick up in any neighborhood, and a few common tools
Have an upside-down yuletime
2007-12-17 14:31:00 Admit it, you like to be different and have unique things that your friends and neighbors would love to have. With the holidays it’s pretty hard to break free and be different since everyone is doing the same ideas: Christmas tree in the corner, lights on the house, maybe a talking Santa outside your front ...
By: SlipperyBrick
Yule Doos Ornament
2007-12-17 10:54:00 Yule Doos Ornament Just plain gross. Jay Leno went wild over these on the Tonight Show! A 3"x3" soft serve shape of doo, these are lightly frosted with a kiss of glittery snow and hung on a beautiful satin ribbon. Yule Doos are great stocking stuffers and make the perfect gift for the dog lover ...
By: Gadgets Club
A Yuletide Frolic II : Sinners' Holiday
2007-12-17 01:11:00 Greetings of the Season!For this entry, it's all about music and imagery --- and we'll set aside observation, analysis and criticism for the long winter days ahead.Some interesting items are planned for the coming weeks and months --- including a feature-length examination of the infamous and seemingly lost 1933 pre-code scorcher "Convention City," so stay tuned!Don't try to explain the image at left --- I can't either! Likewise, for this free-form entry, don't try to connect up the images with the audio and commentary --- just let it roll over you and enjoy this holiday offering, dear readers!We'll begin with two magnificent recordings by Ben Black & His Orchestra dating from August of 1927, the incredibly lush and melodic "Moonlit Waters" and an odd re-working of the solemn and familiar "Going Home" tricked up in evening clothes and appearing here as "Sailing On." The rustle of silk, highly scented floral arrangements, and the shuffle of feet across a polished ballroom f...
Who'll Fuel My Yule?
2007-12-15 09:10:00 Today is the last day of the FuelMyBlog Christmas Contest! I would be ever so grateful if you'd Fuel My Blog (one more time/again!) today! HoHoHo! (Thanks Drowsey!) ...oh...excuse me...if you'd like to read the rest of this exciting globe-trotting adventure (& see the titillating pictures)...you'll need to visit my blog...so please scroll up to the TOP of this page & click on "OLGA, THE TRAVELING BRA"....see ya over there! Ta-Ta! (for now!) ~love, Olga, the Traveling Bra
Pagan Ritual Thursday - Yule - Winter Solstice - Youtube Videos and Rites
2007-12-13 08:01:00 Temple of Astral Light in Albany, New York on December 16, 2006 Winter Solstice Procession in Sacramento California - 2006 _____________________ Interfaith Yule Ritual - Atlanta Cat, Jack Mitchell, Karin Arnst, and Shawn Lassiter Yule - 1984 - Julia Phillips 1996 Yule Ritual - Zephyr Family Yule Ritual - Wind*Dancer Crone Goddess Yule Rite - Ayla
Pagan Video Tuesday - Merry Yuletide - Winter Solstice - Holidays - Xmas -
2007-11-27 05:01:00 pipes and pagan imagery by CelticGlow uploaded to Youtube yesterday Chalice Well world peace gardens winter solstice celebration 2006 A Pagan Yule Greeting from BurntPageFilms 2006 Happy Holidays Mama Kelly
Sexy Yuletide Tease Plaid Holiday Taffeta 2-Piece Set Lingerie
2007-11-26 07:07:00 This taffeta demy-bra and thong set really puts the Ho, Ho, Ho in your holidays! Yuletide plaid taffeta and lace, long gartered bra with slightly padded underwire cups and adjustable shoulder straps and back. Includes matching thong panty.
Yulefinds: Chet Baker, Jewel & More?
2007-11-25 22:20:00 Louis Armstrong, John Legend, and Luciano Pavarotti are just three of the top notch selections on this edition of ‘Yulefinds’. The fascinating ‘Trojan Christmas Box Set’, “cool” Christmas jazz from Chet Baker, and the soundtrack to the 2007 movie “This Christmas” are additional highlights on this post. Lastly, The Temptations deliver a funky set of ...
Pagan Music Friday - Holiday Music - Christmas Songs - Yuletide Tunes
2007-11-23 17:01:00 If you have the ability to burn CDs - this is a great way to make a cheap Holiday gift for friends and family both. You can even make it an annual tradition and label them accordingly … YourName Family Holiday Music 2007 Free MP3 downloads for the Christmas Holiday or peruse these selections from Amazon.com’s MP3 store - most are ...
INESRA?s Amazing Vintage COOL YULE Sale!
2007-11-21 14:45:00 INESRA?s Amazing Vintage COOL YULE Sale! November 24, 2007 The inventory quality, condition and variety are top notch, and 2007 prices are amazing. Choose from a rich collection of funky, classic and elegant vintage items that include unique day and evening wear (coats and dresses, handbags, gloves, shoes, hats and jewelry). Expect one-on-one service when needed and ...
By: I want - I got
Helping to Drive Holiday Sales with the Cool Yule Tool
2007-11-06 11:48:00 Our hot innovation for holiday sales is our Cool Yule Tool. This is a holiday gift giving guide that is a specialized data feed, enabling you to be able to quickly create a storefront that promotes the hottest products for the holiday season now being offered by PartnerCentric merchants. The categories include Gifts for Him, Gifts for Her, Best Gifts Under $25, Best Gifts Under $50, Best Gifts Under $100 and other quickly identifiable giving categories not usually available in data feeds. To get started with the tool click here: http://holidaygiftguide.ipc.par-tnercentric.com/affiliates/logi-n.aspx
Yule Gift Ideas
2007-11-05 21:52:00 The air is getting crisp and chilly, and I’ve already started a bit of holiday shopping so I thought I would post a fews ideas for holiday gift giving with a “wiccan” touch - but that would be suitable for non-wiccans as well. It’s never to early to get started. Consider giving gifts that support a ...
HPMTC Video: The Yule Ball
2007-08-19 11:43:00 The Yule Ball.from the HP Magical Trading Cards website
By: Tom Riddle Story
?So, er, wanna go to the Yule Ball??
2007-08-01 00:42:00 No clue where this little photoshopped picture originated from but credit to whoever made it - it made us laugh a lot - and no credit and angry fist shakes to whoever scribbled “wtf” over it and destroying all sense of subtlety.
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Yulee, FL -- From Tears to Cheers!
2007-03-31 00:56:00 Yes, cheers with Gatorade and cheers from a number of the employees at Jacksonville’s Baptist Cancer Institute. What a way to start the first day of many… This start could never have been possible without the help and support of Bruce and Judy Homeyer. If you will notice they are listed under the Yellow Jersey designation as a top donor; but just as important, was their involvement in making my first two days exceed expectations. From meeting me at the airport with a pick up truck, helping to set up the bike, to a wonderful dinner and a comfy bed, to picking up supplies, to mapping out a bike route, to rallying the support of the community and encouraging WJXT TV to cover the story, it hard to thank them enough. They are “sweet!†Actually, Judy served a hot chocolate sauce last night over vanilla ice cream, which was the best I have had. And now thanks to Judy’s generosity you can have some sweets. 1/2 C light Kar...
Y is for Yule
2006-12-26 22:35:01 I think this was quite obvious. Today is Christmas. Today is “Y.” And the definition of yule is the season of Christmas. As I’ve mentioned before, we start our gift exchange on Christmas Eve at my Grandma’s house. Last night was no exception. After our soup feast, Lee and I took the kids out to look at lights. We started at our usual spot, where all the houses line their sidewalks with milk jugs. I tried to get a picture but without a tripod it was hard to keep myself steady. This is as good as it gets. Then we took a trip to neighborhood we don’t normally frequent. As we were driving around we saw the back of a house that I’m pretty sure can be seen from space. It looks like Clark Griswald has moved to the midwest. We were trying to figure out why somebody would decorate their backyard with so many Christmas items. As we turned the corner and saw the front of the house we knew. They ran out of room in the front. As we drove up to the house, we w...
By: The Bean Blog
Yulefinds: Pat Benatar, El-Vez & More?
2006-12-24 16:57:01 Hanna Barbera Organ & Chimes - Merry Christmas Pat Benatar - Christmas In America El-Vez - Merry Mex-Mas Tales From The Crypt - Have Yourself A Scary X-Mas Various Artists - Disney: Christmas at Home Yulefinds: 12.23.06
A Yuletide Frolic
2006-12-24 16:37:00 Christmas Day marks the three month anniversary of "Vitaphone Varieties," and I'd like to take a moment to especially thank all of it's readers and many supporters, who have been an incredible source of encouragement and inspiration for the author of these pages.Equal thanks, however, must go to the films, performers, music and recordings explored in these pages --- all which have proven, beyond my wildest expectations, that they still possess the power to intrigue, enlighten and entertain. This, at a time when it seemed they'd been all but forgotten and that all there was to learn about them had already been written.The early Talkies, while resigned to forever lurk in the deep shadows behind the era of the silent film and the product of the 1930's, are still very much with us --- a bit forlorn and tattered perhaps, but patiently waiting to spring to life once again, whenever given the chance to do so.The ultimate credit, then, must go to you --- the readers of this work, for al...
Yule Log Science
2006-12-22 22:57:02 From ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science: Does your christmas yule log hold the secrets to cleaner-burning fuel?As this S...
Yulefinds: C. Kangaroo, Shorty Rogers & More?
2006-12-22 10:55:01 Gene Autry - The Christmas Cowboy Captain Kangaroo - Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas Shorty Rogers - The Swingin’ Nutcracker Walter Schumann - Christmas in the Air Various Artists - Disney’s Family Christmas Collection Yulefinds: 12.21.06
Yulefinds: Gene Autry, H. Westenra & More?
2006-12-20 22:53:02 Gene Autry - Christmas Blackmore’s Night - Winter Carols Diana Krall - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Various Artists - Disney’s Twelve Days of Christmas Hayley Westenra - My Gift To You Yulefinds: 12.19.06
Yulefinds: Jimmy Dean, Mitch Miller & More?
2006-12-19 04:50:02 98 Degrees - This Christmas Lennon Sisters - Christmas With The Lennon Sisters Jimmy Dean - Christmas Card Los Straitjackets - ‘Tis The Season For Los Straitjackets Mitch Miller - Holiday Sing Along with Mitch Miller Yulefinds: 12.18.06
Yulefinds (Weekend Edition): Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason,
2006-12-18 16:50:03 William Bendix - Riley’s First Christmas The Brothers Four - Merry Christmas Jimmy Durante - Christmas Show Jackie Gleason - Merry Christmas Earl Grant - Winter Wonderland Henry Mancini - A Merry Mancini Christmas Johnny Mathis - Merry Christmas Graham Parker - Christmas Cracker Red Skelton - Christmas Stories Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Yulefinds: 12.17.06
r*yan's yule tunes // random lyrics
2006-12-14 15:14:02 carols are being sung with gay abandon now that there's less than two weeks to go til christmas.here are my top ten favourite yule tunes:1. rockin around the christmas tree - brenda lee2. santa baby - as sung by eartha kitt3. the christmas song - as sung by toni braxton4. driving home for christmas - chris rea5. grown up christmas list - as sung by monica6. this christmas - as sung by christina aguilera7. river - as sung by robert downey, jr and vonda shepard8. love on layaway - gloria estefan9. santa claus is coming to town - hi-510. last christmas - whamlisten to some of them below (also available on r*tunes on play at the sidebar):what are your all-time favourite yule tunes?guess the song: random lyrics #8it's been absent for a while but this week sees the return of the random lyrics game - testing your musical knowledge - now with pictures!have a go at this one: those three words are said too much they're not enough* *answer to the last random lyrics quiz:love is a battlefie...
Yulefinds: Pat Boone, Nerf Herder & More?
2006-12-13 22:47:01 Pat Boone - White Christmas Jim Brickman - Christmas Romance Whitney Houston - One Wish: The Holiday Album Arthur Lyman - With A Christmas Vibe Nerf Herder - Christmas EP Yulefinds: 12.13.06
Yulefinds: Los Del Rio, The Yobs & More?
2006-12-13 04:45:02 The Andrew Sisters - Christmas Los Del Rio - Macarena Christmas The Manhattan Transfer - An Acapella Christmas Sy Mann - Switched on Santa The Yobs - Christmas Album Yulefinds: 12.12.06 |
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