Christmas Homemade Gifts

I've collected together a few Gift Ideas for Christmas. These are Perfect for friends and family, and as stocking fillers. 
Bakes (If you would like any of the recipes please comment to say which one(s) and I will type them up for you)
Millionaires Shortbread Squares,
Vanilla Fudge,
Gingerbread tree decoration,
Shortbread Shapes,
Florentines, 
Honey Comb,
Cookie Mix in a Jar.


Crafts (Again if you would like instruction just leave a comment)
Fabric Tree decorations,
Stockings,
Felt Robbins,
Candles,
Spiced Oranges (Decoration),
Cards,
Gift Tags,
Knitted Scarfs,
Knitted Teddys,
Knitted Egg Warmers.




Merry Christmas everyone! 3 Weeks to go! Just enough time to make lots of homemade gifts :)

Giant Birthday Cookie My Sister made me :)

Recipe - Makes 16 Small cookies or 1 Large Cookie

Ingredients:

100g Milk Chocolate chips

100g Margarine

75g Caster Sugar

175g SR Flour

2 Tbsps Golden Syrup

1-2 Tbsps Milk

Method:

1. Preheat Oven to 170C and Line 2 baking trays with Greeceproof paper (Only 1 baking tray is needed for giant cookie)

2. Beat the Margarine until soft, add the sugar and cream together until light a fluffy.

3. Stir in the syrup, Flour, Chocolate Chips until well combined.

4. Add the milk Until the dough is sticky but still a dough not a batter.

5. Place spoon fulls of mixture onto a baking tray about 2 inches apart (To make giant cookie place spoon fulls of the mix in a big circle shape onto the baking tray) and bake for 10 - 15 minutes until golden and still slightly soft.

6. If making a Giant Cookie Ice with the Butter Cream Bellow.

Buttercream:

100g Icing Sugar (Confectioners sugar)

50g Butter

A splash of Milk

Food Colouring

1/4 Tsp Vanilla Essence

1. Using an electric whisk beat the butter and Icing sugar until light and fluffy.

2. Beat in the Milk and Vanilla with a wooden spoon.

3. Add food colouring of your choice.

4. Put the buttercream into a piping bag and decorate the cooled giant cookie.

My Grandpa's Cake I made him :)

My Grandma's Cake I made for her :)

Long time no Post

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I kept trying to log onto my blog with the wrong account and couldn't work out why it wasn't working! But I have finally managed to get on again! A picture and Recipe for a friendship cake will be up soon (It's just baking now).

Summer fruit smoothie.

Here is my Summer fruit smoothie with a citrus twist.


Ingredients    Serves 1
4 Strawberries
1 Banana
2Tbsp Orange Juice
2 Tbsp Lemon Sorbet








Method
1. Put everything except orange juice into a blender or use a stick blender.
2. Add orange juice until the smoothie is the consistency you like.
3. Poor into a glass.
4. Enjoy!

Japanese Inspired Asparagus and Pasta

*Picture Coming Soon*
Ingredients (Serves 1)
6 Spears of Fresh Asparagus
About 12 French/Green Beans
1 Tsp Light Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp White Sesame Seeds
3 Sheets of Lasagna Pasta (Or 60g of Uncooked Pasta)


Method
1. Put the pasta on to boil for 6 Minutes.
2. Whilst the pasta is cooking cut the ends off the Asparagus and Green Beans, Add the green beans to the pasta after 6 Minutes then cook for a further 4Minutes until the pasta is cooked.
3. Cook the Asparagus for 2 Minutes in Boiling water and then remove and put into a small bowl.
4. To the Asparagus add the Soy Sauce and Sesame Seeds Mix to combine.
5. Using a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan cook the asparagus until the griddle makes marks on them (or until golden if using a frying pan).
6. Put the Asparagus onto a plate and Cook the remaining Soy and Sesame to make a dressing.
7. Layer the Pasta, Green Beans and Soy and Sesame dressing over the Asparagus.
8. Enjoy


Nutritional Info
316 Kcal, 1332 KJ, 12.7g Protein, 49.2g Carbohydrates.