Monday, December 23, 2013

Christmas Kitchen: Decorating Ideas & Christmas Recipes

Tis’ the season! Christmas is right around the corner and it’s time to deck the halls with cheer, Christmas trees, and bauble lights. Almost every room in the house gets the Christmas treatment, except of course, the kitchen. 

Considering how much time is spent cooking in the kitchen during the holidays, it is surprising that it happens to be the one room that that tends to lack in holiday décor options. So that mom doesn’t miss out on the Christmas joy while slaving away in the kitchen these holidays, here are a couple of fun ways to decorate your kitchen for Christmas.


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Here is a fun kitchen twist on a staple Christmas decoration, the wreath! This do it yourself wreath is adorned with ribbons, knives, and forks. A closer look at the silverware will show that they are etched with Christmas words such as “Joy” and “Peace”. This wreath is the perfect addition to your kitchen decorations while keeping with the idea of being in the kitchen. Use this Amazon to order your supplies, including a wreath, ribbon, and even your silverware!

A super simple way to brighten your kitchen with some Christmas decoration is to turn your refrigerator into a snowman! If you have some construction paper and a pair of scissors, you’re all set to create your snowman masterpiece. You have creative license with this one. Does your snowman wear a scarf? Does he have a hat? Is he smoking a pipe? If you can cut it, you can add it.

Have some empty space between your cupboards and ceiling? This is the perfect place to add some holiday joy. A little garland, some lights, and even some tree ornaments add a lot of cheer to a space most people don’t know what to do with. And because it’s nowhere near your food prep area, it’s conveniently out of the way while lighting up the room. Check out the selection of Christmas decorations at Kohls that can be used in your kitchen decoration garland, and use this Kohls coupons to get a discount.

Putting up all of those Christmas decorations in your kitchen is bound to build up your appetite. Since you are already in the holiday mood, why not try one of these delicious Christmas recipes?

Ingredients You’ll Need

1 sugar cookie mix box
1/2 stick of melted butter
1 egg
1/3 cup cream cheese softened
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Red food coloring
1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
Directions You’ll Need to Follow

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Combine sugar cookie mix, melted butter, egg, cream cheese, and flour in a bowl.Mix to form dough.. Separate dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 separate bowls. Add red food coloringslowly to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until red shade you desire is created.

To second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and knead together. Flour work surface and then shape each dough into balls and then roll each ball into 1/4-inch-wide ropes, each about 6 inches long. Carefully twist some of the red and white ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane for each cookie. Spread candy canes out on cookie sheets.Bake cookies on the top shelf of the oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool before serving.

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Ingredients You’ll Need

Strawberries
Green Candy Melts
Mini Marshmallows
Colored Chocolate (blue, red, orange)
Green Icing

Directions You’ll Need to Follow

Cut the green tops off of the strawberries. Melt the Green Candy Melts and dip the mini marshmallows inside. Place the marshmallows on top of the strawberries. The Green Candy Melts should make them stick.

Let the strawberries sit until the chocolate is completely hardened. If you’re short on time, a few minutes in the fridge will harden them faster. When the chocolate is hard, dip the top of the strawberry into more melted green chocolate so that the marshmallow is completely covered. Set on wax paper and again, let sit until the chocolate is completely hardened.

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Melt colored chocolates and dip the strawberries in. You will want to hold the green cap carefully to make sure the colored chocolate comes all the way up to the edge. Once dipped place the strawberries on wax paper until they harden. Make sure each strawberry is sat level. If they’re not, hold it for 30 seconds until the chocolate hardens enough to support it the strawberry. When serving, set the strawberries on a white serving tray.

To decorate the tray melt more green chocolate and pipe the chocolate onto the edges of the platter, swirling it around so that it looks like a cord from a string of Christmas tree lights.

And there you have it! Simple and cheerful ways to decorate your kitchen for Christmas, and some delicious Christmas recipes to spend your time in there when you are done !

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