Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2019 i Food Network Magazine

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“It’s a Wonderful Life—but I bet everybody says that. Does When Harry Met Sally… count? I love when she lugs that Christmas tree down the block!” “I loved watching A Charlie Brown Christmas with my children. And Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, of course!” “The Santa Clause because its portrayal of the North Pole is the coziest and I want to try Judy’s hot chocolate. Also, the cookie dispenser in the sleigh is my fantasy.”…

1 Start the month with s’mores hot cocoa: Dip the rim of a mug in melted chocolate, then crushed graham crackers. Fill with hot cocoa and marshmallows. 3 Today is Giving Tuesday. Go to nokidhungry.org to help the fight against childhood hunger. 4 Three weeks until Christmas! Pack a red-and-green lunch: Toss spinach tortellini, bocconcini and cherry tomatoes with pesto; serve with toothpicks. 7 Try an easy holiday party app: Slice the top off a wheel of brie. Top with chopped fresh cranberries and honey. Bake at 375?, 10 to 15 minutes. 9 Give yourself a Monday boost: Mix ¼ teaspoon instant espresso powder and 3 ounces melted chocolate; eat with sliced pears. 10 Happy Birthday, Bobby Flay! Try the chef’s gingerbread cupcakes with mango buttercream. Find the recipe at…

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1. C The Grinch takes everything—including the pudding, roast beast and last can of Who Hash. 2. A Kevin orders two chocolate cakes, six chocolate mousses, six custard flans, one pastry cart, eight strawberry tarts and 36 chocolate-dipped strawberries. The Plaza Hotel offers a real-life Home Alone 2 vacation package that includes a 10-scoop ice cream sundae! 3. B The next-door neighbors’ dogs sneak through a hole in the fence, break into the Parkers’ house and steal the turkey, forcing the family to dine on Peking duck at Chop Suey Palace. 4. B Yukon calls the fog “thick as peanut butter” while he’s lost at sea on a block of ice with Rudolph and Hermey the Elf. 5. C Buddy adds syrup and lots of candy—plus crushed-up Pop-Tarts—to his “breakfast”…

If you’ve ever made a gingerbread house from scratch, you know that it’s a ridiculously difficult baking project. Now imagine making one that’s four times larger than most—while a countdown clock is running. Despite these challenges, Ontario-based baker Beatriz Muller breezed through Food Network’s four-part Holiday Gingerbread Showdown, winning the grand prize with a gingerbread Christmas tree adorned with intricate royal icing designs and edible ornaments. We asked Beatriz to share some of her best tips to use in your own decorating projects. Know your adhesives Royal icing is best for gluing together large pieces; it’s strong and it dries fast. But if you’re adding little accents like a doorknob or wreath and you don’t want the glue to show, try clear piping gel. Get the right consistency When royal…

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Fizz the Season Pour 2 ounces orange-flavored vodka into a tall glass filled with ice; stir to chill. Top with 4 ounces sparkling pomegranate juice. Garnish with pomegranate seeds. Midnight Clear Pour 2 ounces gin and ½ ounce Velvet Falernum into a shaker filled with ice; stir to chill. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime slice. It's a Wonderful Spice Pour 2 ounces spiced rum and 4 ounces pineapple juice into a shaker filled with ice; shake to chill. Strain into a short glass filled with ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick. Sherry and Bright Pour 2 ounces amontillado sherry into a tall glass filled with ice; stir to chill. Top with 4 ounces blood orange soda. Garnish with a blood orange wedge. Ginger All the Way…

For Molly Yeh, Hanukkah is more than a holiday—it’s an excuse to cook something new. “I always try to come up with a different variety of doughnut or latke,” says the Girl Meets Farm star. In the past she has experimented with garlic-and-onion latkes and blueberry–cream cheese doughnuts. For this recipe, she incorporated one of her favorite ingredients, rose water, into traditional sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). “Once I mixed rose water with raspberry jam, I was like, why have I waited so long?” she says. “It’s such a simple way to add a little something-something.” ROSE JAM DOUGHNUTS WITH VANILLA GLAZE AND PISTACHIOS ACTIVE: 2 hr l TOTAL: 2 hr (plus 3 hr rising) l MAKES: about 18 FOR THE DOUGH 2¼ teaspoons (one ¼-ounce packet) active dry yeast½ cup warm…

if you made a list of things you’d want to find in a wintry destination, Denver would likely have them all: snowy mountaintops, a vibrant arts and music scene and cozy restaurants for gathering with friends and family on chilly days. While this city already has a storied food history—locals claim it’s the birthplace of the cheeseburger—over the past few years the dining scene has exploded, with neighborhoods like RiNo and Five Points leading the way. Here’s how to make the most of a trip to the Mile High City. Where to Eat Denver Central Market You’ll find some of Denver’s best lunch spots—including Green Seed, home to this pomegranate salad—at this buzzing food hall, one of nine that have opened in recent years. Zeppelin Station and Denver Milk Market…

How to enter: Go to foodnetwork.com/whoscounting and enter your best guess. The winner will receive $500 and three runners-up will each receive $50. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Food Network Magazine December 2019 Who’s Counting Contest. Sponsored by Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Beginning November 22, 2019, at 12:01 a.m. ET, through December 16, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Entry Period”), go to foodnetwork.com/whoscounting on a computer or wireless device and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions. All entries must include your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and an estimated guess of the number of gumdrops in the jar that appears in the December 2019 issue of Food Network Magazine. Important notice: You may be charged for visiting the mobile website in…

DINNERS UNDER 500 CALORIES Sheet-Pan curried Chicken and Root Vegetables PAGE 84 CALORIES: 450 Everything-spiced Shrimp, Broccoli and Potatoes PAGE 94 CALORIES: 430 Turkey and wild Rice Soup PAGE 90 CALORIES: 490 coriander Chicken with spaghetti squash PAGE 94 CALORIES: 480 THE SUGAR RUSH MYTH You might think that sugary drinks or desserts give you quick energy, but recent research found the opposite. According to a study published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, participants who consumed sugar felt more fatigued and less alert afterward than those who hadn’t. We’re not saying you should skip the Christmas cookies—but you might want to balance them out with the veggie snacks on page 68. Looking Good According to German researchers, the beta carotene in sweet potatoes and carrots can help prevent…

As you gather with friends and family this holiday season, consider reaching out to help those who aren’t as fortunate: One out of every seven kids in America is living with hunger. Discovery, in partnership with No Kid Hungry, is proud to announce Turn Up: Fight Hunger, a movement to help provide 1 billion meals to kids in the US over the next five years. Text HUNGRY to 707070 or visit turnup.org to see how you can help. “This is a problem that we can actually do something about.”—Duff Goldman…

On the day you’re reading this, Spangler Candy Company will crank out 2.5 million candy canes. And it will make 2.5 million the next day and the day after that, and it won’t stop when the holidays are over: The country’s biggest candy cane maker prepares year-round for the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when Americans buy more than 1.5 billion candy canes. The treats have been tied to Christmastime since Germans invented them in the 1600s, but an American priest named Gregory Harding Keller brought candy canes to the masses: Around 1950 he invented a machine for his brother-in-law’s company, Bobs Candies, that automated candy cane production. Once the company figured out how to ship them, a national holiday food craze was born! ANATOMY OF A CANDY CANE Hook…

Beatriz spent more than two months (and used 60 pounds of royal icing) building this gingerbread replica of New York City for Williams Sonoma and StreetEasy. She consulted Google Earth to figure out the scale of the buildings. This Victorian dream house took first place in the 2016 National Gingerbread House Competition in Asheville, NC. The unusual design was inspired by artist Daniel Merriam’s architecture paintings. A Toronto sports company asked Beatriz to make 42 of these gingerbread Budweiser Stages last Christmas for its partners and clients. She created posts from pastillage (a sugar-paste icing) to hold up the roof.…

1 PICK YOUR MEAT Preheat the oven to 425?. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Put 1 pound ground meat in a large bowl (choose one or a combination). • Ground beef • Ground turkey • Ground pork • Meatloaf mix (beef, pork and veal) 2 CHOOSE A BINDER Add ¾ cup of one of the following to the meat. • Breadcrumbs • Panko • Saltines, crushed • Butter crackers, crushed 3 ADD SEASONINGS Add 1 teaspoon herbs or spices to the meat (choose one). 4 MAKE THE MEATBALLS Add 1 large egg, 1 grated garlic clove, ½ grated onion, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon kosher salt and ½ teaspoon pepper to the meat mixture. If desired, add 1 cup shredded cheddar, mozzarella or monterey jack or ½…

roasting a duck for the holidays brings back all sorts of memories for Alex Guarnaschelli. Her mom used to make Julia Child’s version when Alex was a kid, and her dad loved duck more than anyone. It was his go-to whenever they went out to eat. “If we were at a gas station and they served duck, my dad would order it,” Alex says, laughing. For some reason, duck isn’t as popular as turkey or roast beef for Christmas dinner—which is all the more reason to try it! “Why not?” says Alex. “It’s unexpected and so delicious.” For extra-crispy skin, let the duck sit overnight in the fridge after simmering. WHOLE DUCK WITH GREEN PEPPERCORN GLAZE ACTIVE: 15 min l TOTAL: 1 hr 45 min l SERVES: 6 to 8…

ITALIAN LEMON SANDWICH COOKIES ACTIVE: 50 min l TOTAL: 1 hr 45 min (plus 1 hr setting) l MAKES: about 24 2 cups all-purpose flour½ teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon salt2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature½ cup sugar1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest2 large egg yolks½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract½ teaspoon pure almond extract¼ cup whole milk¼ cup lemon curd¾ cup white candy melts (about 4 ounces)3 tablespoons vegetable shortening Red, white and green nonpareils, for decorating 1. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350˚. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. 2. Beat the butter, sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale…

CHOCOLATE DULCE DE LECHE STUMP CAKE ACTIVE: 1 hr | TOTAL: 1½ hr (plus 2 hr chilling) | SERVES: 12 FOR THE CAKE ½ cup vegetable oil, plus more for the pans2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pans¾ cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking powder¾ teaspoon baking soda1½ cups buttermilk1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract2 cups granulated sugar3 large eggs FOR THE FROSTING 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract½ teaspoon salt2 cups dulce de leche (use a thick spread, not a sauce)1 cup confectioners’ sugar2 tablespoons unsweetenedDutch-process cocoa powder2 tablespoons hot water1 8-ounce block semisweet chocolate 1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Brush the bottom and sides of two 8-inch round cake pans with vegetable…

1 When the Grinch raids Little Cindy Lou Who’s refrigerator in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, he steals the last can of _____________________. A. Who Cherries B. Who Jelly C. Who Hash D. Who Biscuits 2 In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Kevin McCallister spends $967 on room service at which hotel? A. The Plaza B. The Ritz-Carlton C. The St. Regis D. The Waldorf Astoria 3 What happens to the Parker family’s Christmas turkey in A Christmas Story? A. Randy, the younger brother, destroys it. B. A pack of dogs eats it. C. Mrs. Parker overcooks it. D. There is no turkey—the family accidentally buys a duck. 4 The fog in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is so thick, miner Yukon Cornelius compares it to: A. Molasses B.…

For this year’s jingle mingle, try a cookie exchange where everyone brings their own oven-fresh traditions (or store-bought faves) to the table—and everyone gets to take a plate topped with yummy sweet treats home. With a wide range of disposable tableware products that are as durable and versatile as they are effortlessly elegant, the Chinet® brand makes it easy to turn even the simplest no-fuss gathering into an occasion friends will never forget. CUP OF JOY Chinet® Comfort Cup® insulated hot cups stay cool to the touch while accompanying guests around the room and to their next holiday event—all while keeping coffee and cocoa warm and delicious. Optional easy-fit lids prevent ho-ho-hot spills from spoiling the fun (or furniture). PASS IT ON Chinet® Classic White™ plates are the gift that…

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Classic Latkes ACTIVE: 40 min I TOTAL: 45 min I MAKES: 12 1¼ pounds russet or Yukon Gold potatoes (about 2 medium), peeled1 small onion Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper1 large egg, beaten⅓ cup matzo meal or all-purpose flour Vegetable oil or rendered chicken fat, for frying Applesauce and/or sour cream, for serving 1. Grate the potatoes and onion on the large holes of a box grater into a colander set over a bowl. Add 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper, toss well and let stand 5 minutes. Squeeze handfuls of the mixture firmly with your hands to remove as much liquid as possible. Blot dry with paper towels, then transfer to a large bowl 2. Add the beaten egg and matzo meal or flour to…

Try a new twist on mulled wine this season, with white wine instead of red: Combine 2 bottles dry white wine, ½ cup honey and ¼ cup calvados or brandy in a large dutch oven. Add 6 each allspice berries, black peppercorns and star anise pods, 4 slices fresh ginger, 2 cinnamon sticks and 2 wide strips each lemon and orange zest. Bring to a low simmer and cook 10 to 15 minutes (do not boil). Add a few lemon and orange slices to the pot before serving.…

CHRISTMAS TREE CUPCAKES ACTIVE: 40 min | TOTAL: 1½ hr | MAKES: 12 FOR THE CUPCAKES 1 cup all-purpose flour½ cup malted milk powder (original, not chocolate-flavored)½ teaspoon baking soda¾ cup whole milk½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder½ cup granulated sugar¾ cup vegetable oil1 large egg1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract FOR THE FROSTING 4 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract2 cups confectioners’ sugarWhite nonpareils, for decorating (optional)Candy-melt trees, for decorating (see below) 1. Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper or foil liners. Whisk the flour, malted milk powder and baking soda in a medium bowl. 2. Heat the milk until hot but not boiling; pour over the cocoa powder in a large…