Everybody Eats with Chef Patrick

My Favorite Christmas treat:

Peppermint Bark
Yield 2# or 32-1oz Portions

• 1 ¾ pound White Chocolate
• ½ cup Heavy Cream
• ¼ pound Peppermint Candy Canes
• ½ cup Chopped Walnuts
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 tsp Peppermint Extract

Break white chocolate up into ½ inch size pieces. Add hot heavy cream to chocolate along with the vanilla and peppermint extracts. Stir till smooth lay crushed candy canes and walnuts out on sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Pour smooth white chocolate mixture over the candy and
walnuts and refrigerate 2 hours.
Cut into 1 inch by 1 inch squares.

My Favorite Holiday Cookie:

Shortbread Delight
This Shortbread Can Be Changed up with add in’s like
Chocolate Chips, Nuts, Or Jellie Bellies

• 3 oz Sugar
• 6 oz Butter
• 9 oz Bobs Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Cinnamon

Mix well in a stand mixer until well Incorporated, roll into a log wrap in stretch wrap and refrigerate for one hour, cut into 1/2 inch pieces and bake @ 375’ f for 6-8mins.

And Now a Warner Family Christmas Story:

One bright cold morning, little Madelyn woke up to her first snowfall since she had learned to walk! There was a lot of snow. She threw a leash on Doggie and ran outside, dragging Doggie with her. Madelyn and Doggie tramped up and down the snowy hill until Doggie was shivering and dragged her back home. Then Daddo taught Madelyn to make and throw snowballs. After that, Madelyn took a bus to see a giant Christmas Tree and a Winter Wonderland featuring Santa and his reindeer. Madelyn and Santa got along nicely, and she gave him her card and invited him to a tea party with Doggie, but Santa was otherwise engaged that evening. After that, Madelyn explored some shops downtown and then took a very long, cold bus ride home. She was patient for the whole bus ride, and when she got home she drank her very first cup of warm vanilla milk. Madelyn thought vanilla milk was delicious, and had an animated discussion with Mama and Daddo about “holding out” on her. After that, Madelyn was very sleepy, and crawled into the biggest bed in the house, snuggled herself deep under the covers, and fell fast asleep.

Merry Christmas!

Category: 2011_December, Cooking, Holidays