Creative ways to decorate a Christmas tree
A playful guide to personalizing a real or artificial tree with bows ribbons and lights. Suggestions include gold or red crowns, cascading streamers, snow spray, crystal ornaments, retro big lights, white and gold themes, and simple white lights with holly or candy canes for a personalized festive display.
Simple Holiday Dinners From Betty Crocker Tips
Bloomington reader asks for fast weeknight meals. Betty Crocker suggests planning six to seven 30 minute meals with prepped ingredients, using bagged vegetables, and creating planned overs. Quick ideas include soup and sandwich, chicken stir fry, BBQ beef bake, fruit salad, and cookies.
Digging Corey J Picks Strong Branch Tree Variety
The guide advises selecting heavy ornaments and a tree with strong branches such as a cannon fir. Needle bounce indicates freshness the faster needles spring back after gripping shows a newer cut. vary by tree type. Home cut trees should have an inch trimmed from the bottom and placed in ample water, with water level checked twice daily and kept away from heat.
Standing Rib Roast Prep and Au Jus Techniques
Instructions cover fat removal, au jus reduction, and gravy thickening using drippings. Recipe notes for standing rib of beef serve 12 to 15, with bone-in versus boneless options, seasoning with salt pepper garlic soy sauce and bacon, and temp checks with an instant thermometer. Cautions mention mad cow disease concerns and Christmas 2003 timing.
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