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OT: Favorite Holiday Desserts

Sifaka said:
When the British member of the household can be persuaded to get all culinary, we enjoy trifle.

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Left to my own devices, I make a salad containing
Fresh mango slices
Fresh papaya slices
Two or three orange varieties, sectioned and chopped
Two or more kinds of pears
Red and green and black cherries, cut in half
Green apple, chopped
Red apple, chopped
Guava, from a can
Raspberries, frozen, from our garden, if possible. Otherwise store bought.
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Ding! Ding! Ding! Another winner! Yummmmmmmm!
 
Papaya is the last fruit that God created, perfection had been attained.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to get a ripe papaya here in the northeast. I long ago gave up on buying the unripe, tasteless, Caribbean grown papayas that we get locally.
 
Bama fan said:
Used to get my wife to make trifle. It was really good. But now it is not healthy enough, in her opinion. :(
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:D, since when are desserts healthy to begin with? That's why we only make them on Christmas time.

p.s. and a Buon Natale to you also Bama fan...and to all a Merry Christmas.
 
JordyG said:
Sweet potato pie. End of story. To me the love of pumpkin pie over sweet potato pie is not a regional thing but a cultural thing. No, sweet potato pie is not made or prepared the same way as pumpkin pie. That mistake is a cultural thing which makes some people believe they taste similar. They do not. Nevertheless, I'm convinced that if an alien from another planet where given a taste test that alien would choose sweet potato pie 9 of 10 times. This to me is evidenced by many foreigners that have tried the two and made this taste test. So. End of story.
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Sweet Potato pie is the best pie ever created.... ... nothing else comes close. Pumpkin pie is ok..... my father loves it.... but its just ok. Pumpkie pie needs to be topped with whipped cream. There is a long standing (125 years??) Farmer's Market in the city open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings... and besides fruits,vegetables, eggs, and meat.... local vendors sell baked goods as well. There is a elderly black woman who sales sweets... including whole sweet potato pies for 5 bucks... :eek::eek::eek::eek: I havent been in quite a while.. (hard to get up on saturday mornings sometimes) but I will make a concerted effort to go tomorrow. I will say....... a whole pie is usually devoured within 12 hours :oops: I might have to buy 2 :p

In a pinch... Ive bought the Patty Labell's Sweet Potato Pie that they sell in Walmart. Its not bad... not as good as homemade... but like I said... good in a pinch. They have started to sell the sweet potato mini-pies for .50 cents now.
 
Warm home made apple pie topped with vanilla ice cream.
 
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triaddukefan said:
Sweet Potato pie is the best pie ever created.... ... nothing else comes close. Pumpkin pie is ok..... my father loves it.... but its just ok. Pumpkie pie needs to be topped with whipped cream. There is a long standing (125 years??) Farmer's Market in the city open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings... and besides fruits,vegetables, eggs, and meat.... local vendors sell baked goods as well. There is a elderly black woman who sales sweets... including whole sweet potato pies for 5 bucks... :eek::eek::eek::eek: I havent been in quite a while.. (hard to get up on saturday mornings sometimes) but I will make a concerted effort to go tomorrow. I will say.. a whole pie is usually devoured within 12 hours :oops: I might have to buy 2 :p

In a pinch... Ive bought the Patty Labell's Sweet Potato Pie that they sell in Walmart. Its not bad... not as good as homemade... but like I said... good in a pinch. They have started to sell the sweet potato mini-pies for .50 cents now.
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The Queen of pies.
 
jimazee said:
The Eastern European old fashioned nut roll was what I thought of but kept to myself, thinking I'd be the only fan of something so humble. They're not really just a post meal feast sweet dessert, but also often sliced and placed on platters set out all day with cookies and other delicacies including poppy seed or apricot filled rolls. Many are gifted and consumed in EE communities at the holidays.

Today, they're often baked by the hundreds (as fundraisers) by 'Babas' in church kitchens (...rather than home coal stove ovens) where pierogies and cabbage rolls (...uh, not desserts ;)) are also made.
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My Russian Orthodox Church just had its Christmas fair. We Made 140 dozen perogie, 550 stuffed cabbage, 120 nut rolls, 85 poppy rolls, 50 prune rolls, and 200 tins of haluski (cabbage and noodles). Everything handmade. The rolls are absolutely delicious
 
One of the local desserteries has their seasonal specials..... 2 in particular. One is a Christmas cake........ eggnog layer cake with a custard filling... topped with a nutmeg buttercream icing :eek: The other is a special treat... a White Chocolate Peppermint Cake. They use crushed peppermint candy and mix it into the cake batter... and its topped with a white chocolate buttercream icing. :eek::eek::eek::eek:


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Gotta add a new one to the favorites.... The Eggnog Cheesecake from Cheesecake's by Alex here in town. Had it for the first time a few days ago. Of course its a seasonal thing... not even sure if they will have it when they reopen in January Head bang


@JordyG Talked with a co-worker about the wonders of the Sweet Potato Souffle Cheesecake .... and she startled me by saying that she doesnt like sweet potato pie I cant recall ever meeting a native southerner who didnt like sweet potato pie... We might have to take her card away from her.
 
triaddukefan said:
Gotta add a new one to the favorites.... The Eggnog Cheesecake from Cheesecake's by Alex here in town. Had it for the first time a few days ago. Of course its a seasonal thing... not even sure if they will have it when they reopen in January Head bang


@JordyG Talked with a co-worker about the wonders of the Sweet Potato Souffle Cheesecake .... and she startled me by saying that she doesnt like sweet potato pie I cant recall ever meeting a native southerner who didnt like sweet potato pie... We might have to take her card away from her.
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Hates sweet potato pie? Well I'll be dipped in it. She's now on notice. One more comment like that from this southern lady and she's officially a darned Yankee. Next thing she'll be saying is she likes her BBQ with mayonnaise.
 
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Made a batch of toll house cookies from scratch, our traditional Christmas dessert along with the home made apple pie. Best part- got to teach my niece how to make them, she'll be the fourth generation to do this.
 
Not sure if a Milkshake qualifies as dessert..... but this is Eggnog season..... and one of the regional drive through joints (Cookout) has EggNog milkshakes for the month of December. Had a Caramel Fudge EggNog milkshake 2 weeks ago.... Chocolate Eggnog milkshake last week... figured I'd up the ante and go for the Chocolate Cherry EggNog milkshake yesterday. :confused: Not so good... way too sweet.


So if you are anywhere in the Southeast and are craving a Eggnog or eggnog combo milkshake...... stop in at Cookout...... but remember..... its only until the end of the month.
 
jimazee said:
The Eastern European old fashioned nut roll was what I thought of but kept to myself, thinking I'd be the only fan of something so humble. They're not really just a post meal feast sweet dessert, but also often sliced and placed on platters set out all day with cookies and other delicacies including poppy seed or apricot filled rolls. Many are gifted and consumed in EE communities at the holidays.

Today, they're often baked by the hundreds (as fundraisers) by 'Babas' in church kitchens (...rather than home coal stove ovens) where pierogies and cabbage rolls (...uh, not desserts ;)) are also made.
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Had neighbors while growing up that were of Slovak heritage. Hard working people and had the skill to make (to a young kid) outstanding nutrolls. They had a knack to produce a nutroll that you could slice pretty thin and they wouldn't disintegrate.
 
triaddukefan said:
Not sure if a Milkshake qualifies as dessert..... but this is Eggnog season..... and one of the regional drive through joints (Cookout) has EggNog milkshakes for the month of December. Had a Caramel Fudge EggNog milkshake 2 weeks ago.... Chocolate Eggnog milkshake last week... figured I'd up the ante and go for the Chocolate Cherry EggNog milkshake yesterday. :confused: Not so good... way too sweet.


So if you are anywhere in the Southeast and are craving a Eggnog or eggnog combo milkshake...... stop in at Cookout...... but remember..... its only until the end of the month.
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Speaking of EggNog, I drink black coffee but not during these times, when available. I like to put some EggNog with my morning coffee...oh yeah, that's what I'm talking 'bout. :)
 
mbr33ct said:
Speaking of EggNog, I drink black coffee but not during these times, when available. I like to put some EggNog with my morning coffee...oh yeah, that's what I'm talking 'bout. :)
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Hmmmm..... i havent had "regular" coffee since the 1990s...... but that sounds like an interesting mix. I think eggnog makes most any liquid better. Speaking of which.... i'd better grab some soon.... nothing worse than driving all over town the last week of december trying to find even a pint of eggnog.
 
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Ok, this is a very knowledgeable group, so I ask:

How did Chocolate Chip Cookie get named Toll House Cookies? What was going on at the Toll House?
 
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