You’re back home for winter break. You have all the time in the world to cook elaborate holiday dishes and treats for yourself and your family. But wait … you’re an average college student, so all you know how to cook is mac ‘n’ cheese and microwavable pizza. Here are some easy-to-make, delicious holiday dishes.
Berry Christmas
Berry-flavored eggnog.
All you need is one can (12 ounce) of frozen cranberry-raspberry concentrate, one can of lemon-lime soda, four cups of eggnog, one-half cup of whipping cream, and nutmeg (or cinnamon). Stir together the cranberry-raspberry concentrate, soda and eggnog, then add the whipping cream and nutmeg. After a little more stirring, the mix is complete and ready to be served.
Pastry-wrapped brie
Use a lightly floured pastry sheet to wrap a small triangle or wheel of brie cheese. Trim the excess pastry — reserving the pastry scraps for decoration — and press to seal. Have one tablespoon of water in a little bowl and beat a small egg in the bowl. Then brush this mixture onto the wrapped sheet’s seam, which will be face-down on the pan. Bake for 25 minutes in an oven set to 400 degrees, and then let it cool for 20 minutes before serving. Optional: Add cranberry sauce to the wrap. And if you’re feeling experimental, consider drizzling the wrap with the cranberry-flavored eggnog.
Snowballs
Oreo balls coated in white candies.
Ingredients: One package of Oreos (double stack — you won’t regret it), 8 ounces of cream cheese, and one bag of white candies (or white chocolate chips).
Scrape off the Oreo filling and place it in a bowl with the cream cheese. Crush the black Oreo cookies in a plastic bag. Then combine the crushed Oreos with the creams and roll into balls. When finished, refrigerate for an hour. Near the end of the hour, begin to melt the white candies in a stove set to low temperature; make sure to stir the candies gently as they melt. When the melted candies have cooled slightly, coat the Oreo balls. Finally, get creative. You could refrigerate the balls right away … or you could stick them together while they’re warm to create a snowman or penguin, or bizarre combination of the two.