christmas celebration at home 2013

I wanted to write this before the year ends,since past few months life has been very hectic so i was not getting time to update my space today i thought of stealing some moments from my chaotic life and ,...
had written the above two lines in December but thanks to my chaotic life  and the sudden breakdown of the  computer I couldnt complete this post ,so today while jotting down my new year resolution in the journal I thought of completing this post first day of the year itself :-)
sharing some moments of the christmas party

 which I hosted for Advays friend at home
advay helped me with the decoration

 and ya i made him read the christmas story which I had written two years back

 baked some cookies,iced them too ,recipe inspired from here 

 baked christmas cake for the occassion too,recipe inspired from here 

ya guys this one was my dream again

which I lived up this year ,it does feel great when we fulfill our dream

btw this year I did something which was in my bucket list since long more on it will come soon,...:-)
thats all friends wish you all great year ahead
take care and happy blogging.

Iced ginger cookies - to start the year,..;-)

I wanted to share these cookies on chirstmas eve but i couldnt

then i thought i would share them before the year ends but i couldnt
thus today i made up my mind that  this post gonna be the first post of the year
as i wanted to share something sweet and something special,..;-)

recipe name iced ginger cookies
recipe source cook book
preparation time 30 mins
baking time 5 to 7 mins
baking temperature 100 degree centigrade
Ingredient
one cup whole wheat flour
half cup brown sugar
half cup unsalted butter
two tbsp cocoa powder
chopped glaced ginger one tbsp
milk one tbsp
pinch of salt
few drops of vanilla essence
to decorate the cookies
icing tubes red and white colour
sprinklers

Preparation
preheat the oven to 100 degree centigrade
line a baking sheet and keep aside
Procedure
In a mixing bowl cream the sugar and butter ,add salt and vanilla essence
add flour,cocoa and glaced ginger pieces ,adding milk to bind the mixture
knead on a floured surface until smooth
roll out the dough on lightly floured surface to one fourth inch thick
stamp out shapes using cookie cutters and place on baking sheets
bake the cookies for 5 to 7 minutes ,leave to cool till firm
decorate the cooled cookies with icing.

Linking this post to
In the Spotlight - Santa Stories hosted by Colours Dekor
Kids delight - Colour Palette event hosted by Veg Junction and started by Srivalli .
Bake Fest hosted by Pumpkin Farm Food event started by Zesty Palette.
wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy New Year 2012.

Roundup of Its time to Jingle Again Christmas event

I truly enjoyed hosting the event Its time to Jingle Again 2010 and it wouldnt have been possible without your support friends, thanks a ton friends for sending such yummy entries for the event,we have everything here cookies,christmas cake,eggless cakes too,scones,gingerbread house,and so many other things,sit back and enjoy the round up with a mug of warm coffee,..:-)
to start the roundup

Swapna of Swapnas Cuisine has joined in with Snowball Meringue Cookies and
 Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies.Both the cookies are new for me and i gonna try them soon,..

PJ of Seduce your tastebuds has joined in with christmas goodies prepared in microwave ,Microwave Eggless Chocolate Brownies with Banana and  Microwave Eggless Date Cake.

Ria of Rias Collection has joined in with Betty Mama Christmas Cake, luv the name of the cake  makes it sound so delicious.

Swathi of Zesty South Indian Kitchen has joined in with Dates Mascarpone Olive Oil Anise Cookies nice combo of ingredients  and Christmas Fruit Cake .

Akheela of Torview Toronto has joined in with Scones ,which looks perfect for the season.

Ramya of Hot From My Oven has joined in with  decked up Christmas Yule log , luv the chocolate glaze on it.

Sumathy of Sumis Kitchen has joined in with  cute looking Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting and tempting  Apple almond cake.

Preeti of Isingcakes has joined in with  awesome Gingerbread House ,Christmas Ornaments and cute
 Christmas Parcel prepared from fruit cake .

Sameena of Easy to cook recipe has joined in with  nutty and crispy  Cashew Cookies and the evergreen  Plum Cake 

Aliena of Recipes for the everyday woman has joined in with  healthy version of  Christmas Cookies,as  the cookies are prepared from wholewheat flour.

Sudha of Malaysian Delicacies has joined in with tempting goodies Lemon ginger bar, Pumpkin cookies and crustless quiche.

Deepika of my life and spice has joined in with Buckeyes which in her words is Chocolaty peanut butter goodness.

Ajitha of The Saji has joined in with Gingerbread house which she has deked up with candies and gingerbread man .

Danny of Oh taste n see has joined in with Pound Cake  and  Christmas Sugar Cookies , i luv the addition of orange zest and almond extract in the cookies.

Srivalli of Cooking for all Seasons has joined in with  tempting Eggless Butterless Rum Fruit Cake , do drop in at her space for the step by step pictorial.

Mehnaz of Chef Naaz has joined in with colourful  Chocolate Cupcake with strawberry Frosting

Padhu of Padhu Kitchen has joined in with mouthwatering  Brownies , topped with chocolate sauce.

Meenakshi of Random Pondering of a Mom has shared Christmas tree Pic and her baking experience with her son.

Chitra of Chitra Ammas Kitchen has joined in with Rose Pudding , name itself says it all .

Jayashree of Spice and Curry has joined in with Eggless Walnut and Date Bread which looks perfect with a mug of hot coffee .

My entries Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Jam filling, Christmas Sugar Cookies,
Chocolate Sugar Cookies and Christmas tree pic.
Year 2009 roundup can be seen here
Thats all friends ,thanks a ton again for sending the entries for the event
see you all soon,happy blogging,:-)

Christmas Celebration at Peters Home

Mary counted the coins she had got in her coin box,she had counted twice ,this was the third  time she was counting,she had some nine dollars and fifty cents in her coin box thats it,tonight  being christmas eve she had managed to sell almost all of Santa hat and Chirstmas decorations ,but still money was not enough to get the  rest of the ingredients  for the  cake,which she had promised she would bake for her son .She knew at home her son must be waiting anxiously for her to come and bake the cake.Since past few weeks she had been collecting money to bake cake,she had got half ingredients but still she needed so many other things for the Christmas cake.Mary clutched her battered coat together to feel warm and walked slowly towards her house.
As soon as Mary left for her shop in the noon, Peter Mary's 12 year old son,took out the tiny bit of paper which he had kept in his notebook.He had asked his teacher for simple cookie recipe which he wanted to bake for his mother.He knew how hard his mother was working for him ,to take care of him .Morning she was working in  flower shop  and evening   in another  gift shop.He wanted to do something special for her,something which would make this Christmas eve  special for her.Since his fathers death his mother was everything for him.His teacher had explained him the recipe,with his small fingers he mixed everything in a bowl ,kneaded soft dough  and kept the dough  in the fridge to chill.He knew his mother wont be back till evening.Patiently he waited for an hour,then he preheated the oven his father had gifted his mother on her birthday,and with small cookie cutter which he had got from the near by shop shaped the cookies,it was not easy for him but he didnt give up,once done he kept the cookies for baking.

Peter cleaned the small table they had in their kitchen ,took out white bedsheet to spread,kept some old christmas ornaments  and burnt some candles to make the place look warm and cosy.He also prepared his mothers favourite coffee
When Mary reached home all she could see was some candles through the window,thinking she must have forgotten to pay the bill,she slowly knocked the door.Peter tells her about some wire break and guides her in with candle in his hand.
Peter : "Mamma u got the cake ingredients , but now we wont be able to bake."
Merry: " no son all the shops were closed,dont worry i will get the rest of the ingredients tomorrow."
Peter slowly takes the veil of from the table

Mary sees platter of cookies with warm mug of coffee
Peter:"Mamma I asked you to bake cake for me ,as i wanted to bake cookies with the ingredients which you had got ,wish you Merry Christmas Mamma."
Mary : "I was so upset thanks for making my day son,wish you Merry Christmas  too."

Christmas Sugar Cookies recipe adapted from here
Baking temperature 100 degree centigrade
baking time 3 to 4 mins
Linking this post to Of Chalks and Chopsticks 6th edition hosted this month by Jaya of Spice and Curry event started by Aqua of Served with Love .
Its time to Jingle again Christmas event
Bake Off event hosted by Versatile Kitchen
Thats all friends,see you all soon,;-)

Its time to Jingle again - Christmas Event 2010

I know this is the best time to have some hot chocolate

to bake some christmas cookies

to deck up home for christmas

and to prepare homemade goodies

Friends join me in the celebration of Christmas this year with this festive event  Its time to Jingle again 2010.Year 2009 you guys had joined me so i thought why to miss this year.
All you have to do is to bake christmas cake,cookies and other baked goodies.Do send me pic of christmas decoration and other memories related to christmas which you want to share.You guys can share Handmade christmas gifts too
event rule
event starts from today to 4th Jan 2011.
just mail me the link of the jingle post with the pic at stillnotyet100@gmail.com
Non bloggers can mail me the recipe and the picture on the above email id.
round up will be published after 5th Jan 2011.
to start the event this is my first entry
sharing with you all sugar cookies which i baked

this is my second attempt,i didnt do any icing this time.

Recipe name Glove shaped sugar cookies

Recipe source Joy of Baking

first attempt blogged here

baking temperature 100 degree centigrade

baking time 2 to 5 mins.

linking the glove shaped sugar cookies to

 Bake off event at Champas space

Bookmarked recipe every tuesday event Vol. 18

hosted by Priya of Mharo Rajasthan.

Thats all friends,will be waiting for your jingle post.

Happy Blogging ,see you all soon.