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Cooking Up Joy this Holiday with Lulu.com
Cooking Up Joy this Holiday with Lulu.com Self-publisher makes sharing family recipes fun, easy, and affordable with print-on-demand cookbooks RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – (October 6, 2011) – Everyone’s got a grandma that can make a casserole better than anyone
else. Everyone’s got that secret family recipie that’s been passed down to each
generation. And, everyone’s got
that one food that is an absolute weakness that they just can’t say no to. Luckily, saving and sharing those
delicious delicicies is easier than ever with a customizable Lulu cookbook – a
cherished gift that is sure to win you the family favorite award this holiday
season.
“When my kids saw their picture on the cover of my cookbook, they got so excited shouting: ‘we’re famous,’” says Tamra Davis, author of Make Me Something Good to Eat. “I’m grateful to Lulu for helping me gather all my family’s favorite recipies into one book. Lulu offered so many size options for my cookbook. I love that I can just toss it in my purse and take it to the market, or give it to friends.”
Creating and publishing a cookbook through Lulu is simple, and best of all – free. To get started:
• Pick one of Lulu’s hundreds of cookbook templates and themes.
• Upload pictures of your dishes, drag and drop them into your book.
• Add in your recipies.
• Set the price for your work.
• Share as many copies as you want with Lulu’s POD technology.
From baking to stir fry, Lulu makes it possible to create a recipe book of family-favorites or for your own fundraiser. So spread some comfort and joy this holiday season through the power of food. By creating a cookbook of your own, you’ll have a remarkable gift that will last forever. And, even if it doesn’t, print-on-demand makes it quick and affordable to get a brand new one. To learn more about creating your own custom cookbook log onto www.lulu.com. In the meantime, enjoy this recipe for gingerbread people from Davis’ cookbook – a delicious holiday treat and fun family project.
Gingerbread People
1 stick of butter softened
½ cup of sugar
½ cup of honey
¼ cup of dark molasses
2 ½ cups of flour
2 teaspoons of ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
Decoration::
Powdered sugar icing with food coloring
Candies and raisins
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all the ingredients, except decorations, together in a large mixing bowl (If it does not come together add a tablespoon of ice water). Wrap in wax paper and put it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Roll out the dough between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or wax paper until it’s about ¼ inch thick.
Cut out the gingerbread people. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool before decorating. Set out your decorations. Mix powdered confectioners sugar with a little water at to make an icing. Add food coloring to make different colors (tip: try putting the coloring in squirt bottles or a little bowl with some brushes or spoons).
Put out little bowls with different candies and raisins.
Fun activity: put each gingerbread person on a piece of wax paper and had let the kids write their names and decorated their gingerbread person. It takes about 20 minutes for the frosting to set and they are ready to eat.
African Sweet Potato Pie
2 large sweet potatoes (pre baked)
2 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
1/3 cup of sugar
¼ cup of maple syrup
1 tablespoon of flour
2/3 cup of milk
½ teaspoon of cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Pie Shell (or use premade)
1 stick of butter
1 ½ cup of flour
1 tablespoon maple syrup
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ - ½ cup of ice water
Pre bake 2 sweet potatoes (wrap in foil and bake at 375 for 45 min) until they are soft.
Make the pie dough by cutting in butter to flour. Add the sugar and salt. Slowly add water till it forms a dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Then roll it out between 2 pieces of wax paper or plastic wrap. Place in a pie pan and then pre-bake at 375 with a pie chain or some other weight for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Either by mixing in a bowl or in a blender place the insides of the sweet potatoes, butter, eggs, sugar, maple syrup, flour, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix this together till super smooth.
Place in the pre baked pie shell and bake for 35-50 minutes or until center is set to the touch. Cool and serve. It will continue to set in the refrigerator.
*This can be made non-dairy by using margarine instead of butter and soymilk instead of milk.
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