Free Printable Labels

I am posting a wonderful site for Free Printable Labels  ~   Worldlable.com Labels, Printables, Open Source & more.   Just visit this Free Printable Labels Gallery and enjoy.  They keep adding more labels so keep your eye on their site.  I have added photos of just a few of the labels below.

Cranberry Steamed Pudding

I first tasted Cranberry Steamed Pudding at the One of a Kind Gift Show in Toronto several years ago. We bought a couple of them but have not seen the company since.  Last year I decided to attempt it myself, it was a success so I am again making it for our New Years dinner dessert.

Recipe 

1/3 cup hot water

1 tbsp. baking soda

2 cups (8 oz.) cranberries, chopped

1/2 cup molasses

1 tbsp sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cup flour

In mixing bowl, combine water and baking soda. Immediately add remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour batter into well greased pudding mold or oven-proof bowl. Cover tightly with foil. Put a rack in the bottom of a large kettle. Place mold or bowl on rack. Add boiling water to 2” depth. Cover kettle and boil gently, replacing water as needed. Steam 1 hour or until cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes. Unmold.

My dad would always make Christmas pudding for us when we were small and I had always wanted to recreate that wonderful taste experience.  Several years ago when I saw a steamed pudding mold on sale at Williams Sonoma I grabbed it in hopes of some day using it.  It has come in handy as I have been making cranberry pudding.




Serve with:

Butter Sauce

1 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. half & half cream

FOR SAUCE: Heat all ingredients in saucepan until butter is melted and sugar dissolved. Serve pudding and sauce warm.

Happy New Year 2012

Updating our Toronto Apartment

Making some changes to our apartment, so far I have decided on the Restoration Hardware Lancaster 96" sofa that is 4 feet deep ~ perfect for two to curl up and watch TV.





For a coffee table I have found a wonderful vintage cart with 6 wired basket drawers

Thinking of painting the apartment white and hanging subway art above the sofa.



I will post more as I make decisions and will post before and after photos.

Found a different sofa at Elte, 44" deep.

Hot Chocolate Gift Basket

3 Cups ~ Chocolate Milk (Powdered Nestle Quik)
1 1/2 Cups ~ Coffee Mate
8 1/2 Cups ~ Powdered Milk
1 1/2 Cups ~ Icing Sugar

1 Tbs ~ Chocolate Shavings for each cone bag
Handfull ~ Mini Marshmallows for each cone bag

Instructions for cones:  Put 1/2 Cup of Hot Chocolate Mix in the cone, add chocolate chips or shavings then top with marshmallows.  Tie with curling ribbon or raffia.

To make hot chocolate  ~ use one cone for 9 oz of boiling water


Cone bags available at Creative Bag, they are not listed on their website but are available in their stores.
Shrink bags also available at Creative Bag

Christmas Gift Wrapping

Black wrapping paper with black and white bakers twine and a tag made from white cardstock

Lemonade Mason Jar Lids from We Love Citrus

The past few days have been 16 C, we are really enjoying the Indian Summer that we are lucky enough to have this year.  As we look at the days getting colder my mind drifts off to days of spring and summer when the warm weather will be back.

I recently discovered some mason jar lids for lemonade and can't wait to order them and start squeezing lemons.  You can get them from  We Love Citrus  ~ you can order them here.  Being a jar addict, I have fallen in love with these lids.  I will post pictures as soon as I use them.