Christmas Morning French Toast

Ingredients:

1/2 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices
4 eggs
1 cup milk
3/4 cup half-and-half cream
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Directions:

Butter a 9×13 inch baking dish. Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.

The following morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup; heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture. Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.

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Cranberry Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs (beaten)
1 cups brown sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup fresh or dried cranberries

Directions:

In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Mix well. In a separate bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs and oil. Mix well. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture and stir well. Fold in the cranberries. Transfer mixture to two lightly greased loaf pans.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for approximately 45 to 55 minutes or until golden and baked through. Cool for 5 minutes in pan before removing to wire rack to cool
completely.

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Christmas Music to Get You Into the Holiday Spirit

Nothing gets you into the holiday spirit quicker than . Whether you’re a fan of the classics or love modern twists on Christmas carols putting on a little festive music makes the holiday season merrier.

Make Christmas Chores Bearable

There’s never a shortage of tasks to do at Christmas time. Baking, wrapping gifts and decorating become much more enjoyable when you put a few Christmas tunes into the . This is a great time to put on the classics such as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra or even some Motown Christmas Music.

Christmas Gatherings

Christmas music is a must when you’re hosting a holiday get together. For more casual parties try putting some oomph into your carols. Depending on the musical tastes of your guests you can choose from Boney M Christmas tunes, Martina McBride’s White Christmas or the Ultimate Christmas 2 CD featuring artists such as Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and ‘NSync.

For a formal gathering or dinner party your Christmas music should be a bit more subdued. Soft background music is best so your guests aren’t competing with your tunes. Try Il Divo’s The Christmas Collection. These will set a festive mood for your dinner party but still allow your guests to enjoy a conversation.

Christmas Music To Go

Typically we spend very little time at home. Between work and errands we’re on the go constantly and this is even more true during the holidays. To keep the Christmas spirit alive while you’re out take some traveler tunes with you.

A Christmas CD in the car will make your commute to work a lot more fun. Try upbeat Christmas carols such as Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits: 1935-1954. To relieve the stress of the day switch to The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album.

If your commute doesn’t involve a car you can still enjoy great Christmas music by downloading a selection of your favorite holiday singles onto your iPod. This way you can enjoy your festive tunes anywhere you go.

Ring In the Holiday Season

The holidays require a more than an everyday ring tone. Another way to get into the spirit of the season is to change up your cell phone’s ring tone for a Christmas one. There are many to choose from so you can change up that festive ring as often as you wish.

Don’t Forget the Kids

While many children still love the classics such as Frosty the Snowman or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer why not give them Christmas music of their very own? Christmas CDs with songs sung by children are always a great hit with the little ones and they can easily sing along to their favorites.

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