Christmas Baking Adventures

For a couple of days before Christmas I spent my time doing some baking and listening to Christmas carols. Sparing no butter nor sugar:)

FOund out custard is the closest match to vanilla pudding (for the banana cream pie) and when asking for Molasses, found our 'black treacle' is what it is called. Try describing molasses to someone..."black, sticky, runs really slow?And you use it in gingerbread?"

Gingerbread cookies:

The challenge of pie crust... How does my mom do it?

Lemon Square mix:)
I mildly burnt the Lemon Square mom...

Melting chocolate for the Peanut Butter Rice Krispie balls (recipe courtesy of Jeff Arnold).

Very chocolatey brownies waiting for the fudge icing:

Fudge icing sugar explosion:

Fresh rolls:

Now onto making our meal, Risotto, garlic wine salmon, fresh greens, roasted tomatoes and mozzarella, delish:)

Jayson stirring the Risotto, while browsing online...cause stirring the Risotto was boring. (I actually have to agree that stirring rice for 45 minutes can get monotonous.)

Our Christmas Eve Dinner