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Presenting our fabulous holiday stocking themed for a Baby Boy. It’s filled with toys, crafts and apparel suitable for the little man in your life valued at over $200.00. Inside you’ll find:
Padraig Booties from Hip Baby
These comfy and oh so cozy little booties will keep your baby’s feet warm and try this blustery winter. Padraig booties are made in North Vancouver out of wool and sheepskin and take full advantage of the wondrous qualities of wool-built in climate control, breathes and insulates and soft and warm and best of all, wool is the ultimate sustainable resource! These booties are so fabulous you’ll wish you had some too!
Mittz from Stonz Wear
These olive green Mittz are designed with an extra wide opening to slip on easily over hands and child’s outerwear – keeping warmth in and cold out. The over arm and toggle system keeps snow and cold weather from reaching child’s wrists and hands with five layers of warmth in every mitt.
Darwin Newsboy Cap from Chill Monkeys
The Darwin newsboy cap, inspired by classic men’s styling, is the perfect accessory for the little man-about-town; perfect for a trip by motorcar, a stroll around the park, or a round of golf – or wherever your busy day takes you.
Dress Me Up Organic Baby Teething Bonbon from Lusso Baby
This hand-stitched Canadian teether is made with certified organic cotton and naturally antibacterial lamb’s wool. Cool, firm knots soothe tender gums, while the lamb’s wool center keeps little hands warm. Essential for the teething tot!
Waterproof mittens from Puddlegear
Puddlegear is raingear built tough so kids can play outside feeling warm, unrestricted and dry in their great looking rain gear. Turning puddles and rain into nature’s toys. Puddlegear raingear is quality and function down to every last button and seam. And kids think its cool too!
Tangerine the Clown by Zubels from Raspberry Kids
Your baby boy will beam with delight when he meets Tangerine the Clown from Zubels These dolls are made using 100% cotton yarn and eco friendly low impact dyes. The cuddle factor is high with all Zubels products, and this clown is sure to become a treasured friend for your little one.
So how can you get your name in the draw to win this fantastic stocking? Let us know your favourite holiday recipe-be it for Chanukah, Christmas, New Years Eve or just a chilly winter’s night. Get an extra entry for tweeting @yoyomamadotca with your favourite food, and don’t forget to tag it #yymm. And you can get one more entry by commenting on our facebook page. The contest closes at midnight on December 5th , 2010.
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Wow! What a fantastic stocking! Perfect for my 9 month old son Liam.
Great prize! My favourite recipe for the holidays is a mini-cheesecake recipe that my family has made for years. I swear it’s the only reason people come to my holiday parties!
love making doughnuts for chanuka
What a great compilation of gifts. Fingers crossed. My favourite christmas recipe is rum balls, super easy and no baking required.
Ingredients
1 cup icing sugar
1 cup ground almonds
3 oz bittersweet chocolate, grated
1/3 cup dark rum
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles
Preparation:
Line trays with waxed paper; set aside.
In large bowl, whisk icing sugar, almonds and bittersweet chocolate. Stir in 1/4 cup of the rum and vanilla until solid moist mass; press together. Chill until firm enough to roll, about 15 minutes.
Roll by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls, moistening and wiping hands with damp cloth as needed. Place on prepared trays.
Pour remaining rum into shallow bowl. Pour chocolate sprinkles into separate shallow bowl. Roll balls in rum then in chocolate, pressing lightly to adhere. Let dry on tray, 1 hour. Refrigerate until firm.
oooh, my lil baby aaron would love all these goodies! :) my holiday recipe that i love making, and it is quickly becoming a tradition, is apple cider. I buy some good quality apple cider, put it on the stove and let it simmer with cloves, cinnamon sticks, maple syrup, and some orange and lemon zest. it envelopes the house with apple christmas smells and it is divine to hold a hot cup in your hands and inhale the heady aroma. mmmmm
Grandma’s confetti squares. Always a family favourite!
Caramel and chocolate dipped pretzels. They don’t last long around here!
Peanut butter marshmallow squares are the best! Melted caramel chips, peanut butter and colored mini marshmallows – can’t go wrong!
Nothing says the holidays like Amish Ginger Cookies and eggnog!
Making homeade perogies. My grandma made them, now my Mom does and I want to carry on the tradition for my kids.
My grandfather always made Christmas cake. Not many people like it but my mom and I love it and we now make it for the holidays.
Stonz MITTS?! I love their boots so I’m stoked about these! Ooo and that teething bonbon is MUCH classier to gnaw on than my “socksicles” (frozen baby socks)!
I found yam gratin this year at Thanksgiving and can’t wait for Christmas so I can make it again! Happy indulging: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000001559169
Can’t go wrong with gingerbread men.
Lemon Squares,have been making them for 20 odd years ..Found them in Canadian Living way back when..Short bread base and a fresh lemen custard like topping…delish
tweeted on twitter about my squares!!@movingforward55
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My mom always made nanaimo bars for Christmas. It just wouldn’t be Christmas without them…..but I kind of love the sound peanut marshmallow bars another reader spoke about above. Yumm!
chicken wild rice soup for sure!
chicken,
wild rice
chicken broth
celery
carrots
YUM!
served with homemade bread, of course!
My mom always makes butter tarts, which are a favourite tradition. Now that I have my own children, I may just have to learn!
My favourite super-easy recipe is fudge! It takes hardly any time to make and people LOVE it (they think you slaved over a hot stove for hours)!
Fudge
Mix 3 cups of chocolate chips with one can of sweetened condensed milk.
Microwave for 2 minutes – no longer.
Add a dash of salt and 1 tsp of Vanilla, stir until good consistency.
Put into a waxed paper lined square pan.
Refrigerate until set.
I usually remove from fridge and let stand before trying to cut.
I always melt a layer of dark chocolate with peppermint flavoring,let it cool then melt white chocolate on top. Sprinkle crushed candy canes and let cool. Perfect for small bagged gifts of chocolate bark!
What a great stocking! My favourite holiday recipe is spicy gingerbread cookies.
My favourite recipe is for gingerbread men. The gingersnaps recipe in the Laura Secord cookbook, but into festive shapes, is the same recipe my mom made when I was little, and that I cook now. Tres canadien!
You remind me I must copy down my mother shortbread recipe. Butter, sugar, flour and a note in her writing “must be prepared entirely by hand – no mixer” or it doesn’t turn out right.
Strange but true, I love my mom’s hearty stew! :)
1 of my fav. holiday recipes is a family friend’s recipe for whipped shortbread! They melt in your mouth! mmmm
Our family’s favourite food tradition at Christmas is: Christmas Morning Bread.
It is a sweet bread recipe with almonds, almond flavouring, raisins, sugar, egg whites in the middle and lemon rind in the dough. Can be baked ahead of time to allow for other important things to be done, like wrap presents. It is heated in foil on Christmas morning, sliced with butter on top, served with hot coffee or tea and fresh fruit on the side and eaten while we open gifts. This is super easy and oh so yummy on Christmas morning! I usually make many and give them to my friends as gifts, which has resulted in this becoming a family tradition for them as well!
I will share the recipe. It is just too long to write here now!
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My Christmas favorites are the dream squares my mom always makes. They’re kind of a cross between a date square and butter tart…yum!
My favourite recipe is for the scones we used to eat for breakfast on Christmas Day. We’d cut the dough with Xmas-themed cookie cutters.
SCONES
3 c self-rising flour
1 tsp baking powder
dash of salt
1 1/2 tsp sugar
6 tbsp butter
1/2 c milk
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add sugar. Cut in butter with a fork to corn-meal sized mixture. Add milk.
Roll out to one-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes.
Place on non-stick cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden.
Yield: about 8 scones.