Pretoria East, Bloemfontein & North West Christmas Edition 2015

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HO HO HOPE YOU HAVE A BRILLIANT

festive season

If it’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas, that’s because Silly Season is here! Even traditionalists must relent today, and go fetch that tree.

I know if I had to add putting up decorations to other last-minute preparations, it would tip me over.

If you haven’t ventured out, there are already great goodies,

stocking fillers and treats in store... but if you’re still stuck for gift ideas, just have a look at our amazing gift guide on page 6.

Also keep in mind, that once in a while we all need to step back from the frenzy and remember that this season is supposed to be festive; Christmas should be fun. I know some think that’s just for children, but it’s also for adults to step off the hamster wheel and

MAKE YOUR OWN SANTA PARTY PACK

WHAT’S INSIDE? Make your own Santa party box

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DIY glitter mugs

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relish the life and people they work so hard for.

Games & word puzzles

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5 course Christmas menu

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On that subject, a little shout-out to the AMAZING team at AWSUM news.

Thanks for the incredible year, you guys rock!

Gift Guide 6 Fashion 7 Entertainment 8 Printed by Paarl Coldset

Have a safe and fun-filled season of love!

Tenille

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STICK THIS PARTY PACK PATTERN ON SOME CARDBOARD, CUT IT OUT ALONG THE EDGES, FOLD AND STICK!

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MAKE YOUR OWN GIFT TAGS

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Easy Christmas Gifts!

DIY Glitter Mugs

LOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS WORDS: Sleigh Tree December Snowman Rudolf Star Snow Gingerbread

Christmas Cracker Bauble Carol Holly Bell Nativity Gifts

Lately I’ve been wanting to make easy and inexpensive Christmas gifts! I found these mugs at the R5-store and knew exactly what I was going to do with them! So I bought mugs and gold glitter!! (cause glitter is always a good idea right?!)

3. Your Mug should look something like this!

4. Make sure you put a piece of paper on the bottom to reuse the loose glitter that has fallen.

5. Before the glue dries, carefully peel off the tape or else the modge podge will seal it.

6. Make sure to let them dry overnight and for the following week keep repeating these steps to seal the glitter!

These are super glam and makes great Christmas gifts!

FOR THE GLITTER MUGS YOU WILL NEED: • White Mugs • Glitter • Sponge brush • Modge podge in gloss finish • Painters Tape

Christmas word search

WHAT YOU DO: 1. First tape off the bottom half of the mug with your painter’s tape. (Don’t Forget the handle!)

2. Next apply modge podge to the taped off section of the mug and generously coat the mug with glitter.

WORD SEARCH

Christmas stockings word maker

Make as many words as possible by joining the letters on the first stocking to the letters on the second stocking

Bells Candles Cards Celebrate Greetings Holiday Jubilee Noel

Parades Candy Canes Fruitcake Ham Sweetpotato Mistletoe Poinsettia

Wreath Christmastree Elves Santaclaus Blitzen Comet Cupid Dancer

Donner Prancer Vixen Fairies Northpole Stockings Tidings Reindeer

Sled Sleigh Party Scrooge Season

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ROAST LEG OF LAMB WITH ANCHOVY Deliciously comforting, and the

leftovers make great sandwich fillers.

PREP TIME: MORE THAN 2 HOURS SERVES: 6 INGREDIENTS • 2 kilograms leg of lamb • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced • 3 sprigs rosemary, snipped into 2cm lengths • 1 pinch rosemary and olive seasoning, or season to taste • 1 can anchovy fillets in oil • (50g) 23 ml brown gravy powder • 2 tbsp olive oil • 1 dash sherry, or squeeze lemon juice (optional) DIRECTIONS 1. Stuff lamb with garlic and rosemary by making holes in meat with the point of a chef’s knife and inserting a sliver of garlic and a tiny piece of fresh rosemary into each hole.

Season with rosemary and olive seasoning.

2. Mash anchovies in their own oil with a little extra olive oil to form a paste.

Rub all over meat. Refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight. Bring meat to room

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temperature before roasting. Preheat oven to 200 °C. Place lamb on a rack over a roasting pan.

Add 2 cups (500ml) water to pan.Roast meat uncovered for 30 minutes.

Reduce heat to 180 °C and roast fo ranother 1-1½hours (uncovered) or until cooked to your liking (on a meat thermometer, medium done reads 71 °C).

Remove lamb from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes covered with foil before carving.

Add 2 cups (500ml) water to pan juices and thicken with Ina Paarman’s brown gravy powder, mixed with a little water. Season to taste. Add sherry or lemon juice for extra flavour.

STEP-BY-STEP CARVING Wrap a clean cloth around exposed shank bone.

Position leg on its side and, using a very sharp chef’s or carving knife, carve into neat, thin slices.

Finally cut along long bones to loosen slices and arrange on a warmed meat platter.

Turn leg over and carve other side the same way, until you end up with completely clean bones.

TIP Ensure the butcher doesn’t cut the shank (leg) bone because when carving it serves as a ‘handle’. However, ask them to fillet out the pelvic bone, which can get in the way when carving.

LIME-GLAZED BABY CARROTS The citrus adds a yummy zing to this side dish.

INGREDIENTS • 2 bunches baby carrots, or coloured carrots,

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blanched 30 ml butter 45 ml honey 2 limes, juiced (40ml) and zest

DIRECTIONS 1. Sauté carrots with butter, honey and the lime juice and zest until honey caramelises, about 5 minutes.

2. Serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE FRUIT CAKE CASSATA A luxurious cold dessert for a summer Christmas.

PREP TIME: MORE THAN 2 HOURS SERVES: 8 INGREDIENTS • 2 litres vanilla ice cream, softened • 140 grams dried fruit mix, plus extra for serving • 100 grams glacé cherries, chopped, plus extra for serving • 2 slabs milk chocolate, (90g each) melted, plus extra for serving DIRECTIONS 1. Line a 2-litre mould with two strips of baking paper.

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2. Spread one half of the ice cream along the bottom and sides of the mould.

3. Stir fruit cake mix, cherries and chocolate into leftover ice cream.

4. Pour mixture into mould lined with ice cream.

5. Place cling wrap on top and set in the freezer for 3 hours or overnight.

6. Dip mould in lukewarm water to loosen sides and pick up by the baking paper to remove.

7. Serve topped with melted chocolate, cherries and a little extra fruit cake mix.

FRUIT MINCE PIES Don’t want to stress you out or

anything but Christmas is now merely weeks away - get ahead by making these mince pies now and putting them in the freezer.

INGREDIENTS • 2 tablespoons brown sugar • 2 tablespoons brandy • 1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, coarsely grated • 85g raisins, coarsely chopped • 85g currants • 85g sultanas • 60g glace cherries, coarsely chopped • 115g (⅓ cup) breakfast marmalade • 1/4 teaspoon mixed spice • 600g (4 cups) plain flour • 80g (½ cup) icing sugar mixture • 300g chilled butter, chopped • 2 egg yolks • 4-5 tablespoons water

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White sugar, to sprinkle Icing sugar, to dust

DIRECTIONS 1. Combine the brown sugar, brandy, apple, raisins, currants, sultanas, cherries, marmalade and mixed spice in a bowl. Set aside, covered, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 days to macerate.

2. Place the flour, icing sugar and butter in the bowl of a food processor and process until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolks and water, and process until the dough just comes together.

3. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.

4. Preheat oven to 180 °C. Roll out the pastry between 2 sheets of non-stick baking paper until 3mm thick. Use a round 6.5cm-diameter pastry cutter to cut 40 discs from the pastry.

Line forty 30ml (1 ½-tablespoon) capacity patty pans with the discs. Use a fork to prick the bases.

5. Re-roll leftover pastry between 2 sheets of non-stick baking paper until 3mm thick. Use a round 5cm-diameter pastry cutter to cut 40 discs from the pastry. Spoon 1 heaped teaspoon of fruit mixture into each pastry case. Top with pastry discs. Press edges to seal. Sprinkle with white sugar. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Dust the pies with icing sugar to serve.

CREAMY CHRISTMAS EGG NOG INGREDIENTS • 4 egg yolks • 1 tin sweetened condensed milk • 1 tablespoon white sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 4 ½ cups milk • 4 egg whites • 2/3 cup of rum • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg DIRECTIONS 1. In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until they are thickened and light.

2. Gradually stir in condensed milk, sugar, vanilla and milk.

3. Beat the egg whites until stiff, then add them to the milk mixture.

4. Stir rum into the mixture (to taste).

5. Garnish with nutmeg.

Source: http://allrecipes.com This recipe contains raw eggs. We recommend that pregnant women, young children, the elderly and the infirm do not consume raw eggs.

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FASHION

SAYS E P E P # thing e m o s t Go our y t e L ? to say talking! he T do tSelena Gomes

Talking tank top, R59.99, Pick n Pay Clothing and Best Friends flip flops R120, Woolworths.

Spiderman sunglasses , R69, Clicks.

says it all and more in a cool black and white graphic T-shirt.

#MUST-HAVE tropical picture prints are hot news for surf shorts.

Christmas T-shirt, R79, Soda Bloc.

Monster High monokini, R139.90, Pick n Pay Clothing.

Tropical picture print T-shirt, and R69.99 Bermuda shorts R139.95, both Ackermans.

Price on request

GO ON, HAVE YOUR SAY! All prices correct at time of going to press. Stocks may be limited.

@BESTIE Who’s your text buddy now, huh? Just say it like you feel it. Wear your thoughts where everyone can get an eyeful.

Talking T’s, picture pants and slogan slip-slops are where it’s at for the summer holidays.

Love cartoon characters? Check out the comic book idols and super heroes on your clothes. There’s everyone from Spidey to Barbie to Mickey Mouse and Minions and all the rest!

Yessss! At last it’s down time. No more school for ages - just fun, freedom and friends. Fashion Editor Pepe Sofianos has got the holiday message all decked out in edgy graphics and comic book heroes.

Sponge Bob T-shirt, R89.99, Pick n Pay Clothing

Team Rudolf strappy top, R69, Soda Bloc Ripped message tunic, R109.99, Ackermans Price on request

Star Wars vest, R59.99, Pick n Pay Clothing

Message tie-back top, R49.95, Ackermans. ( Life’s too short) Price on request

Graffiti T-shirt, R69.99, Ackermans.

Price on request

Summer Blast picture print top, R49.95, Ackermans.

Slogan cropped Price on request top, R39.99, Mr Price

Rico Rodriques from Modern Family fame shows off his Superman Barbie fringed persona. tunic, R49.95, Ackermans.

Price on request

Rapper Jaden Smith goes for all-out grunge graphics in hip hop blues.

and script Capri leggings, R99.95, Woolworths.

Above: Picture print board shorts, R170, Woolworths.

Spiderman slip-slops, R89.95, Woolworths.

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R 2015 HIGHLIGHTS

BRAND BRAND NEW SHOW NEW SHOW WABBIT WABBIT

WHAT’S NEW ON TV?

WABBIT IS LAUNCHING ON BOOMERANG! MultiChoice and Turner Broadcasting will make African television history this festive, holiday season- introducing ‘Hoolee’, DStv’s first ever pop-up children’s channel, on screen from the 1st of December 2015 to the 31st of January 2016 on channel 197.

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What’s up, Doc? The most famous rabbit in the world is back in brand new adventures!

Wabbit launches on Boomerang across the continent. Brand new episodes will air every weekend on DStv Channel 302.