Trident Nov 14 2005 - Tridentnews.ca
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A D V E R T I S I N G S P E C I A L<br />
TRIDENT, NOVEMBER <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2005</strong> 21<br />
• Find an outdoor ice rink in your<br />
area and set up a skating party<br />
for family members young and<br />
old. The exercise and fresh air<br />
will help young ones sleep later<br />
on Christmas morning as an<br />
added bonus.<br />
• If you don’t have a fireplace or<br />
your roof is slippery, leave Hallmark’s<br />
Santa Key on your front<br />
door to provide a new route of<br />
entry for the jolly old elf.<br />
• Sprinkle icing sugar on your dining<br />
room table once the kids are<br />
in bed. Tell them it’s magic reindeer<br />
dust when they spot it in the<br />
morning (proof positive Santa<br />
stopped by).<br />
• Settle excited kids with a bed-time<br />
story like the Night Before Christmas<br />
and snuggle on the sofa<br />
together with hot cups of cocoa.<br />
• While most families have decorated<br />
their tree long before<br />
Christmas Eve, consider saving a<br />
few special ornaments to hang<br />
on Christmas Eve.<br />
• Get your youngsters involved in<br />
Christmas Day preparations by<br />
assigning a few special tasks to<br />
them the night before like decorating<br />
sugar cookies or helping<br />
to hang mistletoe<br />
• Teach your kids popular Christmas<br />
<strong>ca</strong>rols or other seasonal songs<br />
and sing them together before bed<br />
time on Christmas Eve.<br />
The traditions you start at Christmas<br />
Eve are only limited by your<br />
imagination. No matter what activities<br />
you choose, they’ll provide<br />
happy memories for the whole family<br />
and enrich the holiday season<br />
with sharing and love.<br />
For additional holiday tips visit<br />
www.hallmark.com or <strong>ca</strong>ll 1-800-<br />
268-3230.<br />
Easy-make recipes:<br />
Serve a sensational<br />
party time dessert<br />
The holiday season is the perfect<br />
time of year to reconnect with<br />
friends and family. Festive desserts<br />
should be of the kind that guests<br />
never forget—and the best ones <strong>ca</strong>ll<br />
for chocolate. There’s no better way<br />
to brighten short days and long<br />
nights than with a rich and comforting<br />
dessert—and they <strong>ca</strong>n be<br />
enjoyed all winter long. We’ve<br />
got a complete list of festive<br />
dessert favourites that are as delicious<br />
as they are quick and easy<br />
to prepare. For more festive de<strong>ca</strong>dent<br />
chocolate desert ideas, visit<br />
www.kraft<strong>ca</strong>nada.com.<br />
Matterhorn Creme Brulée. Prep<br />
time: 4 steps, 20 minutes. Bake time:<br />
50 minutes.<br />
Ingredients:<br />
• 1 cup whipping cream.<br />
• 2 pkg. (100 g each) white, milk<br />
or dark Toblerone Chocolate Bar.<br />
• 1/2 of a 250 g pkg. softened<br />
Philadelphia Cream Cheese.<br />
• 5 egg yolks.<br />
• 1/4 cup sugar.<br />
1. Microwave whipping cream<br />
in large microwaveable bowl on<br />
medium heat for 3 to 4 min. Add<br />
chocolate and cream cheese. Stir<br />
with wire whisk until cream cheese<br />
and chocolate are melted and mixture<br />
is well blended.<br />
2. Whisk in egg yolks; pour into<br />
four (1/2-cup) ramekins. Place in<br />
shallow baking dish filled halfway<br />
with water.<br />
3. Bake at 300°F (150°C) for<br />
45 to 50 min. or until just set in<br />
centres. Cool completely, refrigerate<br />
overnight.<br />
4. Sprinkle each ramekin with<br />
about 1 tbsp. sugar just before serving.<br />
Broil until sugar melts.<br />
Makes four servings. This is an<br />
indulgent recipe. Save it for special<br />
oc<strong>ca</strong>sions and be mindful of the<br />
suggested serving size.<br />
Smart spending<br />
this holiday season<br />
Last year, Canadians spent $15.2<br />
billion on their Visa <strong>ca</strong>rds during the<br />
peak holiday shopping season, representing<br />
a 10 percent increase over<br />
2003. While Canadians flocked to<br />
stores in record numbers last<br />
December, a Visa Canada survey<br />
revealed that 79 per cent of holiday<br />
shoppers planned to pay off their<br />
bills by the end of February.<br />
Smart shoppers resist the urge to<br />
go overboard during the holidays by<br />
figuring out how much money they<br />
have to spend, creating a Holiday<br />
Shopping Budget and organizing<br />
their savings-savvy approach by<br />
making a list and checking it twice.<br />
The first step Make sure your<br />
Holiday Shopping Budget goals are<br />
realistic. A realistic goal is smart, in<br />
more ways than one. It is: specific,<br />
measurable, attainable, relevant,<br />
time-related.<br />
Specific: Smart goals are specific<br />
and motivate a person into action.<br />
Smart example: Save enough<br />
money to buy Johnny a pair of $200<br />
skates. Not, save some money to<br />
buy presents.<br />
Measurable: You need to know<br />
when you have achieved your goal,<br />
or how close you are.<br />
Example: I need $1,000 for presents<br />
and have already saved $500.<br />
Goals that aren’t measurable, like<br />
I’d like to buy gifts for my family as<br />
well as close friends this year, are<br />
much harder to achieve. What’s<br />
more, there’s no way to tell when