{"id":204,"date":"2014-12-26T05:27:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T05:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2014-12-26T05:44:20","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T05:44:20","slug":"twas-night-christmas-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":"T&#8217;was the night before Christmas&#8230;..Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas Everyone! \u00a0This year we are hosting the Christmas dinner for 8 people (5 adults and 3 kids) and my family is never a big fan of turkey so we decided we are going to change it up and make chicken and lamb instead. \u00a0As for dessert, my husband requested me to make Strawberry Cream Parfait. \u00a0 I broke this big production into 2 parts so I don&#8217;t have to stress on the day of. \u00a0Here&#8217;s what I have done the night before Christmas:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The first thing I did on Christmas Eve is to brine the chickens. \u00a0Brining means to soak your ingredients into salt water bath. \u00a0 My husband HATES dry chicken and I know this is the only way to make it nice and juicy. \u00a0Here&#8217;s what I have used for brining 2 chickens:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>~ 10 cups of water<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup of salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup of sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup of soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>3 tbs of whole black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Brine-Chicken.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217\" src=\"http:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Brine-Chicken-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Brine Chicken\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Brine-Chicken-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Brine-Chicken.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have a container that is big enough to fit both the chickens and the water bath hence some parts of the chicken aren&#8217;t completely submerge into the marinated water. \u00a0After you have done that, you just have to put the whole container in the fridge and worry about it tomorrow. \u00a0The next morning, I turned the chickens around so all the sides can be marinated. \u00a0If you have a container that&#8217;s big enough, you don&#8217;t even have to worry about turning the chickens around.<\/p>\n<p>I love to make the Strawberry Cream Parfait for a dinner party because it doesn&#8217;t take a lo of time and it&#8217;s super easy to assemble. \u00a0The only thing that you have to make ahead of time is the Meringue cookies so I followed the recipe from allrecipes.ca to make them and you can find the recipe <a title=\"Meringue Cookie Recipe\" href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/Recipe\/Authentic-French-Meringues\/Detail.aspx?evt19=1\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. \u00a0The recipe is really simple and it only requires 2 ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-204 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/?attachment_id=222'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0207-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-222\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-222'>\n\t\t\t\tEgg White\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/?attachment_id=223'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0208-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-223\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-223'>\n\t\t\t\tFoamy Egg White\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/?attachment_id=224'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0211-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" 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src=\"https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0216-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-226\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-226'>\n\t\t\t\tPipe the egg white onto a wax paper or parchment paper\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/?attachment_id=227'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glittermommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0219-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-227\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-227'>\n\t\t\t\tFinal product\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The meringue cookies look a little too burnt for my liking but they taste fine so I kept them. \u00a0Interestingly enough these brown meringue contrasted with the rest of the dessert really well and you will see them on part 2 of the post. \u00a0That&#8217;s all I have done on Christmas Eve and I will share with you how I finish the meal tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for reading and I will see you guys tomorrow. \u00a0Merry Christmas again and goodnight!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas Everyone! \u00a0This year we are hosting the Christmas dinner for 8 people (5 adults and 3 kids) and my family is never a big fan of turkey so we decided we are going to change it up and make chicken and lamb instead. \u00a0As for dessert, my husband requested me to make Strawberry 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