Cooking For Christmas Eve || Guyanese Christmas || Sponsored by #imusa #calderon

turkey

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often more affordable.

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while smoked sausage can be less expensive.

black-eyed peas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are nutritious and canned beans save time.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while white sugar is often cheaper.

Introduce the Christmas Eve tradition and the special dish being made.

Prepare the coffee mixture with instant ground coffee, water, and sugar.

Make the cream filling by mixing cream cheese and sugar until soft, then add amaretto.

Boil peeled and cut potatoes in salted water until fork tender.

Mash the boiled potatoes until mostly mashed, then mix in chopped scallions and hot pepper.

Add about a tablespoon of butter to the potato mixture for creaminess.

Chop imitation crab meat finely and mix it into the potato mixture along with salt and adobo seasoning.

Roll the mixture into oblong shapes instead of round balls and refrigerate overnight.

Prepare pineapple jam for the pine tarts.

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