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Christmas is coming our way to bring joy to our lives in less than 2 months and most of us must be in the process of finding ways to make it big. Cooking is one activity that must be of primary concern as food is the thing that can enhance the happiness of anyone on the Christmas day. There are certain cooking techniques, if followed, can make your day more joyful.

• Plan in advance. You must decide yourself what to cook on the big day. This should avoid any confusion and dilemma. Also, have your recipes ready so that you can execute the process with ease on this occasion.
• All the vegetables required for your dishes must be bought and stored in your fridge. They can be peeled later on. You can save your cooking time by par-boiling these vegetables before roasting them.
• You cannot predict the number of unexpected visitors. Prepare frozen party food like spring rolls, quiches etc which can serve these people. Mince pies can serve hungry guests who may arrive at tea time.
• Involve more people to help you. Make children work on easy things that can not only make your cooking task easier, it is a way to socialize.

These are some cooking techniques that can help you in making your cooking process easy and socialize at the same time.

Ingredients:

-          6 eggs

-          1 ½  teaspoons of white sugar

-          1 ½  cups of skim milk

-          1 ½ cups of vanilla extract

-          ¼ tea spoons of cloves powder

-          ½ tea spoon of nutmeg powder

-          1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder

-          2 teaspoons of baking soda

-          1 cup of wheat flour(whole)

-          1 cup of flour(all-purpose)

-          1 cup of crushed pineapple

-          2 cups of shredded carrots

-          ½ cup of chopped walnuts

-          ½  cup of raisin

Preparation method:

Take a large mixing bowl and add egg whites into it followed by sugar. Gradually add in skin milk and vanilla. Add all the dry ingredients i.e. clove and nutmeg followed by cinnamon and baking soda. Add flour after that and stir all the contents with a spoon. Then add the remaining ingredients (carrots, walnuts, pineapple, raisins) all at a time. Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Put into a pan that is greased slightly. Prefer a non fat cooking spray. This completes your special carrot cake. This is indicated by the coming out of toothpick put in the center.