Mix 1 cup honey and 1 cup apricot brandy. Pour into dessert fondue pot to heat. Spear Dippers (below) and swirl in fondue.
2 cups
Dippers: Brownie Cherry Surprises, apple wedges, Apricot Balls, spiced or salted nuts.
12 oz. milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate pieces, or sweet cooking chocolate
3/4 cup light cream
1 to 2 tbsp. cherry brandy, orange flavored liqueur, or 2 tsp powdered instant coffee
Dippers (below)
In heavy saucepan, melt chocolate in cream over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from...
Prepare strong coffee (3 level tablespoons ground coffee to 3/4 cup water). For each serving, pour 2 tbsp. brandy into mug; fill 2/3 full with coffee. Top with 1 scoop (1/4 cup) chocolate, vanilla, peach, or butter pecan ice cream.
A few years ago, my mother had gotten a holiday issue of Women's World with a recipe in it for a White Fruitcake that was to die for! If anyone still has that issue/recipe and could forward it me that would be awesome! She made it for my birthday and I would LOVE to have it again this year...
the best shrimp dijon is made at a restaurant in Kemah, Texas by the name of "the flying dutchman" worked there my senior year in college and have requested the recipe from them via e-mail repeatedly. They always promise to provide-but never do.
Making cookies to send to my guy in Iraq. There are so many chocolate chip cookie recipes out here. Do you have one that's tried and true, maybe a little different, or just really "special?"Thanks for any you'd be willing to share!
This cake must be made at least
24 hours before serving. The meringue
layers must be be given time to
soften or they will be too brittle to
slice.
Meringue Nut Layers:
1 1/2 cups toasted blanched nuts (half hazelnuts & half almonds or all almonds)
1 cup granulated sugar
(Sweet) butter...
It may seem unusual to be using self-rising flour together with baking powder and soda, but it works well, producing a light and airy cake.
For the cake:
7 eggs
1-cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
2 cups sugar
2 tbsp. brandy or cognac
Zest of 1 lemon
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground cloves...
Instructions for Stress Diet
BREAKFAST:
1/2 grapefruit
1 slice whole wheat toast
8 oz. skim milk
LUNCH:
4 oz. lean broiled chicken breast
1 cup steamed spinach
1 cup herb tea
1 Oreo cookie
MID-AFTERNOON SNACK:
The rest of Oreos in the package
2 pints Rocky Road ice cream, nuts...
Pastry
4 oz (115g) plain flour
1 oz (30g) margarine
1 oz (30g) solid vegetable oil
1 oz (30g) caster sugar
Water to bind
Filling
4 oz (115g) dates
4 floz (110ml) boiling water
1 dssp cocoa powder
1-2 tsp whisky or brandy - optional
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 oz (30g) self raising flour
2 oz (55g)...
6 cups milk
6 eggs
4 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
6 scoops of the best vanilla ice cream you can afford
Rum or brandy to taste OR rum extract (optional)
Nutmeg
Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Heat the milk with the sugar to a simmer stirring to dissolve the sugar. Temper the eggs...
Dark Chocolate Cake
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter (recipe calls for shortening)
3/4 c. water
3/4 c. buttermilk (I soured the milk with lemon juice)
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. baking powder
2 eggs
4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
Heat oven to 350 F...
Chorizo is as easy to make as Italian sausage. You don't need to
stuff it into a casing, because it's used loose.
Chorizo recipes
Ingredients
1 lb pork, ground
1 Tbsp red chile peppers, ground (can substitute paprika)
1/2 tsp coriander, ground
1/4 tsp...
(Serves 6)
6 each Full rack baby back ribs, trimmed
1 Cup Rib Rub (recipe follows)
4 Cups Rib marinade (recipe follows)
½ Cup Asian slaw (recipe follows)
5 oz. French fries
Rib Rub
1 Cup Light brown sugar
1½ Tbsp Blackening spice
7 Tbsp Jerk seasoning
3 Tbsp Kosher salt
Mix all ingredients...
(Serves 6)
6 each Full rack baby back ribs, trimmed
1 Cup Rib Rub (recipe follows)
4 Cups Rib marinade (recipe follows)
½ Cup Asian slaw (recipe follows)
5 oz. French fries
Rib Rub
1 Cup Light brown sugar
1½ Tbsp Blackening spice
7 Tbsp Jerk seasoning
3 Tbsp Kosher salt
Mix all ingredients...
Very quick and easy recipe for a really special daiquiri. All you need is:
1/2 pineapple, cored
3 Peppadew sweet piquanté peppers
1 dessert spoon lime juice
30ml dark rum...