Margarita Dressing

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons tequila
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 combine the ingredients except for the olive oil in a medium-sized mixing bowl. whisk in the oil a little at a time until the dressing becomes thick, then beat in the remaining oil in a steady stream.

Frozen Peach Cranberry Pops

Lavender-rose Honey

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 quart mild honey
• 3/4 cup dried organic rose petal
• 1/2 cup dried lavender flowers

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients in a jar.
• 2 seal and let stand in a sunny window for 2 weeks.
• 3 warm the jar under hot water intil the honey and strain into a clean jar. store in a cool, dark place.

Peach Melba Tarts

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 cup red raspberries, 24 more for garnish
• 3 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 16 ounces diced peaches, drained
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 12 miniature graham cracker pie crusts

Recipe

• 1 place ice cream in refrigerator to soften slightly.
• 2 in a small nonstick pan, melt jam over low heat, stirring, about 2 minutes. remove from heat, stir in water & cool for 5 minutes.
• 3 set aside 24 raspberries for garnish; add remaining 1 cup to jam mixture & stir gently.
• 4 spoon cooled raspberry sauce in tart crusts, about 1 tablespoon each.
• 5 stir together peaches, almond extract & toasted almonds. remove ice cream from refrigerator, stir it smooth & fold in peach mixture.
• 6 working quickly, spoon 1/3 cup ice cream atop raspberries in each shell.
• 7 place pies on a baking sheet & freeze 4-6 hours.
• 8 before serving, garnish each tart with 2 reserved raspberried.
• 9 **** to toast almonds, heat oven to 350º. soread nuts on a baking sheet & bake 8-10 minutes. cool completely.

Hard Wood Floor Cleaner And Polish

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1 gallon hot water
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 mix all together. wring your mop out really well. apply cleaner to floor and allow to dry. you do not need to rinse.

Mimosa Jello Shots

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 108
• 6 (3 ounce) boxes orange jell-o
• 6 (1/4 ounce) boxes knox unflavored gelatin
• 3 cups orange juice
• 3 cups champagne

Recipe

• 1 boil 6 cups of water.
• 2 combine jello and knox packets together.
• 3 add to boiling water.
• 4 stir until dissolved.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 add three cups of orange juice and 3 cups of champagne.
• 7 stir until mixed completely.
• 8 pour into 9x12-inch pan.
• 9 refrigerate overnight.
• 10 cut into 1x1-inch cubes.
• 11 serve in clear bowl.

Lawry's Original Seasoned Salt (copycat)

Margarita De Pepino De Xcaret (cucumber Margaritas)

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled,seeds removed
• 1 cup lime juice (mexican or key lime preferred)
• 4 ounces cointreau liqueur
• 2 ounces simple syrup
• 6 ounces tequila
• ground dried chile pequins (cayenne ok)
• kosher salt
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 note: to prepare a simple syrup, mix one part water with 2 parts sugar and bring to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove from heat and allow to cool.
• 2 place cucumber, lime juice, cointreau, simple syrup, and tequila in blender and process until smooth.
• 3 mix ground chile or cayenne with salt; run lime wedge around rim of margarita glasses, and holding glass inverted, dust the wet part on the outside with salt/chile mixture until rim is coated (this keep salt out of drink by not dipping into the salt).
• 4 pour drink mix into glasses, and garnish with lime wedges.
• 5 serve with ice, if desired.

Jamaican 10-speed

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce midori melon liqueur
• 1/2 ounce banana liqueur
• 3/4 ounce malibu rum
• 1/8-1/4 fluid ounce pineapple juice, splash
• half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 mix liquers and juice in glass.
• 2 fill remaining glass with half and half.
• 3 shake.

Mimi's The Comeback

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 6 fluid ounces domaine ste. michelle sparkling wine
• 1 fluid ounce peach schnapps

Recipe

• 1 in a champagne flute, add 1 ounce if peach schnapps.
• 2 fill remainder of glass with chilled domaine ste. michelle sparkling wine.

Hard Rock Purple Haze

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces malibu rum
• 1/2 ounce peach schnapps
• 1 ounce pineapple juice
• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• 7-up soda or ginger ale

Recipe

• 1 shake with ice and strain in a chilled martini.
• 2 top with 7-up or ginger ale.
• 3 garnish : pineapple wedge.

Morning Glory Breakfast Bars

Peach Melba Smoothies

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 peaches, pitted and cut into 1-inch pieces, about 2-1/2 cups
• 1 (6 ounce) container fresh raspberries, about 1-1/2 cups
• 1 (6 ounce) container fat-free peach yogurt
• 3/4 cup peach nectar
• 3 tablespoons sugar (optional)
• mint sprig (optional)

Recipe

• 1 arrange peach pieces in a single layer in a freezer-proof container. cover; freeze until very cold but not frozen solid, about 1-2 hours.
• 2 in a blender, combine peach pieces, raspberries, yogurt, nectar and sugar (if using). puree until very smooth, about 2 minutes. pour into four tall glasses, dividing evenly. if desired, garnish with mint.

Lavender-honey Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup good-flavored honey
• 1/4 cup dried lavender flowers (organic) or 1/4 cup fresh lavender flowers (organic)
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 5 large egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, heat the honey and 2 tablespoons of the lavender; once warm, remove from the heat and set aside to steep at room temperature for 1 hour.
• 2 warm the milk, sugar, and salt in a saucepan.
• 3 pour the cream into a large bowl and set a mesh strainer on top.
• 4 pour the lavender-infused honey into the cream through the strainer, pressing on the lavender flowers to extract as much flavor as possible; discard the lavender and set the strainer back over the cream.
• 5 in another bowl, whisk the egg yolks; slowly pour the warm mixture (step 2 mixture) into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
• 6 stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula.
• 7 pour the custard through the strainer and stir it into the cream.
• 8 add in the remaining 2 tablespoons lavender flowers and stir until cool over an ice bath.
• 9 chill the mixture overnight in the refrigerator.
• 10 the next day, before churning, strain the mixture, again pressing on the lavender flowers to extract their flavor.
• 11 discard the flowers, then freeze the mixture in your ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions.

Lavender-cilantro Dressing (vegan Friendly)

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh meyer lemon juice (meyer lemon replaced regular lemon juice)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon dried culinary provence lavender (or fresh lavender when available. start with 1 tsp. and add more to taste.)
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, lightly packed (fresh!)
• 2 tablespoons honey (can sub agave, lavender honey or orange flavored honey)
• 1 teaspoon tabascoâ® brand chipotle pepper sauce (substituted for 1 1/2 teaspoons chipotle in adobo sauce)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt and black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 grate the orange zest and set aside.
• 2 combine the orange juice, lemon juice and lime juice in a small sauce pan.
• 3 bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until reduced to 1/2 cup.
• 4 let cool 10 minutes, then transfer to a blender.
• 5 toast the cumin seeds in a dry cast iron skillet for about 2 minutes over medium-heat just until they are fragrant.
• 6 transfer the cumin seeds to a spice grinder along with the lavender. pulse until finely ground. add this to the blender.
• 7 place the cilantro, honey or other sugar option, chipotle sauce, and orange zest in the blender. pulse until smooth.
• 8 add the olive oil and blend until smooth and creamy. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 the dressing tastes best if it's prepared at least 1 hour in advance of serving.

Peach Melba Jelly

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups peach nectar
• 1 cup raspberry puree (3 cups whole fruit)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 7 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 ounces liquid pectin (2 pouches)

Recipe

• 1 in large pot combine peach nectar, raspberry puree and lemon juice. stir in sugar.
• 2 bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. take off heat.
• 3 quickly add pectin and stir. return to boil. do a full rolling boil for 1 minute, stir constantly.
• 4 remove from heat, and skim off foam.
• 5 ladle into hot sterlized 8 oz jars, leaving 1/4 headspace. wipe rims and add lids.
• 6 process in water bath for the time recommend for your altitude.
• 7 ** raspberry puree: place 3 cups raspberries in blender, cover and blend until berries are smooth. press blended berries through a fine mesh sieve, discard seeds.

Onion Gravy - Sauce

Frozen Raspberry Banana Bars

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 1 fat free raspberry yogurt (or any other kind of yogurt you like)
• frozen raspberries (or any kind of frozen fruit)

Recipe

• 1 cut the banana in half and put wooden stick in both ends.
• 2 freeze until firm (or overnight).
• 3 smash frozen raspaberries and set aside.
• 4 pour yogurt onto plate and roll frozen banana in yogurt, and immediately roll in raspbery pieces.
• 5 stick banana back in freezer untill yogurt sets, or eat immediately and enjoy!

Lavender Lemonade Tea - Hot Or Iced

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 cups water (divided use)
• 1/4 cup organic fresh edible lavender, well rinsed (or 1-2 tablespoons dried lavender)
• 1 fresh lemon, zest of
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup sugar (preferably superfine)
• lemon slice, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 bring 1 cup water to a boil. add the lavender and lemon zest; cover and steep for 1 hour.
• 2 strain the lavender mixture into a 2-quart or larger pitcher. add lemon juice, sugar and remaining 3 cups water; stir until sugar dissolves.
• 3 serve in tall, ice-filled glasses, garnished with lemon slices (or serve hot with honey, as you wish). top up with additional water, if desired, or to taste.

Lavender, Chamomile And Jasmine Tea

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 21
• 4 tablespoons fine black loose tea (like a darjeeling)
• 1 tablespoon lavender buds
• 1 tablespoon chamomile flowers
• 1 tablespoon jasmine fresh edible flower

Recipe

• 1 blend together the loose black tea, lavender buds, chamomile flowers, and jasmine flowers.
• 2 store in a tin container. makes a nice gift!
• 3 use 1 teaspoon of tea per 6-8 oz. of boiling water.

Jam Thumbprints

Home Made Caramel

Total Time: 3 hrs 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (use only eagle brand)
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1 (20 ounce) can diced pineapple

Recipe

• 1 put the un-opened can of eagle brand sweetened condensed milk into a pot of boiling water, making sure that the can is always submerged in water at all times; cook it for 3 hours.
• 2 once done, let it cool down and eat it the next day.
• 3 this caramel will last up to 3 weeks in the fridge.
• 4 when ready to eat place in a bowl and open both ends of the can and push down one side of the can into a bowl.
• 5 serve with whipping cream and pineapple.

Frozen Passion (poor Mans Ice Cream)

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cans eagle brand condensed milk
• 6 (12 ounce) cans soda pop, any flavor

Recipe

• 1 pour eagle brand milk and pop into a freezer container and freeze.

Hollywood Eggs

Jamaican Calypso Smoothie

Margarita Pie (pastel De Margarita)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1/2 ounces triple sec
• 1 1/2 ounces tequila
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 cups whipping cream, whipped
• green food coloring
• 1 graham cracker crust (9-inch)
• whipped cream (for garnish)
• lime slice (for garnish)
• mint leaf (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine milk, triple sec, tequila, lime juice, whipped cream and food coloring.
• 2 fill crust with mixture.
• 3 cover and freeze 4 to 5 hours or overnight. let stand several minutes prior to cutting.
• 4 garnish each slice with whipped cream, lime slice and mint leaves.

Peach Melba

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zested
• 3 peaches, halved,pitted and skinned
• 1 lb raspberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 quart vanilla ice cream
• 2 cups heavy cream, whipped
• 1 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, prepare syrup.
• 2 bring sugar, water, lemon juice and zest to a boil.
• 3 lower to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• 4 poach peaches until tender.
• 5 let them cool in the syrup.
• 6 to prepare the raspberry sauce, in a blender combine raspberries, sugar and lemon juice.
• 7 process to a puree.
• 8 remove fruits from syrup.
• 9 to serve, in a small bowl place a scoop of vanilla ice cream, place the fruit on top and cover with raspberry sauce.
• 10 garnish with whipped cream and toasted almonds.
• 11 for apricot melba, use 12 ripe, firm apricots, pitted and halved (no need to skin).

Margarita Jello

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin powder
• 3/4 cup water, divided
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur (triple sec)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, sprinkle the gelatin over ¼ cup of the water. allow to soften for 5 minutes.
• 2 add the rest of the water and the sugar to the pan and heat, stirring, over medium-high heat until the sugar and gelatin are dissolved. remove from the heat and let cool.
• 3 stir in the lime juice, tequila and orange liqueur. taste and adjust ingredients accordingly.
• 4 pour into small serving glasses and refrigerate for several hours until set. serve cold.

Margarita Martini

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce tequila
• 1 1/2 ounces orange-flavored liqueur
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 orange peel, twist

Recipe

• 1 fill shaker half full with cracked ice. pour in tequila, liqueur and lime juice.
• 2 shake well and strain into a martini glass. garnish with orange twist.

Peach Melba Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 large ripe peaches, peeled and sliced
• 1/2-3/4 cup sugar (the riper the fruit, the less sugar necessary)
• 1/8 teaspoon ascorbic acid
• 1/4 cup flour, plus
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 egg
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 quart fresh raspberry
• decorator sugar

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice the peaches.
• 2 whisk together 1/4 cup of the sugar, the ascorbic acid, and 1 tablespoon of signature secrets or flour (or 1 1/2 teaspoons instant clearjel), then mix with the peaches and set aside. roll the pie crust dough into a 14- to 15-inch circle to fit an 11- to 12-inch tart pan or baking dish. place it into the pan.
• 3 stir together the cream, the remaining sugar and thickener, the egg, nutmeg and vanilla; spread over the bottom of the crust. place the peaches onto the cream filling, arranging them in concentric circles. spoon any juice from the bowl over the peaches. fold the edges of the crust in toward the center.
• 4 bake the tart in a preheated 425°f oven for 20 minutes. reduce the oven heat to 375°f; tent the edges of the tart with foil, and bake for an additional 30 to 35 minutes. cool at least 20 minutes before serving. if pie won't be served right away, refrigerate it, and then bring to room temperature before serving. just before serving, sprinkle with fresh berries and sugar. this is best served the same day.

Home Made "frosty Paws"

Onion Chutney

Lavender Peach Lemonade

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups lemon juice
• 1 1/3 cups peach nectar, chilled
• 1 1/3 cups chamomile-lavender simple syrup (see intro)
• 1 cup grape juice, chilled
• cantaloupe (and or honeydew melon balls and lemon slices) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a pitcher combine lemon juice, peach nectar, simple syrup and grape juice. transfer mixture to a serving pitcher. pour into ice-filled glasses. garnish with melon balls and lemon slices, if desired.
• 2 for one serving:.
• 3 for a single serving in a tall glass combine 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/3 cup peach nectar, 1/3 cup chamomile-lavender simple syrup, and 1/4 cup grape juice. add ice. garnish with melon balls and lemon slices.

Lavender Fruit Soda

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 lavender citrus tea bag (infuser)
• 2 ounces vodka
• 3 ounces grapefruit soda

Recipe

• 1 place infuser in glass.
• 2 pour vodka over infuser and steep to desired strength.
• 3 combine infused vodka and grapefruit soda in highball glass with ice.

Frozen Pineapple Cantaloupe Mousse

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
• 3 cups cubed cantaloupe
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt
• 3 large egg whites, get pasteurized egg whites that are safe for kids

Recipe

• 1 to prepare the mousse cups, cut four strips of aluminum foil, each 8 inches long and 2 inches wide. wrap a strip around the top of each of four 4-oz paper cups. secure the foil with tape and set the cups aside.
• 2 in a heatproof bowl, mix the juice concentrate with the water.
• 3 sprinkle the gelatin on the top.
• 4 place the bowl in a large saucepan. add enough water to the saucepan to come halfway up the side of the bowl.
• 5 heat over low heat, stirring continually until the gelatin dissolves. set aside.
• 6 chop the cantaloupe cubes coarsely by hand or in a food processor; do not liquefy.
• 7 add the almond extract, juice mixture, and vanilla yogurt; stir or process briefly to blend. set aside in a bowl.
• 8 beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. gently fold them into the fruit mixture.
• 9 divide the mixture among the mousse cups and freeze until firm, at least 1 1/2 hours.

Margarita Ice Pops

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups limeade
• 3 tablespoons tequila
• 3 tablespoons grand marnier
• kosher salt, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 mix the ingredients together in a pitcher or measuring cup and pour into ice pop molds.
• 2 freeze for 4-5 hours.
• 3 dip the molds in hot water to release the pops.
• 4 sprinkle the pops with salt before serving (if desired).

Hard-boiled Eggs

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 eggs (or as many as you need)
• water

Recipe

• 1 place eggs in pan and add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch.
• 2 cover and quickly bring to a boil; remove from heat.
• 3 let stand for 15 min for large eggs (18 min for ex-large and 12 min for medium eggs).
• 4 rinse in cold water and place in ice water until completely cooled.

Lavender Whipped Cream

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon dried lavender, crushed
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan combine whipping cream and dried lavender. bring to just a simmer.
• 2 remove from heat.
• 3 strain mixture and discard lavender.
• 4 cover and chill whipped cream mixture at least 2 hours or until completely chilled.
• 5 in a chilled metal mixing bowl beat whipping cream and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed, beating just until soft peaks form. use at once or cover and chill up to 2 hours.
• 6 makes 16 (2 tablespoon) servings.

Lavender Limoncello

Margarita Ice Cream (nigella Lawson)

Margarita Marmalade

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 -7 medium limes
• 3 cups sugar (about)
• 3 tablespoons tequila, preferably silver
• 1 tablespoon triple sec or 1 tablespoon cointreau liqueur

Recipe

• 1 zest the limes, measuring 6 tablespoons to ½ cup lightly packed lime peel (the strips of peel should be no wider than about ¼ inch).
• 2 using a sharp knife, peel off the pith from the limes and discard it.
• 3 chop lime fruit, eliminating the seeds; measure 1 1/3 cups of pulp.
• 4 place the zest in a heavy nonreactive saucepan; cover with water.
• 5 bring to a boil over high heat; boil 1 minute, and pour off water.
• 6 add the chopped pulp and 3 cups water to the pan; let the mixture stand, lightly covered, for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
• 7 sterilize 3 half-pint canning jars.
• 8 bring the mixture to a boil; boil until the fruit and zest are tender (about 10 minutes).
• 9 measure the fruit and its liquid and add an equal amount of sugar.
• 10 bring the mixture back to a full rolling boil; boil until it gels, which may be as little as 3 minutes more since it is already hot.
• 11 spoon a teaspoon of the marmalade onto a chilled saucer; let the mixture sit for about 10 seconds, then tip the sauce of bit; if the liquid separates and runs like water across the plate, it is not done yet.
• 12 test every minute or two, until the marmalade holds a soft shape.
• 13 stir in the tequila and triple sec.
• 14 pour the marmalade into the jars, leaving at least ¼ inch headspace.
• 15 cover, cool, and refrigerate, or process in a boiling-water bath for longer storage.
• 16 store upside down for the first few hours to help distribute the fruit evenly.
• 17 it takes at least several hours for the marmalade to set up.
• 18 it keeps refrigerated for several weeks.

Morning Maple Muffins

Harira

Hardboiled Eggs A La Alexandria (shakshukat Beed Iskandarani)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 onion, very finely chopped
• 2 -3 ripe tomatoes
• 3 -6 hardboiled eggs
• cooking oil
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice the tomatoes ½ inch thick. fry the onion until it softens, then add the tomatoes and cook for 10-12 minutes.
• 2 shell the eggs, leave whole and slide onto the tomato mixture. cook for 5 minutes.
• 3 to serve, remove the eggs, halve, arrange in a serving dish and cover with the tomato mixture.

Frozen Papaya Banana Smoothie(american Samoa)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 bananas, peeled, sliced 1/2-inch-thick
• 1 cup papaya, peeled, seeded, and diced
• 2/3 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 place bananas and papaya in a single layer in resealable plastic bag; place in freezer for at least 1 hour.
• 2 place frozen fruit in blender. add the orange juice, and puree until smooth.
• 3 makes about 2 1/2 cups, and serves 2-4 people. enjoy!

Jamaica "ska" - Rum Drink

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 8 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 ounce strawberry syrup
• 1/2 ounce tia maria
• 3 ounces rum

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients
• 2 serve in a tall glass with lots of ice.

Lavender Creme Brulee

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 3 sprigs fresh lavender flowers, chopped (or @ 1 1/2 teaspoons dried lavender, or to taste)
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• more sugar, for sprinkling tops of custards

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 in a saucepan, heat cream and lavender flowers over very low heat until warm.
• 3 remove from heat and let stand for one hour.
• 4 reheat before proceeding.
• 5 in a bowl, whisk egg yolks and 1/3 cup sugar, and add 1 cup warm cream.
• 6 add remaining cream and whisk until mixed thoroughly.
• 7 strain and pour into 4-inch ramekins.
• 8 place ramekins in a large roasting pan and pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins.
• 9 cover pan with foil and carefully transfer pan to oven.
• 10 bake custards for 45 to 50 minutes.
• 11 cool, then chill several hours.
• 12 when ready to serve, sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of sugar on top of each custard.
• 13 use a hand-held torch to melt the sugar or place the custards 6 inches below a broiler for 4 to 6 minutes, until sugar bubbles and turns golden brown.
• 14 refrigerate briefly, then serve.

Mimi's Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1 (10 ounce) carton frozen sweetened strawberries
• 1 (8 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 8 ounces cool whip
• 1 pie shells or 1 graham cracker crust

Recipe

• 1 mix 1st 3 ingredients, fold in cool whip and pour into pie shell. refrigerate several hours.

Lavender Jelly

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup dried lavender flowers
• 1 lemon, juice of (approximately 1/4 cup)
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) box powdered pectin 4 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan over high heat bring water just to a boil. remove from heat, stir in dried lavender flowers, and let steep for 20 minutes. after 20 minutes, strain mixture into a deep kettle or pot, discarding the lavender flowers. stir in lemon juice and pectin; continue stirring until the pectin is dissolved.
• 2 over high heat, bring the mixture to a boil then add sugar. when the jelly solution returns to a hard rolling boil, let it boil for 2 to 4 minutes (see below), stirring occasionally.
• 3 boil times:.
• 4 2 minutes - soft gel.
• 5 4 minutes - medium gel.
• 6 testing for "jell" (thickness - i keep a metal tablespoon sitting in a glass of ice water, then take a half spoonful of the mix and let it cool to room temperature on the spoon.
• 7 if it thickens up to the consistency i like, then i know the jelly is ready. if not, i mix in a little more pectin (about 1 teaspoon to 1/2 of another package) and bring it to a boil again for 1 minute
• 8 after boiling, transfer the jelly into hot sterilized jars. fill them to within 1/4 inch of the top. process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. adjust time according to your altitude.

Low-fat Date Squares

Peach Melba

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (15 ounce) can sliced peaches, drained, reserving 2 tablespoons of the syrup
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 pint raspberry ice cream or 1 pint raspberry sherbet
• 1 cup fresh raspberry

Recipe

• 1 reserve 4 peach slices for garnish.
• 2 in a blender or food processor, purée remaining peaches along with the reserved peach syrup and lemon juice.
• 3 spoon the purée into each of 4 dessert dishes.
• 4 add scoops of ice cream or sherbet.
• 5 garnish each dish with ¼ cup of the raspberries and a peach slice.

Frozen Orange Delight

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (1/3 ounce) box sugar-free orange gelatin
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled
• 2 cups light whipped topping

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the jello in the boiling water. stir in the pineapple juice.
• 2 refrigerate for 20-30 minutes or until slightly thickened. fold in the whipped topping.
• 3 fill the cylinder of an ice cream freezer with the mixture. freeze according to the directions.
• 4 allow to firm up in the freezer for 2-4 hours before serving.

Lavender Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 sprigs lavender (about 8cm long) or 4 tablespoons dried lavender blossoms
• 280 ml full-fat milk
• 4 medium egg yolks
• 90 g caster sugar
• 284 ml double cream

Recipe

• 1 chop lavender into 1cm pieces and place into heavy-bottomed saucepan with milk.
• 2 heat until just below boiling (don't let it boil...), remove and cool.
• 3 when cold, put in fridge overnight to allow flavour to infuse.
• 4 next day!
• 5 rewarm milk and lavender (don't let it boil...), and strain.
• 6 beat together the yolks and sugar and slowly add to warmed milk, stirring all the time.
• 7 put mixture into clean, heavy-bottomed saucepan and stir over low heat until custard thickens enough to coat back of a wooden spoon.
• 8 do not let it boil!
• 9 leave to cool.
• 10 strain custard through sieve lined with muslin-like cloth.
• 11 if you have an ice-cream maker: stir the cream into the custard, transfer to ice-cream maker and churn according to manufacturer's instructions.
• 12 if you don't have an ice-cream maker: lightly whip the cream and fold into custard.
• 13 pour into a shallow, freezerproof container, cover with greaseproof paper and freeze for about 30 minutes.
• 14 repeat three more times, or until the ice cream is set.
• 15 store in the freezer for up to 2 weeks (if you can control yourself that long!).

Narai Special

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce brandy
• 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
• 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
• 1/4 ounce champagne
• 1/4 ounce lemon juice
• 1/4 ounce grenadine

Recipe

• 1 half fill the shaker with ice and pour in all ingredients. shake well and strain into a champagne glass. garnish with a cherry and lemon slice.

Onion Crescent Crunch Sticks

Jamaica Concentrate

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 6 ounces dried hibiscus flowers (6 oz is about 2 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 n a saucepan, pour 8 cups of water and place over high heat.
• 2 once it comes to a boil, add the jamaica flowers, simmer at medium heat for 10 minutes and turn off the heat.
• 3 let it cool down and strain into a heat proof glass or plastic water jar.
• 4 add the sugar and lime juice, mix well, cover and refrigerate.

Peach Marmalade

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 small orange
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 lbs peaches
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) package powdered fruit pectin
• 5 cups sugar (no less than 5 cups!)

Recipe

• 1 cut the orange and lemon into quarters; remove all of the seeds.
• 2 slice the orange and lemon quarters crosswise into very thin slices.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, combine fruit slices and water.
• 4 cover, and simmer the orange and lemon mixture for 20 minutes.
• 5 peel, pit, and finely chop the peaches.
• 6 in a 8-10-quart heavy bottomed stockpot/kettle or a dutch oven, combine orange and lemon mixture with the peeled and chopped peaches.
• 7 stir the pectin in the fruit mixture; bring the mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. add sugar.
• 8 brign back to a hard boil , uncovered for 1 minute.
• 9 remove from heat; quickly skim off foam. stir for 7 minutes.
• 10 pour at once, into hot sterilized jars, and seal.

Jamaican Bush Tea

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup mint
• 3 cups water
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 pour boiling water over mint.
• 2 add sugar.
• 3 steep 5 minutes.
• 4 strain into.
• 5 2 cups.

Margarita Salmon

Nashville Eggnog

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 1 pint brandy
• 1 pint jamaican rum
• 1 quart bourbon
• 18 eggs, separated
• 3 quarts heavy cream
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 whole clove
• nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 stir booze with the egg yolks.
• 2 mix cream and sugar, then blend with booze.
• 3 beat egg whites until stiff, fold gently into the other mixture.
• 4 garnish with cloves and nutmeg.
• 5 serve in small mugs.

Grissini

Peach Mint Salsa

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped peeled peaches
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet green pepper
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno pepper
• 2 tablespoons liquid honey
• 1/4 teaspoon pickling salt
• lime, juice and zest of
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint

Recipe

• 1 combine peaches, onion, peppers, honey, salt and lime in saucepan. bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 stir in mint and cook for 1 minute.
• 3 remove from heat and ladle into jars. process for 20 minutes in boiling water bath.

Frozen Raspberry Delight

Peach Melba For 2

Total Time: 4 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 8 ounces sliced peaches
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 1/4 cup melba sauce
• sweetened whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine peaches and peach syrup with vanilla. cover and refrigerate 4 hours.
• 2 scoop ice cream into stemmed dessert dishes.
• 3 arrange peach slices around ice cream.
• 4 drizzle melba sauce.
• 5 top with sweetened whipped cream if using.

Lavender Ladies Martini

Total Time: 1 hr 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 ounces honey, mixture
• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh lavender blossoms
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 cups water
• lemon rind

Recipe

• 1 honey mixture:.
• 2 heat the honey and water mixture on the stove at very low heat.
• 3 add lavender, turn off stove and let sit one hour, pull lavender out of honey mixture and bottle.
• 4 drink:.
• 5 shake the gin in shaker with ice, add 2 oz. of the honey water mixture, re shake, strain into martini glass and garnish with a lemon rind.
• 6 put on your lace gloves and straw hat and enjoy!

Morning Orange Drink

Jamaica Ginger Beer

Total Time: 168 hrs Preparation Time: 168 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 ounces ginger
• 2 ounces honey
• 2 ounces lime juice
• 2 quarts water
• 1 egg , beaten
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 ounce fresh yeast or 1/4 ounce dry yeast
• 6 drops angostura bitters

Recipe

• 1 pound the ginger.
• 2 mix it with the honey, juice, sugar and water in a jug.
• 3 dissolve the yeast in a spoonful of water.
• 4 add yeast to the beaten egg .
• 5 add the egg/yeast to the rest and stir.
• 6 let stand in a cool dark place for a couple of days and it will start bubbling, which means it is fermenting.
• 7 after several more days the bubbling stops, which means it is ready.

Lavender Lemonade

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup lavender flowers (be sure to buy edible grade from a health food store, same goes for the hibiscus if using)
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar or 1/2 cup honey
• 8 cups water (could also substitute the cold half for club soda)
• 1/3 cup dried hibiscus flowers (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil and remove from heat.
• 2 if using hibiscus, add it now and steep for 5 minutes. remove hibiscus.
• 3 add lavender and sweetener, stir well. let steep for an hour. at first the liquid will be greenish, but after the hour has passed it should be slightly purple.
• 4 strain liquid into an appropriately sized pitcher to remove all solids.
• 5 add lemon juice; stir well. color changing kool-aid has nothing on this—when you add the lemon juice the lavender water changes from dull purple to vivid pink!
• 6 add the remaining 4 cups of water (or club soda) and some ice (or chill if you don't want to dilute).
• 7 serve chilled with lemon garnish.

Hard Cooked Eggs In The Oven (baked Eggs)

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 -4 dozen raw eggs
• ice
• water

Recipe

• 1 position the oven racks in the center of the oven.
• 2 place the eggs on the racks.
• 3 place a baking sheet pan in the bottom of the oven (just in case an egg breaks).
• 4 set the oven to 325f, and bake for 30 minutes.
• 5 when the eggs are done, fill a large bowl with ice water and move the eggs into the bowl.
• 6 peel the eggs as soon as they're cool enough to handle, then return them to the ice water to thoroughly chill.

Peach Pecan & Amaretto Preserves

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 lbs peaches, peeled
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 3/4 cup water, more if needed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons strained fresh lemon juice
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup pecan halves or 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• 3 tablespoons amaretto liqueur

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy, non-reactive saucepot combine raisins and water and let raisins soak until they plump.
• 2 cut peaches into halves or quarters and combine them with the plumped raisins and water.
• 3 add zest and heat mixture to simmering until very tender, about 15 minutes.
• 4 stir in orange and lemon juices and return to a boil.
• 5 add sugar and cook over medium heat, stirring very frequently with a flat bottom wooden spoon, until thick, about 30 minutes.
• 6 test mixture: put a spoonful on a chilled saucer and let it cool; when saucer is held on edge, the surface of the jam should wrinkle.
• 7 add the pecans and cook, stirring, about 5 minutes longer.
• 8 remove from heat and stir in the amaretto.
• 9 ladle into hot, clean canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space.
• 10 seal with new two-piece lids according to manufacturer's directions and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
• 11 cool, label, and store.
• 12 best if allowed to mellow in the jars for two weeks before serving.
• 13 makes great holiday gifts.

Mimi's Fantastic Thick Spaghetti Sauce

Natural Drain Unclogger

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 gallons water, divided
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 plunger (cup style of course!)

Recipe

• 1 clean any debris from sink.
• 2 boil a gallon of water. slowly, pour this down the drain. for minor clogs, this may do the trick. if not, continue with next steps.
• 3 pour baking soda down the drain. immediately follow this with the vinegar. the interaction between the two should be enough to break up the clog.
• 4 allow the sink to “restâ€? in this state for 15 to 20 minutes. meanwhile, bring 4 quarts of water to a boil.
• 5 pour two quarts of the boiling water down the drain after the 15-20 minutes, to rinse away the vinegar, baking soda and clogging debris.
• 6 place the cup plunger over the sink drain and plunge to thoroughly dislodge the clogging materials.
• 7 finish by pouring two more quarts of boiling water down the drain.

Margaret's Strawberry Flummery

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2/3 cup mccann's irish oatmeal, quick-cooking (not instant)
• 4 cups strawberries, hulled
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream (whipping)
• 2/3 cup plain yogurt or 2/3 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon irish whiskey
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries

Recipe

• 1 chill four 8- or 9-ounce stemmed glasses.
• 2 to toast the oatmeal: preheat the oven to 350°f spread it out on a baking sheet. bake, shaking the pan at 5-minute intervals to prevent burning, for 15 minutes, or until toasted. remove from the oven and let cool.
• 3 put the hulled strawberries in a large bowl and mash, or pulse a few times in a food processor. stir in 1 tablespoon of the sugar.
• 4 whip the cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. fold in the yogurt or sour cream, the remaining 4 tablespoons of sugar, the whiskey, and oatmeal.
• 5 spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of the strawberries into the bottom of each glass. spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of the oatmeal-cream mixture over the berries. repeat the layers.
• 6 refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours, or until set. at serving time, divide the blueberries on top of each.

Nantucket Iced Tea

Peach Or Nectarine Clafouti

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup vanilla-flavored soymilk
• 3/4 cup sugar (i use splenda)
• 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• 5 cups coarsely chopped peaches or 5 cups nectarines (or a mixture of both, about 1 1/2 lbs)
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f degrees.
• 2 lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cup, level with a knife.
• 3 combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through eggs) in a blender, process until smooth.
• 4 chill 30 minutes.
• 5 arrange peaaches or nectarines in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• 6 pour batter over fruit.
• 7 bake at 400f degrees for 35 minutes or until set.

Frozen Orange Cream Pie

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 3 drops red food coloring (optional)
• 1 drop yellow food coloring (optional)
• 1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the ice cream and orange juice concentrate. stir in food coloring if desired. spoon into crust. cover and freeze for 8 hours or overnight. remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving.

Low-fat Orange Oaties

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup clear honey
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 cup rolled oats, lightly toasted
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup superfine sugar
• 1 orange rind, finely grated
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 put the honey and orange juice in a small pan and simmer over a low heat for 8 - 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick and syrupy.
• 4 put the oats, flour, sugar and orange rind into a bowl. mix the baking soda with 1 tbsp boiling water and add to the flour mixture, together with the honey and orange syrup. mix well with a wooden spoon.
• 5 place spoonfuls of the mixture on to the prepared baking sheets, spaced slightly apart and bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden brown. leave to cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Jam Jams

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• favorite jam or jelly

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f cream first five ingredients together, then add remaining three. hand roll into 1 inch balls and place on greased baking sheet, keep 1/4 of dough to the side. using your thumb or spoon make a depression in the balls then spoon in just enough jam to fill. use remaining dough to make small tops to place over the jam. bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are golden brown.

Light And Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream - Anne Of Green Gables

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons gelatin
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon flour
• salt, pinch of
• 1 egg, separated
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 you will need:.
• 2 double boiler.
• 3 measuring spoons.
• 4 measuring cups.
• 5 small saucepan.
• 6 wooden spoon.
• 7 2 small mixing bowls.
• 8 fork.
• 9 wire strainer.
• 10 electric mixer.
• 11 2 large mixing bowls.
• 12 rubber spatula.
• 13 metal bowl or pan.
• 14 put the whipping cream, electric beaters and one of the large mixing bowls in the refrigerator to chill.
• 15 put about 2 inches of water in the bottom of the double boiler and bring to a boil.
• 16 put the gelatin and the cold water in the top pot of the double boiler. let the gelatin soften for 5 minutes away from the stove.
• 17 meanwhile, pour the milk into the small saucepan and place it over medium low heat. when tiny bubbles form around the edge of the pot, the milk is ready.
• 18 to the gelatin in the top pot of the double boiler add the hot milk, sugar, corn syrup, flour, and salt. place over the bottom pot containing the boiling water.
• 19 stir constantly with the wooden spoon until the mixture thickens- about 15 minutes.
• 20 put the lid on and cook the mixture over boiling water for another 10 minutes.
• 21 meanwhile, separate the egg into the 2 small mixing bowls. set aside the egg for later.
• 22 beat the egg yolk slightly with a fork. when the 10 minutes are up, stir the egg yolk very slowly into the mixture on top of the stove. cook and stir for 1 more minute.
• 23 pour the hot ice cream mixture through a wire strainer into the other large mixing bowl.
• 24 when the ice cream mixture has cooled to room temperature, beat it with the electric mixer until it is light and creamy - about 5 minutes.
• 25 in the chilled large mixing bowl whip the cold whipping cream with the electric mixer until it falls in large globs and forms a soft peak.
• 26 rinse the beaters thoroughly with hot water. then beat the egg until it is stiff and glossy but not dry.
• 27 very gently with the rubber spatula, fold first the whipped cream, then the egg into the ice cream mixture. gently stir in the vanilla.
• 28 spoon the mixture into the metal bowl or pan and place in the freezer. freeze for about 3 or 4 hours - until firm.

Frozen Peach Daiquiri

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large fresh peaches (peeled, pitted and halved)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup light rum
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 cups crushed ice

Recipe

• 1 place first 4 ingredients in an electric blender; process at high speed until smooth. add ice, and process until slushy.

Lavender Pear Martini

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 lavender citrus tea bag (iinfuser)
• 2 ounces vodka
• 4 ounces pear nectar

Recipe

• 1 place infuser in glass.
• 2 pour vodka over infuser and steep to desired strength.
• 3 mix or shake infused vodka, pear nectar and ice vigorously.
• 4 strain into a martini glass. garnish with infuser if desired.

Onion Chutney

Octopussy

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce apple schnapps
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 1/2 ounce sloe gin
• 1/2 ounce amaretto
• prepared sweet-and-sour mix
• orange juice
• ice

Recipe

• 1 in a large mouth mason jar, add first 4 ingredients. fill glass with ice.
• 2 top off with half sweet and sour, half orange juice.
• 3 garnish with orange slice if desired.

Grilling Sauce

Oh Henry Bars

Native Watermelon Cooler

Peach Pineapple Champagne Punch

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 46 ounces unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled
• 46 ounces peach nectar, chilled
• 3 (750 ml) bottles champagne, chilled

Recipe

• 1 stir together juice, nectar, and 2 celsius water. add champagne; stir gently.
• 2 if desired, garnish with orange and lemon slices.

Home Remedy To Remove Warts

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cotton ball
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 strip tape

Recipe

• 1 using scissors cut the soft end off of the cotton swab.
• 2 pour enough apple cider vinegar on the cotton to saturate.
• 3 place over the wart.
• 4 wrap snugly with the band-aid.
• 5 leave on for several hours. i usually do this at night and take it off in the morning. the wart will be and puffy.
• 6 repeat for several days until the wart starts to get black spots. do not cover after black spots appear.
• 7 the wart will fall off after a few days. sometimes a hole will be left but it will smooth over.

Lavender Cosmopolitan

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• 1 ounce mandarin vodka
• 1 ounce french parfait amour liqueur
• 1 lime wedge
• lavender sugar

Recipe

• 1 rub the rim of a martini glass with a lime wedge and dip into lavender sugar. combine the cranberry juice, vodka and parfait amour in a martini shaker. shake well and pour into martini glass.

Morning Sunrise

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• 3 frozen peeled bananas
• 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 cup orange juice (or pineapple juice)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon honey
• fresh strawberries
• orange slice

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, blend the strawberry preserves and berries until smooth and creamy. transfer to a small bowl and chill until needed. note: this can be made ahead of time and refrigerated.
• 2 in a clean blender combine the bananas and remaining smoothie ingredients until smooth.
• 3 to serve use a 10 oz wine goblet, fill with 1/4 cup strawberry puree and pour banana mixture over to fill glass. this creates a 'sunrise' in your glass. garnish with a fresh berry and orange slice.

Home Fries In The Oven

Lexington Bbq Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients in a saucepan and boil slowly for 15 minutes.

Grilling Rub For Ribs

Hard To Get

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/4 ounces x-rated fusion liqueur
• 1 dash raspberry liqueur
• 1 dash apple schnapps (apple pucker suggested)

Recipe

• 1 pour chilled fusion in a rocks glass.
• 2 sink raspberry liqueur and float apple pucker (see tip in description if you need help on sinking and floating).
• 3 enjoy! ;).

Greek And Plenty

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 part anisette
• 1 part ouzo

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients in a brandy snifter.

Lavender Custard

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 7 lavender, spikes
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup whipped cream, whipped

Recipe

• 1 combine cream, milk, honey, sugar, salt and lavender in double boiler.
• 2 cook for 10 minutes over hot simmering water, stir frequently.
• 3 in a small bowl, beat the egg yolks.
• 4 add 1/2 cup of custard to the yolks, mixing well.
• 5 return to double boiler and stir until thickens.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 strain custard to remove lavender and put in a bowl.
• 8 put waxed paper across custard to prevent skin from forming.
• 9 chill until set.
• 10 before serving, whip cream and fold in custard.

Frozen Orange-yogurt Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1/4 cup tang orange crystals
• 2 cups thawed cool whip topping
• 1 graham cracker pie crust

Recipe

• 1 add yogurt and dry drink mix to whipped topping in large bowl; stir gently until well blended.
• 2 spoon into crust.
• 3 freeze several hours or overnight until firm. let stand at room temperature 15 minute before serving or until pie can be cut easily. store leftover pie in freezer.

Lavender Blue Tea

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 -1 1/2 teaspoon dried lavender blossoms or 2 teaspoons fresh lavender blossoms
• 2 tablespoons earl grey loose tea (best quality)
• heavy cream
• sugar cube

Recipe

• 1 begin to preparing your teapot for brewing. boil a kettle of water and pour into the teapot. cover with lid and let set for 4-5 minutes.
• 2 in the meantime, boil another kettle of water. discard the water from the teapot; cool and save for watering your houseplants.
• 3 add the lavender blossoms and early grey loose tea to the tea strainer. pour the newly boiled water into the teapot. cover teapot with tea cosy or cotton towel and let steep 5 minutes.
• 4 after steeping, for each teacup add appproximately 1/4-1/3 teaspoon heavy cream. pour the tea and serve with 1-2 sugar cubes (on the saucer) per person.
• 5 teatime! don't forget the sweets!
• 6 please note that proportions are estimated. you may have to fiddle around with the measurements to get a strength and balance of flavor that you prefer.

Lavender Brûlée

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 -12 sprigs fresh lavender, flower stems organic (or dried flower stems)
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 8 egg yolks (medium-size eggs)
• 1/4 cup superfine sugar
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 break the lavender flowers off their stems and put them in a saucepan; pour the cream into the pan, then slowly bring almost to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat and let stand for 15 minutes for the flavor to develop.
• 3 use a fork to mix the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl; reheat the cream, then gradually mix it into the yolks, stirring constantly.
• 4 place 6 heatproof 6 ounce ramekins in a roasting pan and strain the custard into the dishes.
• 5 pour warm water around the dishes to come halfway up the sides; bake in a preheated 350° oven for 20-25 minutes, until the custards are set with a slight softness at the center.
• 6 leave the dishes to cool in the water, then lift them out and transfer to the refrigerator for 3-4 hours to chill well.
• 7 about 20-30 minutes before serving, sprinkle the custard tops with powdered sugar.
• 8 caramelize with a blowtorch, then leave at room temperature; decorate with extra lavender stems, if desired.

Oeufs En Cocotte à La Suisse

Low-fat Orange Custard Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 cups orange juice
• 1 cup skim milk
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar (scant)
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 packet gelatin, unflavored
• to taste graham cracker pie crust
• 2 oranges, sectioned
• to taste confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, combine orange juice, milk, yolks, sugar, cornstarch and gelatin until blended. cook, stirring over medium heat until mixture is smooth and begins to boil.
• 2 remove from heat, and pour into pie crust when cool.
• 3 chill for at least one hour or until firm.
• 4 before serving: for pith-free orange sections, place unpeeled orange on cutting board. with a sharp paring knife, slice off the top and bottom of the orange, cutting deep enough so that no pith shows.
• 5 sit the orange on its bottom, and working from the top downwards, shave off the sides of the oranges, cutting deep enough to remove all pith.
• 6 when the orange is completely peeled, cut between the membranes that divide the segments so that again, no pith or membrane shows.
• 7 lay orange sections on top of pie in concentric circles and serve.
• 8 just before serving, sprinkle orange segments heavily with confectioners' sugar.
• 9 place 4 to 6 inches under preheated broiler until browned.

Lavender Jelly

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup dried edible lavender flowers
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) box dry pectin or 1 (3 ounce) envelope liquid pectin
• 4 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan over high heat bring water just to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in dried lavender flowers. cover and let steep for 20 minutes.
• 3 after 20 minutes, strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a deep kettle or pot, discarding the lavender flowers.
• 4 stir in lemon juice and pectin; continue stirring until the pectin is thoroughly dissolved.
• 5 over high heat, bring the mixture to a hard rolling boil (a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down).
• 6 add sugar. when the jelly solution returns to a hard rolling boil, let it boil for 2 to 4 minutes (see below), stirring occasionally.
• 7 boil times:.
• 8 2 minutes - soft gel.
• 9 4 minutes - medium gel.
• 10 testing for "jell" (thickness - i keep a metal tablespoon sitting in a glass of ice water, then take a half spoonful of the mix and let it cool to room temperature on the spoon. if it thickens up to the consistency i like, then i know the jelly is ready. if not, i mix in a little more pectin (about 1 teaspoon to 1/2 of another package) and bring it to a boil again for 1 minute.
• 11 after boiling, transfer the jelly into hot sterilized jars. fill them to within 1/4 inch of the top, wipe any spilled jam off the top, seat the lid and tighten the ring around them.
• 12 process in a water bath for 10 minutes. remove jars to wire rack and let cool before serving.
• 13 makes five 1/2 pints.

Lavender Margarita

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces silver tequila
• 1/2 ounce cointreau liqueur
• 1 ounce lavender simple syrup
• 1/2 lime
• sugar
• dried lavender

Recipe

• 1 in a shaker, combine 2 oz. silver tequila, 1/2 oz. cointreau, 1 oz. simple syrup and the juice of half a lime and let sit.
• 2 on a plate, mix the sugar and dried lavender and use it to rim the outside of a rocks glass.
• 3 fill the glass with ice.
• 4 shake and strain the contents of the strainer into the glass.
• 5 enjoy! ;).

Hard Boiled Eggs In The Oven

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 12 eggs, raw
• pan release spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 put eggs in muffin tin compartments, one egg per compartment.
• 3 bake for 25-30 minutes.

Grilling Or Smoking Rub

Grilling Sauce

Natural Dog Shampoo - Flea Removal

Total Time: 8 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup liquid dish soap (i used dawn for sensitive skin)
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 quart warm water

Recipe

• 1 mix the three ingredients in a large bowl and then transfer to a leftover squeeze bottle (like an old shampoo bottle). give it a little shake to make sure it is mixed.
• 2 apply to your doggy just as you would normal shampoo. it is best if you can massage it into the fur and let sit for 5 minutes. my dog did not mind as long as i kept massaging the shampoo around.
• 3 rinse your doggy thoroughly with warm water. towel dry.

Peach Parfait

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 8 tablespoons crushed almond macaroons or 8 tablespoons coconut macaroons
• grand marnier or orange juice
• 425 g canned peach slices, chilled
• 4 scoops strawberry ice cream
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 pour liqueur or orange over macaroons to soften.
• 2 put a tablespoon of macaroons into the bottom of 2 parfait glasses.
• 3 add a few peach slices, then some more macaroons followed by more peaches, then add ice-cream and a rosette of whipped cream to serve.

Hard-boiled Egg Whites With Avocado

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 large eggs
• 2 avocados
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cover eggs with cold water in a large pan.
• 2 bring to a boil.
• 3 cover, remove from heat, and let stand 20 minutes.
• 4 remove eggs to cool water and allow to cool.
• 5 peel eggs.
• 6 separate yolks from whites (save yolks for another use).
• 7 tear whites into 1-inch pieces and place in small mixing bowl.
• 8 halve and pit the avocados.
• 9 using a spoon, scrape out small pieces.
• 10 add to egg whites.
• 11 season with salt and pepper.
• 12 divide eggs and avocado mixture between 4 cereal bowls and drizzle each with olive oil.

Margarita

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce cointreau liqueur
• 1 slice lime
• 2 -3 ounces fresh lime juice
• ice
• kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 moisten the edge of the glass with the lime wedge, and dip in a saucer full of the salt to coat the rim.
• 2 blend booze and juice, and pour in glass, with the lime garnish.

Grilling Dry Rub

Lexington, North Carolina Bbq Sauce

Lavender And Mint Pannacotta

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/8 cup cold water
• 1 1/4 teaspoons gelatin
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon dried lavender blossoms (ensure no pesticide has been used, health food shops are quite good)
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract (finely chop fresh mint could possibly be used instead)

Recipe

• 1 stir the gelatin into the 1/8 cup of cold water in a small heat resistant dish and allow to sit for 15 minutes. take the dish and place it into a saucepan with 1" of water and bring the water to a boil. stir until the gelatin dissolves.
• 2 in another saucepan heat cream and sugar together, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. remove from heat and stir in gelatin, vanilla, lavender and peppermint extract. pour into 4 small ramekins, tea cups, or any small dish. refrigerate for at least 5 hours.

Hungarian Goulash Casserole

Hungarian Lecso With Eggs

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tomatoes, cut up small
• 3 fresh green peppers, cut up small
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion
• 1/2 lb salami, diced

Recipe

• 1 first fry the onions in the oil.
• 2 add tomatoes and peppers, and cook until peppers are soft.
• 3 add the diced salami and pour the beaten eggs over the mixture just before removing from the heat.

Peach Sangria

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 24 ounces peach nectar
• 750 milliliters wine
• 1 orange, sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) can sliced peaches
• 1 liter club soda

Recipe

• 1 mix 24 ounces peach nectar, the bottle of wine, 1 sliced orange, peach wedges (drained) in a pitcher. chill for 1 hour. when ready to serve, add 1 liter club soda and ice cubes to pitcher and stir well. garnish with more orange slices and peach wedges, if desired.

Frozen Strawberry Souffle

Total Time: 12 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• 7 tablespoons sugar
• 3 ounces whole blanched hazelnuts (almonds can be substituted)
• 1/2 teaspoon peanut oil
• 1 lb strawberry, stemmed and hulled
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon orange zest
• 3 ounces hazelnut pralines, crushed coarsely
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons amaretto
• remaining hazelnut praline
• 6 strawberries
• 6 sprigs mint

Recipe

• 1 praline: lightly oil a sheet pan.
• 2 melt the sugar in a small sauce pan, over low heat, increasing the temperature gradually.
• 3 continue to cook until the sugar turns golden brown (swirl, but do not stir).
• 4 immediately fold in the hazelnuts, and quickly spread the mixture on the sheet pan.
• 5 the caramel will start to set very quickly.
• 6 when the praline has cooled and is hard, break it into small pieces; set 6 pieces aside for the garnish, and finely crush the remaining praline.
• 7 souffle: cut six 13-by-4-inch strips of parchment or aluminum foil.
• 8 form into collars around six 6-ounce ramekins, and tape or tie in place.
• 9 cut a quater of the strawberries into 1/4-inch chunks, and toss with 3 tablespoons of sugar.
• 10 set aside to macerate for 20 minutes.
• 11 puree the remaining strawberries in a blender or food processor, and reserve.
• 12 whip the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• 13 gradually sift in the remaining sugar, and whip until a stiff, light meringue forms.
• 14 fold in the orange zest, crushed praline, drained macerated strawberries, and strawberry puree.
• 15 whip the cream until stiff and fold into the strawberry meringue along with the amaretto.
• 16 ladle the mixture into the prepared ramekins, filling them to 1/2 inch from the top of the collars.
• 17 set on a tray and freeze overnight.
• 18 (the souffles will keep in the freezer for week).
• 19 remove the parchment, and garnish each souffle with a fresh strawberry, a piece of praline, and a sprig of mint.
• 20 serve immediately.

Great Morning Smoothie

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1/4 cup prune, pitted
• 1 banana

Recipe

• 1 using a blender or vita-mix, process all ingredients until smooth. pour into a glass.

Ocean Surprise Smoothie

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 10 -16 ounces raspberry juice
• 2 -3 scoops orange sherbet
• 1 cup strawberry (fresh or frozen)
• 1 banana
• 1 scoop ice

Recipe

• 1 mix all together in blender.

Moroccan Baked Eggs

Peach Orange Jam

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 12 peaches
• 3 oranges
• sugar, equal in volume to prepared fruit
• 1/2 cup almonds, chopped
• 1/4 cup amaretto

Recipe

• 1 cut peaches in small pieces, leaving skins on.
• 2 squeeze juice from oranges & add to peaches.
• 3 grind oranges (both pulp & rind) in a food processor. add to peaches.
• 4 measure the total amount of fruit and add an equal amount of sugar.
• 5 cook over "medium" heat until the mixture starts to thicken. this will probably take 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• 6 stir in amaretto, cooking until jel stage (coats a spoon).
• 7 stir in the almonds.
• 8 pour into hot, sterlized jars & seal.

Margaritas On The Rocks

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup tequila
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from 4 to 6)
• 1/2 cup triple sec or 1/2 cup cointreau liqueur
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 lime, sliced
• kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 in a pitcher, combine the tequila, lime juice, triple sec and cold water.
• 2 rub the rims of 4 glasses with fresh lime slices and dip into a plate of kosher salt so the rims are coated.
• 3 add ice to the glasses and pour 1/4 of the margarita mixture into each glass.
• 4 serve to your guests.