Easy Raspberry Lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate
• 3 cups water
• 3/4 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
• 1 cup crushed ice
• 1 cup fresh raspberries, garnish
• 18 mint leaves, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a large punch bowl, combine raspberry lemonade concentrate, water and lime juice. stir in lemon-lime soda and crushed ice. garnish each glass with a fresh raspberry and a mint leaf.

Cool Watermelon Slushes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ice cubes
• 2 cups cubed seeded watermelon
• 1 teaspoon honey

Recipe

Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 3 mins Ready Time: 6 mins


• place the ice cubes into a blender. cover, and pulse until crushed. add the watermelon and blend for about 1 minute, until slushy. add the honey, and blend for about 10 seconds.

Mexican Strawberry Water (agua De Fresa)

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 cups strawberries, sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 8 cups cold water
• 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges (optional)
• 8 fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 25 mins


• in a medium bowl, mix together sliced strawberries, sugar, and 1 cup of water. cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
• remove the strawberry mixture from the refrigerator and pour into a blender. blend on high until smooth. pour the blended berry mixture through a wire mesh strainer set over a large mixing bowl; discard the pulp and seeds.
• add the remaining 7 cups cold water to the pureed strawberries and mix well. place the aqua de fresa in the refrigerator to chill for several hours or pour over ice and serve immediately. garnish with lime slices or mint leaves.

summer i

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups ice cubes
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle
• 12 fluid ounces

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a blender crush the ice. pour in the lemonade concentrate, and . blend until smooth. pour into frozen glasses.

Watermelon Cooler Slushy

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
• 10 ice cubes
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• place watermelon and ice into a blender. pour in lime juice, sugar, and salt. blend until smooth.

buzzard's bay bourbon scallops

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 4 fluid ounces , divided
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 pounds sea scallops, rinsed and patted dry
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• melt 1/4 cup butter, 2 ounces bourbon, and olive oil together in a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook sea scallops in hot butter-bourbon mixture until browned and just about cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. transfer scallops to a plate and drain any excess liquid from the skillet.
• whisk remaining butter, remaining bourbon, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper together in the same skillet over medium-high heat until sauce reduces and alcohol evaporates, 1 to 3 minutes. drizzle sauce over scallops.

floating island punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 pint orange sherbet
• 1 liter
• 1 liter carbonated water
• 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 1 orange, sliced in rounds
• 4 cups ice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• bring water to a boil. add the sugar and boil until it becomes a syrup. let cool.
• in a punch bowl combine lemonade, orange juice, ginger , and carbonated water. mix in the sugar syrup. add ice and sherbet. just before serving add cherries and cherry juice and float orange slices on top.

wild river mix

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) bottle tomato juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons celery salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (e.g. tabasco™)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a large jar or bottle, combine the tomato juice, celery salt, pepper, worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce. secure the lid and shake, or stir to mix until well blended. store in the refrigerator for up to one week.

warm and spicy autumn punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 oranges
• 8 whole cloves
• 6 cups apple juice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 1/4 cups pineapple juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). stud the whole oranges with cloves, and bake for 30 minutes.
• in a large saucepan, combine the apple juice and cinnamon stick. bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 5 minutes. remove from heat, and stir in the nutmeg, honey, lemon juice, and pineapple juice.
• serve hot in a punch bowl with the 2 clove-studded baked oranges floating on top.

easy punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 4 (0.13 ounce) packages unsweetened strawberry-flavored drink mix powder
• 2 (46 fluid ounce) cans pineapple juice
• 3 cups sugar
• 4 quarts water
• 2 liters

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a large punch bowl combine drink mix, pineapple juice, sugar and water. stir until dissolved. stir in the ginger .

Iced Tea Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups water
• 3 orange pekoe tea bags
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup lemon juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• in a large saucepan, heat water to a rapid boil. remove from heat and drop in the tea bags. cover and let steep for 1 hour.
• in a large pitcher, combine the steeped tea and the sugar. stir until sugar is dissolved, then stir in lemon juice. refrigerate until chilled.

Lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 4 lemons, juiced
• 1 quart water
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a 2 quart pitcher, combine the lemon juice, water and sugar. stir until sugar is dissolved. chill in refrigerator.

green punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 (3 ounce) packages lime flavored jell-o® mix
• 1 quart hot water
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 1/2 cups cold water
• 2 liters

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a large saucepan dissolve the gelatin in 1 quart of hot water. allow to cool.
• when gelatin is cool, pour into a large punch bowl, stir in pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, sugar and 4 1/2 cups cold water. pour in just before serving.

Vegetarian Chickpea Sandwich Filling

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (19 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• drain and rinse chickpeas. pour chickpeas into a medium size mixing bowl and mash with a fork. mix in celery, onion, mayonnaise (to taste), lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper to taste.

Vanilla Milkshake I

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 3 mins Ready Time: 3 mins


• in a blender, combine ice cream, milk and vanilla extract. blend until smooth. pour into glasses and serve.

Green Slime Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups spinach
• 2 cups frozen strawberries
• 1 banana
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup ice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• place the spinach in the freezer until frozen, at least 1 hour.
• combine the spinach, strawberries, banana, honey, and ice in a blender. blend until smooth. serve immediately.

Homemade

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen juice concentrate - any flavor except citrus, thawed
• 3 1/2 quarts cold water, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• combine the yeast, sugar and juice concentrate in a gallon jug. fill the jug the rest of the way with cold water. rinse out a large balloon, and fit it over the opening of the jug. secure the balloon with a rubber band.
• place jug in a cool dark place. within a day you will notice the balloon starting to expand. as the sugar turns to alcohol the gasses released will fill up the balloon. when the balloon is deflated back to size the is ready to drink. it takes about 6 weeks total.

Banana Blast Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bananas
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 8 cubes ice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a blender, combine bananas and milk. pulse until bananas are chopped. pour in water and brown sugar. blend until smooth. toss in the ice cubes and blend until smooth. pour into 4 glasses and serve immediately.

bbq corn

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 ears fresh corn with husks
• 1 quart
• 1 (7 pound) bag of ice cubes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 10 hrs 10 mins


• place whole ears of corn in an ice chest. pour over top. dump ice out over the ears of corn. place the lid on the cooler, and let sit 8 hours, or overnight.
• preheat smoker to 250 degrees f ( 120 degrees c).
• place corn in the smoker and close the lid. cook for 1 to 2 hours, turning every 20 minutes or so. kernels should give easily under pressure when done. to eat, just peel back the husks and use them for a handle.

California Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 7 large strawberries
• 1 (8 ounce) container lemon yogurt
• 1/3 cup orange juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• place strawberries in a plastic container and freeze for about an hour.
• in a blender, combine frozen strawberries, yogurt and orange juice. blend until smooth. pour into a tall glass and serve.

fruit punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle fruit punch, chilled
• 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled
• 1 (2 liter) bottle ginger , chilled
• 1/2 gallon orange sherbet

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a punch bowl, mix together fruit punch, pineapple juice and ginger . add scoops of sherbet into the punch. wait for the sherbet to begin melting, approximately 10 minutes, stir gently, and serve.

mint tea punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups boiling water
• 12 sprigs fresh mint
• 4 tea bags
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 5 cups cold water
• 3 orange slices for garnish (optional)
• 3 lemon slices for garnish (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• place the tea bags and mint sprigs into a large pitcher. pour boiling water over them, and allow to steep for about 8 minutes. remove and discard the tea bags and mint leaves, squeezing out excess liquid. stir in sugar until dissolved, then stir in the orange juice and lemon juice. pour in the cold water. serve over ice cubes, garnished with orange or lemon slices.

Easy Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 4 1/2 cups water
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, partially thawed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a large pitcher, mix together lemonade concentrate and water. stir in strawberries.

honey limeade

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup lime juice
• 5 cups water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 15 mins


• in a pitcher, combine lime juice, water, sugar and honey. stir until sugar is dissolved. chill in refrigerator.

By The Pros

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 orange
• 1 lemon
• 1 lime
• 1 medium all purpose apples, pared, cored and sliced
• 1 cup pitted cherries
• 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
• 3/4 cup
• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle dry red
• 1 (12 ounce) can lemon-lime soda to taste
• 1 cup orange juice to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• slice the orange, lemon, and lime into thin rounds. place the citrus in a pitcher with the apples, cherries, and pineapple. pour in the and refrigerate for 2 hours of more. chill the bottle of red , lemon-lime soda, and orange juice at the same time.
• gently crush the fruits with a spoon, then stir in the red , lemon-lime soda, and orange juice. add additional or orange juice to taste.

red rooster

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 2 fluid ounces
• 4 fluid ounces cranberry juice
• 1/2 fluid ounce orange juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 2 mins Ready Time: 2 mins


• fill a tall glass with ice. pour in . fill glass to 3/4 full with cranberry juice. top with orange juice. stir.

witches' brew

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries, thawed
• 2 1/2 cups cranberry juice
• 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 2 liters
• 2 liters sparkling apple (non-alcoholic)
• 6 gummi snakes candy

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins
• to make the frozen hand: wash and rinse the outside of a rubber glove. turn glove inside out and set aside. in a 4 cup measuring cup, combine the thawed raspberries and cranberry juice.
• pour 2 cups of the raspberry mixture into a small saucepan. sprinkle the gelatin over and let stand 2 minutes. warm over low heat, stirring constantly, just until gelatin dissolves. mix back into the reserved raspberry mixture in the measuring cup.
• pour raspberry mixture into the inverted glove. gather up the top of the glove and tie securely with kitchen twine. freeze until solid, or several days if possible.
• to serve: carefully cut glove away from frozen hand. place frozen hand, palm side up, leaning against side of a large punch bowl. pour in and sparkling . garnish with gummy snakes.

Banana Berry Smoothie Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup milk
• 1 banana
• 3 large strawberries
• 1 tablespoon vanilla yogurt
• 1 teaspoon honey

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a blender, combine milk, banana, strawberries, yogurt and honey. blend until smooth. pour into glass and serve.

Pretty In Pink

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen sliced strawberries, thawed
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 2 (750 milliliter) bottles chilled rose , such as zinfandel
• 2 cups pineapple juice
• 1 liter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• stir the strawberries, lemonade concentrate, rose , and pineapple juice in a punch bowl until combined. stir in the just before serving.

red rooster

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 2 fluid ounces
• 4 fluid ounces cranberry juice
• 1/2 fluid ounce orange juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 2 mins Ready Time: 2 mins


• fill a tall glass with ice. pour in . fill glass to 3/4 full with cranberry juice. top with orange juice. stir.

Mango-peach Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 peach, sliced
• 1 mango, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
• 1/2 cup orange juice, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• place the peach, mango, soy milk, and orange juice into a blender. cover, and puree until smooth. pour into glasses to serve.

Berry Delicious

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups frozen mixed berries
• 1 cup strawberry flavored yogurt
• 1 banana, sliced
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in the container of a blender, combine the mixed berries, strawberry yogurt, banana, milk and sugar. cover, and blend until smooth. pour into glasses and serve.

Apple Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 gallon apple juice
• 1 gallon apple
• 3 cups sugar
• 8 cinnamon sticks
• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle 190 proof grain alcohol

Recipe

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


• in a large pot, combine apple juice, apple , sugar and cinnamon sticks. bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let cool completely.
• when juice mixture is cool, stir in the grain alcohol.

Vegetarian Chickpea Sandwich Filling

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (19 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• drain and rinse chickpeas. pour chickpeas into a medium size mixing bowl and mash with a fork. mix in celery, onion, mayonnaise (to taste), lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper to taste.

most excellent sandwich

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
• 1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 medium tomato, sliced
• 1 (5 ounce) package alfalfa sprouts
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. spread cream cheese each slice of bread, and set cheese side up on the cookie sheet. place the tomato slices over the cream cheese. top with alfalfa sprouts, then a generous sprinkle of mozzarella cheese.
• bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cheese is melted, and sandwiches are warm.

Peanut Butter, Bacon And Honey Sandwich

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 slices applewood smoked bacon
• 2 slices whole wheat bread
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon honey

Recipe

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


• place the bacon in a skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate.
• toast the slices of whole wheat bread in a toaster, and spread a toasted slice with peanut butter and honey. place the bacon on the honey, top with the remaining toasted bread slice, and serve.

Cornmeal Mush

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups cornmeal
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 7 mins Ready Time: 12 mins


• mix together cornmeal, water, and salt in a medium saucepan. cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• if using as cereal, spoon mush into bowls and serve with milk and sugar, if desired. if frying, pour mixture into a loaf pan and chill completely. remove from pan, cut into slices, and fry in a small amount of oil over medium-high heat until browned on both sides. serve with sauce of your choice.

apple nut cake with sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon butter flavored extract
• 2 tablespoons water
• 4 apple - peeled, cored and diced
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon butter flavored extract
• 2 teaspoons flavored extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. sift together 2 cups flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. set aside.
• in a large bowl, cream 2 cups sugar and 1 cup margarine until light and fluffy. beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring and 2 tablespoons water. beat in the flour mixture, stirring just until incorporated. finally, stir in chopped apples and pecans.
• pour batter into prepared 9x13 inch pan. bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. allow to cool.
• to make the sauce: in a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water and 1/2 cup margarine. bring to a boil. mix 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons flour and 1/8 teaspoon salt and stir into the saucepan. bring sauce to a boil, stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring and 2 teaspoons flavoring. pour sauce over the cake and serve.

holiday punch i

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 8 cups prepared lemonade
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 1 (2 liter) bottle
• 1 orange, sliced in rounds

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 10 mins


• in a large punch bowl, combine cranberry juice cocktail, lemonade, and orange juice. stir in the maraschino cherries. refrigerate for 2 hours or more.
• when ready to serve, pour in the ginger . garnish each glass with an orange slice.

sparkling punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 lemons
• 3 large oranges
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
• 1 liter club soda
• 2 (750 milliliter) bottles sparkling apple
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 trays ice cubes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• thinly slice the lemons and the oranges and place in a large punch bowl. pour in the thawed lemonade. gently stir in the club soda and the sparkling apple . add sugar to taste. add ice.

Blueberry Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup blueberries (frozen or fresh)
• 1 (8 ounce) container plain yogurt
• 3/4 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• blend the blueberries, yogurt, milk, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg in a blender until frothy, scraping down the sides of the blender with a spatula occasionally. serve immediately.

Old-fashioned Lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lemons
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 cups cold water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• juice the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. to make your labor easier, firmly roll the lemons between your hand and counter top before cutting in half and juicing.
• in a gallon pitcher combine 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, and 6 cups cold water. stir. adjust water to taste. chill and serve over ice.

Pittsburgh Style Chipped Ham Barbeque

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (12 ounce) bottles chili sauce (such as heinz®)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 pounds chipped chopped ham (such as isaly's®)

Recipe

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


• stir the chili sauce and brown sugar in a large skillet over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has come to a simmer. stir in the ham; bring to a boil. serve hot.

All-around Good Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt
• 1/2 frozen banana, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons powdered protein supplement
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flax seed
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a blender, blend the milk, yogurt, banana, protein supplement, flax seed, honey, and strawberries until smooth.

macaron (french macaroon)

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup finely ground almonds

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 10 mins


• line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
• beat egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until whites are foamy; beat in sugar and continue beating until egg whites are glossy, fluffy, and hold soft peaks. sift confectioners' sugar and ground almonds in a separate bowl and quickly fold the almond mixture into the egg whites, about 30 strokes.
• spoon a small amount of batter into a plastic bag with a small corner cut off and pipe a test disk of batter, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, prepared baking sheet. if the disk of batter holds a peak instead of flattening immediately, gently fold the batter a few more times and retest.
• when batter is mixed enough to flatten immediately into an even disk, spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip. pipe the batter the baking sheet in rounds, leaving space between the disks. let the piped cookies stand out at room temperature until they form a hard skin on top, about 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 285 degrees f (140 degrees c).
• bake cookies until set but not browned, about 10 minutes; let cookies cool completely before filling.

jean-pierre's cod fish soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 cup light mayonnaise
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon saffron powder
• 4 teaspoons dried bread crumbs
• 1 cup red pepper flakes
• 1/2 french baguette, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 leek, bulb only, chopped
• 1 pinch saffron powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 cup
• 1/3 cup red
• 4 ounces cod fillets
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 roma (plum) tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 cup grated gruyere cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• in a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon of saffron powder, bread crumbs, and red pepper flakes. set aside.
• preheat the oven broiler. arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet. place under the broiler for a few minutes to toast. set aside to cool.
• heat olive oil in a stock pot or dutch oven over medium heat. add 4 cloves of garlic, onion, and leek; saute for a few minutes until tender. add a pinch of saffron and the bay leaf. pour in the and red wines, then place the fish in the pan, and pour in enough water to cover the fish just barely. simmer for about 10 minutes, turning the fish carefully as needed, until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• remove the fish from the broth with a slotted spoon, and set aside. pour in the beef broth, and simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes to burn off some of the alcohol, and reduce the broth. remove the bay leaf, and transfer the broth to a blender. add the tomato, lemon juice and parsley to the blender. puree in batches if necessary, and return to the pot.
• whisk the flour and half-and-half into the pot, and set over medium heat. whisk in about half of the mayonnaise mixture, or to taste. return fish to the soup, and break into small pieces. season to taste with salt and pepper, and heat through.
• spread the remaining mayonnaise mixture the toasted bread slices, and top with shredded gruyere cheese. ladle the soup into serving bowls, and float 1 or 2 slices of toast on the top.

Sweet Lime Iced Tea

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 gallon boiling water
• 6 black tea bags
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 limes, juiced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs


• pour the water into a gallon sized jar over the tea bags. allow to steep for 45 minutes. remove and discard the tea bags. stir in the sugar and lime juice until the sugar has dissolved. cool to room temperature; refrigerate until cold before serving.

macaron (french macaroon)

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup finely ground almonds

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 10 mins


• line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
• beat egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until whites are foamy; beat in sugar and continue beating until egg whites are glossy, fluffy, and hold soft peaks. sift confectioners' sugar and ground almonds in a separate bowl and quickly fold the almond mixture into the egg whites, about 30 strokes.
• spoon a small amount of batter into a plastic bag with a small corner cut off and pipe a test disk of batter, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, prepared baking sheet. if the disk of batter holds a peak instead of flattening immediately, gently fold the batter a few more times and retest.
• when batter is mixed enough to flatten immediately into an even disk, spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip. pipe the batter the baking sheet in rounds, leaving space between the disks. let the piped cookies stand out at room temperature until they form a hard skin on top, about 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 285 degrees f (140 degrees c).
• bake cookies until set but not browned, about 10 minutes; let cookies cool completely before filling.

All-around Good Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt
• 1/2 frozen banana, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons powdered protein supplement
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flax seed
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a blender, blend the milk, yogurt, banana, protein supplement, flax seed, honey, and strawberries until smooth.

Old-fashioned Lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lemons
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 cups cold water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• juice the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. to make your labor easier, firmly roll the lemons between your hand and counter top before cutting in half and juicing.
• in a gallon pitcher combine 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, and 6 cups cold water. stir. adjust water to taste. chill and serve over ice.

Pittsburgh Style Chipped Ham Barbeque

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (12 ounce) bottles chili sauce (such as heinz®)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 pounds chipped chopped ham (such as isaly's®)

Recipe

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


• stir the chili sauce and brown sugar in a large skillet over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has come to a simmer. stir in the ham; bring to a boil. serve hot.

jean-pierre's cod fish soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 cup light mayonnaise
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon saffron powder
• 4 teaspoons dried bread crumbs
• 1 cup red pepper flakes
• 1/2 french baguette, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 leek, bulb only, chopped
• 1 pinch saffron powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 cup
• 1/3 cup red
• 4 ounces cod fillets
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 roma (plum) tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 cup grated gruyere cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• in a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon of saffron powder, bread crumbs, and red pepper flakes. set aside.
• preheat the oven broiler. arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet. place under the broiler for a few minutes to toast. set aside to cool.
• heat olive oil in a stock pot or dutch oven over medium heat. add 4 cloves of garlic, onion, and leek; saute for a few minutes until tender. add a pinch of saffron and the bay leaf. pour in the and red wines, then place the fish in the pan, and pour in enough water to cover the fish just barely. simmer for about 10 minutes, turning the fish carefully as needed, until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• remove the fish from the broth with a slotted spoon, and set aside. pour in the beef broth, and simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes to burn off some of the alcohol, and reduce the broth. remove the bay leaf, and transfer the broth to a blender. add the tomato, lemon juice and parsley to the blender. puree in batches if necessary, and return to the pot.
• whisk the flour and half-and-half into the pot, and set over medium heat. whisk in about half of the mayonnaise mixture, or to taste. return fish to the soup, and break into small pieces. season to taste with salt and pepper, and heat through.
• spread the remaining mayonnaise mixture the toasted bread slices, and top with shredded gruyere cheese. ladle the soup into serving bowls, and float 1 or 2 slices of toast on the top.

sparkling punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 lemons
• 3 large oranges
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
• 1 liter club soda
• 2 (750 milliliter) bottles sparkling apple
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 trays ice cubes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• thinly slice the lemons and the oranges and place in a large punch bowl. pour in the thawed lemonade. gently stir in the club soda and the sparkling apple . add sugar to taste. add ice.

Purple Monstrosity Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 frozen bananas, skins removed and cut in chunks
• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• place bananas, blueberries and juice in a blender, puree. use honey and/or vanilla to taste. use more or less liquid depending on the thickness you want for your smoothie.

Baby Blue Punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (0.13 ounce) package blue, berry flavored unsweetened drink mix
• 1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
• 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle cranberry juice
• 8 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup sugar, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a large punch bowl, stir together the drink mix, lemon-lime soda, and cranberry juice. taste, and stir in sugar to your liking. (i like to add the whole cup.) float scoops of ice cream on the top. the ice cream melts somewhat and turns the punch a beautiful baby blue color with frothy clouds floating on the top.

Grandma's Italian Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 6 slices american cheese
• 12 slices sandwich bread

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• whisk eggs, milk, garlic powder, italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese together in a bowl.
• place each american cheese slice between two pieces of bread to assemble 6 sandwiches.
• dip both sides of each sandwich in egg mixture.
• heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
• place dipped sandwiches in the hot frying pan; cook until golden brown and cheese is melted, about 3 minutes per side.

Orange Glorious I

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup ice water
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 12 cubes ice
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 cup sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a blender combine milk, water, orange juice concentrate, ice cubes, vanilla and sugar. blend until smooth. pour into three 12 oz glasses and enjoy with a straw.

party punch ix

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 3 (3 ounce) packages fruit flavored jell-o® mix
• 4 cups sugar
• 13 cups boiling water
• 2 (46 fluid ounce) cans pineapple juice
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle lemon juice concentrate
• 2 (2 liter) bottles ginger , chilled

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• in a large bowl, combine gelatin and sugar. stir in boiling water until mixture is dissolved. stir in pineapple juice and lemon juice concentrate. divide into 2 containers, and freeze until solid.
• to serve, place gelatin mixture in punch bowl, and chop into pieces. pour in ginger .

Old-fashioned Lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lemons
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 cups cold water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• juice the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. to make your labor easier, firmly roll the lemons between your hand and counter top before cutting in half and juicing.
• in a gallon pitcher combine 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, and 6 cups cold water. stir. adjust water to taste. chill and serve over ice.

jean-pierre's cod fish soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 cup light mayonnaise
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon saffron powder
• 4 teaspoons dried bread crumbs
• 1 cup red pepper flakes
• 1/2 french baguette, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 leek, bulb only, chopped
• 1 pinch saffron powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 cup
• 1/3 cup red
• 4 ounces cod fillets
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 roma (plum) tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 cup grated gruyere cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• in a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon of saffron powder, bread crumbs, and red pepper flakes. set aside.
• preheat the oven broiler. arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet. place under the broiler for a few minutes to toast. set aside to cool.
• heat olive oil in a stock pot or dutch oven over medium heat. add 4 cloves of garlic, onion, and leek; saute for a few minutes until tender. add a pinch of saffron and the bay leaf. pour in the and red wines, then place the fish in the pan, and pour in enough water to cover the fish just barely. simmer for about 10 minutes, turning the fish carefully as needed, until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• remove the fish from the broth with a slotted spoon, and set aside. pour in the beef broth, and simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes to burn off some of the alcohol, and reduce the broth. remove the bay leaf, and transfer the broth to a blender. add the tomato, lemon juice and parsley to the blender. puree in batches if necessary, and return to the pot.
• whisk the flour and half-and-half into the pot, and set over medium heat. whisk in about half of the mayonnaise mixture, or to taste. return fish to the soup, and break into small pieces. season to taste with salt and pepper, and heat through.
• spread the remaining mayonnaise mixture the toasted bread slices, and top with shredded gruyere cheese. ladle the soup into serving bowls, and float 1 or 2 slices of toast on the top.

Watermelon And Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 8 cups cubed seeded watermelon
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, halved
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• combine the watermelon, strawberries, lemon juice, sugar, and water in a blender. blend until smooth.

Groovy Green Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 banana, cut in chunks
• 1 cup grapes
• 1 (6 ounce) tub vanilla yogurt
• 1/2 apple, cored and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach leaves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• place the banana, grapes, yogurt, apple and spinach into a blender. cover, and blend until smooth, stopping frequently to push down anything stuck to the sides. pour into glasses and serve.

Brazilian Lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 limes
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
• 3 cups water
• ice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• wash limes thoroughly. cut off the ends and slice into eight wedges. place limes in a blender with the sugar, sweetened condensed milk, water, and ice.
• blend in an electric blender, pulsing 5 times. strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove rinds. serve over ice.

Punch Iii

Ingredients

• Servings: 35
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle , chilled
• 1 liter carbonated water, chilled
• 2 (750 milliliter) bottles , chilled
• 1 lemon - sliced, for garnish
• 1/2 cup fresh mint, garnish

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in large punch bowl, combine the cranberry juice concentrate, pink lemonade concentrate, limeade concentrate, , club soda and . garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves.

Vegetarian Chickpea Sandwich Filling

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (19 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• drain and rinse chickpeas. pour chickpeas into a medium size mixing bowl and mash with a fork. mix in celery, onion, mayonnaise (to taste), lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper to taste.

vintage lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 lemons
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 quarts water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• peel the rinds from the 5 lemons and cut them into 1/2 inch slices. set the lemons aside.
• place the rinds in a bowl and sprinkle the sugar over them. let this stand for about one hour, so that the sugar begins to soak up the oils from the lemons.
• bring water to a boil in a covered saucepan and then pour the hot water over the sugared lemon rinds. allow this mixture to cool for 20 minutes and then remove the rinds.
• squeeze the lemons into another bowl. pour the juice through a strainer into the sugar mixture. stir well, pour into pitcher and pop it in the fridge! serve with ice cubes.

Avocado Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 ripe avocado, halved and pitted
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 8 ice cubes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• combine the avocado, milk, yogurt, honey, and ice cubes in a blender; blend until smooth.

incredible punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 2 (46 fluid ounce) bottles cranberry-raspberry juice
• 1 (32 fluid ounce) bottle pina colada mix
• 2 liters raspberry soda

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a large plastic container, combine cranberry-raspberry juice with the pina colada mix. freeze overnight.
• remove from freezer 30 minutes prior to serving. to serve place frozen slush in punch bowl and slowly add raspberry ginger .

summer ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 12 fluid ounces water
• 12 fluid ounces
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• place lemonade concentrate in a gallon pitcher. measure water and in the 12 ounce lemonade can and add to the pitcher. pour in the , mix well and serve over ice.

Mango Lassi Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 mangos - peeled, seeded and diced
• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup ice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a blender, combine mangos, yogurt, sugar and ice. blend until smooth. pour into glasses and serve.

margaritas on the rocks

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups sweet and sour mix
• 1 cup triple sec
• 1 1/2 cups gold tequila
• 1/3 cup -based orange liqueur (such as grand marnier®)
• 2 limes, quartered

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• salt the rims of 8 glasses. to do so, pour salt a small plate, rub the rims of the glasses with lime, and press them into the salt. fill the glasses with ice.
• in a blender, combine sweet and sour mix, triple sec, tequila and grand marnier. blend until smooth. pour into glasses, squeeze a quarter lime into each glass, and serve.

Party Punch Vi

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1/2 gallon strawberry sherbet
• 2 (64 fluid ounce) bottles fruit punch
• 1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage, chilled

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 15 mins


• place sherbet in punch bowl. pour in fruit punch and lemon-lime soda.

Eggnog I

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 quart milk
• 1/3 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• beat eggs; mix in condensed milk, vanilla, quart of milk and salt.
• beat the whipping cream until soft peaks form. fold in to egg and milk mixture and sprinkle with nutmeg. serve chilled.

Frozen Horseradish Sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup prepared horseradish, drained
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 5 mins


• in a medium bowl combine the drained horseradish with the sugar, salt and mayonnaise. fold in the whipped heavy cream.
• freeze the mixture in a freezer-weight plastic container for at least 2 hours. set out 15 minutes before serving.

toasted strawberry-cream cheese breakfast sandwiches

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, cleaned, hulled and sliced
• 3/4 cup pink
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup finely chopped chocolate
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 8 slices cinnamon raisin bread
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup maple syrup

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 16 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 6 mins


• place the strawberries in a bowl with the and let marinate at least 20 minutes. drain the strawberries, reserving the sparkling wine. set aside 1/2 cup of strawberries for a garnish.
• meanwhile, combine the cream cheese, chocolate, orange zest, and orange juice in a separate bowl; stir and blend until smooth.
• spread 4 slices of raisin bread with the cream cheese mixture. arrange the drained strawberries over the cream cheese. top with remaining 4 slices of raisin bread to make a sandwich.
• melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. place the sandwiches in the skillet; cook until lightly toasted on each side, about 2 minutes per side.
• place the toasted sandwiches on serving plates, and cut in half. drizzle evenly with maple syrup, and garnish with remaining strawberries. serve with the reserved sparkling wine.

Mom's Sandwich Spread

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 pound bologna, ground
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• place bologna in a medium bowl. mix in mayonnaise a few tablespoons at a time until the desired consistency is reached. stir in light corn syrup and sweet pickle relish. cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving.

sweet and spicy swiss chard

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 bunch rainbow chard - leaves and stems separated and chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped yellow onion
• 2 (1/4 inch thick) slices fresh ginger root, peeled and julienned
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. cook the chopped chard stems, onion, and ginger in the hot oil until they begin to soften; season with salt and pepper. add the chopped chard leaves to the skillet; reduce heat to low. continue cooking until the leaves have wilted, about 2 minutes more. drizzle the maple syrup over the mixture; stir to coat evenly. remove from heat and serve.

green grog

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans frozen limeade concentrate
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate
• 2 (2 liter) bottles lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle
• 2 quarts lime sherbet

Recipe

Preparation Time: 7 mins Ready Time: 7 mins


• in a large pot, combine limeade, lemonade and lemon-lime soda. stir in (add more to taste if desired.) mix in the lime sherbet.

Gloomy Day Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 mango - peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
• 1 banana, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup vanilla nonfat yogurt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• place mango, banana, orange juice, and yogurt in a blender. blend until smooth. serve in clear glasses, and drink with a bendy straw!

Orange Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 10 cubes ice

Recipe

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


• in a blender, combine orange juice concentrate, milk, water, vanilla, sugar and ice. blend until smooth. pour into glasses and serve.

kale and banana smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 banana
• 2 cups chopped kale
• 1/2 cup light unsweetened soy milk
• 1 tablespoon flax seeds
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• place the banana, kale, soy milk, flax seeds, and maple syrup into a blender. cover, and puree until smooth. serve over ice.

wassail punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 quarts apple
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 12 whole cloves
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 pinch ground ginger
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ready Time: 8 hrs 5 mins


• in a slow-cooker or a large pot over low heat, combine apple cider, orange juice and lemon juice. season with cloves, ginger and nutmeg. bring to a simmer. if using a slow cooker, allow to simmer all day. serve hot.

aileen's punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) can apricot nectar
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
• 2 liters lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• in a punch bowl combine pineapple juice, apricot nectar and limeade; finally, pour in the lemon-lime soda.

Fried Pinchy Pies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 cups vegetable oil for frying
• 4 slices bread
• peanut butter
• 4 teaspoons any flavor fruit jelly
• 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• cut bread into 3 1/2-inch rounds using a round cutter.
• spread peanut butter into the center of 2 slices of bread, leaving 1/2-inch space around the border. repeat with the jelly for the remaining 2 slices of bread.
• place 1 slice jelly bread and 1 slice peanut butter bread together and press down edges to form a seal. repeat with remaining slices.
• place pies in preheated oil and cook until golden and crispy, about 2 minutes per side. transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Mongolian Strawberry-orange Juice Smoothie

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
• 1 cup orange juice
• 10 cubes ice
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a blender, combine strawberries, orange juice, ice cubes and sugar. blend until smooth. pour into glasses and serve.

best strawberry daiquiri

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups ice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 ounces frozen strawberries
• 1/8 cup lime juice
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 3/4 cup
• 1/4 cup lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• in a blender, combine ice, sugar and strawberries. pour in lime juice, lemon juice, and lemon-lime soda. blend until smooth. pour into glasses and serve.

black halloween punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (.13 ounce) envelope unsweetened grape soft drink mix
• 1 (.13 ounce) envelope unsweetened orange soft drink mix
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 quarts cold water
• 1 liter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• to make a frozen hand, wash a disposable glove, fill with water, seal with a rubber band and freeze until hard.
• stir together grape soft drink mix, orange soft drink mix, sugar and water until solids are dissolved. combine with chilled just before serving. dip the frozen hand briefly in warm water, then peel off the glove. float the prepared hand in the punch bowl for a ghastly effect.

good ol' alabama sweet tea

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 gallon water
• 1 tray ice cubes
• 3 family sized teabags of orange pekoe tea
• 3 cups cold water, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 11 mins


• pour the sugar into a large pitcher. bring water to a boil in a large pan. when the water begins to boil, remove from the heat, and place the teabags in. let steep for 5 to 6 minutes.
• remove tea bags, and return tea to the heat. bring just to a boil, then pour into the pitcher, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. fill the pitcher half way with ice, and stir until most of it melts. then fill the pitcher the rest of the way with cold water, and stir until blended.

nova scotia style donair

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 4 pounds ground beef
• 1 pound ground lamb
• 5 teaspoons all-purpose flour (optional)
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 5 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons crushed dried chile pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• sauce:
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons vinegar, or as needed
• 15 pita bread rounds
• 2 tomatoes, chopped, or more to taste
• 1 onion, chopped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ready Time: 9 hrs 10 mins


• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). grease a large baking pan with sides.
• place beef, lamb, flour, salt, oregano, dry mustard, 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chile pepper, paprika, and italian seasoning in a bowl; knead all ingredients together with your hands until mixture is like a paste, about 10 minutes. roll the meat mixture into a large loaf shape, and place into the prepared pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 2 hours. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c). remove from oven; place meat on a drip rack until completely cool to allow juices and fat to drain. refrigerate meat for 6 hours or overnight.
• stir evaporated milk, sugar, and 2 teaspoons garlic powder together in a small bowl; gradually stir in vinegar just until mixture thickens.
• slice donair meat into strips about 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch thick. fry meat strips in single-sandwich batches in a skillet over medium-high heat until meat begins to crisp at the edges; remove from pan. quickly rub 1 pita round lightly with water; fry pita in same frying pan, turning once, just until warm, about 1 minute.
• spread pita with about 1/2 tablespoons of sauce mixture, top with donair meat, and garnish with onion, tomato, and more sauce; repeat with remaining meat and pita.