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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Peach Cooler

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
  • 2 canned peach halves
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
  • 1/4 cup crushed ice

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins

  • in a blender combine lemon-lime soda, peach halves and lemon juice. blend until smooth and pour into glasses. serve topped with the vanilla ice-cream and crushed ice.

blue cheese, bacon and pear brunch sandwiches

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 bosc pear, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups apple juice
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 2 rosemary focaccia bread, or other square rolls, split
  • 6 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

Recipe

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

  • place the pear slices in a skillet, and pour in the apple juice. cook over medium heat until the pears are soft, about 5 minutes. drain pears and reserve; discard juice.
  • meanwhile, place the bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. drain on paper towels. crumble and set aside.
  • preheat the oven broiler.
  • place the focaccia bread slices on a baking sheet. divide the pear slices evenly among the bread, and top evenly with the bacon, and then with the blue cheese.
  • broil the sandwiches in the preheated broiler until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes.

Milk Banana Smoothie

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 bananas
  • 5 (1 gram) packets low calorie granulated sugar substitute (such as sweet 'n low®)

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins

  • blend milk, bananas, and sugar substitute in a blender or food processor until smooth.

Really Raspberry

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 cup firm tofu
  • 2 cups apple juice
  • 2 cups frozen raspberries
  • 4 tablespoons raspberry jelly
  • 3 bananas, frozen and chunked
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 2 mins Ready Time: 2 mins

  • in a blender combine tofu, apple juice, frozen raspberries, jelly, frozen bananas and almond extract. blend until smooth.

Fruit Fizzies

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup grape juice

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins

  • pour water into a tall glass. stir in the baking soda. pour in the grape juice.

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.

Pink Pie

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored jell-o® mix
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can cold evaporated milk
  • 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins

  • in a medium bowl, mix boiling water, strawberry gelatin, sugar and lemon juice. stir until dissolved.
  • in a large bowl, whip evaporated milk with electric mixer until it achieves the consistency of whipped cream. fold in the strawberry gelatin mixture. pour into pie shell and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours before serving.