Apricot Smoothie
Ingredients: 1 cup milk or almond milk 2 apricots, pitted 2 teaspoons honey 1/2 cup ice Directions: Combine ingredients in a blender and blend until creamy. Pour into a glass and garnish with fresh mint.
German Nougat Balls
Ingredients: 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 tablespoon strong brewed coffee 1 tablespoon rum 1 cup ground hazelnuts Directions: Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently with a rubber spatula. Remove the bowl …
Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 2/3 cup any flavor fruit jam 1/4 teaspoon salt Directions: Preheat oven to 320º. Grease cookie sheets. Cream butter, sugar, and egg yolk together. Add vanilla, flour, walnuts, and salt. Mix …
Fruit Tea
Ingredients: 1 apple, peeled and diced 1 pear, peeled and diced 1/2 banana, sliced 1 orange, peeled and sliced 1 lemon, juiced 2 bags Lipton tea Directions: Pour water into tea kettle until half full. Let cook on medium heat and put all prepared fruits into the kettle. When water boils, put 2 bags of …
Avocado Caramel Ice Cream
Ingredients: 1 avocado, peeled and mashed 1/4 cup sugar French vanilla ice cream Caramel syrup Directions: Combine mashed avocado and sugar. In a dessert bowl, put 1 scoop of ice cream then put avocado mixture along the side of the ice cream. Drizzle caramel along the side on top of the avocado. Serve immediately!
Blueberry Coffee Cake
Ingredients: 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 2/3 cup milk 2 1/4 cup biscuit baking mix 1 cup fresh blueberries Confectioner’s sugar Directions: In a bowl, combine the egg, sugar, lemon peel and milk. Stir in the biscuit mix until moistened. Fold in the blueberries. Pour into a …
Baked Yam & Taro with Rose Syrup
Ingredients: 1 pound of Japanese yams or purple yams 1 pound of Taro 1/2 pound of sugared red bean paste 1/2 stick of butter 2 tablespoons of sugar 10 dry rose buds, crushed 4 tablespoons of hot water Directions: Wash and clean the yams. In a large pot of boiling water, cook yams for 30 …
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ingredients: 16 ounces milk chocolate chips 2 tablespoons shortening 1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves Directions: Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture. Turn the strawberries upside down and …
Walnut Tarts
Ingredients: 1 packaged frozen store-bought tart shells 2 eggs, beaten 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 stick butter, melted 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup chopped walnuts Directions: Preheat oven to 325º. Place tart shells into tins. In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and walnuts. Mix until well blended. Pour mixture into each …
Raisin Pound Cake
Ingredients: • 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter • 3 cups sugar • 5 eggs • 3 cups all-purpose flour • 1 cup raisins • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 1 cup milk • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Directions: Preheat oven to 350º. Cream butter, milk, and sugar together in a mixer. Add eggs, 1 at …