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IRISH PIRATE COCKTAIL
By Vanetta
Put milk, ice cream, mint extract and rum into a blender
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 pint mint chocolate chip ice cream
- 1 teaspoon pure mint extract
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
LEMON ANGEL CAKES WITH LEMON CONFIT
By Vanetta
To make the confit: Cut a slice off the top and bottom of each lemon to expose the flesh
- Confit:
- 2 large lemons
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Cake:
- 1 1/8 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups egg whites (from about 12 eggs), preferably at room temperature
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 lemon, zest finely grated
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Glaze:
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- Special tools: pastry bag with a large plain tip, 1 large or 2 small mini muffin tins, ungreased
RAISIN PUMPKIN CAKE
By Vanetta
Combine cake mix, spice and pumpkin
- 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
- 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 C. canned pumpkin
- Eggs
- Water
- 1 C chopped raisins
- Orange Buttercream Frosting
ASIAN GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS
By Vanetta
Mix the oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, mustard, salt and pepper, and brush on the chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
CARAMEL APPLE PIZZA
By Vanetta
Press cookie dough into a greased pizza pan
- 1 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
- 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
- 4 c. sliced peeled tart apples
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cf. caramel ice cream topping
- 1/2 c. peanut butter
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 12 oz. can lemon-lime pop
- 1/3 c. chopped pecans
RHUBARB CAKE
By Vanetta
Cream shortening and sugar, add egg and beat
- 1-1/2 c. brown sugar
- 2 c. flour
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c. shortening
- 1 c. milk plus 1 tsp. soda dissolved in milk
- 2 c. rhubarb cut fine
- 1 tsp. vanilla
APRICOT BRANDY
By Vanetta
Make the brandy mixture: Combine 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, and honey in a small saucepan and cook over medium-high h...
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) honey
- 3 cup(s) brandy
- 2 pound(s) dried apricots
Pumpkin Rice Krispies
By Vanetta
Melt butter in a large saucepan
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 5 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 bag (8 0z.) Kraft Pumpkin Marshmallows
- tootsie rolls
- green icing (tan if you are making the pie shapes)
- orange food coloring (optional)
WHOPPEE PIES
By Vanetta
Put the unsweetened and semisweet chocolates and butter in a medium microwave-safe bowl; heat at 75 percent power u...
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup natural cocoa powder, such as Hershey's or Scharffen Berger
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 18 large marshmallows (not minis)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
BAILEYS IRISH CREAM RECIPE
By Vanetta
This is the original recipe and the author’s comments in ( )
- 1 C light cream (I used heavy whipping cream, which made it even richer)
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 2/3 C Irish whiskey (I used Jameson's)
- 1 t instant coffee
- 2 T Hershey's chocolate syrup (I used Torani)
- 1 t vanilla
- 1 t almond extract (I skipped this entirely)