California Cheese Dip with Fresh Fruits
Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons cream, or milk
3 teaspoons honey
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/16 teaspoon nutmeg, or mace
1/16 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons diced toasted almonds
Preparations:
Blend together all ingredients except almonds. Chill. When ready to serve place dip in small bowl. Top with almonds. Place bowl on plate and surround with assorted fruits such as banana slices, melon cubes, grapes, strawberries and peach or nectarine slices.
Makes 2 Servings
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Cheddar Sticks
Ingredients:
3/4 cup finely grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup room temperature unsalted butter
2 ounces beer
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt
Preparations:
Combine cheese and butter in a food processor. Process until well blended. Cover and let stand for 30 to 60 minutes, allowing flavors to meld. Add beer and worcestershire sauce, then mix well. Combine flour, dry mustard, and salt, and mix well. Add to cheese mixture, and mix well. Spoon into a pastry bag and pipe onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.
Makes 6 Servings.
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Grilled Lemon Potatoes
Ingredients:
2 russet potatoes, halved lengthwise
1/2 cup lowfat margarine, melted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons reduced sodium lemon pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Preparations:
Deeply score cut sides of potatoes, using a sharp knife. Cover skinside with foil. Combine remaining ingredients; brush cut sides with margarine mixture. Grill potatoes, cut side up, 5 to 6 inches from medium coals 40 minutes, basting with margarine mixture every 10 min. Turn potatoes and grill 10 minutes. Turn potatoes and baste with remaining margarine mixture. Grill 10 minutes.
Makes 4 Servings.
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Passionate Kiss drink
Ingredients:
1 oz. Southern Comfort
1 oz. peach schnapps
1 oz. raspberry liqueur
Pineapple juice
Preparations:
Add first three ingredients. Fill remainder of glass with pineapple juice. Serve over ice in a highball glass.
Makes 1 Love Drink.
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Strawberry Cream Crepes
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups slice fresh strawberries
2 teaspoons sugar
4 2/3 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 1/3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 2/3 tablespoons heavy cream, whipped
4 dessert crepes
4 strawberries, whole, for garnish
Preparations:
Sprinkle sliced strawberries with sugar; set aside. Beat milk with lemon juice until thick. Fold in strawberries and whipped cream. Divide among crepes; fold. Garnish with additional whipped cream and a strawberry centered on the cream.
Makes 2 Servings.
Enjoy with your partner or husband.
Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons cream, or milk
3 teaspoons honey
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/16 teaspoon nutmeg, or mace
1/16 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons diced toasted almonds
Preparations:
Blend together all ingredients except almonds. Chill. When ready to serve place dip in small bowl. Top with almonds. Place bowl on plate and surround with assorted fruits such as banana slices, melon cubes, grapes, strawberries and peach or nectarine slices.
Makes 2 Servings
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Cheddar Sticks
Ingredients:
3/4 cup finely grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup room temperature unsalted butter
2 ounces beer
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt
Preparations:
Combine cheese and butter in a food processor. Process until well blended. Cover and let stand for 30 to 60 minutes, allowing flavors to meld. Add beer and worcestershire sauce, then mix well. Combine flour, dry mustard, and salt, and mix well. Add to cheese mixture, and mix well. Spoon into a pastry bag and pipe onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.
Makes 6 Servings.
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Grilled Lemon Potatoes
Ingredients:
2 russet potatoes, halved lengthwise
1/2 cup lowfat margarine, melted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons reduced sodium lemon pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Preparations:
Deeply score cut sides of potatoes, using a sharp knife. Cover skinside with foil. Combine remaining ingredients; brush cut sides with margarine mixture. Grill potatoes, cut side up, 5 to 6 inches from medium coals 40 minutes, basting with margarine mixture every 10 min. Turn potatoes and grill 10 minutes. Turn potatoes and baste with remaining margarine mixture. Grill 10 minutes.
Makes 4 Servings.
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Passionate Kiss drink
Ingredients:
1 oz. Southern Comfort
1 oz. peach schnapps
1 oz. raspberry liqueur
Pineapple juice
Preparations:
Add first three ingredients. Fill remainder of glass with pineapple juice. Serve over ice in a highball glass.
Makes 1 Love Drink.
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Strawberry Cream Crepes
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups slice fresh strawberries
2 teaspoons sugar
4 2/3 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 1/3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 2/3 tablespoons heavy cream, whipped
4 dessert crepes
4 strawberries, whole, for garnish
Preparations:
Sprinkle sliced strawberries with sugar; set aside. Beat milk with lemon juice until thick. Fold in strawberries and whipped cream. Divide among crepes; fold. Garnish with additional whipped cream and a strawberry centered on the cream.
Makes 2 Servings.
Enjoy with your partner or husband.
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