Sunday, November 2, 2014

It has been a crazy Month. October was filled with excitement and things that made me wonder, why? However, I am not going to question, I am simply going to enjoy.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Amaretto Sours

Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup Amaretto Di Saronno® liqueur
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (4 limes)
  • 2/3 cup sugar syrup
  • Maraschino cherries
Directions
Combine the Liqueur, lemon juice, lime juice and syrup. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and fill two-thirds full with the cocktail mixture. Shake for 30 seconds and pour into glasses. Add a maraschino cherry and serve ice cold.
Sugar syrup: Put 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Chill thoroughly before using.

Photograph by Carol Etheridge
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Fresh Seafood. Baked Potato's and Wine from Chateau Elan. Shrimp Dinner and Dreams

Well Today Is The Countdown To My Audition On The Famed Food Network.
And As You Can Assume I am Very Excited!






















Monday, December 17, 2012

Recipe:Meyer Lemon Pound Cake

Meyer Lemon Pound Cake

2 1/2 c. sugar
1-1/4 c. butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 tsp. meyer lemon zest
2 tbsp. meyer lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp. orange extract
1/2 tsp. salt
6 eggs
3 c. cake flour
Lemon Glaze
Beat sugar, lemon zest then add butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in lemon juice, vanilla, lemon extract and salt. Add eggs one at a time. Beating after each addition. Add flour, beat until smooth. Spread batter in greased and floured  16x4x4-1/2 deep loaf pan.  Bake at 325°F about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until brown. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.
Glaze:
2 c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. grated lemon zest
4 tbsp. meyer lemon juice
Spread Glaze over cake and Enjoy.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Chai Latte Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Candied Ginger Buttercream Frosting

Just Chillin' with my Keurig....
Had a Cool Idea- A hot cup of Chai in a really Cool Cupcake!


By the way I am still Blogging from My Tablet. Who does that?????
 I will post recipes once the computer is up and running. My Wonderful Son is really protective of HIS computer.... Really Now?




Chai Latte Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Candied Ginger Buttercream Frosting