Let's get into the Spirit of the Season

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  • 12-29-2007 6:15 PM In reply to

    Re: Let's get into the Spirit of the Season

    Sorry about the font size. I have trouble copying stuff over from my word pad. I try to change it, think I have and it comes out gigantic in some spots. Be patient please.

     

    The Perfect Margarita

    Frozen Margaritas, made with mix, may be fun but they are not for aficionados. Try this shaken Margarita instead.

    1-1/2 ounce premium white, gold or reposado tequila
    1/2 ounce triple sec
    Juice of half a large, fresh lime
    Lime wedge and salt for glass rim

    In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine the tequila, lime juice and triple sec. Shake well. Run lime wedge around cocktail glass rim several times. Dip rim into plate of salt. Strain tequila mixture into the glass.

    Bloody Maria

    2 ounces premium white, gold or reposado tequila
    4 ounces tomato juice
    Juice from half a large, fresh lemon
    Dab fresh horseradish
    Dash Worcestershire sauce
    Dash Tabasco
    Pinch celery salt
    Pinch freshly ground pepper
    Pinch salt
    Celery stalk and lime wedge for garnish

    Combine all ingredients except celery stalk and lime wedge in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass over three or four ice cubes. Garnish with the celery stalk and lime wedge.

    Jose Cuervo Tradicional

    1-1/2 ounce Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado tequila
    3 ounces cranberry juice
    Grand Marnier as needed
    Orange peel for garnish

    Combine all ingredients except orange peel in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with orange peel.

     

  • 12-29-2007 6:25 PM In reply to

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    Dallas Stars

    Mixing instructions:

    Layer in a shot glass.

    Creator/contributor's comments:

    Some of my friends and I made up shots for different teams during the 1999 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. This shot signifies Dallas' colours - Green and Gold.

     

    TEXAS APPLE DELIGHT 

    Mixing instructions:

    Nothing special, just mix.

    Creator/contributor's comments:

    This is a great drink to have at a party with friends. It will also keep you from getting a hangover the next day!

     

  • 12-29-2007 6:32 PM In reply to

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    Hi Texas, so nice to see you back.  I was just thinking of sending out a search party (email) to see where you were! 

     

    I hear ya about the font size etc etc.  I still have trouble with posting recipes etc.  They don't usually look the same after you enter as they did when you typed them.  Hopefully in the new year the staff will be back to work and we will get some of these bugs worked out.

  • 12-29-2007 6:43 PM In reply to

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    Jeanette, that appetizer just is what I like. I tell DH to make it for me for New Year.

     Berny, check the envelope mail. I answered

     Got to make dinner

    Bis spater

    Erna

  • 12-29-2007 8:51 PM In reply to

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    Texas,thank you for your good drink recipes. I don't want to hurt your feelings.but with the Mexican Shrimp Martini ,you want to burn our inside and having flames coming out of my mouth? Hugs,Renate
  • 12-29-2007 8:58 PM In reply to

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    twinkle30:

    Chicken Salad Filled Puff Pastry


    This makes a delightful taste tempting appetizer for a party.



    Twinkle, these recipes look so delicious. I would love to have a plate of these. Yum! When DD feels better, this recipe looks like just the one to try. Thanks for sharing.

    Ein glückliches neues Jahr!         Hugs, Germanlady

     

  • 12-29-2007 9:57 PM In reply to

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    I know we having drinks on the subjects, but I made that soup yesterday and it is a winner.

    Fantastic Tortilla Soup recipe to share

    I have tried numerous tortilla soup recipes since I moved to Texas and discovered how much I enjoyed it, but I hadn't been able to find one that was as good as I could get in my favorite restaurant. My search is over! I tried the Tortilla Soup in the Houston Junior League cookbook Stop and Smell the Rosemary (a cookbook I should really use more often, as everything I have tried out of it has been wonderful), and it was fabulous.

    The only change I made to this recipe was to halve the oil to 3 tablespoons. It was a good call - the recipe didn't need it one bit. I served this tonight with the broccoli apple slaw from September (also very good, and a nice accompaniment) and the Spicy Cheese Twists from CL Complete (just ok). We topped the soup with just a tablespoon or two of Monterey Jack cheese; you could also top it with chopped avocado and/or sour cream. It's so good - hope you enjoy it as much as DH and I did!

    Tortilla Soup
    6 tablespoons vegetable oil [I used 3]
    8 corn tortillas, chopped
    6 garlic cloves, minced
    1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    1 medium onion, chopped
    1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
    2 tablespoons ground cumin
    1 tablespoon chili powder
    3 bay leaves
    6 cups chicken stock [I made broth using Penzey's soup base, then added 1 tsp of soup base to the pot]
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    4 to 6 cooked chicken breast halves, shredded (about 2 cups)

    Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add tortillas, garlic, cilantro, and onion. Saute 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes. Bring to a boil and add cumin, chili powder, bay leaves, and chicken stock. Return to a boil. Reduce heat. Add salt and cayenne. Simmer 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves and stir in chicken. Reheat. Garnish with monterey jack, avocado, sour cream, and tortilla strips

    Serves 6 (1.5 cup servings)
    5 WW points with reduced oil, not counting garnish

    Erna

  • 12-29-2007 10:42 PM In reply to

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    Erna,I just looked for an interestimg soup recipe to make,but I don't have tortilla's at home,so I have to make at a later date.Beer

    Germanlady and everyone else I wish a very Happy New YDrinksear .We have a first night here in town,a outside party and it will be a very,very cold night.Coffeeand we will need some hot tea.

    I just looked through a few old posts to figure out how I can bookmark some again ,but the dates are so mixed up . I am so used to bookmark with Safari and it was easy to put them in folders,but Firefox seems to be more complicated and I still have to figure,how to put recipes in folders there.But I only can use Firefax to excess the old threads and recipes (having a Mac computer).I will still try Camino,what Marlene told me to do.Beer

    Renate 

  • 12-29-2007 11:03 PM In reply to

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    Cranberry Salsa Recipe

    Ingredients:

    2 Cups Cranberries
    1/2 Cup Honey
    1 Orange
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    Directions:
    Rinse the berries well and drain. Quarter the orange and remove any seeds if necessary and put it into a food processor, peel and all. Add the cranberries and process. Be careful not to run this too long because you want the relish to have some texture. Transfer the cranberries and orange over to another bowl and fold in the honey.

    Best Served Chilled

     

  • 12-29-2007 11:06 PM In reply to

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    Sorry,I can not get rid of this one line "Oas etc.I tried a few times. 

  • 12-29-2007 11:10 PM In reply to

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    new year eve


     


    Fleming's BBQ Shrimp Recipe

    Ingredients:
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    1/2 lb. butter
    2 tbsp. Garlic Minced
    1 tsp. Pepper
    1 tsp. paprika
    1 tsp fresh rosemary
    1 tsp tabascco
    1 tbsp. lea and Parrins
    12 Each Large Shrimp
    2 Tbsp. Butter
    Salt & Pepper As needed
    Parsley As Needed

    Directions:
    In a large mixing bowl combine softened butter with all spices and mix well. Using kitchen scissors or knife cut the back of the shrimp down to the tail. Remove the shell down to the tail and clean the shrimp under cold running water. Melt butter in a large saute' pan, add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes each side until just about done. With tongs slowly fold in the butter mixture with the shrimp cooking until the butter is melted.

    Immediately place shrimp into a serving dish and top with chopped parsley. Serve with pieces of bread for dipping.
  • 12-30-2007 3:17 AM In reply to

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    hi ladies

    thanks for alltehse wonderful recipes - i will have to make the tortilla soup for  sure i can get corn tortillas at a special store - so this is on my list!

    glad to see you back texas when you announace a test and dissapear we always worry!

    i made abeautiful easy cheesy redwine chocolate bundt cake last night - i will post the recipe later but it will be in metric - sorry...

    have a lovely day - i will go to the movies later "mr.magorius magic emporium" with dustin hoffman and natalie portman. the other day i saw nicole kidman, daniel craig in " the golden compass" - i liked it very much. This is a trilogy of a book i just started to read from philip pullman.

    our new years menue will be fondue but not cheese or oil - we will use broth and make it with beef, shrimps, prawns and chicken plus some veggies and i will prepare several sauces. we will have a potato gratin and a mixed salad to go with this and bread....

    new years day will be sauerkraut with apples, bacon and smoked meat (kassler) andmashed potatoes.

    see you later

    twinkle

  • 12-30-2007 3:24 AM In reply to

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    New Year's Pretzels

    2 c Milk
    1/2 c Butter or margarine
    2 pkg. Yeast; active, dry
    2 t Salt
    1/2 c Sugar
    7 c Flour; unbleached
    2 lg Eggs
    1 c Confectioners' sugar
    1 x water
    1 t Vanilla extract
    1/4 c Almonds; chopped



    Heat milk & butter until very warm (120-130F). Mix yeast, salt, sugar & 1 cup flour. Slowly beat into warm milk. Beat for 2 minutes. Add eggs & 1 cup of flour. Beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add enough flour to form a soft dough. Knead until smooth & elastic, about 5 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hr. Punch dough down & let rise again until doubled. (1 hour more). 



    Divide dough in half. Shape pretzel as follows: Roll dough into a rope about 30"long & 1 1/2"  in diameter. Cross the ends leaving a large loop in the center. Flip loop back onto crossed ends to form a pretzel. Repeat with remaining dough. Place pretzels on greased baking sheets. Let rise 15 minutes more. Bake at 375F, 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Mix confectioners' sugar, water & vanilla to form a thin icing. Spread icing on pretzels & sprinkle with chopped almonds.



    Makes 2 large pretzels.

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  • 12-30-2007 3:26 AM In reply to

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    Olie Bollen

    Olie Bollen are small round Dutch doughnuts; they are traditionally served on New Year's Eve in Holland. The name literally means "oil balls." Don't let the name turn you off because Olie Bollen are delicious. The Dutch regularly add raisins, currants ore even finely diced dried apples to their Olie Bollen dough. 



    1 envelope dry yeast
    3 T. sugar 
    1 c. warm water, divided 
    2 eggs, at room temperature
    1 tsp. vanilla 
    1 tsp. salt
    4 c. all purpose flour
    3 c. fruit (diced fresh apples, raisins or dried currants) 
    oil for frying 
    confectioner's sugar for dusting



    Pour 1/2 cup warm water, about 85 to 115 F., into the bowl of a large food processor. Sprinkle the yeast and sugar over the water and mix at low speed. Let stand for five minutes. Slowly mix in remaining water, eggs, vanilla and salt. Slowly add flour a cup at a time. Mix on high for about a minute or two. The dough should turn into a ball and roll around the processor. If the dough does not ball up because it's to dry, add water one tablespoon at a time until it does. If your mixture is more like a batter, add flour one tablespoon at a time. Mix in fruit. Remove from food processor. Place in an oiled bowl, cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. 



    Heat about 2 inches of oil in a large skillet. Punch down dough. Roll the dough into small balls, about 1/2 - 2 inches in diameter. Drop dough balls into hot oil, frying until golden brown, turning as needed. Drain on paper towels and dust with confectioner's sugar. Serve hot. 



    Makes 4-5 dozen

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  • 12-30-2007 3:27 AM In reply to

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    Korean Rice Cake Soup

    Korean people normally eat this soup on New Year's Day. They believe that each bowl eaten adds one year to your life. This is a great winter soup.



    Beef
    Beef broth
    Rice Cakes (Mandu, chinese dumpings)
    eggs
    chopped green onions
    chopped garlic
    sesame oil



    Cut the beef into thin strips and fry in a small amount of oil. Pour the broth into a large soup pot and bring to a boil. 



    Meanwhile, separate egg yolks and whites. Beat lightly. Cook egg yolk in a small pan like an omelet. Place on plate to cool. Roll up, then cut in thin shreds. Repeat with egg whites.



    When the broth begins to boil, add the onions and garlic, along with pieces of rice cake; cook. You can also add ramyun (Korean noodles). Add the meat. Season to taste with sesame oil, salt and pepper. Serve in bowls with egg strips on top.

     

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