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7 Layer Ice Cream Cake

admin — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:59:34 +0000

I am thinking about making this delicious patriotic cake this weekend from Martha Stewart.

7-Layer Ice Cream Cake

If you want to make an easy but delicious dessert this recipe would be great to use! You can find the full recipe here.

It’s Watermelon Time!

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:12:43 +0000

With Memorial Day coming up and summer on it’s way, it’s time for some great watermelon. Watermelons are great for backyard get together’s, picnics, parties and so much more. Here are some great ways to use watermelon!

1. Watermelon Mojito Pops; 2. Watermelon Salsa 3. Watermelon Almond Tart 4. Watermelon Cones 5. Watermelon Pops 6. Watermelon Agua Fresca 7. Watermelon Gazpacho 8. Watermelon Basil Martini Shot

Fruit Sorbets for Your Summer Celebrations

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:43:13 +0000

Fruit sorbets are the perfect desserts for summer weddings, showers and outdoor celebrations. Not only are sorbets light and delicious but they are pretty. Fruit sorbets come in so many flavors that it would be easy to coordinate the colors with any party theme.

Colorful Summer Sorbet

Peach Mango Papaya Sorbet

Citrus Sorbet

Watermelon and Honeydew Sorbet

Orange Sorbet

Blueberry Sorbet Macaroons

Graduation Diploma Foods

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:26:33 +0000

It’s that time of the year when many people are receiving their diplomas. Why not have some fun with some graduation party food and make diploma’s to eat. Here are some fun ideas!

Chocolate Pastry Diploma rolls, Diploma peanut butter roll ups; Cheesy diplomas; Wafer diplomas

First Communion Desserts

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:33:15 +0000

My daughter made her first communion this weekend and we celebrated with my family and another wonderful family! We incorporated a little Cinco De Mayo into the dinner celebration and had a taco bar. Since we had to set up quickly after church, we didn’t get many great pictures but I did want to share a couple of treats that we enjoyed.

One of the appetizers that we served were Individual 7 Layer Dips. This is great and you don’t have to worry about double dipping

For dessert, we stayed with the religious theme. My sweet friend made two types of desserts. If you are more angelic, you got to enjoy the Strawberry “Angel” Food Delight and for those who are a little on the devilish side there was “Devilishly” Delicious Chocolate Delight.

It was a such a wonderful and special day and we enjoyed spending it with our family and friends!

Agua Fresca for your Cinco De Mayo Fiesta

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:15:58 +0000

As Cinco de Mayo approaches, here is a wonderful drink to make that will quench everyone’s thirst! Aguas frescas are fresh fruit drinks that are very popular all over Mexico. These refreshing beverages are typically served from large barrel-shaped glass containers. Some of the more traditional varieties are watermelon, cantaloupe and strawberry.

This would display from Matt Bites would be a great way to serve agua fresca at a party.

Here is a great Minted Lemon-Lime Watermelon Agua Fresca recipe to try.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon grated lime rind
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
12 cups cubed seeded watermelon
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Combine 1 1/4 cups water and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 30 seconds or until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently.
Remove from heat; stir in mint, lime rind, and lemon rind. Let stand 20 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve over a bowl; discard solids.
Place one-third each of sugar syrup and watermelon in blender; process until smooth. Pour puree into a large pitcher. Repeat the procedure twice with remaining sugar syrup and watermelon. Stir in lime and lemon juice. Serve over ice, or refrigerate until ready to serve. Stir before serving.

Recipe from My Recipes

Colorful Drink Station

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:55:56 +0000

Incorporate the bright colors of spring into your drink station. I love how there are coordinating glasses, napkins and decor to go with the drinks that are being served.

Source

Lemon Tiramisu

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:11:07 +0000

I love lemon desserts and this is definitely a new recipe that I can’t wait to try. I came across this recipe for Lemon Tiramisu from The Wicked Noodle. This would be a great dessert to serve at a bridal shower, a baby shower or a nice spring brunch!

You can find the full recipe for this here from The Wicked Noodle.

Gooey Peanut Butter S’more Brownies

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:51:28 +0000

I wanted to share this delicious dessert that I made this weekend. I made this Gooey Peanut Butter S’more Brownie recipe a couple of weeks ago for my family and it was such a hit that I made it for Easter and added some food coloring and candy to make it a little festive. I found this recipe for Gooey Peanut Butter S’more Brownies from my good friends mom who has a great food blog, Kitty’s Kozy Kitchen.

Here is Kitty’s wonderful recipe:

1 box (19.8 oz.) brownie mix

1 jar (7-1/2 oz.) marshmallow creme

1 cup prepared creamy chocolate frosting

1 cup creamy peanut butter

Prepare, bake and cool brownie mix according to package directions for 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Evenly drop marshmallow creme onto cooled brownies with spoon.
Microwave frosting in small microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 30 seconds or until melted and smooth. Repeat with peanut butter. Pour melted frosting, then melted peanut butter over marshmallow creme and swirl with butter knife to marble. Let cool completely on wire rack. To serve, cut into squares.

Be sure to check other great recipes from Kitty here!

Easter Candy “Spirits”

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:12:55 +0000

Whether you are planning an Easter breakfast, brunch or dinner, you can add to the celebration with these Easter candy cocktails. These recipes all use traditional Easter candy but it also might be great to buy them on sale after Easter and use them for a nice Spring drink.

Jelly Bean Martini

Cadbury Egg Martini

Peeps Martini

Peeps Stuffed Jello Shot

Tequila Peeprise