Sangria’s Best

Summertime, Laughter, Memories, Mixed Drinks!!!! HAVE FUN….but  Before drinking, Always eat first (food higher in fat absorb alcohol,  like cheese, or chip/dip, so that the alcohol doesn’t go directly to the brain) .
Sangria should be refrigerated 24 hours before serving.  Any soda drink, or sugar added 30-60 minutes before serving.     Carrafe or bottle must accomodate about 4 liters of [...]

Scones from Sarah

1Ib Self Raising Flour 
4 Teaspoons of Baking Powder
4 ozs of Margarine (will try with Butter next time Kim)

Rub all of the above ingredients together finely.

Then add

2 ozs of Sugar
6 ozs of Sultanas
 
Mix the above together

With a fork add approximately half a pint of milk – slowly to make a soft dough – add more flour [...]

Roasted Pepper and Carrot Soup

Roasted Red Pepper and Carrot Soup
Serves 4-6
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 30 minutes
 
Various methods may be used for roasting peppers: under oven broiler, heat oven to 250 C / 500 F, or grilled.
 
3 large Red Peppers (quartered and deseeded)
10 Carrots (peeled and roughly chopped)
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Onions peeled and diced
Pinch of ground Cinnamon
1.8 Liters [...]

Tiramisu

Tiramisu
A most requested recipe that will drive the most dubious to the most “Romantic”.  I’ve even had non-coffee drinkers totally embrace this dessert and WILL NOT pass on this Tiramisu.  To optimize the flavors of Tiramisu it is best that it is prepared 24 hours in advance.

Ingredients
Begin with a cookie sheet and a 9×13 size pan.
24 [...]

Holiday Kid Friendly Appetizers

Kids are hungry by design, because they are constantly moving and therefore are burning the calories from meals in just a couple hours. We can help our children this holiday season to not fall into poor dietary habits, by instead having, healthy snacks readily available to offer them.
A few families have provided some of their [...]