Hot Crab Dip

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 pinch garlic salt
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 lb. crabmeat
paprika

Remove cartilage from crab meat. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, sour
cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and garlic
salt until smooth. Add enough milk to make mixture creamy. Stir in 2
tablespoons of the grated cheese. Fold crab meat into cream cheese mixture.
Pour into greased 1−quart casserole. Top with remaining cheese and dust with
paprika. Bake at 325F until mixture is bubbly and browned on top, about 30

minutes. Serve with tortilla chips and/or crackers.

Garlic Cheese Bread

Spread:
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash ground black pepper
dash paprika
Bread:

12 slices Texas toast or 1 large French bread loaf,
sliced through the middle
Preheat oven to 400F. Combine all ingredients for the spread in a small
bowl. Smear spread generously on one side of each slice of Texas toast or on
the face of each half of French bread loaf. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or
until cheese begins to brown and bubble. Makes about 12 slices toast or two

large halves of French bread.

Fruit Salsa And Cinnamon Chips

2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples − peeled, cored, and diced
1 (8 ounce) package raspberries
1 pound strawberries
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor
2 cups cinnamon sugar


In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, Golden Delicious apples, raspberries,
strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and fruit preserves. Cover and chill
in the refrigerator at least 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350F. Coat one side
of each flour tortilla with butter flavored cooking spray. Cut into wedges
and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle wedges with
desired amount of cinnamon sugar. Spray again with cooking spray. Bake in
the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat with any remaining tortilla
wedges. Allow to cool approximately 15 minutes. Serve with chilled fruit and

spice mixture.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

1 pound large mushrooms
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons prepared Dijon−style mustard
6 1/2 ounces crabmeat
1/4 cup chopped water chestnuts
2 tablespoons chopped pimento peppers
4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 400F. Remove stems from the mushrooms, retaining the caps.

Chop the stems. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Brush the mushroom
caps with melted butter. In the remaining butter, cook and stir the chopped
mushroom stems and onions until tender. Gradually mix the cream cheese and
mustard into the saucepan. Continue stirring until smooth. Stir in the
crabmeat, water chestnuts and pimentos. Heat until warm. Stuff the mushroom
caps with the crabmeat mixture. Sprinkle the stuffed caps with Parmesan
cheese. In a shallow pan, bake the caps at 400F for 10 to 15 minutes or

until hot.

Cocktail Meatballs

1 pound lean ground beef
1 egg
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup bread crumbs
3 tablespoons minced onion
1 (8 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
3/4 cup chili sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and



minced onion. Roll into small meatballs. Bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes,
turning once. In a slow cooker or large saucepan over low heat, blend the
cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Add meatballs,

and simmer for 1 hour before serving.

Chicken Pate

3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
1/2 cup onions, finely chopped
1 (8 oz.) whipped cream cheese
1/4 cup mayonaise
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 cup sherry
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
juice of 1 lemon


Cook chicken breasts in boiling water for 30 − 45 minutes. When cooled cut
up chicken into cubes. In medium bowl combine all ingredients. Place mixture
into small jello mold or small loaf pan. Make sure to coat pan with oil so
mixture will come out smoothly. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Serve with

crackers.

Cheese And Artichoke Fondue

1−1/2 cups diced processed American cheese
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon all−purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1−1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1/4 cup roasted red peppers, drained and diced
Mix American cheese, milk, Worcestershire sauce, flour and mustard in a
3−quart saucepan. Cook over medium−low heat, stirring occasionally, until
cheese is melted. Stir in Cheddar cheese until melted. Stir in artichoke
hearts and bell peppers. Transfer cheese mixture to fondue pot. Keep warm

over low flame. Serve with dippers.

Cheese & Olive Bruschetta

1/2 cup mayonnaise (or salad dressing)
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
2 medium tomatoes, seeded,finely chopped
1/4 cup black olives, chopped
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (preferably freshly grated)
1 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 baguette, fresh, about 2 1/2" round and 27" long
1/3 cup butter, softened


Mix the first 8 ingredients (this can be done the day ahead and
refrigerated). Cut the baguette into 1" slices. Butter one side. Arrange on
a cookie sheet, buttered side up. Divide the mixture among the slices and

spread. Bake in 350F oven for about 15 minutes and the cheese has melted.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

3 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and cubed
1 cup hickory flavored barbecue sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon molasses
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 (12 inch) pre−baked pizza crust
1 cup smoked Gouda cheese, shredded
1 cup thinly sliced red onion



Preheat oven to 425F. In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine chicken,
barbeque sauce, honey, molasses, brown sugar and cilantro. Bring to a boil.
Spread chicken mixture evenly over pizza crust, and top with cheese and

onions. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Bacon And Tomato Cups

8 slices bacon
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
3 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 (16 ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuit dough

Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly grease a mini muffin pan. In a skillet over
medium heat, cook bacon until evenly brown. Drain on paper towels. Crumble
bacon into a medium mixing bowl, and mix with tomato, onion, Swiss cheese,
mayonnaise and basil. Separate biscuits into halves horizontally. Place each
half into cups of the prepared mini muffin pan. Fill each biscuit half with
the bacon mixture. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until

golden brown.

Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups half−and−half
2 cups whipping cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 (17 ounce) can dark sweet cherries, pitted, well drained
or 10 ounces maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk until
smooth. Add remaining ingredients; mix well.




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Cardamom Ice Cream

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons half−and−half
6 large egg yolks
5 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup whipping cream
5 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 whole vanilla bean, split down the center
1 rounded teaspoon freshly ground cardamom
In small heavy−bottomed saucepan slowly bring half−and−half to boil. Place in refrigerator overnight,
or chill in freezer briefly but do not freeze.
Cream egg yolks and 5 1/2 tablespoons sugar; set aside.
In 2−quart saucepan combine whipping cream, remaining sugar and vanilla bean and slowly bring to a
boil, stirring frequently. Remove bean; using point of paring knife, scrape vanilla grains from inside
hull. With fingers, rub off any cream or remaining vanilla grains and mix into cream. Return the
cleaned vanilla pods to the cream. Add the cardamom.
Add about 1/3 of the cream mixture to yolks, whisking constantly. Pour this mixture into saucepan,
whisking constantly, and bring to just under boiling point. Remove from heat. Immediately place pan
in cold water or over ice to stop cooking. Stir frequently until cool.
Beat in chilled half−and−half and vanilla extract. Put the completed custard in the refrigerator
overnight. When ready to freeze the custard, strain out the vanilla pods. If you feel like kicking up the
cardamom flavor you may add a bit more ground cardamom. Place in ice cream maker and churn

according to manufacturer's directions.

Caramel Ice Cream

1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup evaporated milk
In a heavy−based saucepan, dissolve sugar in 2/3 cup water and cook over low heat until it turns a rich
golden brown. Remove from heat and gradually stir in another 2/3 cup water. Cover your hand while
doing this, as the caramel splatters. Return the pan to the heat and stir until the caramel has dissolved.
Put the milk in a bowl and whip until thick and light. Pour the caramel in, still whipping. Pour the
mixture into a container. Cover and freeze until firm, beating well after 1 1/2 hours.

About 30 minutes before serving, transfer the ice cream to the refrigerator.

Burnt Caramel Ice Cream

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup hot water, divided
4 eggs
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Heat granulated sugar and 1/4 cup of the water in a large skillet on medium high heat until the sugar
melts and boils, stirring occasionally.
Boil until mixture is a dark brown; remove from heat. Gradually stir in remaining 3/4 cup water.
Cool to room temperature and set aside.
Beat eggs in a medium bowl until thick and lemon colored; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
Stir in cream and vanilla extract; stir in the caramel mixture. Chill.
Freeze in an ice cream machine according to manufacturers directions

Bourbon−Pecan Ice Cream

2 1/2 cups half−and−half
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 to 3 tablespoons bourbon
Combine half and half with the sugars in a small saucepan. Slowly heat until sugars dissolve, then set
aside to cool.
Stir in pecans and bourbon, then pour into an ice cream maker. Freeze until firm, according to
manufacturer's instructions.

Makes about 1 1/2 pints.

Blood Orange Sherbet

2 cups ripe black cherries, pitted
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups heavy cream, whipped
Lemon juice, optional
Mash cherries slightly with the sugar in a bowl. Fold in cream, then taste the mixture and add more
sugar or some lemon juice, if necessary. Pour the mixture into container. Cover and freeze until firm,
beating well after 1 1/2 hours.

About 30 minutes before serving, transfer the ice cream to the refrigerator. Serve with macaroons.

Blackberry Ice Cream

4 cups fresh blackberries
1 cup water
Sugar
2 1/2 cups whipping cream
Garnishes: fresh blackberry and fresh mint leaves
Line a colander with two layers of dampened cheesecloth. Set over large bowl.
Combine berries and water in medium saucepan. Slowly bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently
until soft, about 10 minutes. Pour into cheesecloth−lined strainer. Let stand until juice has drained into
bowl, about 30 minutes.
Gently squeeze pulp to extract remaining juice. Measure berry juice into heavy medium saucepan. Add
1 cup sugar for each cup juice. Cook over low heat, swirling pan occasionally, until sugar dissolves.
Increase heat and boil syrup 2 minutes. Cool completely.
Mix 2 1/2 cups of the syrup with cream. Refrigerate until well chilled.
Process blackberry mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions; ice cream
 will be soft. Freeze in

Black Cherry Ice Cream

2 cups ripe black cherries, pitted
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups heavy cream, whipped
Lemon juice, optional
Mash cherries slightly with the sugar in a bowl. Fold in cream, then taste the mixture and add more
sugar or some lemon juice, if necessary. Pour the mixture into container. Cover and freeze until firm,
beating well after 1 1/2 hours.

About 30 minutes before serving, transfer the ice cream to the refrigerator. Serve with macaroons.

Basic Chocolate Ice Cream Base

2 quarts cream
2 quarts milk
3 pounds granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
12 to 16 ounces melted semisweet chocolate
4 cups egg yolks
1/4 cup vanilla extract
In a large pot over medium−high heat, combine the cream, milk, sugar, salt and chocolate. Temper in
the egg yolks (that is, add a little of the hot liquid to the egg yolks to warm them, then slowly add the
egg yolks to the hot mixture). Add the vanilla extract. Cook until the

Banana and White Chocolate Ice Cream

Makes 3, 5 cups
3 cups whipping cream, divided
1 cup half−and−half
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
8 ounces white chocolate, melted
1 1/2 pound (about 4) very ripe bananas
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Bring 1 cup cream, half−and−half and sugar to simmer in heavy medium saucepan, stirring
occasionally. Whisk yolks in medium bowl. Whisk in hot cream mixture. Return mix to saucepan and
stir over medium low heat until custard thickens and coats spoon (about 5 minutes); do not boil.
Strain into large bowl. Add white chocolate; whisk until well blended. Mix in remaining 2 cups cream.
Refrigerate until cold.
Peel and slice bananas. Puree bananas with lemon juice. Mix puree into custard. Transfer custard to
ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions.

Apricot Ice Cream

1 1/4 cups cream
1 (1 pound) can apricot pie filling
1 egg white

Whip the cream until soft peaks are formed, then fold in the pie filling. In a clean bowl whip the egg
white until stiff but not dry and fold into the cream and apricot mixture. Pour into a container, cover
and freeze until firm.
About 20 minutes before serving, transfer the ice cream to the refrigerator.

Apricot Earl Grey Ice Cream

1 cup (about 6 ounces) dried apricots
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2/3 cup water
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons Earl Grey tea leaves
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Pinch of salt
4 egg yolks
1 tablespoon apricot brandy or orange liqueur
In a small heavy saucepan, combine the apricots, 2 tablespoons of the sugar and water. Bring to a boil
over moderate heat. Reduce the heat to moderately low and simmer, uncovered, until the apricots are
tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
Transfer the apricots and any remaining liquid to a food processor and puree until smooth, scraping
down the sides of the bowl once or twice. Set aside.
In a heavy medium saucepan, combine the milk and tea leaves. Warm over low heat until the milk is
hot. Remove from the heat and let steep for 5 minutes. Strain the milk through a fine−meshed strainer.
Return the milk to the saucepan and add the heavy cream, remaining 1/3 cup sugar and salt. Cook
over moderate heat, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, until the sugar is completely dissolved
and the mixture is hot, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the heat.
In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks until blended. Gradually whisk in one−third of the hot cream in
a thin stream, then whisk the mixture back into the remaining cream in the saucepan.
Cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until the custard lightly coats the back of the
spoon, 5 to 7 minutes; do not let boil.
Immediately remove from the heat and strain the custard into a medium bowl. Set the bowl in a larger
bowl of ice and water. Let the custard cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
Whisk in the reserved apricot puree and the brandy until blended. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at
least 6 hours or overnight.
Pour the custard into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Amaretto Peach Ice Cream

1 1/2 pounds peaches, peeled, pitted, sliced
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup crumbled amaretti cookies
3 tablespoons Amaretto
6 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups well−chilled heavy cream
In a bowl toss peaches with 1/4 cup sugar and lemon juice and let mixture stand 30 minutes. Drain
mixture and purée peaches in a food processor.
In heavy saucepan combine remaining 3/4 cup sugar with 1/4 cup water, bring mixture to a boil over
moderate heat, washing down the sides of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water, and simmer
the syrup until it is a pale golden caramel. Add 1/2 cup boiling water carefully (mixture will bubble
vigorously) and simmer mixture, stirring, until caramel is dissolved.
In a small bowl sprinkle the cookies with Amaretto and let stand for 5 minutes.
In a large bowl with electric mixer beat egg yolks until they are thick and pale, add syrup in a stream,
beating, and beat mixture until cool. Stir in vanilla extract, peach purée, cookie mixture and cream.
Freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions.

Makes about 2 quarts.

Almond Ice Cream

1/4 cup blanched almonds
2 cups whole milk
3/4 cup heavy cream
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup superfine sugar
1 teaspoon kirsch
Pound the almond into paste. Add milk and heavy cream, mix thoroughly together. In a saucepan, heat
the almond mixture to a boil. Remove from heat.
In a bowl, mix egg yolks, sugar and kirsch for 5 minutes. Add almond milk and mix well with wooden
spoon. Heat the mixture over low heat for 5 minutes without letting it boil. Stir continuously. Then
allow it to cool. Strain through a sieve into ice cream maker and freeze until the ice cream is

thoroughly firm.

Amaretto Gelato

Makes 6 servings
4 cups heavy cream
5 egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup crushed blanched almonds
1 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur
Pour the cream into a saucepan and heat gently.
Beat the egg yolks and sugar together until pale and creamy. Beat 2 tablespoons of the hot cream into
the egg mixture, then beat in the remaining cream, a half cup at a time.
Pour into a double boiler, or into a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, and cook over a gentle
heat, stirring constantly 15 to 20 minutes, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Cool mixture,
then chill.
Pour chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and churn according to manufacturer's instructions.
While the paddle is churning, add the almonds and Amaretto, freeze gelato overnight. Place in the
refrigerator about 20 minutes before serving.

Easy Yorkshire Puddings

Ingredients

285ml/½ pint milk
115g/4oz plain flour
A pinch of salt
3 eggs


Method
1 Mix the batter ingredients together. Pre-heat a
Yorkshire pudding tray with 1cm/½" of oil in each
section.
2 After 10 minutes divide the batter in to the tray.
Cook for around 30 minutes until crisp, don't open
 the oven door before then or they won't rise.

BAKED ONIONS

Ingredients
4 good sized white onions, peeled
olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, peeled & finely chopped
4 twigs of fresh rosemary, lower leaves picked &
chopped
8 tbsp double cream couple of handfuls of grated


Parmesan sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
4 slices of pancetta or smoked streaky bacon
rashers

Method
1 Boil the onions in plenty of water for 15 minutes
until slightly tender. Remove from the pan and
allow to cool.

2 Then, with a sharp knife, remove the top
2.5cm/1" of each onion, finely chop and place to
one side. If need be, slightly trim the stalk end of
the onions so that they will sit flat on a roasting
tray.
3 Cut about a heaped tablespoon out from the
inside of each onion, keeping the outside intact.
Finely chop and add to the rest of the chopped
onion.
4 Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Heat a
frying pan and add a little olive oil, your garlic, the
chopped onions and just a little chopped rosemary.
5 Fry for a couple of minutes until softened, then
turn the heat down, add the cream and remove
from the heat. Stir in the Parmesan and season.
6 Wrap a nice slice of pancetta around the middle
of each onion and just spike it in place with a
sharpened twig of rosemary.
7 Place the onions on to a roasting tray and spoon
some of the chopped onion mixture inside each
one. Bake in the preheated oven for around 25
minutes.