Margarita Cookie Icing Recipe for Cinco de Mayo Ingredients: 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 tsp milk 1/4 tsp lime juice 2 tsp of light corn syrup 2 Tbs lime zest Icing Recipe Directions: In a medium bowl, stir together confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and lime juice until icing is …
Read MoreRiley’s Irish Stew Recipe This recipe comes to our family from Mary Riley. She was my mother’s mother. When I was a child she and my grandfather lived in the house where my mother was raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was a home very much like the Palmer House, with its high ceilings and lovely stair …
Read MoreStrawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe This strawberry banana smoothie recipe uses wonderful fresh fruit and freshly frozen strawberries. I think of it as a recipe that helps any kitchen maintain its efficiency – we only use the exact number of strawberries required, so the rest stay chilled, and because it calls for “very ripe” bananas. If …
Read MoreHealthy Veggie Juice Recipe Makes approximately 32 oz. This Veggie Juice recipe is a great way to get your year off to a healthy start. Ingredients 6 Organic carrots 1 Red bell pepper 1 Orange bell pepper 1 Red apple Bunch of green kale 1 Green apple (Granny Smith) 2 Green bell peppers 1 Cucumber Directions …
Read MoreChristmas Poinsettia Punch Recipe Serves 8 Christmas Poinsettia Punch Ingredients: 2 10 oz. packages of frozen raspberries (thawed) 1/2 gallon of pink lemonade 1/4 cup white granulated sugar 1 bottle of Rose Wine 1 2-liter bottle ginger ale Instructions: With a hand blender, blend the first three ingredients and pour through a wire mesh strainer …
Read MorePumpkin Pie Filling Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Ingredients: 1 softened 8 oz. package of cream cheese 2 cups pumpkin puree 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoons salt 1 large egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 cup light cream 1/4 cup melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice blend …
Read MorePumpkin Puree Recipe Ingredients: 3 Sugar Pie Pumpkins (about 6″ – 8″ in diameter.) They should be bright orange, with no soft spots. Directions Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Rinse the pumpkins off and cut off the top about an inch below the stem. Then cut in half. With a large spoon scoop out …
Read MorePumpkin Bread Recipe Ingredients: 3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 3 large eggs 16 ounces pumpkin puree 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon of Pumpkin Spice Mix 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Crisco and flour two 9″x 5″x 2″ loaf pans. In …
Read MoreOur Marvelous Pumpkin Spice Mix Recipe This is a marvelous spice mixture that I keep at the ready. I put it into a shaker container. We use it year round in our French Toast milk and egg mixture and on our poached pears. During the fall I make a double batch and use it in our …
Read MoreShortbread Cookie Recipe for Valentine’s Day This lovely cookie recipe for a treat that makes the perfect company to your Valentine’s Day tea came to us from a dear friend, N. MacKannan. Ingredients 1 Cup butter 2 Cups flour 1/2 Cup confectioners sugar 1 Tbs cornstarch Cookie Recipe Directions Use mixer to combine ingredients. Knead by …
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