Mexican Recipe: Churro Waffles

Yield: about 8-10 waffles

Ingredients

For the Waffles

2 c. flour
1/3 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
2 c. milk
1/2 c. oil

For Churro Coating

1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cinnamon
1/4 c. butter, melted

Instructions

1. Whisk together dry waffle ingredients; set aside.

2. In another bowl, mix together eggs, milk, and oil. Slowly add liquid mixture to dry mixture; mix well.

3. Combine sugar and cinnamon for churro topping. Pour over a dinner plate and spread out.

4. Cook waffles and immediately add butter by dipping or drizzling over the waffles. Place each buttered waffle over the plate of churro coating mixture to coat. Turn over and coat the other side.

5. Serve hot with or without syrup. Enjoy!

Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients

prepared lemonade concentrate (or favorite lemonade)
Sprite
1 small package frozen strawberries, thawed and pureed
ice cubes
lemon wedges, to garnish

Instructions

Place 2 Tbsp pureed strawberries at the bottom of a 12oz beverage glass. Add 3 or 4 whole ice cubes.

Pour 1/2 c. Sprite and 1/2 c. lemonade over the ice cubes. Garnish with a lemon wedge and serve with a straw.

Tea Mail (Aug 26)

A colorful 'have tea anywhere' set that combines a porcelain cup with a lid and stainless steel infuser. To prepare tea, simply place leaves inside the infuser and fill the cup with hot water. When done, remove the infuser (the cover doubles as a coaster) and enjoy a perfect cup of tea wherever, and whenever, the mood strikes. Perfect for home or office use. Dishwasher safe. Made in China. 12 oz. (0.35L). 3.5" Diameter.

Thanks Adagio Teas!

Homemade Peach Tea

 

Ingredients

Peach Syrup

1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
2 slices fresh peach, or more to taste

Tea

6 cups water
3 tea bags 

Directions

Mix 1 cup water, sugar, and peach slices together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, crushing peach slices as you stir, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.

Remove saucepan from heat, cover, and allow peaches to infuse syrup, about 30 minutes. Strain to remove peach slices.

Bring 6 cups remaining water to a boil in a separate pot. Remove from heat, add tea bags, cover, and steep for about 5 minutes.

Remove tea bags from the pot, pour in peach syrup, and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

50 m 6 servings 130 cals 

Prep 5 m Cook 10 m 

Cookbook Review: Sizzle: Grills to Greens and Everything In Between

About the Book

Gather fresh ingredients and fire up the grill! Prepare in-season, summer-perfect recipes like sweet Aloha Burgers, tangy Garlic Shrimp Skewers, and zesty Barbecue Chicken Sliders, Zucchini Lasagna Rolls, and Chicken and Veggie Pasta. Plus, go beyond with light and savory appetizers, refreshing drinks, and fruity desserts. Excellent for parties or just a day out in the sun, these recipes will have you grilling year round!


 

About the Author

Allison is the blogger and food photographer at Cupcake Diaries, a site all about easy, family-friendly recipes that don’t take a lot of time. She received a degree in Communication from BYU-Idaho, and lives with her husband and sons.

My Review:

If you like a fun and refreshing grill cookbook I highly recommend Allison Miller's Sun Sizzle: Grills to Greens and Everything In Between. This cookbook has everything from breakfast, greens, drinks, appetizers, mains/entrees and even dessert!

I really enjoyed the part at the beginning about the tips which come in really handy. The pictures are really colorful and beautifully illustrated.

Non Alcholic Drink Recipe: Virgin Hurricanes

 

Ingredients 

2 cups passion fruit juice
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
1 cup orange juice
3/4 cup lemon juice
2 cups carbonated water
Ice cubes
Pineapple wedges and maraschino cherries

Directions

Combine the juices in a pitcher. Just before serving, stir in carbonated water. Pour into hurricane or highball glasses filled with ice. Garnish with pineapple wedges and cherries. Yield: 9 servings (3/4 cup each).

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 10 min.            MAKES: 9 servings

Courtesy of Taste of Homes

Chocolate Earl Grey Cookies

 

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons Earl Grey tea, finely ground in a coffee grinder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
Add all ingredients to list

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cream together butter, sugar, and tea. Beat in vanilla, then eggs, one at a time until incorporated. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder; fold into egg mixture until just mixed.

Drop cookies by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes.

23 m 36 servings 100 cals 

Courtesy of All Recipes!

Lavender Tea Bread

Ingredients

3/4 cup milk

3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lavender

6 tablespoons butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Combine the milk and lavender in a small saucepan over medium heat.

Heat to a simmer, then remove from heat, and allow to cool slightly.

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg until the mixture is light and fluffy.

Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk and lavender until just blended. Pour into the prepared pan.

Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a wooden pick inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean.

Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

Prep 15 m Cook 50 m Ready In1 h 5 m

12 servings 212 cals 

Courtesy of AllRecipes!

 

Orange Creamsicle Tea

Directions

In a tea kettle, bring water to a boil.

Meanwhile, place tea bag in a teacup.

When water is boiling hot, pour desired amount over tea bag and steep for 8-10 minutes or until desired color/flavor is reached.

Carefully remove tea bag and stir in creamer.

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Thai Recipe: Thai Red Curry

 

Ingredients

1 T. canola oil
1 lb chicken breasts (boneless, skinless, sliced)
2-3 T. red curry Paste
1 can coconut cream (13.5 oz) or approximately 2 cups
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup bamboo shoots (strips)
1 cup green vegetables sliced (zucchini, green beans, peas…)
2 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp msg/”accent” optional

Directions

Place chicken and curry paste into hot oil.

Stir constantly until the chicken is semi-cooked.

Add all remaining ingredients.

Cover and cook 1- 2 minutes until chicken is done.

Serve over steamed rice.

Cookbook Review: Thai Food Made Easy

About the Book

Stop spending a fortune on takeout and bring the delicious flavors of Thai food into your own kitchen. With a tantalizing variety of curries, pad thai, and all your other favorites to try, this book takes the mystery out of Thai food preparation so you can enjoy those fresh and exotic flavors any day of the week.

About the Author

June V. Williamson was born in a little northeastern town of Udorn, Thailand. When she was 7 years old, her mother met, fell in love, and married an American Air Force officer. This was the beginning of her military life of living back and forth from America to Thailand being exposed to the native Thai life for 9 years. However, those years were deliciously profound. Thai food had been infused into her by Thai street vendors and her Thai mother. She is now back to living in another beautiful little town, but in Utah with her husband and 5 children.

My Review:

I jumped at the chance to review this book because I've never really had that much Thai food except for Pai Thai a couple of times which I really enjoyed!

The cover is really inviting and the picture looks very yummy which made me what to check out the book!

I loved the shopping list at the end of each recipe and the information of all the different curries.

Glad that each recipe had a picture of the final product and each was really easy to follow short and sweet!

I can't wait to make most of the recipes especially the hot and spicy ones but haven't had a chance since it's been so hot.

Non-Alcholic Drink Recipe: Sangria

Recipe

6 ounces white grape juice
4 ounces purple grape juice
4 ounces peach juice
5 ounces pineapple juice
1 TBSP lime juice
2 ounces orange juice
1 TBSP lemon juice
Fresh lemon wedges for serving
Fresh peach wedges for serving

1. Mix all the ingredient together and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
2. Serve with fresh lemon and peach wedges.
3. Makes 2 to 3 servings.

August Events

Hi everyone,

This month I will be posting the following:

1. Cookbook Reviews
2. Product Reviews
3. Recipes
4. Tea Reviews