Monday, May 31, 2010

Chocolate Balls


Ingredients:
1 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese softened
3 C powdered sugar
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 flaked coconut or ground nuts

1. Beat cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar, mix well.
2. Melt chocolate in double boiler until smooth.
3. Add chocolate and vanilla to cream cheese mixture, beat until blended.
4. Refrigerate 1hr.. Shape into 1" ball. Roll in flaked coconut or crushed nuts.
5. Refrigerate. Yields about 5 doz.

Chocolate Walnut Rum Balls


Ingredients:
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 6 oz.)
1 C white sugar (divide in 1/2's)
3 T light corn syrup
1/2 C dark rum
2 1/2 C fine crushed vanilla wafer cookies (about 11 oz.)
1 C finely chopped walnut (about 4 oz.)

1. Stir choco chips on top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted and smooth.
2. Remove melted chips from simmering water. Whisk 1/2 c sugar n corn syrup, then rum.
3. Mix vanilla wafers n walnuts in med. bowl n blend; add choco mixture.
4. Place remaining 1/2 c sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll choco mixture into an 1" balls n roll in sugar to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate over night.

Flax and Sunflower Seed Bread


To all my friends who love bread, but are afraid of the carbs and starch, here is a good alternative...

Standing Rib Roast


Now here is the recipe for the Standing Rib Roast....please let us know how it turned out!

Mojito Chicken


Hello everyone,

I received a lot of requests from friends and family about sharing recipes of some of the food, after I posted pictures of these in my facebook page. As I am not quite computer savvy, I figured that the best way to share these recipes would be to start a blog site among my circles so that it will feel like sharing recipes while having coffee and tea or margaritas around the table....

Let's start off with the recipe of the Mojito Chicken...

Please feel free to download the recipe, and post some of yours as well...Bon apetit!