••••HAPPY POTATO DAY••••

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••••HAPPY POTATO DAY!!

••••KEY LIME PIE ICE CREAM••••

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••••KEY LIME PIE ICE CREAM!!

Key Lime Pie Ice Cream

 

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Serves: 2 qts.

Ingredients

• 2 C whole milk
• ¾ C key lime juice (Nellie & Joe's)
• 1 C heavy cream
• 1 C ½ & ½
• 1 (14 ounce) can of sweetened condensed milk
• ⅛ tsp salt
• 8 graham cracker squares, crushed
  

Instructions

1. In a bowl combine milk, lime juice, heavy cream, ½ & ½, salt and sweetened condensed milk.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Pour mixture into ice cream maker and freeze according to directions.
4. After it has set up mix in ½ C graham cracker crumbs and save some for garnish. Put into a freezer container and freeze for at least an hour or until firm.
5. Garnish with remaining crumbs

••••SODA POP ICE CREAM••••

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••••SODA POP ICE CREAM!!!

2 Liter Soda & 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk

Pour the soda in first and then the sweetened condensed milk into ice cream machine!!

••••SODA POP ICE CREAM #2!!

Ice Cream Recipe

 

Author: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• 4 C cold soda pop, any flavor
• 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 C whole milk

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients together and pour into 2 qt. ice cream maker.
2. Freeze as directed
3. Place in freezer after finished to harden up
   

   
   

••••SO LONG PATTY DUKE!!••••

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••••SO LONG PATTY DUKE!!

••••YOU WILL BE MISSED!!

••••HAPPY EASTER••••

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••••HAPPY EASTER!!

••••STRAWBERRY ROSE PETAL JAM••••

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••••STRAWBERRY ROSE PETAL JAM••••

••••STRAWBERRY ROSE PETAL JAM••••

Ingredients
1 kilogram fresh organic strawberries
100 grams granulated sugar
20 rose petals (one small pink rose)
300 grams jam sugar (2:1)
½ teaspoon rosewater

Preparation

Remove the petals from the rose, remove the bottom section of each one and wash them gently in cold water. Make sure to remove any bruised or discoloured ones. You can leave them in cold water while you prepare the fruit. Wash and clean the strawberries, then dice them into a large, heavy bottomed pot. Press them gently with a wooden spoon, sprinkle on the granulated sugar and leave them for about 30 minutes.

Place the pot on the stove, over medium high heat, add the drained petals and bring it to a boil. Let it boil, undisturbed, for about 2 minutes, then let the jam cook, stirring often, to avoid burning, for 30 more minutes. You can mash the fruit with a wooden spoon while it cooks. At this point, add the jam sugar, cook for another 5 minutes and remove it from the heat. Stir in the rosewater and fill the prepared jars. Yields 500 grams of jam.

••••EASTER IS••••

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••••EASTER IS••••

••••NATURAL EGG DYE COLORS••••

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••••NATURAL EGG DYE COLORS!!

Bluish-Gray
Mix 1 cup frozen blueberries with 1 cup water, bring to room temperature, and remove blueberries.

Blue
Cut 1/4 head of red cabbage into chunks and add to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 Tbsp. vinegar. Let cool to room temperature and remove cabbage with a slotted spoon.

Jade Green
Peel the skin from 6 red onions and simmer in 2 cups water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 3 tsp. white vinegar.

Faint Green-Yellow
Peel the skin from 6 yellow apples. Simmer in 1-1/2 cups water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar. Simmer 4 oz. chopped fennel tops in 1-1/2 cups of water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Orange
Take the skin of 6 yellow onions and simmer in 2 cups water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 3 tsp. white vinegar.

Faint Red-Orange
Stir 2 Tbsp. paprika into 1 cup boiling water; add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Yellow
Rich yellow: Simmer 4 oz. chopped carrot tops in 1-1/2 cups water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar.
Mustard-yellow: Stir 2 Tbsp. turmeric into 1 cup boiling water; add 2 tsp. white vinegar.
Various shades: Steep 4 bags of chamomile or green tea in 1 cup boiling water for 5 minutes.
Pale yellow: Chop 4 oz. goldenrod and simmer in 2 cups water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar.
Faint yellow: Simmer the peels of 6 oranges in 1-1/2 cups water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. vinegar.

Brown-Gold
Simmer 2 Tbsp. dill seed in 1 cup water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Brown
Add 1 tablespoon vinegar to 1 cup strong coffee.

Pink
Faint pink: Chop 4 oz. amaranth flowers and simmer in 2 cups water; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar. Simmer the skins from 6 avocados in 1-1/2 cup water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar. Mix 1 cup pickled beet juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar.
Dark pink: Cut 1 medium beet into chunks and add to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 Tbsp. vinegar and let cool to room temperature; remove beets.

Lavender
Mix 1 cup grape juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar.

••••NATURAL DYE FLAVORS WITH SPICES

Reddish blue/lavender: Hibiscus flowers
Deep gold: Turmeric root powder
Pale yellow: Safflower petals
Pale orange: Curry powder
Reddish brown: Chili powder
Orange: Paprika
Soft brown: Dill seed
Tannish yellow: Yarrow

Other natural products that make lovely dyes:

Beet juice or beet powder, berries, coffee, grape and cranberry juices, lemon and orange peels, red cabbage leaves, tea, onion skins (red and yellow).

••••HAPPY WAFFLE DAY!!••••

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••••HAPPY WAFFLE DAY!!

••••HONEY GLAZED HAM••••

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••••HONEY GLAZED HAM!!

Honey Glazed Ham

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours, 35 minutes

Yield: unlimited

Ingredients

• 1 ham joint (with fat on it)
• 6 whole cloves (the spice)
• 1 Star Anise (if you can get it)
• 2 Sticks celery roughly chopped
• 1 Orange
• 1 Apple
• 1 Tomato
• 2 Carrots
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 peppercorns
For the glaze:
• Enough Honey to cover the surface of your size of ham
• 3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
• A Handful of WHOLE cloves

Instructions

1. Break the celery into half or less so it fits in the pan. Squeeze the orange juice into the pan and add the rest of the orange outer. Cut the other vegetables into quarters and add to the pan.
2. Put all the ingredients into the pan. If you have ham with skin on, leave it on and place the whole joint in the pan.
3. Add cold water to the pan so it comes up 1 inch above the ham. The photo below was taken at the end of cook time so the water level had gone down. 
4. Bring the pan to a boil then turn down to a simmer and cook for the time you calculated for the weight of your meat. Remember, 20 minutes for every 500 g / 1 pound of meat. (total time from when you turn on the heat at the beginning, not from when it starts to boil)
5. When the cook time is up, remove the ham from the pan and place in a well lined baking pan.
6. ** I double line my pan with heavy duty foil as the honey etc will be very sticky!
7. Preheat the oven to 220 C / 425 F
8. If your ham has skin on, use a sharp knife and remove the skin, but leave the fat underneath on, so your joint of meat will look like the one in my photo.
9. Now cut diagonal lines across the ham, cut down as far as the fat but not into the meat itself. Then cut lines the other way so you end up with criss cross lines like the picture below. 
10. Rub the brown sugar gently over the fat, poke it into some of the lines you cut, then pour enough honey, and using a brush or your hand, cover the meat.
11. Now wash your hands! For the cloves, push a clove into each cut in the ham where your criss cross cuts meet. (see my photo below). I find it easiest to pour some of the cloves into a bowl and use them from there as your hands will get a little sticky.
12. Take some pieces of foil and cover any parts of the ham which are not covered by fat. For my piece in the picture, the ends did not have any fat so I covered those to stop the ends from burning or going hard in the oven. 
13. Place in the oven for about 20 - 30 minutes or until browned all over like the photo below. Remember, the ham is already cooked, so this stage is purely to get a nice golden brown glaze all over. You can take it out half way through and baste with the juices to give it a really good glaze.
14. Leave to cool or allow to rest for 20 minutes before removing from the pan and carving.
    
    

    
    

••••BANANA HONEY SMOOTHIE!!••••

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••••BANANA HONEY SMOOTHIE!!

••••TOO SPICY••WHAT TO DO??••••

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••••TOO SPICY••WHAT TO DO??

••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM SHATNER!!!••••

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••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM SHATNER!! YOU ARE 85 TODAY!!