Adam & Eve Martini
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A Slippery Slide Through A Muddy Chicken Coop
You gotta love the name of this holiday cocktail!
Ingredients:
1 oz. Irish Cream (Bailey’s)
1 oz. Kahlua
1 oz. Vodka
1 glass Eggnog
Chocolate Curls from the Red Tea Room
Mixing Instructions:
Swirl Irish Cream, Kahlua and vodka gently in a cocktail shaker with ice to chill. Strain into glass. Swiftly fill glass with cold Eggnog to mix. Garnish with Chocolate Curls from the Red Tea Room. Serve with a smirk.
Serve it up in a 16 oz. Picardie glass
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Caffe Umbria Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
2 cups freshly brewed Caffe Umbria Gusto Crema blend espresso, chilled
2 cups orange-flavored vodka (recommended: Pinnacle Orange)
1 cup coffee liqueur (recommended: Kahlua)
8 slices orange peel, twisted
Sugar for rim, optional
Mixing Instructions:
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the Caffe Umbria espresso, vodka, and coffee liqueur. Shake for 30 seconds, or until foamy. Strain into a chilled martini glass (rub orange slice around rim and dip in granulated sugar if desired) and decorate with the orange peel. Serve at once.
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Two Snooty Chefs’ Roasted Butternut & Acorn Squash Soup
This delicious soup is lovely as an entree
on a cold autumn night
or as a starter for a special holiday meal.
Rich butternut squash soup is
garnished with Cranberry Relish,
Spiced Walnuts and Black Truffle Oil.
Continue Reading Add comment November 29th, 2011
Rustic Apple Crostada Drizzled with Pumpkin Caramel Sauce
We’ve taken the Barefoot Contessa’s (sorry, Ina) Rustic Apple Crostada recipe one step further…we bake it on an Emile Henry Baking Stone for an extra-crispy crust and drizzle it with Stonewall Kitchen Pumpkin Caramel Sauce. The perfect fall dessert, simple and delicious, heaven on a plate!
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Winter Pear, Gorgonzola & Walnut Salad with Vineque Blackberry Balsamic
This elegant salad is as lovely as it is tasty. The sweetness of the Blackberry Balsamic with the pear in contrast with the tanginess of the Gorgonzola will make your taste buds tingle with delight!
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Italian Panettone Christmas Bread
This festive Italian bread is traditionally served for Christmas breakfast. We’ve updated the recipe to use dried cranberries and apricot instead of citron fruit, but any combination of dried fruit can be used. It’s delicious on it’s own with coffee or tea, toasted with apricot jam, made into French toast or used to make an extra-special bread pudding.
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Classic Italian Pignoli Cookies
Pignoli cookies are an integral part of Italian desserts. These cookies are popular in Sicily, as well as all throughout Southern Italy. We had our first experience with these fresh from the oven made by our hostess, Maria, at a bed and breakfast in Abruzzo. Many Italians (and Italian-Americans) make these marzipan-like treats around the holiday season. These are absolutely scrumptious, with a crispy outside and a velvety soft inside.
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Almond Mini Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
These little cupcakes are bursting with yummy almond flavor. Decorated with chocolate curls from the Red Tea Room, they make an easy delightful holiday dessert. This makes about 36 mini cupcakes. Be sure to check out all the cupcake makings available at Poggi Bonsi in Olde Burien and at The Landing in Renton. This makes about 36 mini cupcakes. Be sure to check out all the cupcake makings available at Poggi Bonsi in Olde Burien and at The Landing in Renton.
Continue Reading Add comment November 5th, 2011
Hammond’s Candy Cane Martini Recipe
This beautiful holiday cocktail is sure to be a hit at your next festive gathering!
Ingredients:
* Vanilla vodka
* White crème de cacao
* Peppermint schnapps
* Hammond’s Peppermint candy cane, crushed (optional mini cane for garnish)
* Martini glasses
* Ice
* Shaker
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