Valentine’s Pear Dessert...

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed For fun new recipes and articles to help you become a Gourmet too. Thanks for visiting! Ingredients: 2 cups water ¾ cup sugar 1 piece cinnamon stick (about 3”) 2 tbsp lemon juice 4 firm pears Sauce: ¼ cup cream (half-half) ½ cup sugar 1 oz unsweetened chocolate 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp almond extract Instructions: In a two quart microwave safe...

Coconut Delights...

Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups of unbleached all-purpose flour ½ cup butter, unsalted 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp almond extract ¼ tsp salt 1 cup flaked coconut Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°F. In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the coconut and blend with a mixer. Stir in the flaked coconut and mix thoroughly. Grease a cookie sheet. Drop teaspoons of cookie dough onto cookie sheet and...

Vanilla Banana Eggnog Ice Cream...

What You Need: 3 eggs 2 C of sugar 1 T vanilla 1 (13 oz.) can Milnot 1 (4 oz.) box of vanilla instant pudding and pie filling 2 very ripe bananas Whole milk How to Make It: Place the eggs into a mixing bowl. Add in the sugar, vanilla, Milnot and vanilla pudding. Using the electric mixer on medium speed beat the mixture until the ingredients are well combined. Place the bananas into a separate bowl. Using a...

Spiced Pumpkin Custard Ice Cream...

What You Need: 2 C whipping cream 3/4 C dark brown sugar, packed 5 egg yolks 1/2 t ground cinnamon 1/4 t salt 1/4 t ground nutmeg 1/4 t ground allspice 1/4 t ground cloves 1 t vanilla 1 C canned pumpkin How to Make It: Pour the cream into a saucepan placed over medium heat. Stir the brown sugar into the cream. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until the sugar has completely dissolved. Place the egg...

Halloween Punch...

(Makes 4 quarts) Ingredients: 1 plastic pumpkin to serve the punch in 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 2 l orange soda, chilled 1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice Orange Sherbet (optional) Instructions: Stir together pineapple juice and condensed milk in the plastic pumpkin. Add the orange soda and stir well. Fill glasses (maybe you have spooky ones) with punch over ice, top with sherbet (if desired) and enjoy this awesome...