Shamrock Cookies...

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: ½ cup shortening ½ cup butter or margarine 2 cups sugar 3 eggs, beaten ½ tsp salt 5 cups flour ¼ cup milk 1 tsp vanilla Instructions: Preheat your oven to 350ºF. Mix shortening and sugar until creamy using an electric mixer. Add the eggs and combine...

St Patrick’s Day Lime Punch...

Ingredients: ½ gallon lime sherbet, softened in fridge before using 2 liters Sprite or 7-up Instructions: With a hand mixer, blend softened sherbet and soda in a big punch bowl. Serve immediately or chill in the fridge until party time. Social...

St Patrick’s Day Stew...

(Yields 6 servings) Ingredients: 4 cups cooked, cubed chicken breast meat 1 cup onion, chopped 2/3 cup mushrooms, sliced 1 ½ cups carrots, chopped 6 cups chicken stock 1 tsp dried sage 1 tsp dried basil 1 tsp garlic salt 1 (10 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed 3 cups cooked red potatoes, diced 1/2 cup celery, chopped 1/8 cup all-purpose flour Handful of fresh parsley, chopped Instructions: In a...

Be My Valentine’s Champagne Cocktail...

(Yields 1) Ingredients: 3 oz chilled good quality champagne ½ oz cognac 2 dashes Angostura Bitters 1 sugar cube Instructions: Place a sugar cube into a champagne flute and soak with the bitters. Add the cognac and fill the glass with champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist placed on the rim. Enjoy with your loved one! Social...

Valentine’s Pear Dessert...

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 casserole dish, combine water, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Microwave at HIGH (100% power) for 4 minutes, covered. In the meantime, pare pears, cut thin...