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...

Crunchy Apple Burgers...

(Makes about 5 burgers) Ingredients: 1 tart apple, grated 1 cup onion, minced 2 cups cooked brown rice (or white) 2 cups bread crumbs 1 green pepper, seeded and finely chopped 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced 6 tbsp rolled oats 2 Tbsp vegetable oil ½ tsp salt Black pepper Instructions: Before placing the grated apple into a large bowl, squeeze some of the juice out. Add onions, bread crumbs, ginger, rice, 3 tbsp...

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...

Healthy White Bean Dip...

Ingredients: 1 can (19oz) white kidney beans, drained and rinsed 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp olive oil ½ tsp dried oregano, crumbled 1 clove garlic, pressed ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Handful of freshly chopped parsley Instructions: Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Transfer to a nice serving dish, sprinkle with parsley and serve with cut up raw vegetable sticks and pita...