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Recipe Box: Golden Summer Sangria

July 3rd, 2009 · Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dinner, Drinks, French, German, Happy Hour, Latin American, Lunch, Recipe Box, Snack, Spanish, Vegetarian

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When choosing wines for this sangria, try to pick up varieties with lots of citrus and luscious nectarine notes. If you absolutely have to have a lighter colored sangria, you can use Welch’s white peach juice. I prefer the interesting aroma of apricots, though.

Like its namesake,  you can expect this sangria to have a lovely golden hue.

G O L D E N   S U M M E R   S A N G R I A

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Ingredients:
One 750ml bottle dry riesling
One 750ml bottle sparkling white wine
24oz. apricot nectar
2 white nectarines, sliced into 1-inch wedges
3oz. fresh blueberries
4 strawberries, hulled and halved lengthwise

Instructions:
Pour riesling and sparkling wine into a clear pitcher or jar. Add apricot nectar. Top with nectarines, blueberries, and strawberries.

Cover pitcher.  Chill completely before serving.

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Recipe Box: Strawberries with Brown Sugar & Sour Cream

July 3rd, 2009 · American, Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Recipe Box, Snack, Vegetarian

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STRAWBERRIES  WITH  BROWN  SUGAR  &  SOUR  CREAM

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Ingredients:
Four 16oz. packages of strawberries
8oz. sour cream
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 small teaspoon salt

Instructions:
Whip whipping cream until stiff. Add sour cream, and whip for several more seconds until well blended. Set aside.

Place brown sugar in a separate bowl. Break any solid chunks with the back of a fork or spoon. Once the sugar is completely loose, add cinnamon and salt. Mix to incorporate.

Spoon half of the sour cream mixture into the bottom of a clear serving bowl. Spoon half of the brown sugar on top of that, followed by the rest of the sour cream and then brown sugar (alternating layers). Use the handle of a spoon or your clean finger to create a swirl pattern in the sugar on top; you should dig deep enough so that trace amounts of the sour cream will show.

Serve with a basket of fresh strawberries and enjoy!

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Recipe Box: Potato Salad

July 2nd, 2009 · American, Appetizer, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Recipe Box, Snack, Vegetarian

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This is a really gorgeous potato salad that I make often for cookouts.  Be sure to give yourself extra time because this salad tastes best after it’s been allowed to mellow out for awhile.  The mustard grains and jalapeños give it a nice kick.  The soft egg yolks make it creamier and more substantial.

P O T A T O   S A L A D

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Ingredients:
6 to 8 Red Bliss Potatoes
Half of 1 Red Onion
4 eggs, soft-boiled
1 jalapeño
1 pickled jalapeño
4 tablespoons fresh dill (about 4 full sprigs)
8 oz. mayonnaise (I prefer Hellman’s)
2 tablespoons whole grain Dijon mustard
1/4 cup pickle juice
1 small tablespoon sugar
1 small tablespoon salt
3 teaspoons cracked black pepper

Instructions:
Wash potatoes. Slice them into half-inch rounds. Place potato rounds into a pot and cover with water. Cover pot and boil through. Strain and leave to cool completely.

Place eggs in a small pot of water and boil until the whites are cooked through, but the yolks are still somewhat runny in the middle. Peel, slice into rounds, set aside.

De-seed and mince raw jalapeño. Mince pickled jalapeño (seeds OK).  Slice red onion half into very thin strips (no more than 1/8-inch).  Chop fresh dill.  Set jalapeño, red onions, and dill aside.

Place all prepared ingredients in a large bowl. Add sugar, salt, pickle juice, and cracked black pepper. Stir in mustard and mayonnaise. Combine thoroughly, leaving several large chunks throughout.

Transfer to smaller, air-tight container.  Chill for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.

NOTE: For those who are more visually oriented, the recipe is demonstrated in photos below.

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Wash potatoes.

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Slice them into half-inch rounds.

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Place potato rounds into a pot and cover with water. Cover pot and boil through. Strain and leave to cool completely.

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Place eggs in a small pot of water and boil until the whites are cooked through, but the yolks are still somewhat runny in the middle. Peel, slice into rounds, set aside.

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De-seed and mince raw jalapeño. Mince pickled jalapeño (seeds OK).

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Slice red onion half into very thin strips (no more than 1/8-inch).  Chop fresh dill.  Set jalapeño, red onion, and dill aside.

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Place all prepared ingredients into a large bowl.

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Add sugar, salt, pickle juice, and cracked black pepper.

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Stir in mustard and mayonnaise. Combine thoroughly, leaving several large chunks throughout.

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Transfer to smaller, air-tight container.  Chill for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.




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