In The Kitchen
Christmas Special Recipes- Welcome Your Guests and Make Them Surprised
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Raspberry “Strippers”
Ingredients:
Granulated sugar – 1/3rd cup
Butter, softened – 5 tbsp
Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
Egg white, large – 1
All purpose flour – 1 cup
Cornstarch – 2 tbsp
Baking powder -1/4th tsp
Salt – 1/4th tsp
Raspberry or even apricot preserves – 1/3rd cup
Powdered sugar – ½ cup
Lemon juice – 2 tsp
Vanilla extract – 1/4th tsp
Method:
You need to set the oven to 375 degrees from before. Mix the sugar and the butter and then beat it using a hand beater which is at medium speed until it gets blended well. This will take you around 5 minutes. Then you add 1 tsp of vanilla extract along with egg white and then beat it again.
After this you need to spoon the flour into a measuring cup which is dry and then level it out using the help of a knife. Mix the flour, the cornstarch, the baking powder and the salt and for stirring this in you need to use a whisk. Now to the sugar mixture you need to add the flour mixture and then stir it again and blend it properly.
After you blend it your dough should become very stiff. Turn this dough onto a surface which is lightly floured and the divide it into two halves. Each portion of the dough should be rolled into a log which is of 12 inches. You need to keep the logs apart by 3 inches on a sheet used for baking which has been given a coat of cooking spray to it.
Use your index finger to make a penetration which is ½ inches deep and this penetration should be made by the length. Instead of using your finger, you can also use a spoon. Now this should be baked for around 20 minutes or you simply bake it till it becomes slightly brownish.
You then remove the baked logs onto a cutting board again.
Now you have to mix the lemon juice, the sugar and also the vanilla extract or almond extract and keep stirring until it is mixed well, using the help of a whisk. Now you need to pour or even drizzle this mixture over the baked and warm logs. After you pour the mixture, you need to immediately cut the baked good into slices, diagonally and there should be around 12 slices. Now without separating the slices you should let this cool. Then separate it and transfer it.
Raspberry “Strippers”
Ingredients:
Granulated sugar – 1/3rd cup
Butter, softened – 5 tbsp
Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
Egg white, large – 1
All purpose flour – 1 cup
Cornstarch – 2 tbsp
Baking powder -1/4th tsp
Salt – 1/4th tsp
Raspberry or even apricot preserves – 1/3rd cup
Powdered sugar – ½ cup
Lemon juice – 2 tsp
Vanilla extract – 1/4th tsp
Method:
You need to set the oven to 375 degrees from before. Mix the sugar and the butter and then beat it using a hand beater which is at medium speed until it gets blended well. This will take you around 5 minutes. Then you add 1 tsp of vanilla extract along with egg white and then beat it again.
After this you need to spoon the flour into a measuring cup which is dry and then level it out using the help of a knife. Mix the flour, the cornstarch, the baking powder and the salt and for stirring this in you need to use a whisk. Now to the sugar mixture you need to add the flour mixture and then stir it again and blend it properly.
After you blend it your dough should become very stiff. Turn this dough onto a surface which is lightly floured and the divide it into two halves. Each portion of the dough should be rolled into a log which is of 12 inches. You need to keep the logs apart by 3 inches on a sheet used for baking which has been given a coat of cooking spray to it.
Use your index finger to make a penetration which is ½ inches deep and this penetration should be made by the length. Instead of using your finger, you can also use a spoon. Now this should be baked for around 20 minutes or you simply bake it till it becomes slightly brownish.
You then remove the baked logs onto a cutting board again.
Now you have to mix the lemon juice, the sugar and also the vanilla extract or almond extract and keep stirring until it is mixed well, using the help of a whisk. Now you need to pour or even drizzle this mixture over the baked and warm logs. After you pour the mixture, you need to immediately cut the baked good into slices, diagonally and there should be around 12 slices. Now without separating the slices you should let this cool. Then separate it and transfer it.
Christmas Cocktail Recipes
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Snowball – A classic
Ingredients:
Warninks Advocaat – 2 measures
Lemonade – top up
Lime cordial – 0.25 measures
Method:
You need to pour the Advocaat and the lime cordial inside a shaker and shake it well together. After this you pour the mixture onto a high ball which is ice filled and then you top this off with the lemonade.
Candy Cane Special
Ingredients:
Cranberry juice – 3 oz
Grenadine – 0.5 oz
Infusions Raspberry Vodka – 1 oz
Lemon Soda or Lime Soda
Method:
You need a martini glass for making this. Now I’m sure you’ve heard about rimming a glass with salt, in this case you need to use crushed candy cane pieces. You thing is what you need to do to make the drink. Fuse together the raspberry vodka, a few peppermint schnapps, the juice and also the grenadine on a shake and you also need to put some ice in this cocktail shaker.
Make sure that you shake it and shake it very vigorously and very well. Then you need to strain it properly into the martini glass. Then you put the lemon or the lime soda on the top and add a little peppermint candy cane for the garnishing.
A Cup of Good Cheer
Ingredients:
Infusions Cherry Vodka – 1.5 oz
White cream (de cacao) – 0.5 oz
Hot cocoa- 4 oz
Half n half – 1 oz
Whipped cream
Maraschino Cherry
Method:
You need to mix all of the ingredients together in a mug and then you use whipped cream to top it all off. Then you can even little sprinkles which are red in color and you also add the Maraschino cherry to it. There you have the perfect frothy Christmas drink.
New Year Sparklers
Ingredients:
Passion fruit Vodka – 1 oz
Pomegranate Juice – 1.5 oz
Champagne – 3.5 oz
Raspberries – 6
Method:
Mix all of the vodka and the cranberry juice in a champagne flute which is chilled and then you use the champagne to top this off. Then you have to use a raspberry tree to garnish this. It is very simple to make this tree, you just need a skewer and then you put the raspberries into it.
9th Night
Ingredients:
Citrus Vodka – 2 oz
Triple Sec – 1 oz
Cranberry juice – 1 oz
Lemon soda
Lime juice
Method:
Combine the triple sec, vodka and the juice in a cocktail shaker and then put lots of ice in it. You need to shake this well and then you strain it into a glass which has ice in it. Use the soda and the lime juice after this and you are done.
Snowball – A classic
Ingredients:
Warninks Advocaat – 2 measures
Lemonade – top up
Lime cordial – 0.25 measures
Method:
You need to pour the Advocaat and the lime cordial inside a shaker and shake it well together. After this you pour the mixture onto a high ball which is ice filled and then you top this off with the lemonade.
Candy Cane Special
Ingredients:
Cranberry juice – 3 oz
Grenadine – 0.5 oz
Infusions Raspberry Vodka – 1 oz
Lemon Soda or Lime Soda
Method:
You need a martini glass for making this. Now I’m sure you’ve heard about rimming a glass with salt, in this case you need to use crushed candy cane pieces. You thing is what you need to do to make the drink. Fuse together the raspberry vodka, a few peppermint schnapps, the juice and also the grenadine on a shake and you also need to put some ice in this cocktail shaker.
Make sure that you shake it and shake it very vigorously and very well. Then you need to strain it properly into the martini glass. Then you put the lemon or the lime soda on the top and add a little peppermint candy cane for the garnishing.
A Cup of Good Cheer
Ingredients:
Infusions Cherry Vodka – 1.5 oz
White cream (de cacao) – 0.5 oz
Hot cocoa- 4 oz
Half n half – 1 oz
Whipped cream
Maraschino Cherry
Method:
You need to mix all of the ingredients together in a mug and then you use whipped cream to top it all off. Then you can even little sprinkles which are red in color and you also add the Maraschino cherry to it. There you have the perfect frothy Christmas drink.
New Year Sparklers
Ingredients:
Passion fruit Vodka – 1 oz
Pomegranate Juice – 1.5 oz
Champagne – 3.5 oz
Raspberries – 6
Method:
Mix all of the vodka and the cranberry juice in a champagne flute which is chilled and then you use the champagne to top this off. Then you have to use a raspberry tree to garnish this. It is very simple to make this tree, you just need a skewer and then you put the raspberries into it.
9th Night
Ingredients:
Citrus Vodka – 2 oz
Triple Sec – 1 oz
Cranberry juice – 1 oz
Lemon soda
Lime juice
Method:
Combine the triple sec, vodka and the juice in a cocktail shaker and then put lots of ice in it. You need to shake this well and then you strain it into a glass which has ice in it. Use the soda and the lime juice after this and you are done.
How to Clean Your Kitchen Drain
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
While cooking, you need a clean kitchen to maintain the hygienic health of the family. You need to identify the areas in your kitchen which gets dirty every day and then make it a habit to clean it regularly. Whenever you are washing your dishes, cutting fishes, meat and washing it or you are washing vegetables some part of it may clog your drain.
A sink does not basically clean all by itself. What you have to do is use your hands to remove any sort of food item, which is stuck in the drain. Sometimes you can smell a bad odor coming out from your kitchen drain. A simple home remedy for this is to pour boiling water over the drain for about 15 to 20 minutes, make sure that you take care and you don’t burn your hand.
After this you immediately need to pour a teaspoon of baking soda and again pour hot water. Baking soda has the quality to clean the awful odor which is coming out. If you see that this remedy is failing, then you can use acid or bleach, a cup of it and pour this over the drain. Let this stay for half an hour.
You can get a drain scrubber with which you can clean up the drain or you can use corrosive drain cleaners or bacteria cleaners which are available at any nearby grocery. When you are washing your dishes, you first need to clean them and then you throw the leftover food into your dustbin and then you start washing the dishes.
After every wash, run hot water so that there is no odor left. Again once a week you need to pour a cup of vinegar down the kitchen sink drain. In the hardware store or a grocery store, you also get a hand drain cleaner which looks like a snake. Once a while use this cable inside the drain to clean the resistance or to push the dirt through the pipe and then pour hot water down the drain.
In order to keep your drain clean and your kitchen odorless, once a week pour a cup of white vinegar and every 3 to 4 months use a non caustic drain cleaner. If you want a good odor coming out from the drain, pour a few drops of lemon juice over it to have a nice smell.
While cooking, you need a clean kitchen to maintain the hygienic health of the family. You need to identify the areas in your kitchen which gets dirty every day and then make it a habit to clean it regularly. Whenever you are washing your dishes, cutting fishes, meat and washing it or you are washing vegetables some part of it may clog your drain.
A sink does not basically clean all by itself. What you have to do is use your hands to remove any sort of food item, which is stuck in the drain. Sometimes you can smell a bad odor coming out from your kitchen drain. A simple home remedy for this is to pour boiling water over the drain for about 15 to 20 minutes, make sure that you take care and you don’t burn your hand.
After this you immediately need to pour a teaspoon of baking soda and again pour hot water. Baking soda has the quality to clean the awful odor which is coming out. If you see that this remedy is failing, then you can use acid or bleach, a cup of it and pour this over the drain. Let this stay for half an hour.
You can get a drain scrubber with which you can clean up the drain or you can use corrosive drain cleaners or bacteria cleaners which are available at any nearby grocery. When you are washing your dishes, you first need to clean them and then you throw the leftover food into your dustbin and then you start washing the dishes.
After every wash, run hot water so that there is no odor left. Again once a week you need to pour a cup of vinegar down the kitchen sink drain. In the hardware store or a grocery store, you also get a hand drain cleaner which looks like a snake. Once a while use this cable inside the drain to clean the resistance or to push the dirt through the pipe and then pour hot water down the drain.
In order to keep your drain clean and your kitchen odorless, once a week pour a cup of white vinegar and every 3 to 4 months use a non caustic drain cleaner. If you want a good odor coming out from the drain, pour a few drops of lemon juice over it to have a nice smell.