Chocolate Buttermilk Bundt Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Cake:

• non-stick baking spray with flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 1 cup buttermilk *See note to make your own buttermilk
• 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt…[Read more]

Drunk Witch Cocktail Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 ounces vodka
• 2 ounces blue curacao
• 2 ounces grenadine
• top with sprite

INTRUCTIONS

• Fill a tumbler with ice.
• Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• Dip the glass into corn syrup and then green sugar.
• Strain the ingredients over the ice, t…[Read more]

Dracula’s Blood Cocktail Recipe

INGREDIENTS:
For each cocktail:
• 2 ounces white rum
• 3/4 ounce peach schnapps
• 3 ounces black cherry juice (we use R.W. Knudsen Just Black Cherry)
• 2 teaspoons Grenadine
• fresh cherries, maraschino cherries, and/or plastic vampire teeth for garnish (optional)

INTRUCTIONS

• Place rum, peach…[Read more]

Black Widow Cocktail Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• For Devilish Blackberry Juice
• 2 quarts of fresh blackberries or 2 (16 ounce) packages of frozen berries
• 1/2 cup of water
• For Spooky Simple Syrup
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• For Black Widow Cocktail
• 6 oz blackberry juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 2 oz vodka
• ice
• blackberries f…[Read more]

Blackberry Rum Cocktails Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

Blackberry Simple Syrup

• 1 ¼ cup water
• ¾ cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 lime wedges
• 1 cup fresh blackberries
• 2-3 drops black food coloring

Cocktails

• Blackberry Simple Syrup
• Bacardi Superior Rum
• Lime wedges
• Ice cubes
• Lemon-Lime Soda
• Blackberries

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Angel’s Soup Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 1 small onion, minced (3/4 cup)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (from 3 cloves)
• 1 celery stalk, diced (1/2 cup)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1/4 cup jasmine or other white rice, rinsed and drained
• 4 cups low-sodium ch…[Read more]

Halloween Sangria Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 750 mL dark red wine blend or red wine blend*
• 2 cups cranberry-blackberry juice
• 1 blackberry seltzer
• 6oz blackberries (one container)
• 2 black plums
• 1 cup black grapes

INTRUCTIONS

• Prepare fruits, half grapes, slice plums. For the blackberries, take half of them in a small bowl an…[Read more]

Apple Pie/ Pumpkin Cake Recipe

Apples:

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 c. chopped apples ( 4 apples) I don’t peel them
• 4 Tbs. Sugar
• 4 Tbs. Butter
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon

INTRUCTIONS

• Melt Butter in a frying pan. Add apples, sugar and cinnamon. Saute 10 mins or more until caramelized. Reserve on the side.

Ca…[Read more]

S’mores Cocktail Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 oz of Godiva Liquor
• 1 oz of Vanilla Whipped Vodka
• 8 oz of Almond Milk, Milk, or Half & Half

GARNISHES FOR S’MORES COCKTAIL:

• Chocolate Syrup
• Toasted Marshmallows
• Cool Whip
• Hershey’s Candy Bar
• Crushed graham crackers

INTRUCTIONS

• Chill a martini glass by filling it wit…[Read more]

Watermelon Mojitos Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 2-3 Sprigs of Fresh Mint leaves and stems + more for garnish
• 1/2 Lime cut into quarters
• 1/2 oz (14g) Simple Syrup* or to taste (recipe in notes)
• 2 oz (56g) Light Rum
• 3 oz (85g) Watermelon Purée** seedless
• Club Soda
• Ice

INTRUCTIONS

• *Because watermelon can vary widely in its sw…[Read more]

Mango Agua Fresca Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup mango
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lime juice juice from ½ a lime

INTRUCTIONS

• Combine all ingredients in a high-powered blender. Blend on high for 60 seconds, or until all ingredients are fully pureed.

Notes

• Mango Agua Fresca can be served immediately over ice, or can be chilled…[Read more]

Dad’s Favorite Blueberry Cake Recipe

Streusel:

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 c. Brown Sugar (dark or light)
• 6 Tbsp. Cold Butter, cubed
• 3/4 c. All-purpose Flour
• 3/4 tsp. Cinnamon

INTRUCTIONS

• Combine all the above ingredients in a bowl or in a food processer. Blend or process until the butter is evenly distributed. No need to be exact…[Read more]

Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate (12 oz)
• 1 bag frozen, sliced strawberries (16 oz) or FRESH
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup vodka
• fresh strawberries and lemon wedges to garnish (as desired)

INTRUCTIONS

• Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth.
• Serve in chilled glass…[Read more]

Watermelon & Basil Margarita Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 1.5 ounces of tequila
• 1 ounce of lime juice
• 2 ounces of watermelon juice
• ½ ounce basil simple syrup* (recipe below)
• 1 cup of ice

INTRUCTIONS

• Fill a shaker with tequila, lime juice, watermelon juice, basil simple syrup, and ice
• Rim the glass with salt
• Shake…[Read more]

Peach Bellini Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 oz. frozen or fresh Sliced Peaches
• 3/4 oz. peach schnapps
• 4 oz. 1/2 cup champagne, Prosecco
• 1 oz. fresh sour
• 1/2 oz. grenadine syrup
• 1/2 oz. simple syrup
• 3/4 cup ice cubes

INTRUCTIONS

• Combine peaches, schnapps, champagne, fresh sour, grenadine, simple syrup and ice in blender…[Read more]

Raspberry Lemon Drop Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 ounces lemon juice about 3 lemons
• 4 tablespoons honey
• ½ cup warm water
• 2 ounces vodka
• 10 raspberries
• Thyme springs
• Ice

INTRUCTIONS

• Add honey and warm water to cocktail shaker and stir until honey is fully dissolved.
• Add raspberries. Muddle raspberries in hon…[Read more]

Apple Dumpling Pie Recipe

Ingredients

Pie:

• 1 Double Crust Pie Crust for 9-inch standard pie homemade or store bought
• 7-8 Granny Smith Apples
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 t…[Read more]

Peach and Almond Cookies Recipe

Freeze dried fruit makes these wonderfully flavorful. I am really enjoying trying all different types of freeze dried Fruits in many recipes.

Ingredients

• 2 c. All Purpose Flour
• 1 c. Almond Flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. Backing Soda
• 1/4 tsp Baking powder
• 1 3/4c. Sugar
• 1 c. Freeze Dried…[Read more]