Valentines day
Chocolate Heart Cookies
Michie111 — Sat, 03/26/2011 - 9:34pm
Powdered sugar
1 large egg
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/4 cups flour
Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cocoa in a bowl.
In another bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy, then add egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
Add flour mixture. Transfer dough to a zip top bag and flatten into a disc.
Refrigerate 2 hours.
Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Sweetheart Scones
Michie111 — Sat, 02/12/2011 - 1:29pm
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, frozen
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped strawberries
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
sugar, for sprinkling
Preheat oven to 400.
Combine the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Grate butter into the flour mixture.
Beat in egg and sour cream until just combined. Stir in strawberries and chocolate chips.

Chocolate Cherry Layered Cupcakes
Michie111 — Sat, 02/12/2011 - 1:26pm
1box devil's food cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
2 teaspoon almond extract, if desired
1can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
2containers (4 oz each) vanilla pudding
1container (1 lb) creamy chocolate frosting
1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans).
Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using water, oil, eggs and almond extract.
Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks.
Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Chocolate raspberry Hearts
Michie111 — Fri, 02/11/2011 - 11:37pm
1can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
1/3cup chocolate-hazelnut spread
24raspberries
2tablespoons dark chocolate chips
1egg, beaten
1tablespoon powdered sugar
Heat oven to 375°F.
Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
Unroll dough sheet; cut into 8 squares. Place squares on cookie sheet.

Crabmeat-Stuffed Lobster for Two- Emeril Lagasse
Michie111 — Sun, 06/13/2010 - 2:42pm
1 large live lobster, about 2 to 3 pounds
1 cup crushed round butter crackers, about 15 crackers (recommended: Ritz)
1/2 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons clarified butter
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Lemon Scented Creme Brulee for Two- Emeril Lagasse
Michie111 — Sun, 06/13/2010 - 2:34pm
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 cup heavy cream
2 egg yolks
In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup of the sugar and the lemon zest.
In a small saucepan heat the cream over medium heat until warm. Do not allow cream to boil. Whisk in the sugar-zest mixture, remove the pan from the heat and allow mixture to cool. Transfer to a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 2 to 3 hours to allow the lemon flavor to infuse into the cream.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Cupid's Love Potion
Michelle — Sun, 12/07/2008 - 8:12pm
Ingredients
12-ounce can pink lemonade concentrate
1 cup raspberry sherbet
12-ounce can of lemon/lime soda (we used 7-Up)
In a pitcher, mix the lemonade concentrate with the recommended amount of water.
In a separate pitcher, combine the sherbet with 1 cup of the lemonade mixture.
Add the soda, stir, and serve.
Makes 3 cups

