Softhearted Chocolate Cakes

Perfect sweet treat for Valentine's Day. For the chocolate lover perfect anytime. Softhearted Chocolate Cakes ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces (1/2 pound) 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped or 1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate pieces 4 eggs 4 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon salt … Continue reading Softhearted Chocolate Cakes

Fruit and Berries

Fruit and berries such as peaches, raspberries, are readily available now paired with seasonal melons and herbs create a tasty hot weather thirst quencher. Lavender Peach Lemonade Ingredients 2 cups lemon juice 1 1/3 cups peach nectar, chilled 1 1/3 cups Chamomile-Lavender Simple Syrup 1 cup white grape juice, chilled Cantaloupe and/or honeydew melon balls and … Continue reading Fruit and Berries

Summer Fruit Drinks

Summers has finally found its way to North Eastern Michigan. Here are a couple of the drinks that I like to cool of with on a hot day. Each of these make enough for you to have several servings and to share . Raspberry Lemonade Spritzers Ingredients 1 12 ounce package frozen red raspberries, thawed, or … Continue reading Summer Fruit Drinks

Easy Summer Recipes

Easy Children Friendly Summer Recipes These recipes are easy enough that the young ones in your family can make them with minimum supervision. They are excellent contributions for lunch or a refreshing afternoon snack. Berry Salad Ingredients 1/4 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon salad oil 2 teaspoons honey mustard or Dijon-style mustard 1 teaspoon sugar … Continue reading Easy Summer Recipes

Fruited Iced Teas

Honey Raspberry Iced Tea 2 cups freshly brewed tea 2 cups cranberry-raspberry juice 1/4 cup honey Mix the honey into the tea when it is still warm, stirring until the honey dissolves. Add the juice and chill. Serve over ice Blueberry Iced Tea 4 c. fresh or frozen blueberries 2 c. water 1 c. sugar … Continue reading Fruited Iced Teas