Tuesday, June 17, 2008

RECIPE TUESDAY


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Today's recipe includes a wonderful adult beverage and an appetizer to go with it brought to you by special request


Oprah's Favorite Pomegranate Martini recipe;


Ingredients

2 oz vodka
1 oz Cointreau® orange liqueur
6 oz pomegranate juice

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker 1/4 filled with chopped ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a squeeze of lemon.

Scale ingredients to servings (2 servings)


Appetizer -Cheese Spread

IngredientS

4 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 tablespoon finely diced onion
1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce(I usually don't add this but try it for a different taste)
half a jar of Strawberry Jam

1 box wheat crackers or other brand

Directions:

Mix cheese, onion, mayonnaise and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Spoon cheese mixture onto a platter or serving dish. Put two plastic sandwich bags on your hands like gloves and form cheese spread into a mound. Pour jam on top of the cheese mixture add crackers all around the cheese and serve.....

Linda, I just want to say thanks for the request AND ENJOY


Cannoli

1 comment:

Linda said...

Thanks Cannoli.....this is sooooo yummmmmm!!!! When you read the recipe you think "yeah, right, this stuff could never go together and taste good", but it does! I'm going to make it for the holiday...can't wait!

Linda