May 22nd, 2008 by alice
Tags: Dip, Fresh, Fruit
INGREDIENTS
- 125gbutter
- 2/3cupbrown sugar
- 150-200mllight sour cream
- 2teaspoonsvanilla essence
DIRECTIONS
- Melt butter and sugar over VERY lOW heat.
- Stir until it all melts together and the sugar is dissolved. (If it is still a little gritty it doesn’t matter, it will smooth out when the sour cream is added).
- Cool.
- Add sour cream and vanilla and mix well.
- Store in airtight container in the fridge.
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May 18th, 2008 by alice
Tags: , Fruit, Salad, Sauced
INGREDIENTS
- 2cupssour cream, thick, regular, low fat, no fat
- 2tablespoonshoney
- 1tablespoonorange juice concentrate
- 1teaspoonlemon zest(or 1/2 tsp granulated lemon peel)
- 6cupsfresh fruit, chopped(combination of your choice)
DIRECTIONS
- Mix your choice of sour cream no fat, low fat of regular with next 3 ingredients to make sauce.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour; can be made early in the day and combined with fruit before serving.
- Combine orange sauce and fruit in a serving bowl.
- Serve.
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May 18th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Fruit, Pasta, Salad, Vegetable
INGREDIENTS
- 1 (12 ounce)packagetri-color spiral pasta
- 1tablespoonvegetable oil
- 1/2teaspoonfresh gingerroot, peeled, minced
- 2tablespoonssoy sauce
- 1 (16 ounce)bag frozenstir fry vegetables
- 1 (20 ounce)canpineapple chunks in juice
- 1/3cupfrozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
DIRECTIONS
- Cook pasta according to package directions, then drain.
- While pasta is cooking, heat oil in 12″ skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add gingerroot, soy sauce & frozen vegetables to skillet, & saute about 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are thawed & heated through.
- Place drained pasta, cooked vegetable mixture, pineapple chunks with juice & orange juice concentrate in large serving bowl, & mix well.
- Cover & refrigerate at least 8 hours.
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May 9th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Best, Ever, Fruit, Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
- 2cupsfrozen fruit(any kind)
- 2 1/2cupsmilk
- 1/2cupsugar
- 1teaspoonvanilla
- 2scoops frozensherbet(any kind)
DIRECTIONS
- Blend well and enjoy — .
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May 2nd, 2008 by alice
Tags: Fruit, Jelly, Squares
INGREDIENTS
- 2cupsapple juice
- 2tablespoonsunflavored gelatin
- 2cupsfresh fruit(canned can be used if well drained)
- flavouredyogurtor custard, to serve
DIRECTIONS
- Grease a 23cm (9 inch) square baking pan.
- Pour 1 cup of the juice into a microwave safe jug.
- Cook on high for 1 minute.
- Sprinkle gelatin over the hot juice and stir rapidly with a fork until dissolved.
- Place remaining juice and fruit salad in a large mixing bowl.
- Add gelatins mixture and mix well till combined.
- Pour into baking pan and refrigerate for 5 hours or more.
- To serve, cut in to squares and top with the yogurt or custard.
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