12 Days of Christmas Cocktails, 10, 11 & 12

On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me "10 Lords a Leaping"
2 ounces Tanqueray Rangpur Gin
Fill with Club Soda or Tonic Water

On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me "11 Pipers Piping"
2 ounces Scotch on the Rocks with Cigar Glenlivet, Johnny Walker or Jameson with Macanudo Cigars

On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me "12 Drummers Drumming"
2 ounces Zaya Rum
Mix with Tom & Jerry Mix or Hot Buttered Rum

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails, 7, 8 & 9

On the 7th day of Christmas my true love gave to me "7 Swans a Swimming"

1 1/2 ounces Patron Silver Tequila
1/2 ounce Blue Curacao
Fill with Lemon Lime Soda

On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me "8 Maids a Milking"

1 1/2 ounces Bailey's Irish Cream
10 ounces Vanilla Vodka
Fill with Milk or over Ice

On the 9th day of Christmas my true love game to me "9 Ladies Dancing"

10 ounces of Lemoncello Liqueur
Fill with Sparkling Lemonade or Champagne

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails, 4, 5 & 6

On the 4th day of Christmas, my true love brought to me 4 Calling Birds

2 ounces Wild Turkey Bourbon
Fill with Root Beer

On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love brought to me 5 Golden Rings

1 1/2 ounces Goldschlager Liqueur
1/w ounce Disaronno Amaretto Liqueur
Fill with sparkling Apple Cider

On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love brought to me 6 Geese a Laying

1 1/2 ounces Grey Goose Vodka
1/2 ounce Kahlua Coffee Liqueur
Fill with Egg Nog

First 6 days done, more to follow this week-end.  Enjoy

12 Days of Christmas Cocktails

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me "A Partridge in a Pear Tree".

1 1/2 ounces Grey Goose Pear Vodka
1/2 ounce Pear Schnapps
Fill with Club Soda or Tonic Water

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me " 2 Turtle Doves"

1 1/2 ounces Three Olives Chocolate Vodka
1/2 ounce Godiva Caramel Liqueur
Fill with milk or over ice

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me "3 French Hens"

1 1/2 ounces Hennessey Cognac
1/2 ounce St. Germaine Liqueur
Fill with Martinelli's Apple Cider

Stay posted for the remaining 9 days of Christmas Cocktails!!!!

Cookies While You Sleep

We all ready started making cookies this last week-end, biscotti's, pumpkin cookies, chocolate, and cookies while you sleep.  If you need any recipes please let me know.  Cookies While you Sleep Recipe

2 Egg Whites                 1/8 Teaspoon Salt            1/4 Teaspoon Cream of Tarter
2/3 Cup Sugar               1 Teaspoon Vanilla           1/4 Teaspoon Almond Extract
3/4 Cup chopped Pecans and 1/4 cup mini chocolate bites (tiny ones)

2 - 12 X 16 Cookie Sheets, lined with parchment paper or foil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

With electric mixer, beat egg whites until frothy, add salt and cream of tartar and continue beating until stiff.
Gradually add sugar and continue beating, add vanilla and almond extract, beat until very stiff peaks form.
Fold in nuts and chocolate mini bites.

Drop a small teaspoon of cookie on cookie sheet, place them in the oven, TURN OFF THE OVEN and leave them in overnight. "DO NOT PEEK"!

Special Announcement- Congratulations Alexias Swanstrom

Hi everyone, no recipe, just wanted to let you know that our Miss Greater San Diego Teen USA 2010, Alexis Swanstrom just won Miss California Teen USA and will represent California at the Miss Teen USA next summer.  We are so proud of her and so happy for her and her family.  You can go to the http://www.misscaliforniausa.com/ website and watch the preliminaries, the final should be up and running tomorrow. 

Alexis has been part of our pageant family for the last 3-4 years.  We are so excited!!!!!

Swedish Apple Pie by my friend Katy

Swedish Apple Pie - Great Pie for the kids to help with!!!
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees
1- 9 inch round or square pie pan
Fill pie pan 2/3 full with sliced, peeled green granny apples (3 large apples)
HINT - You could buy the apples all ready cut.
Combine 1 Tsp. of Cinnamon and 1 Tablespoon of Sugar and sprinkle over apples.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans over apples and Sprinkle a handful of raisins over the apples.

Topping
Mix together 1 cup of sugar and a pinch of salt
Melt 3/4 cup of butter and add to sugar and salt mixture, mix well.
Add 1 unbeaten egg, mix well and add 1 cup of flour and mix well.
Pour topping mixture over the apples.   

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes - DO NOT OVER BAKE

Thanksgiving Recipes 11/9

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, we will start to show some of our family and friend recipes for the Thanksgiving Holiday.  If you have any questions, or need a specific recipe, please let us know.

Mincemeat Pie - Loven By The Oven Cookbook

1 Jar 28 ounces (3 cups) prepared mincemeat             1 1/2 cups diced pared tart apples 
2 Tablespoons butter, melted                                      1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Teaspoon Vanilla                                                     1/3 Tablespoon Heavy Cream
1/4 cup of Brandy (optional)                                       2 Teaspoons of sugar
If you are going to use Brandy, mix brandy and mincemeat together, refrigerate overnight.

4 - 9 inch Pie Shells (2 for the bottom, 2 for the top)  I like the rolled out dough in the pie section of your grocery store, homemade is wonderful, but who has the time today.  The rolled out dough is better then the tin pans with dough.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Prepare Pastry in 2-9 inch pie pans.  Mix mincemeat, apples, butter, vanilla, and heavy cream, pour into pie shells, cover the top of each pie with the other 2 pie crusts.  Make 4 slits into the top of each pie, sprinkle each pie with 1 teaspoon of sugar.

I like to put the pies on a baking sheet, cook at 425 degrees for 40-45 minutes, top with whip cream.

Enjoy!!

    

Food for Sports

Here are some appetizers for this baseball and football weekend.  This crab cake recipe came from one of trips to Baltimore, Maryland.  No one makes crab cakes like the East Coast.  Secret here is to refrigerate the crab cakes before cooking them so they will not fall apart in the frying pan.  If you do not want to make the dressing, cocktail or tarter sauce is another option for you.  Have fun!!!

1 lb cooked fresh crabmeat, flaked                                     Dash of salt & white pepper to taste
1 egg slightly beaten                                                            Dash of cayenne pepper (optional)
1 tablespoon of mayonnaise                                                4 tablespoons of butter (1/2 stick)
1/2 cup of bread crumbs (I prefer panko crumbs)               2 tablespoons olive oil
4 green onions, white part only, chopped                            Dressing recipe below (optional) (refrigerate)

In bowl, stir together all ingredients together, EXCEPT BUTTER AND OLIVE OIL. Form into 8 or more crab cake patties, cover and refrigerate from 2 to 12 hours.  Heat skillet with butter and olive oil, fry crab cakes until golden brown (5 to 6 Minutes on each side).  You can broil these in an oven without the butter and oil to save on calories, but they need to be watch closely and turned.  Broil on a oven is 500 degrees.

Dressing (optional)

1 cup of mayonnaise                                                           1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice
2 teaspoons dijon mustard                                                  Dash of garlic powder (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill                                         Dash of salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together in a mixer or blender, refrigerate until ready to serve.

Welcome to my blog!

Hi everyone, just got my blog started, will work on facebook tomorrow.  I have been delaying doing this until the "cookbook" and "lovenbytheoven.com" girls were copyrighted, which they are now.  Our girls come with blond, brunette and pink hair!!

A couple of tips to start this blog off!

Store olive oil in the pantry, not in the light.
Psyllium seed husks are an alternative to thicken soups, gravy's, etc.
Add any left over lettuce - any kind - to your soup or stews!