Sunday, April 19, 2009

TWO DESSERTS ONE PLATE - VANILLA CREAM PEACHES AND CHOCOLATE RUM BON BON

These two darling desserts I imported from other blog of mine "Nina's Culinary Creations".
It's been posted a while ago but I never post the recipes; so, here they are starting with the most simple and delicious one:

VANILLA CREAM PEACHES

INGREDIENTS:
1 can (16 oz.) peaches in light syrup (halves),
1 pk. instant vanilla pudding,
1 cup cool whip topping,
maraschino cherries for garnish;
DIRECTIONS:
Prepare vanilla pudding following directions from the box. Refrigerate until set.
Drain peaches; let set on paper towels cavity down until most of the moisture is gone ; arrange peaches on double foil paper cups (or just on serving plate); pipe vanilla pudding on top of each peach cavity; follow by piping cool whip topping and garnish with maraschino cherries.


CHOCOLATE RUM BON BON

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups cookie crumble,
1 cup unsalted butter,
1 cup powder sugar,
1/4 cup cocoa powder + 1/4 additional
1/2 cup milk,
2 tablespoons rum extract (or 1/3 cup brandy - not for children in this case),
1 teaspoon vanilla extract;
DIRECTIONS:
Combine cookie crumble with milk and set aside; using a electric mixer combine butter, sugar, 1/4 cocoa powder, rum (brandy) and vanilla; add moistened cookie crumble. Refrigerate for one hour. Form 1 - 1/2 inch balls and roll them in the remaining 1/4 cocoa powder. You can place each bon bon in candie wrappers, or candy dish. Refrigerate until use!


ENJOY!
Have a nice day!

CHICKEN WITH HOMEMADE FRENCH FRIES AND GARLIC SAUCE



A meal that is very easy to make, very tasteful and budget friendly!
All I bought was the rotisserie chicken; for french fries and garlic sauce I had everything I needed.
Recipes for french fries and garlic sauce are following in the next posts.
Have a nice day everyone!

HOMEMADE FRENCH FRIES WITH GARLIC SAUCE

INGREDIENTS FOR FRENCH FRIES:
5,6 potatoes,
oil for deep fry,
salt,
pepper,
parsley;
DIRECTIONS:
Wash, peel and cut potatoes into long strips. Deep fry until golden brown; do not stir during frying process, other wise potatoes will break and become sticky.
Remove french fries into a mixing bowl; add a dash of salt, pepper and chopped parsley;

INGREDIENTS FOR GARLIC SAUCE:

6,7 garlic cloves,
3 tablespoons mayonnaise,
1,2 tablespoons white vinegar,
1/2 teaspoon salt,
1 cup water;
DIRECTIONS:
In a blender container blend all ingredients until smooth;


Add few big spoons of garlic sauce (garlic dressing) into the mixing bowl of french fries. Gently mix to coat evenly. Serve warm next to your favorite sea food, poultry or any kind of meat you like. Also you can sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top end eat it just like that!!!
Enjoy!
Have a nice day!

GARLIC SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:
6,7 garlic cloves,
3 tablespoons mayonnaise,
1,2 tablespoons white vinegar,
1/2 teaspoon salt,
1 cup water;
DIRECTIONS:
In a blender container blend all ingredients until smooth;
For garlic lovers, this is a type of dressing that goes great on sea food, poultry or any kind of meat; also good for any kind of vegetables either steamed, grilled or baked.
Enjoy!

STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups fresh strawberries,
2 cups vanilla ice cream,
1 cup cool whip;
(there are numerous recipes to make this smoothie, but I choose this simplest one for today...)
DIRECTIONS:
In a blender container blend to smooth strawberries and vanilla ice cream. Pour in your favorite serving glass. Pipe cool whip ; garnish as desired. I have used 1/4 vanilla ice cream cone.
It's not summer yet, but today we have already 90 F. What better, refreshing and delicious dessert can anybody ask for?
Enjoy!
Have a nice day!