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Orange PushUp Smoothie

Orange PushUp Smoothie
When I was growing up, one of my favorite things to do was ride my bike with my friends to the local gas station’s mini-mart and reach into their freezer case and pull out an Orange Push-Up. If you like Orange PushUps, Orange Creamsicles, or Orange Julius this is the smoothie for you. I loved Push-Ups and seeing those brightly colored dots meant that creamy orange goodness was soon going to be mine. I love it when Push-Ups begin to melt because they taste even sweeter, creamier, and better. The same was true with this smoothie. This smoothie is a dead ringer for Orange Push-Ups. Don’t skimp on the sugar if you want it to taste exactly like an Orange Push-Up and I promise, it does. Sweet oranges ‘n creamy perfection. I used this mango-orange from Hawaii’s Own brand for the concentrate. If you can’t find this concentrate, I’m sure any OJ concentrate or citrus juice concentrate blend should be fine. 1. 2. 3. But I’ll shiver and chatter for this stuff any day. Print Recipe Yield: about 24 ounces

Ritz Stuffed Peanut Butter Cups I’ve always loved Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Cracking open those orange wrappers and then peeling back the black waxy paper from the perfectly formed Reese’s edges is one of life’s simple, but very joyous, pleasures. Sinking my teeth into the peanut butter cup and making teeth marks into that perfectly smooth chocolate is also high on my list. Lately I’ve been sinking my teeth into these homemade cups rather than storebought Reese’s Cups. These aren’t just any homemade peanut butter cups. There’s a surprise in the center: Ritz Crackers I combined some of my favorite ingredients and the resulting creation is very puffy. One of my homemade cups is about twice the height of a storebought cup or about the same height as five Ritz crackers. You don’t have to make yours as puffy as mine if you don’t put as much peanut butter on the cracker before you drench it with melted chocolate . Delicious does not have to be complicated and the proof is in the pudding in the peanut butter. Tuxedo Cups Questions

Cake Push Ups--Have you seen these? Well, I first saw these “cake push ups” just a few weeks ago. A member on our site mentioned them & I thought that this idea was pure genius! Three cheers for a new way to eat cake! :0) – Basically, a very smart person (I don’t know who you are!) The good news is that you can order these push ups and make cake push ups for you and all of your friends! One of our members was nice enough to send me 6 to experiment with!! Here’s how you make them! Simply use a circle cutter to cut out little cake rounds from a cake layer or two. Experiment with your favorite flavor combinations…. I made some cute little chocolate toppers that I piped with melted chocolate bark… but they would have been cute also with just a swirl of icing! Finding a way to display these is a little tricky. And the big finish!!! You can see that I experimented with lots of different flavor combinations! That’s all for now!

Margarita Meringues | Salty Seattle This quickie dessert is freakishly easy to pull together and impresses the pants off your booze-brined compadres post-dinner. It combines two of my favorite things- Margaritas and eggs. It’s also suitable for those with little bundt cakes in their easy-bake ovens (ie preggies) and also bundt cakes that have emerged from easy-bake ovens (ie children). That’s because the alcohol gets cooked out, but don’t fear. There’s a fancy dish in france called Oeufs a la Neige which is basically milk-poached meringues. Have a great weekend, and if you do find yourself staring down the bottom of a bottle of tequila, make sure you eat the worm! Margarita Meringues Serves 4 2 eggs, divided2 c milk½ c tequila½ c & 1/3 c sugar (separate)Zest of two limesFlaky salt such as Murray River for rimmingIn a small saucepan, bring tequila and ½ c sugar to boil.

Dairy Queen Blizzard I originally shared this recipe for my column on Serious Eats. If you’d like more details and photos, check out my article, In the Hall of the Dairy Queen. When it comes to the Blizzard, Oreo is hands down my favorite flavor. But if you have another variety you’d like to see me tackle, tweet me up @thebravetart. The nature of a Copy Cat recipe is that it takes a lot of subtle factors to re-create a taste we all know and love; if you substitute or deviate from the recipe, it just won’t turn out the same. Pint for pint, compared to my Classic Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, this recipe has half the eggs, twice the sugar and double the dairy. That being the case, using the crappiest milk and cream you can find makes a big difference. The same is true of eggs. Next: Tahitian vanilla is a must. I use Frangelico in the recipe, which might seem really weird, but it really works to mimic whatever strange, artificial flavorings go into DQ Soft Serve. Cool in an ice bath and refrigerate overnight. Stella

what i made for monday-mini apple pies. If you've been around a while you know that I like to make some sort of dessert or treat for my husband to take to work with him on Mondays. Food is my love language. I am not a diet friendly friend. It's just a small way that I feel I can help him with his work day...he and all his coworkers have a super long meeting on Mondays and...well, it's Monday...how can dessert not help that? It gives me a good excuse to try new recipes and now all of his coworkers expect and look forward to what I will make and send in. I've been meaning to document what I have tried here...but it's taken weeks for me to start...so we'll just start here. :) This week I made mini apple pies for him to take...and I made a large batch so that I could keep some too! Start by cutting up eight cups of apples into small 1/2in bits. You will also need: 4 tablespoons of chilled butter cut into 24 equal portions. Make sure you stir everything around getting the apples nice and coated. and put a dab on each pie.

7 Smooth Gin Drinks you can make Gin Rickey This popular and classic cocktail is as simple as it is delicious. Just mix premium dry gin, tart lime juice, and bubbly soda water. Ingredients . 1 1/4 ounce(s) Tanqueray London Dry Gin . 1/4 ounce(s) lime juice . 1 ounce(s) soda water _______________________ _________________ Directions 1. Tom Collins This simple, refreshing mix of lemon juice, sugar, gin, and seltzer has been around for at least a century and a half. . 1 1/2 ounce(s) fresh-squeezed lemon juice . 1/2 ounce(s) superfine sugar . 3 ounce(s) gin ______________________ __________________ Directions 1. Rangpur Cran This gin-and-cranberry concoction gets its distinctive flavor from Tanqueray Rangpur gin, which is distilled with exotic, juicy Rangpur limes. . 1 1/4 ounce(s) Tanqueray Rangpur Gin . 3 ounce(s) cranberry juice . 1 wedge(s) lime _____________________ ___________________ Directions 1. Tanqueray and Tonic What would a gin-drink roundup be without the king of all classic cocktails? Gimlet Long Island Iced Tea

Chocolate Cinnamon Brioche Rolls, An Easter Special And A Giveaway Some of my happiest childhood memories are of colouring Easter eggs. I remember my mother, ever the perfectionist, arranging the table meticulously before we started - first with layers of newspaper, then a bowl for each colour, then a spoon for each bowl and kitchen paper under each spoon to dry the eggs on. Everything had to be just so. I don't think you understand dear readers, my mother took perfectionism to another level, one I have never seen in anyone before or since. Here's another example: for friends birthdays, my mother would wrap the presents. But we're not talking normal wrapping here, oh no. She then started by placing the gift in the middle of the wrapping paper, and traced out with a pencil exactly where to cut and fold each side of the wrapping paper. And please remember, she did this for 8-12 year olds - all that time, all that effort, ripped to shreds in 2 seconds without a care in the world for how the gift was wrapped. What can I say? Congratulations you three!

Cauliflower Pizza Bites When I am trying to eat better (ie: more veggies less chocolate) then I find it really helpful to have healthy snacks available for when I get the munchies. When I want something to snack on, I want it NOW.  Let me start off by saying, these tasted very good. And...they were fairly simple to make. And....they are a great, healthy alternative for a snack. And... they freeze well so can be on hand for those cravings. Now...that being said....I probably won't be making them again anytime soon. Why? Well...let me show you a photo... This is my mini muffin tin in the aftermath of these pizza bites. I had to scrub out 24 tiny little circles and 12 tiny little squares. I mean...S-C-R-U-B... Not cool. The cauliflower mixture really cooked right onto the pans. Oddly enough, the pizza bites popped right out the pan (after I ran a butter knife around the edge of each one) and held their shape great. I don't know that paper liners would work.... Hmmm....any ideas? Cauliflower Pizza Bites

Tanqueray Gin Drink Recipes by Bar None Drinks Choose from 26 drink recipes containing Tanqueray Gin. Learn more about Tanqueray Gin in the drink dictionary! Agwacadabra (Cocktail) Agwa Coca Leaf Liqueur, Cointreau, Cranberry Juice, Sour Mix, Tanqueray Gin Baby V.O.X. (Cocktail) Captain Morgan's Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Cranberry Juice, Orange Juice, Tanqueray Gin Barstow (Cocktail) Absolut Vodka, Coca Cola, Cuervo Gold Tequila, Malibu Rum, Sour Mix, Tanqueray Gin, Triple Sec Blue Mother F**ker (Cocktail) Aristrocrat London Dry Gin, Beefeater Dry Gin, Blue Curacao, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Sprite, Tanqueray Gin Bug Shit (Shooter) Dr Pepper, Tanqueray Gin Dazzling Beach (Cocktail) Green Creme de Menthe, Mint Leaves, Simple Syrup, Soda Water, Tanqueray Gin Dirty Virgin (Cocktail) Brown Creme de Cacao, Tanqueray Gin Double Dragon (Shooter) Creme de Menthe, Tanqueray Gin Gaawanger (Cocktail) Ginger Ale, Grand Marnier, Lemon Juice, Pineapple Juice, Tanqueray Gin Gin Flurrie (Cocktail) Rose's Lime Juice, Tanqueray Gin Gin Strawberry Crush (Cocktail) Tank (Cocktail)

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