Peach Punch

Summer is here finally!
Here is a great recipe for Peach Punch.

PUNCH
1 pkg. of M&M Peach Drink Crystals with 10 cups of water.
2 litres of Sprite or GingerAle
1 pkg. of M&M Berry Mix (optional garnish)

Makes approximately 6 litres.

My family omits the water and adds 2 bottles of 2 litre GingerAle instead.
It can be made in a large drink dispenser and stored in the fridge.

Seafood Chowder

I am currently on vacation so I decided to try making one of my mother-in-law's recipes for Seafood Chowder. Here it is:

SEAFOOD CHOWDER
1) Fry 1 onion, 1 carrot & 1 celery stalk in 1/4 block of margarine.
2) Boil 1 potato until soft.
3) Add a little flour to the vegetables until creamy.
4) Add 1/2 pint cream. Simmer with the vegetables.
5) Add 1/2 pint whipping cream.
6) Put in scallops for 5 minutes. Then add any combination of
lobster, shrimp and crab meat.

I doubled the recipe because of the amount of seafood I had and mashed the potatoes before I added them to the soup pot. It was delicious. I found lobster in a tin at Costco in the frozen food section ($15.99)

Mini Pumpkin Cakes 2

See the photo above. Looks yummy!

Fruit 'O' Lantern

Creative idea!

Apple Pumpkin Soup

Here is a recipe I found in a magazine:

APPLE PUMPKIN SOUP
(6 servings)

1/2 cup Apple Juice Concentrate (thawed)
1 Apple (washed, cored & diced)
1 large Onion (diced)
3 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Curry Powder
5 cups Chicken or Vegetable Stock
3 cups Pumpkin Puree (not pie filling)
1 cup Evaporated Skim Milk or Half & Half
1 dash Paprika (for garnish)

1) Once the stock has simmered, saute onions in olive oil for about 3 minutes. Add the diced apple and saute for 2 more minutes. Sprinkle with curry powder and saute for 1 minute longer. Remove from heat and set aside.
2) Put half the onion/apple saute in a large pot. Add the stock and pumpkin puree. Bring this mix to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer gently for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
3) Meanwhile, put the other half of the apple/onion saute (keeping a little for the garnish) and the apple juice in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Add to the soup pot. Add evaporated milk and continue cooking until the soup is very hot. Do not boil again.
4) Serve the soup garnished with a spoonful of the apple/onion saute and a dash of paprika.

Dutch Pancake Recipe

Whenever my son has a friend over, they always ask for this for breakfast. It tastes more like french toast than pancakes. Maybe it will become one of your family favourites as well.

Dutch Pancakes
Preheat oven to 400 degrees

3 Eggs
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup milk
pinch of salt

Place 1 tbsp. of butter or margarine in a 8x8" square, glass casserole dish. Heat the dish in the oven to melt the butter or margarine being careful not to let it burn.

Beat ingredients together. Put in the casserole once the butter or margarine is melted. Bake for 20 minutes.

Serve with syrup. Approx. 4 servings.

Note: To double the recipe, you need to make and bake 2 separate dishes.
Option: Add cinnamon to the ingredients.

Enjoy!