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NEW ZEALAND INSPIRED

15 Wednesday Mar 2017

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in New Zealand, Recipes

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crunchie bars, easy, egg whites, entertaining, family, friends, international week, lamb, mint, pavlova, presentation, walnuts

After giving a recent presentation about New Zealand to two middle school classes as part of International Week (during which I attempted to divert attention and gain favor with the miniature candy bars my Mum sent over to share)

I was inspired to share a little of my home country cuisine with friends we had invited for dinner.

HONEY LEMON RACK OF LAMB

1 rack of lamb

4 cloves garlic, halved

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Heat oven to 350F.

Cut 1-inch deep slits in lamb, insert garlic. Place lamb in shallow roasting pan, set aside.

In a small saucepan, combine honey, brown sugar, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt, cook over low heat until bubbly, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, stir in lemon zest, mint and walnuts. Spoon glaze over lamb, bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until internal temperature registers 135 degrees, baste occasionally. Remove from oven, let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until internal temperature is 145 degrees. Slice and serve.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, April 2015

www.nwaonline.com/

PAVLOVA

4 egg whites, at room temperature

pinch of salt

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 teaspoon vinegar

1 tablespoon cornflour

3 tablespoons boiling water

Heat oven to 150C.

Beat all ingredients together in an electric mixer for 15 minutes until the mixture forms firm, glossy peaks.

Spoon the mixture onto greased baking paper in 8 small circles. Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the oven off and leave the pavlova inside for at least another hour. Do not open the oven during this time.

To serve, place onto plates and garnish with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Good Food New Zealand Style, Chanel Publishers, 2001

www.newzealand.com/‎

 

FRUIT COOLER and APPLE AND PEAR SANGRIA and SWEET TEA SPRITZER

29 Friday Jul 2016

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Cocktails, Recipes

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apple, banana, blueberries, cranberry juice, cream of coconut, easy, friends, houseboat, lemon juice, mint, pineapple juice, share, strawberries, summer, sweet-tea flavored vodka, vodka, wine

The friends we vacation with every summer on the houseboat are always willing to try a new cocktail – which I am thrilled about and appreciative of, as I love to find interesting recipes and mix, blend and stir them up to share.

FRUIT COOLER

fruit cooler

1 (10-ounce) box frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed

3 cups ice

1 cup blueberries

1 banana

1/2 cup vodka

1/2 cup pineapple juice

1/4 cup cream of coconut

Puree strawberries in a blender until smooth. Add ice, blueberries, banana, vodka, pineapple juice and cream of coconut. Process until smooth. Pour into glasses.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Southern Living, July 2007

www.southernliving.com/

APPLE AND PEAR SANGRIA

apple and pear sangria

2 (750ml) bottle Pinot Grigio

1 cup pear flavored vodka

1 cup fresh mint leaves

1 Granny Smith apple, cored and thinly sliced

sparkling wine

In a large pitcher, stir together Pinot Grigio, vodka, mint and apple slices. Cover and refrigerate for an hour. Pour into glasses and top with sparkling wine.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Entertain Celebrate Decorate magazine

www.celebratemag.com/

SWEET TEA SPRITZER

sweet tea spritzer

Stir together 2 cups cranberry juice, 1 cups sweet-tea flavored vodka, and 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice in a large pitcher. Stir in ice cubes. Pour into glasses and top with seltzer.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Southern Living, June 2012

www.southernliving.com/

ROASTED CARROT SALAD WITH SPICY CUMIN VINAIGRETTE

11 Wednesday May 2016

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Recipes, Salad

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best, chickpeas, delicious, easy, feta cheese, healthy, mint, walnuts

This Roasted Carrot Salad is super delicious!! Although I made it to accompany the chicken my husband was cooking on the grill, this flavorful dish was the star of the evening.

ROASTED CARROT SALAD WITH SPICY CUMIN VINAIGRETTE

roasted carrot salad with spicy cumin vinaigrette

SPICY CUMIN VINAIGRETTE

1 tablespoon apple-cider vinegar

1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and crushed

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon honey

1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

ROASTED CARROT SALAD

1 pound carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/3-inch slices

3 cloves garlic, smashed

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup walnut halves, toasted and chopped

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves

FOR VINAIGRETTE

In a large bowl, combine vinegar, garlic, and salt. Let stand for 2 minutes. Whisk in crushed cumin seeds, Dijon mustard, honey and ground red pepper. Add olive oil in a slow steady stream, whisking constantly, until combined. Stir in chickpeas, set aside.

FOR SALAD

Heat oven to 400F. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss carrots, garlic, olive oil, cumin seeds and salt together. Spread in a single layer, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until vegetables are browned and tender. Transfer carrots to chickpea mixture, tossing to combine. Add walnuts, feta, cilantro and mint, tossing gently to coat. Season to taste with salt, serve warm or at room temperature.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Entertain Decorate Celebrate, September/October 2015

www.celebratemag.com/

 

FRESH PEACH MINT JULEP

06 Friday May 2016

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Cocktails, Recipes

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bourbon, easy, fresh peaches, Kentucky Derby, lemon, mint, peach schnapps, quick

In preparation for the Kentucky Derby, I mixed up a delicious, fresh interpretation on the traditional Julep.

FRESH PEACH MINT JULEP

fresh peach mint julep

FOR THE LEMON MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

2 cups sugar

2 cups water

1 lemon zested

juice from 1/2 a lemon

1 1/2 cups fresh mint leaves

FOR THE PEACH MINT JULEPS

6 to 8 mint leaves

1 peach, peeled and cut into cubes

10 oz prepared lemon-mint simple syrup, chilled

10 ounces peach schnapps

2 ounces bourbon

ice

TO PREPARE THE LEMON MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

Heat the sugar, water, and lemon zest and juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and stir in the mint leaves. Let mint steep for 15 minutes, then strain into a bottle, discarding the solids. Let the syrup cool, then stir in lemon juice. Refrigerate.

TO PREPARE THE PEACH MINT JULEPS

Lightly muddle the mint leaves and fresh peach. Add the Lemon-Mint simple syrup, peach schnapps and bourbon and top with ice, stir until cold. Fill a glass with more ice, top with the Peach Mint Julep. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Piece, Love and Cooking

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SUMAC MINT FIZZ

29 Friday Apr 2016

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Cocktails, Recipes

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easy, lime, mint, quick, sumac, vodka

With my Husband away hunting wild turkey, my youngest son at a sleep over, and my daughter at a sewing lesson – I dropped my oldest child at his school dance (wearing dark green Boy Scout shorts and a shirt in a color that didn’t remotely match – but bravely choosing to go even though none of his friends would be there) I ended up with two delicious hours ALL TO MYSELF on a Friday night!! It was a glorious relaxing time, and once every one I was responsible for had been picked up, returned home, and readied for bed, I continued to savor the evening but this time with an exquisite, relaxing cocktail in hand.

SUMAC MINT FIZZ

sumac mint fizz

3/4 cup sugar

3 tablespoons sumac

2 limes, halved and sliced, plus wedges for serving

1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

vodka

sparkling water

Bring sugar and 3/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Stir in sumac. Remove from heat, let cool completely. Strain mixture, discarding solids. Refrigerate, covered until cold.

Muddle limes and mint in the bottom of a large pitcher. Stir in vodka and sumac syrup. Add ice and top with sparkling water (I mixed the cocktail in a glass, adjusting the amount of ingredients). Serve in ice-filled glasses garnished with lime wedges and additional mint.

Enjoy!

 

WHISKEY SMASH

22 Friday Apr 2016

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Cocktails, Recipes

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bourbon, celebration, cocktail, Earth Day, easy, lemon, mint, orange

In honor and celebration of Earth Day with mint fresh from our garden.

WHISKEY SMASH

whiskey smash

6 fresh mint leaves

1/4 orange, halved

2 tablespoons simple syrup

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup bourbon

ice

splash of club soda

mint and orange wedge to serve

Place mint, orange, simple syrup and lemon juice in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Muddle the ingredients for about 30 seconds. Add bourbon.

Fill a glass with ice. Strain bourbon mixture into glass, discarding solids. Top with a splash of club soda. Garnish with fresh mint and an orange wedge.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Entertain Decorate Celebrate, September/October 2015

www.celebratemag.com/

LA BELLA DONNA COCKTAIL

25 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Cocktails, Recipes

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BBQ, Bikes Blues Barbecue, champagne, Cynar, festival, lemon, mint, rum, sherry

This wonderfully undeniable mix of gruff sophistication is the perfect cocktail to enjoy the rumble of the Bikes Blues and Barbecue festival that takes over the town this time each year.

LA BELLA DONNA COCKTAIL

la bella donna cocktail

3/4 ounce lemon juice

3/4 ounce simple syrup

8 fresh mint leaves

1 1/2 ounces rum

1/2 ounce sherry

1/4 ounce Cynar

2 ounces champagne

Put lemon juice, simple syrup and mint in a cocktail shaker. Muddle mint, pressing down gently on the leaves with a wooden spoon to extract the mints essential oils. Add rum, sherry and Cynar. Top with ice, close shaker and shake for 5 seconds. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with champagne.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Oprah Magazine, May 2015

www.oprah.com/app/food.html

TRANQUILLO and BLUE BEAUTY

11 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Cocktails, Recipes

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best, blue curaçao, cointreau, cream of coconut, drinks, easy, friends, grapefruit juice, lime, mint, pineapple juice, quick, share, summer, tequila, white rum

The Houseboat on Lake Ouachita with our dear friends from Louisiana, is by far our favorite summer vacation. I love to mix up a different cocktail each evening for us to sample, and am thankful to have adventurous people, who are willing to try something new, to share my passion with.

TRANQUILLO

tranquillo

5 mint leaves, muddled

3 parts fresh grapefruit juice

2 parts tequila

1 part Cointreau

1 squeeze lime juice

Shake all ingredients together, serve in a glass with ice and mint leaves for garnish.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from The Dining Guide, July 2014

www.nwaonline.com/dining/

BLUE BEAUTY

blue beauty

1 cup white rum

1/4 cup blue curacao

2 (6-ounce) cans pineapple juice

1/4 cup cream of coconut

Combine rum, blue curaçao, pineapple juice and cream of coconut. Serve over ice.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens, April 2004

www.bhg.com/

RED MOJITOS

28 Friday Aug 2015

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Cocktails, Recipes

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cranberry, lime, mint, rum

Adding cranberry juice to this cocktail, makes for a fun and interesting twist on a summer classic.

RED MOJITOS

red mojitos

1 tablespoon sugar

7 mint leaves

1/2 lime, quartered

1 1/2 ounces light rum

ice

2 1/2 ounces cranberry juice

1 1/2 ounces tonic water

For one drink: muddle sugar, mint and lime in a glass. Add rum and ice, top off with juice and tonic. Stir.

Enjoy!

 

STRAWBERRY ROSE SPRITZER and STRAWBERRY MINT SPARKLING LIMEADE

21 Friday Aug 2015

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Cocktails, Recipes

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aperol, delicious, easy, fun, lemon, lime, mint, quick, rose, sparkling, strawberry

These yummy, refreshing, wine based strawberry cocktails smell and taste like summer!

STRAWBERRY ROSE SPRITZER

strawberry rose spritzer

Combine 1 pint of hulled, sliced strawberries and one 750-ml bottle rose wine in a large pitcher. Cover and chill for 3 hours to infuse wine. Strain wine into another pitcher, discarding strawberries. Stir in 2 cups soda water, 1/3 cup Aperol and 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice. Divide among ice-filled glasses.

Enjoy!

STRAWBERRY MINT SPARLKING LIMEADE

strawberry mint limeade

3 cups sliced strawberries

1/2 cup mint leaves

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup agave nectar

1 (750-mililiter) bottle sparkling rose wine, chilled

Place strawberries, mint, lime juice and agave nectar into a blender, process until smooth. Divide among glasses and top with sparkling wine.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Cooking Light, May 2012

www.cookinglight.com/

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I am a wife, mother and recipe follower. For years, I have tackled one new recipe a day. Some are fabulous, some most definitely are not!

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