summer recipes

[iwishiwasthere]

Any good summer recipes you would like to share? I made a white sangria for friends and really liked it. It did not last long.

1 Bottle of white wine (your fav)
2/3 cup white sugar
3 oranges (sliced)
1 lemon (sliced)
1 lime (sliced)
1 apple thinly sliced

1/2 liter of ginger ale or club soda I used ginger ale.

PREPARATION:
Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice from half the oranges, lemons and limes into the wine. Toss in the other fruit. and add sugar. Chill overnight. Stir well. Add ginger ale or club soda just before serving.

Frozen grapes make good ice cubes. The fruit is tasty as well.

[DD]

Giada made this this morning--Audie, maybe you can use up your Limoncello this way:


Limoncello Cheesecake Squares Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis Nonstick cooking spray
8 ounces purchased biscotti
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
1 (12-ounce) container fresh whole milk ricotta, drained, at room temperature
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup limoncello liqueur*
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs, at room temperature
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the bottom of a 9 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Finely grind the biscotti in a food processor. Add the melted butter and 1 tablespoon of lemon zest, and process until the crumbs are moistened. Press the crumb mixture over the bottom (not the sides) of the prepared pan. Bake until the crust is golden, about 15 minutes. Cool the crust completely on a cooling rack.
Blend the ricotta in a clean food processor until smooth. Add the cream cheese and sugar and blend well, stopping the machine occasionally and scraping down the sides of the work bowl. Blend in the limoncello, vanilla, and remaining 2 tablespoons of lemon zest. Add the eggs 1 at a time, and pulse just until blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Pour the cheese mixture over the crust in the pan. Place the baking pan in a large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the baking pan. Bake until the cheesecake is golden and the center of the cake moves slightly when the pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour (the cake will become firm when it is cold).
Transfer the cake to a rack; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate until the cheesecake is cold, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days. Cut the cake into squares and serve. *Limoncello liqueur can be found at most liquor stores and in the liquor department of some specialty markets.

[iwishiwasthere]

Giada made this this morning--Audie, maybe you can use up your Limoncello this way:


Limoncello Cheesecake Squares Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis Nonstick cooking spray
8 ounces purchased biscotti
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
1 (12-ounce) container fresh whole milk ricotta, drained, at room temperature
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup limoncello liqueur*
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs, at room temperature
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the bottom of a 9 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Finely grind the biscotti in a food processor. Add the melted butter and 1 tablespoon of lemon zest, and process until the crumbs are moistened. Press the crumb mixture over the bottom (not the sides) of the prepared pan. Bake until the crust is golden, about 15 minutes. Cool the crust completely on a cooling rack.
Blend the ricotta in a clean food processor until smooth. Add the cream cheese and sugar and blend well, stopping the machine occasionally and scraping down the sides of the work bowl. Blend in the limoncello, vanilla, and remaining 2 tablespoons of lemon zest. Add the eggs 1 at a time, and pulse just until blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Pour the cheese mixture over the crust in the pan. Place the baking pan in a large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the baking pan. Bake until the cheesecake is golden and the center of the cake moves slightly when the pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour (the cake will become firm when it is cold).
Transfer the cake to a rack; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate until the cheesecake is cold, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days. Cut the cake into squares and serve. *Limoncello liqueur can be found at most liquor stores and in the liquor department of some specialty markets.

Yummy!

[ItzKatzTime]

GiGi's West Indies Salad

My mother was the best cook and loved to be in the kitchen. She always made this for "her girls" (and my dad) in the summer as a way to cool us off after long days of swimming, fishing, skiing, crabbing, or just lying around in the hammocks. It's delish!

2 pounds lump white crab, picked
3 bunches green onions, finely dice only the white and divide in half
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon white pepper, or to taste
Cracked ice to cover crab mixture
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup white vinegar

GiGi's recipe calls for crab and onions to be layered while marinating.
Start with a large glass bowl and place one layer of crab on bottom, then add a layer of diced onions (about 1/2) on top of crab, then another layer of crab, the other 1/2 of onions, and finally the top layer will be the yummy white lump crab. Salt and pepper as you layer.

Pour cold water over the layers just until it covers the top crab mixture. Next, cover with cracked ice so it completely covers both crab mixture and water. Pour oil over the ice.....then the vinegar. Cover and let marinate for 24 hours in refrigerator. DO NOT STIR. This salad is best when it is very cold.

Okay...when you are ready to serve the West Indies Salad take it out and toss gently with large serving spoon and fork. This keeps the lump crab from breaking apart. In a salad bowl place leaf lettuce of your choice and use an ice cream scoop to spoon this wonderful crabmeat salad onto the middle of lettuce. To garnish sprinkle with paprika and add a lemon wedge along side. Serve with your favorite gourmet crackers!

Yields 4-6 servings

Enjoy!

[DD]

This thread is so wrong....but I love it!!!
Kat, I want that salad with IWIWT's white sangria!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!

[truluv]

a great summer drink is to drop a sugar cube in a champagne flute, and cover it with Angostura bitters, about half an ounce. Add one ounce limoncello, and fill flute with prosecca, a light Italian champagne, though any champers will do. oooh la la. Don't know the name of the drink, any suggestions?

[DD]

a great summer drink is to drop a sugar cube in a champagne flute, and cover it with Angostura bitters, about half an ounce. Add one ounce limoncello, and fill flute with prosecca, a light Italian champagne, though any champers will do. oooh la la. Don't know the name of the drink, any suggestions?

YUM! I want this too! A name......hmm.......I'll get back to ya.

[shakennotstirred]

Thanks for starting this thread. I have got some delicious recipes from this board!

I made these for a party on Tuesday & they were a huge hit. Although I don't like olives so I substituted salami & pepperoni. I think cherry tomatoes would be good as well.

Tortellini Kabobs

Ingredients:
1 16 oz package prepared tortellini
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 cloves minced garlic
2 Tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 medium red peppers cut into 24 cubes
48 black pitted olives
1 pound smoked mozzarella cut into 48 cubes
24 small skewers - 4" to 5" long

Method
Prepare tortellini according to package directions. Drain and set aside. In a medium mixing bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, dried basil, crushed red peppers, black pepper and salt. Mix until well combined. Add tortellini, cubed red peppers, olives and cheese. Marinate for 3-6 hours. To prepare the skewers, add an olive, a cheese cube, a cubed red pepper, a tortellini, another cheese cube and another olive. Repeat until you've made 24 skewers.

[ItzKatzTime]

This thread is so wrong....but I love it!!!
Kat, I want that salad with IWIWT's white sangria!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!

Me too....let's all get together and have a par-tay! Yummy----everyone could bring a summer recipe!

I could use that WhiteSangria NOW! AND, I need some ITZKATZTIME!!!!!

[DD]

SNS--Sounds delish!!

Kat--I think that's a wonderful idea!! We can have a pot-luck on the beach!!!

[ItzKatzTime]

SNS--Sounds delish!!

Kat--I think that's a wonderful idea!! We can have a pot-luck on the beach!!!

Can we do it on a no humidity evening??? ?

HM Kat
(High Maintenance)

[DD]

Can we do it on a no humidity evening??? ?

HM Kat
(High Maintenance)

I hear ya sister!

[Ocean Lover]

Any good summer recipes you would like to share? I made a white sangria for friends and really liked it. It did not last long.

1 Bottle of white wine (your fav)
2/3 cup white sugar
3 oranges (sliced)
1 lemon (sliced)
1 lime (sliced)
1 apple thinly sliced

1/2 liter of ginger ale or club soda I used ginger ale.

PREPARATION:
Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice from half the oranges, lemons and limes into the wine. Toss in the other fruit. and add sugar. Chill overnight. Stir well. Add ginger ale or club soda just before serving.

Frozen grapes make good ice cubes. The fruit is tasty as well.

Mmm, I am sooo making this soon!

[pk305]

FISH TACOS

these rock!!

This has been a fun family project in Seagrove this week....YUMMY!!

Grilled Grouper (season with good quality olive oil...cajun seasoning, fresh squeezed lime juice) We used citrus infused olive oil from Wms Sonoma.
2 1/4 lbs or so will yield about 10 tacos.

Fresh Mangoes (finely chopped) combined with some fresh lime juice and chopped cilantro (we used 2 mangoes, a couple of limes, and cilantro according to taste)

more Cilantro (chopped)

Red Onion (finely chopped)

Tartar sauce (from Goatfeathers)

Mango Salsa (Paul Newman)

Flour Tortillas

Everyone "dressed" their own and added their choice of condiments, etc...
(Mango mixture, Cilantro, Red Onion, Tartar Sauce, and/or Mango Salsa)

THESE WERE BY FAR THE BEST FISH TACOS EVER....and we've eaten them just about everywhere!!

[Mango]

PK305, your fish tacos sound delish, especially the mango part.
Going to have to give these a try.

[DD]

PK305, your fish tacos sound delish, especially the mango part.
Going to have to give these a try.

I thought that might being you out of lurkerdom.

[Mango]

I thought that might being you out of lurkerdom.

A plot huh?
That recipe was practically on an airplane banner calling my name.

[iwishiwasthere]

Yum!!! The West Indies Salad sounds perfect for a light dinner.

What a clever idea for tortellini kabos!! I Italian foods.

For the first time, I want to try fish tacos. Recipe sounds really easy!!

Finish off with truluv's drink for dessert.

[ItzKatzTime]

Yum!!! The West Indies Salad sounds perfect for a light dinner.

What a clever idea for tortellini kabos!! I Italian foods.

For the first time, I want to try fish tacos. Recipe sounds really easy!!

Finish off with truluv's drink for dessert.

Can't sleep...all this food has made me hungry! Yep, I want everything on this thread and especially the Limoncello Cheesecake Squares. Dessert is my favorite!!!!!

[iwishiwasthere]

Can't sleep...all this food has made me hungry! Yep, I want everything on this thread and especially the Limoncello Cheesecake Squares. Dessert is my favorite!!!!!

Me too!! Love your sig line I finally feel asleep around 3:30...then had bizzare dreams.

[shakennotstirred]

SNS--Sounds delish!!

Kat--I think that's a wonderful idea!! We can have a pot-luck on the beach!!!

Can we do it on a no humidity evening??? ?

HM Kat
(High Maintenance)

I think you might find a low humidity day in dreadful October. I'll bring the Kabobs if I am visiting then!

[shakennotstirred]

SNS--Sounds delish!!

Kat--I think that's a wonderful idea!! We can have a pot-luck on the beach!!!

Can we do it on a no humidity evening??? ?

HM Kat
(High Maintenance)

I think you may find a low humidity evening in dreadful October. I promise to bring the kabobs if I am visiting then.

[DD]

I think you may find a low humidity evening in dreadful October. I promise to bring the kabobs if I am visiting then.

Hmmmm....maybe there'll be a hoedown in October.....

[seacrestkristi]

Yesterday we bbq'd and I split some romaine hearts and brushed with a little dressing I made up out of olive oil, vinegar, fresh cilantro, lemon juice, salt ,sugar, pepper and a tiny mustard shaken up in a jar. I just roasted it on both sides for just a few minutes til it got a little browness on it and it was so good. We used that Mesquite charcoal.
Do ya'llike hummus? My momma makes some bang up hummus. Here's her recipe.

Hummus

Drain 2 - 15 ½ oz. cans of
Goya brand Chick Peas (Garbanzos)

In blender add:

¾ cups Virgin Olive Oil (slightly more if you want it softer)

¼ Red Bell Pepper
¼ Green Bell Pepper
(Cut in quarters and freeze
what’s left for 3 more times)

3 fresh garlic cloves from bulb

Juice of one fresh lemon

1 Tablespoon Rosemary

1Teaspoon garlic salt

1 ½ Teaspoons Creole Seasoning
(we like Tony Chachere’s)

You can use any seasoning you prefer.

Blend well then add Peas and blend thoroughly.
This makes enough for us for a couple weeks -
we eat some on two Wasa Crackers (high fiber/low cal)
or Soy Chips most evenings. Stuff celery with it too.
It’s nutritious and tasty!



That crab recipe sounds grayt, IKT! Hubby sells seafood, and I got lots of crab right now, so I could use some good crab recipes.


Whew, I need some of that Sangria after readin' about the Atlanta family gettin' kicked off the beach with police escorts. Sheer craziness!

[30A Skunkape]

Here is a no-cook, no heat quickie Rapunz used today:

Halve an avocado. Remove seed. Fill cavity with chicken salad. Serve with fresh sliced tomato and enjoy.

[seacrestkristi]

Yum, that sounds grayt right now.
I told mom I posted her yummy hummus recipe and she said oops, I wrote it wrong She said to tell ya'll to use a food processor instead of a blender.

[Teresa]

Wonderful thread!!! thanks iwish!

I think you may find a low humidity evening in dreadful October. I promise to bring the kabobs if I am visiting then.

I want some of those tortellini kabobs! what a great idea!

Here is a no-cook, no heat quickie Rapunz used today:

Halve an avocado. Remove seed. Fill cavity with chicken salad. Serve with fresh sliced tomato and enjoy.

now, that sounds very very good. tell punzy I'll swap my chicken salad recipe for hers!