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Archives for July 2020

“Shark Bait Mocktail”

July 31, 2020 By Gina Michak

This “Mocktail” can easily slip into a cocktail with the addition of a little rum, vodka and “grown-up” blue curacao!

I introduced the cute little sipper last week during a virtual “kids in the kitchen class ” on facebook. You can watch the quick  2 minute video here!

In the video I made one mocktail, but this recipe can be multiplied to serve a school of little fish as well. I used the cocktail recipe from Food Network Magazine as an inspiration. In case you haven’t caught on yet…  I LOVE myself some Food Network. 

“Shark Bait Mocktail” serves one

You will need a few easy to find ingredients. If you don’t want to look for the non-alcoholic blue curacao, simply use blue food coloring . 

Print Recipe

“SHARK BAIT MOCKTAIL”

Ingredients

  • Lemonade
  • Lemon-Lime seltzer water
  • Blue Curacao or blue food coloring
  • Maraschino cherries
  • Swedish fish 

Instructions

  • In a glass or plastic cup , pour equal amounts lemonade and lemon-lime seltzer over ice.   I did about 4 ounces of each to make a roughly 8 ounce serving. Add a few drops of non-alcoholic blue curacao (I ordered mine from Amazon)  or blue food coloring.  Stir until combined. Add a few swedish fish, and a drizzle of the maraschino cherry juice. top with a cherry or two!  Enjoy with fun summer themed paper straw.

Cheers to your weekend plans! 

Make sure to tag @fromginaskitchen on FB or IG if you try this recipe. I hope you do!

Gina

Filed Under: Baking

Peach Turnovers

July 13, 2020 By Gina Michak

What a fun conversation we had tonight in the Kitchen with Alesia!  

Alesia shared some history and fun facts about her home state of Missouri. I got to share a fun recipe I found in the cool cookbook she brought me back from her recent visit home.

The recipe for “Peach Turnovers” is a local favorite, and couldn’t be easier to make! I can see (and taste ) why locals love this seasonal fruit dessert.  But seriously, they could. be breakfast too! 

Peach Turnovers (recipe found in “Missouri Back Road Restaurant Recipes”)

Print Recipe

PEACH TURNOVERS

Ingredients

  • 3 large peaches
  • 2 crescent rolls 8 ounce cans
  • 2 sticks of butter
  • 1 1/2 c sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 6 oz Mountain Dew

Instructions

  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon (I used more than a pinch, I sprinkled my cinnamon sugar mixture on all of them)
  • Preheat oven to 350. Slice peaches and set aside. Unroll crescent dough, separate into 16 triangles. Please one pech slice at base of each and rollup. Arrange in a 9X13 pan as you work. Melt butter, add sugar, vanilla and salt. Pour over turnovers in baking pan. Pour Mountain Dew over turnovers, sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake 30-40 minutes, or until turnovers are golden brown and liquid is bubbling. 

Enjoy! 

Make sure to visit the Kitchen on  Facebook every Monday at 5 pm as we talk travel and share local recipes. 

And make sure to share pics and tag @fromginaskitchen and @ibooktravelforu if you make this recipe!

Enjoy!

Gina

Filed Under: Baking, Breakfast, brunch, dessert, travel

The “Curly Girls” are back!

July 8, 2020 By Gina Michak

Hello foodie friends!

Besides being a custom baker and Disney travel planner, did you know I’m one half of the wine and food duo “The Curly Girls”?   Many thanks to my partner in wine Adventures in Wine With Ann Marie  and our photographer/videographer Joel Andrews of  Prince William.tv  for all the hard work and effort that went into our first professionally done video segment.

Watch the video here:

Looking for more “Curly Girls” content?  Follow us on FB @sipsandswirlscurlygirls

Many thanks to our sponsors: 

Manassas Olive Oil Company 

Selfish Mama

Kelly Haneklau

Anna Tjoumas

Interested in sponsoring future episodes?  Contact me at fromginaskitchen@gmail.com for details.

Enjoy! And as always, I’d love to hear from you if you made one of the recipes! 

 

Gina 

Filed Under: Baking

Brownie ice cream bites (July’s brownie!)

July 1, 2020 By Gina Michak

Happy July, foodie friends! 

Let’s get the patriotic party started with the July brownie from “A Year of Brownies” over at Food Network magazine. 

I used the recipe from the magazine, but made them a little differently. 

I made my brownies a little thicker. and cut them into smaller bites, so that when I made the sandwiches I just scooped about one tablespoon of vanilla ice cream onto each brownie bottom , topped it with another brownie, and sprinkled the sides with patriotic non-pareils.  

Click here for the original recipe.

I made mine in an 8×8 pan, instead of the larger pan they called for.  It made my brownies thicker and denser, so I opted to call my version “brownie bites” rather than full sandwiches. You still get a homemade ice cream treat that takes next to no time to make

I think they will make a nice addition to the July 4th dessert table! They are bite sized, ice cold, and  all dressed up for the fireworks show! 

Let me know if you make this, by tagging @fromginaskitchen in you social media posts! 

Have a wonderful holiday!

Gina

Filed Under: Baking, dessert Tagged With: baking, brownies, desserts, july 4th, patriotic desserts

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