Tropical Fruit Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (8 ounce) cans pineapple (drain juice)
• 2 (8 ounce) cans mandarin oranges (drain juice)
• 2 cups strawberries
• 8 kiwi fruits
• 3 mangoes
• 2 star fruit
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 clean and cut up fruit, mix together. enjoy.

Sweet And Sour Cabbage Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 lbs cabbage, grated
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup vinegar
• 5 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 lb frozen carrots, sliced
• 1 medium potato, cubed
• 5 cups onions, chopped
• 13 garlic cloves, minced
• 15 cups hot water
• 15 teaspoons bouillon, paste
• 4 teaspoons thyme
• 1 1/4 teaspoons pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients in a large covered pot,and bring to to a simmer for 30 minutes,taste, then slowly mix in a mixture of:.
• 2 6 tablespoons flour.
• 3 6 tablespoons margarine.
• 4 1 1/2 cups of stew.
• 5 serve with bread.

Sweet And Sour Apple Cole Slaw

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 ounces cabbage, shredded
• 3 medium green apples, peeled, cored and cut in matchsticks
• 1/4 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 mix last three ingredients in medium bowl and whisk well.
• 2 add cut apples into dressing mixture, and mix well to coat so apples won't turn color.
• 3 pour dressing mixture over remaining ingredients and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 4 enjoy!

Cucumber Onion Raisin Snack

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup sliced cucumber
• 1/2 cup sliced red onion
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons fat free ranch dressing (or your preference)

Recipe

• 1 slice cucumbers into bowl.
• 2 slice onions into the bowl.
• 3 add raisins.
• 4 toss with fat free ranch.

Tropical Fruit Shake

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 small pineapple
• 1 bunch seedless grapes
• 1 mango
• mineral water (optional) or lemonade (optional)

Recipe

• 1 using a sharp knife, cut away the skin from the pienapple and halve the fruit.
• 2 discard the core and roughly chop the flesh of one half. add to a blender or food processor with the grapes.
• 3 halve the mango, scoop out the flat stone (pit) and sccop the flesh into the blender.
• 4 process thoroughly until really smooth, scraping the mixture down from the side of the bowl, if necessary.
• 5 pour into glassses and top up with lemonade or mineral water, if using. serve immediately.

Tropical Fruity Jello

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 (1/3 ounce) package sugar free peach jello
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 3/4 cup canned pineapple chunk (cut into smaller cubes if desired)
• 1 cup pineapple juice, from the can of pineapple chunks
• 1/2 cup diced fresh mango

Recipe

• 1 in a heatproof jug, mix the jello powder with the boiling water until dissolved.
• 2 add the cold water and pineapple juice. put in the fridge for about an hour, until starting to set but not set yet.
• 3 add the fruit, evenly scattered through the jello (if it immediately falls to the bottom, put it back in the fridge to set a little more).
• 4 put back in the fridge until completely set.

Cucumber Raita

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cucumber (diced)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pint natural yoghurt
• 2 spring onions (trimmed & sliced)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon caster sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 place the diced cucumber in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. stir in the other ingredients and chill until ready to serve.

Ice Cream In A Baggie

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 sandwich size ziploc bags
• 1 one gallon size ziploc bag
• 2 cups ice
• 1 tablespoon coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 put one small ziploc bag inside the other.
• 2 pour the milk, half and half, sugar, and vanilla into the inside bag.
• 3 seal both bags (make sure they're completely sealed!) remove excess air.
• 4 put ice and salt into larger bag and place smaller bags inside.
• 5 seal completely.
• 6 shake and toss the bag!
• 7 ice cream will be soft and ready to eat in 5 to 10 minutes.

Tropical Fruit Salsa

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 mango, peeled,pitted and chopped
• 1 papaya, peeled,pitted,and chopped
• 2 kiwi fruits, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup pineapple chunk, fresh or canned
• 1 tablespoon red onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients, cover and refrigerate 1-2 hours.
• 2 serve at room temperature.

Tropical Fruit Smoothie

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 large mango, peeled, stoned, and roughly chopped
• 2 bananas, peeled and roughly chopped
• 100 ml blueberries (optional)
• 100 ml raspberries (optional)

Recipe

• 1 blend the mango, banana and berries until smooth and creamy.
• 2 put the berries in a tall glass, reserving a few berries.
• 3 pour the smoothie in the glass and serve garnished with the reserved berries.

Rainbow Fruit Delight

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (3 ounce) package orange gelatin
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water, divided
• 1/2 cup mandarin orange, drained
• 2 (12 ounce) cans evaporated milk, chilled, divided
• 1 (3 ounce) package lemon gelatin
• 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, thawed and drained (about 8)

Recipe

• 1 coat 9x5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 for mandarin orange layer: dissolve orange gelatin in 1/2 cup boiling water in small bowl. let stand for 10 minutes. place dissolved gelatin, mandarin oranges and 1 cup evaporated milk in blender; cover. puree for 10 seconds or until well blended. pour into loaf pan. refrigerate 30 minutes or until set.
• 3 for pineapple lemon layer: follow process for mandarin orange layer substituting lemon gelatin for the orange and pineapple for the mandarin oranges. pour mixture over mandarin orange layer. refrigerate 30 minutes or until set.
• 4 for strawberry layer: follow process for mandarin orange layer substituting strawberry gelatin and strawberries. pour over pineapple lemon layer. refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• 5 to unmold: run point of knife around top of pan. dip pan into a large bowl of warm water. place serving platter on top of pan. invert mold and platter together; shake gently to loosen. gently remove mold. cut into slices and serve.

Tropical Fruit Smoothie

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 small papaya
• 1/2 pear
• 1/2 nectarines or 1/2 peach
• 1/2 banana
• 1 (6 ounce) container yogurt (i like to use pineapple flavor)

Recipe

• 1 whirl everything together and enjoy!
• 2 if the mixture is thick, you can always add a little milk or juice, or add an orange to the combo to lighten it up a bit.

Tropical Fruit Pops

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups mangoes
• 20 ounces crushed pineapple
• 1 medium banana
• 1/4 cup orange juice concentrate
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger, ground

Recipe

• 1 in a blender or food processor, combine mango, undrained pineapple, banana, orange juice concentrate, and ginger.
• 2 cover and process or blend until smooth.
• 3 divide fruit mixture among 12 to 14 compartments of freezer pop molds. (or pour into 3-ounce paper or plastic cups.
• 4 cover the cups with foil. with a sharp knife, make a slit in the foil of each. add sticks or plastic spoons for "handles.") freeze about 3 hours or until firm.

Tropical Fruit Freezer Jam

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 5/8 ounces ball simple creations freezer jam fruit pectin
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups peeled peeled cored crushed pineapple (1 med)
• 1 1/2 cups peeled peeled seeded crushed papayas (2 med)
• 1 cup peeled finely chopped mango (1 large)

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine freezer jam fruit pectin and sugar, stirring until evenly blended. stir in pineapple, papaya and mango. continue stirring for 3 minutes.
• 2 ladle jam into clean 8-ounce ball freezer jars, leaving 1/2"-inch headspace. apply lids. let stand until thickened, about 30 minutes. label jars. refrigerate jam for up to 3 weeks or freeze for up to 1 year.

Tropical Fruit Ice Blocks

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 425 g mangoes, in natural juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 passion fruit, pulp thereof

Recipe

• 1 puree mango juice with orange juice.
• 2 stir through passionfruit pulp.
• 3 divide between iceblock moulds and freeze for at least 3 hours until frozen.

Tropical Fruit Pops

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 (1/3 ounce) package sugar-free lemon gelatin (4 serving size)
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can crushed pineapple (own juice)
• 2 medium bananas, cut into chunks
• 12 ounces paper cups
• 12 wooden popsicle sticks
• aluminum foil

Recipe

• 1 in a 1 or 2 cup glass measure, stir together boiling water and gelatin until gelatin dissolves.
• 2 pour into a blender.
• 3 add undrained pineapple and banana.
• 4 cover and blend until smooth.
• 5 pour approx 1/3 cup of fuit mixture into each of the 12 / 3 oz paper cups.
• 6 cover each cup with foil.
• 7 using a tip of a knife, make a small hole in the foil over each cup.
• 8 insert a wooden stick into cup through hole.
• 9 freeze approx 6 hours or until firm.
• 10 to serve, quickly dip the cups in warm water to slightly soften fruit mixture.
• 11 remove foil and loosen sides of pops fom cups.
• 12 tear off cups.

Tropical Fruit Roll-ups

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 ripe bananas, peeled and cut into pieces
• 1 orange, peeled and quartered

Recipe

• 1 in a blender mix all ingredients until pureed.
• 2 pour mixture onto fruit roll sheets made for your dehydrator.
• 3 dry in a food dehydrator at 135f for 4-8 hours or until leathery and pliable.
• 4 remove from the sheets while still warm.
• 5 cool completely, cut into desired number of pieces and roll in plastic wrap. store in an airtight container.

Pumpkin Fiber Shake

Total Time: 6 mins Preparation Time: 4 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup libby's canned pumpkin
• 4 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 5 -10 ice cubes
• 1/2 banana
• 5 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 throw all ingredients in blender.
• 2 don't over blend, you want it like a consistency of melting ice cream.
• 3 drink immediately.

Tangy Party Punch

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice, chilled
• 1 (46 ounce) can orange juice, chilled
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 3 liters ginger ale, chilled
• 1 pint orange sherbet
• 1 pint lemon sherbet
• 1 pint lime sherbet

Recipe

• 1 in a large punch bowl, combine the first four ingredients.
• 2 stir in ginger ale.
• 3 add scoops of sherbet.
• 4 serve immediately.

Holiday Party Punch

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups boiling water
• 3/4 cup honey
• 4 cups cranberry juice
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1 quart ginger ale

Recipe

• 1 combine boiling water and honey, stirring to dissolve.
• 2 in a large punch bowl, combine cranberry, orange and lemon juices.
• 3 stir in the honey mixture.
• 4 just before serving, add the giner ale.
• 5 serve on ice with sliced fruit as garnish.

Peaches & Cream Smoothie

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup frozen peaches, sliced
• 1 (6 ounce) container peach yogurt
• 1/2 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 puree peach slices, yogurt and orange juice together in blender.
• 2 enjoy!

Tangy Honeyed Carrots

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 (1 lb) packages baby carrots, about 6 cups
• 1 large lemon
• 1/4 cup liquid honey
• 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh basil leaf, optional

Recipe

• 1 place carrots in a large wide saucepan.
• 2 add just enough water to cover bottom of pan.
• 3 cut lemon in half and discard seeds.
• 4 squeeze about 3 tbsp juice from lemon.
• 5 stir into carrots, along with honey, butter and salt.
• 6 cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 7 then reduce heat to medium-high and boil gently, covered, and stirring often until carrots are almost tender, from 8-10 minutes.
• 8 remove lid and reduce heat to medium.
• 9 continue to cook, uncovered and stirring often, until remaining liquid in pan is absorbed and carrots are tender, about 5 more minutes.
• 10 meanwhile, if using basil, stack about 5 leaves on top on one another, and cut into thin strips.
• 11 repeat with remaining basil.
• 12 remove carrots from heat and stir in basil.
• 13 serve immediately.

Tropical Fruit Punch

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 mango
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon gingerroot, finely grated
• 1 1/4 cups orange juice
• 1 1/4 cups pineapple juice
• 1 1/4 cups rum
• crushed ice
• orange slice
• lime slice
• pineapple slice

Recipe

• 1 peel and pit the mango and chop the flesh.
• 2 place in food processor or blender with the lime juice, ginger and sugar and process until smooth.
• 3 add the orange and pineapple juices then add the rum and process again until blended.
• 4 divide the crushed ice between glasses and pour the punch over the ice.
• 5 add the lime and orange slices and arrange the pineapple slices on the rim of each glass.

Peaches & Strawberries In Marsala

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 ripe medium peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced
• 1 pint ripe strawberry, stemmed, cut in half
• 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup marsala wine

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl combine the peaches, strawberries, sugar & wine.
• 2 cover & let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
• 3 serve in wine glasses.
• 4 a biscotti is nice to serve with it.

Tropical Fruit Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 ripe mango
• 1 papaya
• 1 kiwi
• 2 tablespoons lime juice

Recipe

• 1 peel mango and cut into lenghwise slices. place mango in medium bowl.
• 2 peel papaya. cut in half and scoop out seeds. cut each half into slices. add to bowl.
• 3 peel and slice kiwi into bowl. add lime juice and toss gently.

Fruit 'n' Juice Breakfast Shake

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1/2 cup strawberry, stems removed and rinsed
• 1 very ripe banana, peeled

Recipe

• 1 break banana into small pieces and put in the blender with pineapple juice, yogurt, and strawberries.
• 2 secure lid and blend until smooth.
• 3 divide shake between two glasses and serve immediately.

Sweet And Sour Carrot Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups fresh bean sprouts
• 3/4 cup shredded carrot
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup chopped banana pepper
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 garlic clove, crushed

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl, tossing well. combine the vinegar and remaining ingredients, stirring well with a whisk.
• 2 pour the vinegar mixture over sprout mixture, tossing gently to coat. cover and chill.

Tropical Fruit Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (20 ounce) cans sliced pineapple, undrained
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 6 medium oranges, peeled and sliced
• 4 kiwi, peeled,halved,and sliced
• 2 papayas, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• fresh mint leaves

Recipe

• 1 drain pineapple and set aside 1/2 cup of its juice.
• 2 chop pineapple into chunks.
• 3 in a large bowl, add the reserved pineapple juice, honey, lime juice, orange rind, and lime rind; stir to combine.
• 4 add the pineapple, oranges, kiwi, and papaya; gently toss to coat.
• 5 cover and chill for 8 hours.
• 6 when ready to serve: sprinkle with flaked coconut and garnish with mint leaves.

Three-fruit Yogurt Shake

Total Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup blueberries, frozen
• 1 cup peach slices, frozen
• 1 (8 ounce) can unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained and frozen

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
• 2 serve immediately.

Three-fruit Salsa

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup finely chopped peeled cantaloupe
• 1 cup finely chopped peeled mango
• 1 cup sliced small strawberry
• 1/2 cup finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber
• 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint (optional)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped seeded jalapeno peppers
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a bowl; toss to combine.
• 2 serve salsa with a slotted spoon.

Tropical Fruit Salsa

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely diced peeled firm-ripe papaya (from 1)
• 1/2 cup finely diced peeled firm-ripe mango (from 1)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/2-1 teaspoon minced fresh jalapeno chile, including seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients together.

Strawberry Rhubarb Compote- A Light Summer Dessert

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb thin young rhubarb, sliced 1/2 inch thick
• 1 lb strawberry (washed and hulled)
• 1/4 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, combine rhubarb, strawberries and honey. bring to a biol. reduce the heat and simmer gentle for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 2 cool and serve chilled or at room temperature.

Low-fat Cauliflower With Bacon

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 lb cauliflower floret
• 2 slices bacon, finely chopped
• 2 scallions, trimmed and finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 place cauliflower in a steamer basket over boiling water.
• 2 cover pan and steam about 8 minutes or until almost tender.
• 3 remove steamer basket and set aside. heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. cook bacon 4-5 minutes or until browned.
• 4 add scallions, cauliflower and salt and pepper to taste. cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently until hot.

Perfect Punch

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 (6 ounce) cans frozen orange juice
• 3 (6 ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate
• 6 (6 ounce) cans water
• 1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed
• 1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale, lemon lime soda or 1 bottle club soda
• 1/2 gallon fruit sherbet

Recipe

• 1 puree orange juice and lemonade concentrates in a blender with water.
• 2 pour into large container.
• 3 add pineapple juice.
• 4 puree frozen strawberries and combine with other juices.
• 5 when ready to serve, pour half the juice mixture into punch bowl.
• 6 add half the sherbert and half the soda.
• 7 stir gently and serve.
• 8 when the bowl is empty repeat with remaining ingredients.

Sweet And Sour Cabbage

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 6 cups finely-chopped red cabbage
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed

Recipe

• 1 put the bacon and onion in a covered casserole and cook in microwave oven 5 minutes.
• 2 stir in the flour and then the vinegar and water.
• 3 add the salt, pepper and sugar and stir. add the cabbage and caraway seed and stir well to coat the cabbage evenly.
• 4 cook, covered, in the microwave oven for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring several times.
• 5 add enough water to almost cover the cabbage and cook 1 minute more to heat through.

Fruit And Ice Cream Excellence

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 (15 ounce) cans sliced peaches (or 4 fresh,sliced)
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 combine rum.
• 2 brandy,and honey.
• 3 heat throughly.
• 4 sprinkle over sliced peaches.
• 5 fold into the softened ice cream.
• 6 place into individual dessert dishes,or wine glasses.
• 7 can be returned to freeze at this stage.
• 8 before serving top with whipped cream,flavored with orange peel.

Cucumber Pineapple Salsa

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
• 2 large cucumbers, seeded and diced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cilantro

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well.
• 2 best to cover and refrigerate a few hours for flavors to blend.

Tropical Fruit Smoothies

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 1 1/2 cups orange juice
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 medium mango, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, halved
• 2 medium kiwi fruits, peeled and quartered
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 14 ice cubes
• 1/2 cup club soda, chilled

Recipe

• 1 place half of the orange juice, pineapple, mango, strawberries, kiwi, honey and ice cubes in a blender; cover and process until blended.
• 2 stir in 1/4 cup soda.
• 3 pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.
• 4 repeat with remaining ingredients.

Tropical Fruit Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups cubed ripe mangoes (about 1 medium mango)
• 1 cup chopped ripe papaya (about 1 medium papaya)
• 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
• 2 kiwi fruits, peeled, cut in half lengthwise, and sliced
• 1 medium banana, sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, divided
• 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1 tablespoon honey

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2 toss banana with 2 teaspoons lime juice. add banana mixture to mango mixture; toss gently.
• 3 combine remaining 1 teaspoon lime juice, yogurt, and honey; stir well.
• 4 spoon fruit evenly onto individual salad plates. drizzle yogurt mixture evenly over salads.

Strawberry Preserves

Total Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 quarts small strawberries
• 5 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 wash and hull strawberries. combine strawberries and sugar in a large dutch oven; stir well, and let mixture stand 3-4 hours.
• 2 slowly bring strawberry mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. stir in lemon juice. boil about 12 minutes or until berries are clear, stirring occasionally. remove from heat, and skim off foam with metal spoon.
• 3 carefully remove fruit from syrup with a slotted spoon, and place in a shallow pan. bring syrup to a boil; cook about 10 minutes or until syrup has thickened to desired consistency. pour syrup over fruit. cover loosely with paper towels, and let stand 12-24 hours in a cool place. shake pan occasionally (do not stir) so berries will absorb syrup and remain plump. skim off foam with metal spoon.
• 4 heat mixture in dutch oven, and ladle hot preserves into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space; wipe jar rims. cover at once with metal lids and screw on bands. process in boiling water bath 20 minutes.

Granola Serving Additions

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1 banana
• 1/4 cup frozen blueberries
• 1/3 cup bite size shredded whole wheat cereal

Recipe

• 1 over granola.

Tropical Fruit With Caramelised Limes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 papaya, firm, but ripe, unpeeled and cut into wedges
• 1 pawpaw, firm but ripe, unpeeled and cut into wedges
• 1 pineapple, unpeeled and cut into wedges
• 3 limes, halved
• 60 ml maple syrup, plus extra to serve
• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 1 cup basil leaves
• 150 g sour cream
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 for maple syrup cream, combine sour cream and 2 tbsp maple syrup in a small bowl and set aside.
• 2 brush all fruit with maple syrup (not with the maple syrup cream).
• 3 heat barbecue to high (or coals to very hot) and spray grill with olive oil spray. cook all fruit on tray, turning frequently and basting with syrup, for 2 minutes, until fruit starts to turn golden. transfer to a platter and set aside.
• 4 to serve, place papaya, pawpaw and pineapple on a plate with limes for squeezing over. sprinkle with basil and extra maple syrup, and accompany with maple syrup cream.

Trixie's Tomato Relish

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 quarts tomatoes
• 6 cups sugar
• 2 cups vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves

Recipe

• 1 peel and seed tomatoes.
• 2 coarsely chop tomatoes and place in large pot.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and boil gently until thickened, stirring occasionally (1 1/2- 2 hours).
• 4 place in sterilized jars and seal then process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.

Tropical Fruit Quesadillas

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup banana, sliced
• 1/2 cup strawberry, chopped
• 1/2 cup mango, chopped
• 1/2 cup papaya, chopped
• 4 flour tortillas
• 1/3 cup brie cheese, sliced
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 3/4 cup caramel sauce

Recipe

• 1 cut and mix fruit and set aside.
• 2 pan-fry one side of each tortilla (over medium heat in butter).
• 3 add 1/2 cup of fruit to half a tortilla, drizzle with caramel and top with brie slices.
• 4 fold closed, cook each side until brown.
• 5 serve with caramel sauce over top.

Rhubarb Whip Dessert

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups diced rhubarb
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 (6 ounce) package strawberry gelatin
• 1/2 cup whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 mix rhubarb, sugar and ½ cup water in saucepan.
• 2 stir occasionally and bring to a boil.
• 3 cover saucepan and cook for 8 ­ 10 minutes.
• 4 continue cooking, and add strawberry gelatin,continuously stirring until gelatin dissolves.
• 5 remove from heat and add 1-cup cold water.
• 6 allow to cool, then place in refrigerator to chill until partially set.
• 7 remove from refrigerator and whip mixture with electric beater until fluffy.
• 8 fold in whipped cream.
• 9 garnish with fresh strawberries (whole or sliced).

Cherry Sorbet

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 7 cups fresh cherries, pitted & ripe
• 1 1/2 cups muscat wine, canelli
• 1 cup wine
• 2 cups water
• fresh mint leaves

Recipe

• 1 purée cherries in blender until smooth (some chunks are ok).
• 2 add muscat canelli, wine and water. blend together.
• 3 pour mixture in a freezer friendly container and place in freezer until frozen (ice cream consistency).
• 4 stir mixture then scoop 1 cup in to each bowl.
• 5 garnish with a sprig of fresh mint leaves.
• 6 serve.

Tropical Fruit Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup papayas or 1/3 cup apricot nectar
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
• 1 mango, peeled and cut in 1 inch chunks
• 1 cup pineapple chunk
• 1 large banana, thickly sliced
• 2 kiwi, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 1 papaya, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch chunks

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, whisk together the papaya nectar, lime juice, honey and mint.
• 2 add the mango, pineapple, banana and kiwi, tossing to combine. refrigerate until serving time.
• 3 at serving time, add the papaya and toss again.

Pumpkin Flan

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 1/4 cup unsweetened orange juice
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated skim milk
• 4 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 place 1/2 c sugar in a saucepan. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and is light brown. pour melted sugar into a 10-inch pieplate, tilting to coat bottom; set aside.
• 2 combine remaining 1/2 c sugar, pumpkin, and next 3 ingredients, stirring well. add skim milk and next 4 ingredients; stir well. pour pumpkin mixture into prepared pieplate; place in a large shallow pan. pour hot water into pan to depth of 1 inch.
• 3 bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. remove pieplate from water and let cool on wire rack.
• 4 cover and chill at least 4 hours. loosen edges of flan with a knife; invert onto a rimmed serving plate. serve cold.

Tender Carrots With Apricots

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup dried apricot
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, cut into 1/2 inch rounds
• 1 1/2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cover apricots with hot water in a bowl and soak 1 1/2 hours.
• 2 drain and pat dry.
• 3 cut apricots into thin strips.
• 4 combine next 4 ingredients in a heavy nonstick pan over medium heat.
• 5 cover tightly, reduce heat to low and cook 12-15 minutes, or until carrots are just tender.
• 6 add apricots and return to heat 1-2 minutes.
• 7 serve carrots sprinkled with parsley if desired.

Easy, Healthy Fruit Smoothie!

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4-2 cups milk
• 1 cup banana, frozen
• 1 cup blueberries, frozen
• 1 cup strawberry, frozen
• 1/2 cup raspberries, frozen
• ice, if using fresh fruit (desired amount)
• honey (for taste) (optional) or agave (for taste) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put all ingredients in blender, except agave or honey. set blender on "ice crush" setting and blend until mixed.
• 2 pour into cups, and add desired amount of honey or agave until sweetened.

Dulce De Leche

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 liters milk, fullcream
• 800 g caster sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a large heavybase saucepan & stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
• 2 bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 1.5 hours stiring every 15 minutes. skim off any foam that is on the surface
• 3 the mix should have thickened and changed colour.
• 4 for the next hour stir the mix every 5 minutes. a thin caramel will form as the time passes.
• 5 for the last 30 minutes stir constantly. the caramel should be as thick as jam when a teaspoon of it is left in the fridge for 2 minutes.
• 6 continue to cook until this consistency is reached.
• 7 strain through a sieve and cool.
• 8 store in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.

Speedy Soy Spinach

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 garlic clove
• 7 ounces spinach
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a pan and cook the garlic for a few secs. tip in the spinach and cook for 2 mins, stirring often until just beginning to wilt. drizzle over the soy sauce, toss through and scatter with sesame seeds.

Strawberry Relish

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups strawberries, chopped
• 3 cups raisins
• 1 tablespoon green onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon red onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, fresh grated
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (fresh is best)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground

Recipe

• 1 toss everything together in glass bowl.
• 2 set aside on counter, covered, for at least an hour to allow flavors to meld.
• 3 chill.

Three-fruit Smoothies

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 12 ounces fat free reduced sugar cherry vanilla yogurt
• 1 small banana, halved
• 3/4 cup fresh blueberries or 3/4 cup frozen blueberries
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 15 ice cubes

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, combine the yogurt, banana, blueberries and honey; cover and process until smooth. while processing, add a few ice cubes at a time until mixture achieves desired thickness.
• 2 pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.

Tropical Green Beans

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb fresh green beans, cleaned, cut and dried
• 1 yellow onion, cut into rings
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 hearts of palm, cut into 1/2-inch rings
• 1/3 cup sun-dried tomato, packed in oil, diced
• 2 teaspoons pine nuts, toasted
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees. brush a large baking dish with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. put green beans, onion, and garlic in dish, drizzle with remaining oil and sprinkle with salt. bake for 25 minutes, stirring beans at least 3 times.
• 2 when tender, remove beans from oven and transfer to bowl. immediately drizzle with vinegar. add hearts of palm, tomatoes, pine nits and pepper to taste and toss.
• 3 serve warm or room temperature.

Strawberry Popsicle

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup mashed strawberry
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 -4 tablespoons sugar
• juice of half lime

Recipe

• 1 mix everything.
• 2 pour them in popsicle moulds or in little cups.
• 3 freeze.
• 4 serve.

Homemade Horseradish

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cubed peeled horseradish root (1/2 inch pieces)
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender; process until pureed.
• 2 carefully remove cover of processor or blender, keeping face away from container. cover and store in refrigerator.
• 3 use as a condiment.
• 4 enjoy!

Low-fat Easy Cheesy Chile Relleno Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 (4 ounce) cans green chili peppers, whole, drained
• 1 cup evaporated skim milk
• 4 egg whites
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, finely shredded
• 2 cups reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 350°f lightly spray a 1 1/2-quart casserole with no-stick spray and set aside.
• 2 2. wear disposable gloves to do this so you donâ??t accidentally get burned by the hot pepper juice: slit the chili peppers in half lengthwise. remove and discard seeds. rinse and drain peppers on paper towels.
• 3 3. in a medium bowl, beat together the milk, egg whites, and flour until smooth; set aside.
• 4 4. in another bowl, combine the monterey jack and cheddar cheeses. set 1/2 cup of this cheese mixture aside for the topping.
• 5 5. to assemble the casserole, layer half each of the chili peppers, the cheese mixture, and egg mixture. repeat layers with remaining chili peppers, cheese mixture, and egg mixture.
• 6 6. pour the tomato sauce over the top, then bake 30 minutes. sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup cheese mixture and bake about 20 minutes more or until knife inserted near top comes out clean.

Strawberry Punch #2

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 gallon strawberry sherbet
• 2 liters carbonated lemon-lime beverage

Recipe

• 1 put the sherbet in a bowl and pour the 7-up over the sherbet.
• 2 stir until the sherbet is melted.
• 3 this makes a pretty pink punch.

Oh So Easy Lemonade!

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup sugar (more or less to your tastes)
• 1 cup lemon juice (fresh is always best)
• 6 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients.
• 2 stir together in pitcher until sugar disolves.
• 3 serve over ice. enjoy!

Tropical Fruit With Lime

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon lime rind, grated
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 small cantaloupe
• 1 large mango
• 2 bananas
• 2 teaspoons fresh mint, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in small saucepan, cook sugar with water over medium heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. remove from heat; stir in lime rind and juice. let cool. (syrup can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 1 day; rewarm until fluid, then let cool to room temperature.).
• 2 peel, seed and cube cantaloupe; place in bowl. cut off 2 opposite sides of mango as close to pit as possible. cut grid pattern of 1/2-inch cubes in flesh of each side down to (but not through) skin; turn inside out. cut off cubes; add to bowl. cut remaining mango away from pit; cube and add to bowl. (fruit can be prepared to this point, covered and refrigerated for up to 4 hours).
• 3 peel and cut bananas into 1/2-inch thick slices; add to bowl. add reserved syrup, and mint (if using); toss gently to combine. serve immediately.

Lush Lime Cooler

Ingredients

• 1/2 pint lime sherbet
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
• 3 cups milk
• 1 scoop lime sherbet

Recipe

• 1 blend lime sherbert, limeade and milk in blender.
• 2 pour into glasses- top each with scoop of sherbet.

Last Minute Cranberry Sauce

Total Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 (250 ml) jar smucker's orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 combine cranberries, marmalade and water in medium sized saucepan over high heat. bring to a boil, uncovered, reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, about 5 minutes or until desired consistency.

Fruit Punch Slush

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2/3 cup tang orange crystals
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups cranberry juice
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 day before: mix all ingredients together.
• 2 pour into a clean container for freezing. hint: i use a clean 1/2 gallon cardboard milk carton.
• 3 remove from freezer approximately an hour before serving.
• 4 place in punch bowl.
• 5 add 1 quart ginger ale.
• 6 stir until slushy.

Strawberry Punch

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 2 (6 ounce) cans pink lemonade
• 1 (6 ounce) can orange juice
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries
• 3 cups water
• 1 (2 liter) bottle 7-up, chilled (lemon-lime soda)

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients, except lemon-lime soda, together and keep chilled in the refrigerator.
• 2 add 7-up right before serving.
• 3 serve cold.

Cucumber Raita

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber (7-inch)
• 3 cups yogurt
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash cayenne

Recipe

• 1 peel, seed, and coarsely grate cucumber.
• 2 roast cumin seeds in heavy skillet for about 5 minutes. grind in spice grinder or with mortar and pestle.
• 3 combine all ingredients and chill.
• 4 garnish with fresh mint leaves.

Tropical Fruit Smoothie

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup fresh pineapple
• 3/4 cup soymilk
• 1 tablespoon honey (optional) or 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 blend all of the above ingredients in a food processor or blender for 1 to 2 minutes, until smooth and creamy.

Tropical Fruit Smoothies

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 bag frozen strawberries (or regular and add ice)
• 1 -2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 banana
• 1 slice cantaloupe or 1 slice other melon
• 1 carton vanilla yogurt (optional)

Recipe

• 1 blend all ingredients in a blender.
• 2 this recipe is very versatile, try your own ideas or change the amounts if you like.
• 3 this is the way i make them, and they are so good.
• 4 we also freeze them sometimes to make smoothie popsicles!
• 5 very kid-friendly.

Hot Toddy

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce bourbon
• 1 tablespoon mild honey
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup boiling-hot water

Recipe

• 1 put bourbon, honey, and lemon juice in a 6-ounce mug. top off with hot water and stir until honey is dissolved.

Old Fashioned Pink Lemonade

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/3 cup cranberry juice, chilled

Recipe

• 1 in a large pitcher combine sugar, water, lemon juice, and cranberry juice.
• 2 stir to dissolve sugar.
• 3 serve over ice.

Tropical Fruit Pudding Pie

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 prepared graham cracker crust
• 1 (4 5/8 ounce) package vanilla pudding mix, cook-and-serve, prepared, according to package
• 6 ounces custard-style vanilla yogurt
• 2 bananas, sliced and dipped in
• lemon juice
• 2 kiwi fruits, sliced
• 1 cup strawberry, halved
• 2 tablespoons apricot preserves, melted

Recipe

• 1 stir yogurt into pudding. pour into pie crust.
• 2 chill 2 hours.
• 3 arrange banana slices around the outer edge of the pie, then the kiwis, then the strawberries.
• 4 brush evenly with preserves.
• 5 chill pie another 2 hours.

Strawberry Puree

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs unsweetened strawberries
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar, to taste
• 1 -2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 process the strawberries in either a food processor or blender until they are pureed.
• 2 stir in the sugar until it dissolves.
• 3 add a little lemon juice at a time until desired taste acquired.
• 4 may be refrigerated covered for 1 week to 10 days.
• 5 it may also be frozen in ice cube trays then put into a plastic bag so they can be removed easily as needed.

New Ginger Wine - Christmas & Holiday Ginger Wine

Total Time: 24 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon rind (zest of 1 lemon)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (750 ml) bottle wine
• 1/3 cup honey or 1/3 cup golden syrup, to taste
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/4 cup raisins, chopped roughly (can use mixture of regular and golden raisings)
• 1 ounce brandy or 1 ounce cognac, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a non-reactive saucepan over medium heat, combine the lemon zest and juice, wine, honey or golden syrup, ginger, and raisins.
• 2 raise the heat to medium-high, stirring constantly until the honey or golden syrup is melted, which will take about 4 minutes, but do not allow to boil.
• 3 add the brandy or cognac and place into glass container.
• 4 refrigerate at least one day (or two, to taste), then strain the wine and serve in small glasses; it will be slightly cloudy but very tasty and very good for helping digest those large dinners everybody had!
• 5 note: honey and golden syrup have different tastes, and i like both. it's nice to have the both versions of the wine with made, for different folks' tastes!

Ice Cream Punch

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 2 quarts vanilla ice cream
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 2 (1 liter) bottles carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled

Recipe

• 1 spoon ice cream by spoonfuls into a large punch bowl.
• 2 add water and lemonade concentrate; stir just till combined.
• 3 slowly pour carbonated beverage down the side of bowl.
• 4 stir gently to mix.

Tropical Fruit Slush

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 medium ripe bananas, diced
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice, concengrate thawed
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and halved
• 1/3 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil; cook and stir for 5 minutes. remove from the heat; cool completely. in a 4 quart freezer container, combine the remaining ingredients. pour sugar water over the fruit. cover and freeze for at least 8 hours, stirring once or twice. remove from the freeze 20 minutes before serving.

Holiday Punch

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 (48 ounce) cans pineapple juice
• 1 (40 ounce) bottle cranberry juice
• 2 (25 ounce) bottles soda water
• 1 liter sherbet (strawberry, raspberry or lime)

Recipe

• 1 in punch bowl, mix juice then pour in soda water. top with scoop of sherbet.

The Treasure Box

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 400 g watermelon
• 350 g honeydew melon
• 2 kiwi fruits
• 4 fresh strawberries

Recipe

• 1 neatly place all together and your box is ready!

Tropical Fruit Punch

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 35
• 1 (48 ounce) can red hawaiian fruit punch (6 cups)
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
• 3 1/2 cups ginger ale, chilled
• 6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate
• 2 1/4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
• 4 cups cold water
• ice cube
• 2 oranges, sliced
• 1 lime, sliced

Recipe

• 1 combine fruit punch, fruit juice concentrates and water.
• 2 pour over ice in punch bowl.
• 3 chill.
• 4 at serving time, slowly pour ginger ale down side of punch bowl.
• 5 mix gently.
• 6 float orange and lime slices.

Spinach Peach Smoothie

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups spinach
• 2 peaches, frozen, pits removed
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup water (optional)

Recipe

• 1 blend in a blender.
• 2 drink up!

Tropical Fruity Smoothies

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 mango, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 papaya, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 2 ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 3 cups ice

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients in blender and serve!

Rainbow Punch

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces cherry jell-o
• 12 ounces frozen lemonade
• 12 ounces frozen orange juice
• 40 ounces pineapple juice
• 2 liters carbonated lemon-lime beverage (i use sprite)

Recipe

• 1 in a large container--punch bowl, pitcher, etc -- mix together the jello, lemonade, orange juice, and pineapple juice; stir until the jello is dissolved.
• 2 i usually chill this mixture until ready to serve.
• 3 when ready to serve, add in sprite; stir to combine.

Tropical Ginger Punch

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups orange juice
• 3 cups pineapple juice
• 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
• 2 cups vodka
• 4 cups chilled ginger ale (or club soda)
• orange wedge, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pitcher, stir together orange juice, pineapple juice, ginger, and vodka.
• 2 refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour (and up to 1 week).
• 3 just before serving, stir in ginger ale.
• 4 serve over ice, garnished with orange wedges, if desired.

Rainbow Punch

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice, chilled
• 1 (46 ounce) can orange juice, chilled
• 1 pint orange sherbet, softened
• 1 pint lime sherbet, softened
• 1 pint raspberry sherbet, softened
• 1 (1 liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled

Recipe

• 1 in a punch bowl, combine the pineapple juice and orange juice. just before serving, add scoops of orange, lime and raspberry sherbets. carefully pour ginger ale over sherbet; mix gently.