Peach Mustard

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ripe yellow peaches (lady in red, begorra, or faye elberta for preference)
• 1/4 cup ground mustard
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds, ground coarse
• 1/2 teaspoon ground garlic (or 1 small fresh clove, crushed)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 peel and cut the peaches into large dice.
• 2 if you need to grind the whole mustard seed, clean out your coffee grinder and pulse the seed two or three times until some is cracked and some is still whole.
• 3 in a stainless steel or non-stick-coated pan, stir together all the ingredients.
• 4 bring to a boil, being careful not to scorch the sugar.
• 5 stir it down and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, over low heat until the peaches are very soft, about 1 hour.
• 6 if the mixture seems too runny, simmer without the cover for ten minutes or so to evaporate some of the liquid.
• 7 pulse the mixture in a food processor until it is thick but not quite smooth.
• 8 let cool.
• 9 store in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator for up to three weeks.

Lavender Hot Chocolate

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups whole milk or 4 cups half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon pulverized dried lavender
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 add milk to a medium saucepan; add in the lavender; set over medium heat and bring just to a boil.
• 2 remove from the heat and steep for 5-8 minutes, or longer for a stronger lavender flavor.
• 3 return saucepan to heat; whisk in the chocolate until melted and smooth.
• 4 whisk in the cocoa powder, sugar, and salt; remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract.
• 5 divide among 4 irish coffee glasses, straining out the lavender if desired.

Gingerbread

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup miracle whip
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup light molasses
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f sift flour, baking soda, salt and spices in large bowl; set aside. mix dressing and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. blend in eggs. gradually add sifted dry ingredients alternately with molasses, mixing well after each addition.
• 2 pour into greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan.
• 3 bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool; cut into squares. sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Amaretto Cocoa Mix In A Jar

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 10 1/2 cups non-fat powdered milk
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 16 ounces powdered amaretto flavored coffee creamer
• 3 1/2 cups nestles quik
• 2 3/4 cups non-dairy powdered coffee creamer
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients with wire whisk and divide evenly among 8 pint jars.
• 2 please attach the following instructions on each jar.use card stock, self adhesive labels.use your imagination -- make each one decorative if you choose.
• 3 instructions:.
• 4 combine 3 heaping tablespoons of cocoa mix into 1 cup hot water or milk.

Gingerbread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup lard or 1 cup shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sorghum
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup hot coffee
• 3 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and lard; add eggs.
• 2 add spices and vanilla.
• 3 dissolve baking soda in coffee.
• 4 add flour, then coffee mixture.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 40 minutes or until cake tests done.
• 6 note: watch this. it scorches easily. that's what it says guys, and if they said that 50 years ago it's probably gospel.

Holyfield's Ear

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 ounce coffee liqueur
• 1/2 ounce creme de noyaux

Recipe

• 1 fill a standard shot glass 1/2 full of creme de noyaux and then layer kahlua on top; black and red -- just like hollyfields' ear.

Mimi's Cheese Coffee Braid

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
• 3 1/2 cups flour (about)
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 (8 ounce) container cream-style cottage cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (softened)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 egg yolk (save the to put on braid before baking)

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, salt, yeast, and 1 cup flour in a bowl.
• 2 in a saucepan heat the butter and water until very warm (but not too hot as that will kill the yeast--about 115 degrees).
• 3 with mixer on low speed, beat the liquid into the dry ingredients and then at medium speed, beat for 2 minutes.
• 4 beat in the egg and 3/4 cup flour and beat for 2 more minutes.
• 5 stir in 1 1/4 cups flour and then turn out on a floured board and knead adding flour if you need it.
• 6 put into a greased bowl and rise for 1 hour.
• 7 meanwhile prepare the filling.
• 8 filling:.
• 9 press the cottage cheese through a fine sieve into a bowl. beat on low speed with cream cheese, confectioners sugar, lemon peel, and egg yolk till well blended.
• 10 back to the dough:.
• 11 punch down the dough and cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
• 12 grease a large cookie sheet.
• 13 roll dough out to a to 12x15 rectangle.
• 14 spread the filling in a 4" strip lengthwise down the center.
• 15 it is at this point you would put the cherry pie filling--as much as you want--on top of the cheese.
• 16 cut dough on both sides of filling crosswise into 1" strips.
• 17 place strips at an angle across filling, alternating sides for braided effect.
• 18 place braid on cookie sheet; cover and let rise till double.
• 19 beat an egg and brush on braid.
• 20 bake in 350°f oven for 20 minutes or till browned.
• 21 cool 15 minutes.
• 22 if you want to drizzle some thin icing on top, that is also good.