Mealtime Monday: Valentine Heart Tarts
January 30, 2012 by FloMoDiva
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Homemade Pop-Tarts that are fun to make for Valentine’s Day with your kids! Substitute any flavor of jam based on your family’s tastes. We loved the strawberry, but want to try orange too. Thanks for the recipe, Disney Family Fun! |
| Valentine Heart Tarts |
| Prepared Pie crust |
Frosting and Decorations |
| Jar of Strawberry Jam | 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted |
| 1 egg whisked with 1 tsp of water |
1 Tablespoon of water |
| 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup | |
| Red food coloring | |
| Colored Sugar or nonpereils |
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Instructions 2. On a floured surface, roll out the piecrust to a 1/8-inch thickness. Use a large heart-shaped cookie cutter (ours measures 4 inches wide) to make pairs of hearts, gathering the scraps and rerolling the dough as necessary. 3. For each tart, spread 2 teaspoons of strawberry jam on a heart, leaving a ½-inch margin on all sides. Brush the egg mixture around the edge before placing a second heart on top. Use the tines of a fork to seal the edges, then brush the tops with the egg mixture 5. Whisk the first four frosting ingredients in a medium bowl, adding more water a teaspoon at a time if needed to make a smooth, creamy frosting. Add a few drops of food coloring and mix until well blended. Spoon the frosting into a ziplock bag, snip off a corner, and squeeze it onto the tarts. Top them with nonpareils or colored sugar. |
| Serves 9. |
Mealtime Monday: Easy Macaroni & Cheese Bake
January 23, 2012 by FloMoDiva
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| Easy Macaroni and Cheese |
| 1 (10.75 oz.) Cream of Mushroom or Chicken | 2 cups of shredded cheese |
| Soup (we used chicken) | 1 1/2 cups macaroni |
| 1 1/4 cups of milk | |
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1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain. 2. Mix together soup and cheese. Using the empty soup can, measure 1 can of milk. Mix into the soup mixture. Stir in cooked pasta. Dump into a greased casserole dish, and cover. 3. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. 4. Top with shredded cheese before serving, if desired. |
| Makes 4 servings. |
Mealtime Monday: Berry Cream Pancakes
January 16, 2012 by FloMoDiva
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| With the long weekend this past weekend, we got a little adventurous for breakfast one morning. These filled pancakes are scrumptious and very easy to make. The cream filling and fresh strawberries make any breakfast extra special and yummy! You can also make the pancakes with a pancake mix, simple add a little extra water to make them thinner and easier to roll. |
| Berry Cream Pancakes |
| 1 cup all purpose flour | 1 egg |
| 1 teaspoon sugar | 1 cup buttermilk |
| 3/4 teaspoon baking powder | 1 tablespoon butter, melted |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | |
| Cream Filling | |
| 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, soft | 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract |
| 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar | 3 cups sliced, fresh strawberries |
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Mealtime Monday: Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas
January 9, 2012 by FloMoDiva
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| Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas |
| 6 cups water | 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and minced |
| 1 cube chicken bouillon | 8 ounces diced ham |
| 1 pound dried black-eyed peas, sorted and rinsed | 4 slices bacon, chopped |
| 1 onion, diced | 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 2 cloves garlic, diced | 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin |
| 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and diced | salt, to taste |
| 1 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| Directions: |
| 1. Pour the water into a slow cooker, add the bouillon cube, and stir to dissolve. Combine the black-eyed peas, onion, garlic, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, ham, bacon, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper; stir to blend. Cover the slow cooker and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours until the beans are tender.
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Mealtime Monday: January Wine and Recipe of the Month.
January 2, 2012 by FloMoDiva
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| The first Monday of each Month we include 2 Mealtime Monday Recipes with 2 Featured Wines that complement each recipe! |
| Wine # 1 Wine #2 |
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Stickybeak Cabernet Sauvignon Stickybeak is an Australian slang for a busybody or nosey neighbor, or for the sake of this Cabernet Sauvignon, an inquisitive bunch of vintners from Napa, California! To create this seamless Cabernet Sauvignon, nothing was overdone, especially the oak. The blend of earthy, fruit-driven Cabernet from the valley floor combined with chiseled hillside tannins and acidity is very appealing. This, along with a small parcel of Merlot, gives desired palate weight and texture with hints of dark cocoa and licorice. |
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Try pairing this wine with the recipe below: |
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Pasta Carbonara |
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Stickybeak Chardonnay Russian River has become one of the most sought-after addresses for Californian Chardonnay for good reason, it produces wonderfully expressive fruity and concentrated flavors and high natural acidity. The Stickybeak Chardonnay shows intense characters of pear, spice and almonds with underlying white peach notes. The palate is long and powerful, displaying dried pear, toasty, creamy custard tarts and nuances of cashew with lingering stone fruity and a fresh, clean acid finish. |
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Try pairing it with the recipe below: |
| Chicken Pot PIe |
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Directions: Heat oven to 425. Use one softened crust to line a 9-inch pie pan, following the directions provided on the box. In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and celery and sauté until tender. Add chicken and mixed vegetables. Remove from heat. Carefully spoon into crust-lined pan. Top with second crust; seal and crimp edges and cut a few small vents in center of crust. Bake for 20 minutes and then cover crust edges with foil. Continue baking another 20 minutes or more until curst is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. |
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All wine descriptions and recipes have been written and provided by Jenevieve Croall of WineStyles – Flower Mound. You may join the Wine Club on their website to receive 2 bottles of wine each month, along with special invites, discounts and more. Join Today! Free Wine Tastings at the store every Friday from 6pm-8pm! |





























