"Life is a bowl of cherries" Proverb
Mornin' followers! Oh, hold on, the kettle's boiling. Time for a huge mug of tea! Ahhh, much better, let's get started!!
So, how was your weekend? Mine was good! Low key, but very good! Man, has it ever been boiling hot out there! So hot in fact, that I decided to move all of my culinary adventures outside to the BBQ for the weekend! Spicy Italian sausages on Saturday night, with a foil package of sliced red and green peppers, fennel, onions and garlic, sprinkled with a little Parmesan when done. Accompanied, of course, by a crusty loaf, Extra Virgin olive oil for dippin' and a bottle of Riesling!! Delicious! Last night we had beef burgers topped with fried mushrooms and onions, with potato chips on the side and a cold beer. I used my 'Basic Burger Mix,' ( on my 'Recipes' page). To kick it up a notch, I grated some old Cheddar cheese into the mix... Yummy!! Since it was so hot out there, we decided upon ice cream for dessert last night. We had some French vanilla in the freezer. Hmmm, what could liven it up? How bout some sweet black Ontario cherries and cointreau? Hello! What a great idea! I halved and pitted the cherries (gotta love pink fingers!), and threw in a bunch of stuff that I had lying around the kitchen. A half an hour in the fridge and we were good to go! Here's what I did!
Simple and Tasty Recipe:
Ontario Sweet Cherries in Liquor
1 cup sweet Ontario cherries, stemmed, halved and pitted
1 navel orange, juiced
1/2 tsp orange zest
1/4 to 1/2 cup Cointreau (one can never have too much!!)
1/4 to 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
.combine all ingredients in a bowl, cover, place in fridge until needed (up to 24 hrs), enjoy!
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