Category Archives: Fruits

Champagne Vinegar Dessert Syrup

By Rita & Rosie’s Kitchens | Published: May 2, 2013

Champagne Vinegar Dessert Syrup Prep time 12-15 minutes + 30-40 minutes to cool Makes 2/3 cup (enough for 6-8 servings) 2/3     cup Holland House Champagne Vinegar 1/4      cup water 3/4      cup brown sugar, packed             Vanilla ice cream             Sliced strawberries, or whole raspberries, blackberries or blueberries Stir together champagne vinegar, water and brown sugar in a 2… Read more

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Banana Lime Salsa

By Rita's Kitchen | Published: March 4, 2013

  My inspiration for this salsa was from Nuevo Latino by Douglas Rodriquez. Banana Lime Salsa for Seafood Makes 3 cups   Prep: 15 minutes  Cook: 10-15 minutes             Grated peel of two limes 2          Tbsp. lime juice 1          Tbsp. honey 1/4       tsp. salt 4          medium bananas, green at the stem 2          jalapeños, seeded, deveined and finely… Read more

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Holiday Gifts in a Jar

By Rosie's Kitchen | Published: December 6, 2012

Fruited Rice Pilaf Makes about 4 cups 2          teaspoons chicken bouillon crystals 1          teaspoon dried thyme 1/2      teaspoon onion powder 1/4      teaspoon ground black pepper 2          cups instant white or brown rice (5 minute cook) 1/2      cup thinly sliced Sun-Maid Dried Apricots 1/2      cup Sun-Maid Tart Cherries 1/4      cup toasted slivered almonds or pine nuts… Read more

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Minty Blackberry Mojito

By Rosie's Kitchen | Published: April 24, 2012

The pot of fresh mint nestled in the landscaping by my front door is inspiring recipes as I walk by: mojitos, minty ice tea or lemonade, yogurt tzatziki, salsas, and a few more mojitos!

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Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Kumquat Marmalade

By Rosie's Kitchen | Published: April 4, 2012

A few weeks ago my mother in-law arrived at my house with bags of kumquats she’d picked from a friend’s orchard. The day before I’d happened to have lunch at Chez Panisse –well not just happened, it was an every-five-years lunch tradition with a dear classmate from college Home Ec – and we’d raptured over a buttermilk panna cotta… Read more

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