Lemon Pudding

Ingredients:

• 2 (14 ounces) cans condensed milk
• 2 (315 gramos -11 ounces) cans evaporated milk
• 16 graham crackers crushed
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Lemon slices

Preparation:

1. In a mixing bowl, place milk and mix well. Add lemon juice, stirring well until the mixture thickens.
2. Place  half of the crushed cookies in a mold and add the mixture. Freeze for several hours.
3. Serve over crystal glasses; garnish with a spring of crushed cookies and a slice of lemon. 

Linking with:

Adorned from above Link Party 
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday 
The Charm of Home Party 

Beef with Orange Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 pounds beef eye round, trimmed of fat 
• 1/2 gallon (64 oz) orange juice 
• 2 slices bacon, chopped 
• 1 tablespoon oil 
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon sugar 

For the meat filling: 

• 6 pitted prunes 
• 6 slices bacon, chopped

Preparation: 

1. Make a deep hole in the middle of the meat and fill with chopped prunes and bacon. 
2. In a skillet, saute the meat over medium heat for sealing and prevent the filling fall out. 
3. Tip the meat into a large pot and pour the orange juice, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat for 1 hour and 55 minutes. Then, remove from heat and cut into slices.
4. In a small skillet, saute the remaining 2 slices of bacon and set aside. 
5. Remove some orange juice and mix well with the cornstarch, pour into the saucepan and continue cooking over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Serve hot with sauce and fried bacon on top.

Time Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 2 hours

Number of services: 6

Linking with:
  
Adorned from above link party 

Orange tea with ginger and cinnamon

Ingredients:

• 5 cups water  
• 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• The peel of one orange, without the white part 
• 4 teaspoons of sugar per cup

  
Preparation:

1. In a small saucepan boil over high heat all ingredients for 20 minutes.
2. Strain and serve.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes  
Cooking Time: 20 minutes  
Number of services: 4 cups

Linking with:

Artful Affirmations Tea Cup Tuesdays 
Hope in Every Season Homemaking Party
Rose Chintz Cottage Home Party
The Charm of Home Party 
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday 
The Pink Junkie Friday Party 

Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 stick) butter, at room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose-flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Sprinkles to decorate
• Chocolate Syrup
• 1 Baking Sheet

Preparation: 

1. Put the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt into a bowl and mix. 
2. In an electric mixer beat at high speed the sugar and butter for 2 minutes; add egg and vanilla, continue beating for 1 minute. Then, mix in the dry ingredients, beating at low speed for 3 minutes.
3. Scoop out 12 equal-sized mounds on an ungreased baking sheet about 6cm apart. Do not flatten them. 
4. Bake at 350 ° F. for 10 minutes, testing with a cake tester to make sure it comes out semi-clean and not wet with the cookie batter. 
5. Put them in a plate and cool for 5 minutes.
6. Pour chocolate syrup and sprinkles on top of each cookie.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes 
Oven time: 30 minutes (12 cookies per sheet) 
Number of Services: 30 cookies

Linking with:

Anyonita Nibbles Tasty Tuesdays
Hope in Every Season Make Bake and Create 
The Charm of Home Party 
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday 
The Pink Junkie Party 

Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

•     1 cup white rice, uncooked
•     1 1/2 cups water 
•     8 cups whole milk 
•     1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
•     1 1/2 cups sugar 
•     1/2 teaspoon salt 
•     1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•     1 lime peel
•     Ground cinnamon, for dusting

Preparation:

1. Leave the rice in water for 2 hours and drain.
2. Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to medium-high heat in a medium size heavy saucepan.
3. When the water boils, add the rice moving to prevent sticking. 
4. Let water dries, add gradually the milk and cinnamon stick. Move frequently and cook for 20 minutes.Then, add the sugar, salt, cinnamon and lime peel.
5. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, about 30 minutes. 
6. Transfer the pudding to a serving bowl. Sprinkle  ground cinnamon on top and serve.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Linking with:

Mums Make Lists Party 
Rattlebridge Farm Foodie Friday  
The Pink Junkie Party
Saturday Night Fever Yummy Healthy Easy 
The Chicken Chick Blog Hop 
Dwellings Amaze Me Monday 
The Dedicated House Make it Pretty Monday 
Stone Gable The Scoop 
Adorned from Above Party 

Strawberry Banana Bread

Ingredients:

For the Bread

•     2 cups of all-purpose flour
•     3/4 cup banana smashed (2 bananas)
•     1 cup of strawberries, washed and chopped
•     1 cup granulated sugar
•     1 tablespoon of melted butter
•     1 tablespoon oil
•     1/2 teaspoon baking soda
•     1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•     1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•     2 teaspoons baking powder
•     1 egg, beaten
•     Pinch of ground nutmeg
•     4 1/2" width x 8 1/2" long loaf pan

For the Strawberries Syrup

• 1 1/2 cup of strawberries, washed and chopped
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup granuladed sugar

Preparation:

For the Strawberries Syrup 

1. Place in a saucepan at low heat the strawberries, sugar and water.  
2. Cook for 20 minutes.

For the Bread

1. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg.
2. In other bowl, mix the banana smashed, egg beaten, melted butter, oil and vanilla. Then, add this mixture to the other.
3. Mix well, add the strawberries.
4. Pour mixture into a buttered pan.  Bake for 1 hour at 350° F. (I had to bake the mixture for 50 minutes at 300° F. because my oven usually is too hot).
5. Remove from pan, cool for 20 minutes. 
6. Place on top the strawberries syrup.

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Baking Time: 1 hour 

Number of Service: 6 to 8 

Linking with:

Dwellings Amaze Me Monday 
The Dedicated House Make it Pretty Monday 
Anyonita Nibbles Tasty Tuesdays 
The Clever Chicks Blog Hop 
Lamberts Lately Create it Thursdays 
Rattlebridge Farms Foodie Friday 
The Charm of Home Party 
Diana Rambles Pin Me Party

Coffee Flan

 
Ingredients:

Flan:

• 1 (14 ounces) can sweetened condensed milk 
• 1 (11 ounces) can evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup brewed coffee
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons white vanilla extract
• A flan pan

Caramel:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water 

Preparation:

Caramel 

1. Make caramel by combining sugar and water in the pan and cooking over moderate heat swirling occasionally until color begins to turn golden.
2. Turn heat to low and continue cooking and swirling constantly until color is dark brown and mixture smells of caramel.  

Flan 

1. Place all the ingredients in the blender and blend for a minute.
2. Strain the mixture in the caramelized flan pan.
3. Cook over bain marie with boiling water at medium heat for 1 hour and 40 minutes
4. Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour. Run a knife along the flan edges and invert onto serving plate. Serve. 

Preparation Time: 25 minutes 
Cooking Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Linking with:

Crafts a la Mode Party 
Diana Rambles Pin Me Party 
Anyonita Nibbles Tasty Tuesdays 

Sour Orange Juice

  
Ingredients:

• 5 cups water
• 1/2 cup white sugar + 3 tablespoon
• 1 cup sour oranges juice (4 sour oranges))

Preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredientes. 
2. Serve.

Time Preparation: 20 minutes 
Number of Services: 4

Linking with:

The Pin Junkie Friday Party