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Cherry Lava Love Bomb
This decadent, gooey, volcanic dessert is guaranteed to get oohs, aahs, and maybe even a few oh yeahs! I'd serve this with cold vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients:
1 16-ounce bag frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, halved, thawed, undrained
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup Kirsch cherry brandy or regular brandy
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2 large egg yolks
1 large egg
2 teaspoons all purpose flour
Powdered sugar
Fresh mint
Method:
Combine cherries with juices, 1/2 cup sugar, kirsch, and cinnamon in heavy medium saucepan.
DC Cherry Blossom Pictures
By popular demand (aka, star and myst!) I'm posting my pictures from Saturday in DC at the Cherry Blossom Festival. The place was jam packed and the crowds were heinous, but the sights were worth it (at least once in your life!).
Washington Monument among the cherry blossoms
Thomas Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin (notice the crowds on the front steps!)
The cherry blossoms surround the Tidal Basin.
No Bake Cherry Cheesecake
Call it cherry cheesecake or cherry delight. Call it anything you want. It will always remain yummy!
Chocolate Cherry Trifle
Hey KGs! Last week on my site I posted a recipe for a Chocolate Cherry Trifle. I thought it would be fun to share the photos of when I made it here since this is what you girls are all about.
Whole-Wheat Linguine with Cherry-Tomato Sauce
Here is a healthy alternative for all you pasta lovers! The sauce isn’t cooked, so it has a fresher flavor than jarred versions. Use the sweetest cherry tomatoes you can find.
Stila Cherry Crush
I went to Sephora today and tried this on. I just used it on my lips, but it is sooooooo pretty. I want to buy it as soon as I have some extra spending money.
Cherry Pie
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup cold water
1 pinch salt
2 cups pitted sour cherries
1 1/4 cups white sugar
10 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
DIRECTIONS
Cut the shortening into the flour and salt with the whisking blades of a stand mixer until the crumbs are pea sized. Mix in cold water. Refrigerate until chilled through.
Rachel Ray's Tangy Cherry Chicken
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 4 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 6 oz. each
• 2 Tbsp.
Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream & Almond Puff Pastry Sandwiches
Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream & Almond Puff Pastry Sandwiches
Modified from Batch Family Mountain and Epicurious
For the ice cream:
1 1/2 cups sliced Bing, Lapin or Sweetheart cherries
1 pint whipping cream
1 pint half and half
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup shaved dark chocolate (or to taste)
For the puff pastry:
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup sliced almonds (I was lazy and processed mine in a food processor)
1 large egg white
Yellow and Green Bean Salad With Olives, Cherry Tomatoes
This herb lends an unexpected hint of mint to bean dishes. For a change, feel free to swap in lowfat feta for the olives. Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 cups mixed-colored string beans, trimmed 2 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 sprig summer savory, chopped 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar Directions: Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
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