Treasure Chest

Fresh Peach Pie Ingredients: 9" Pie Crust (top and bottom)  =) 5 Freestone Peaches or Approximately 3 lbs Notes:   Freestone peach flesh does not stick to the pit, so they are preferred for eating out-of-hand. They tend to be larger and less juicy than clingstone peaches. Sugar 1/2 cup Brown Sugar 1/2 cup Brown Sugar 1 Tsp (Optional for decoration) Salt 1/4 tsp Cinnamon Small pinch Grounded Ginger 1/4 tsp Cayenne Small pinch Lemon juice 1 Tsp or 1/2 lemon juice Flour 1/4 cup  or  1/4 cup of Tapioca Cornstarch 1 Tsp Egg Wash:  Mix Egg Yolk 1 +  Milk 1 tsp Method to cook Tapioca: 1.  Boil a pot of water. 2.  Once boiled, add the mini tapioca pearls in batches and slowly. 3.  Turn heat to medium-low and cook for 20 minutes or until pearls are transparent. 4.  Turn off heat and pour transparent pearls through a fine mesh and run them in cold water. 5.  In a cup of cold water, soak the cooked pearls for 10 minutes and set aside. 6.  Drain and set

Fresh Watermelon Strawberry Popsicles Ingredients: Watermelon cubes 2cups Strawberry 6 medium size Strawberry 2-3 medium size thinly sliced sideway like a heart shape to fit into popsicle mode Kiwi 1 thinly sliced to fit inside popsicle mode Lemon Juice 1/2 of a lemon or 1 Tsp A pinch of Salt Methods: Clean, cut and taste all fruits for sweetness Remember to cut the strawberries and kiwi in think slice to fit inside the popsicle mode to be as pretty as possible Blend 2 cups of watermelon, 6 strawberries, lemon juice and salt in a blender until very smooth Drain the liquid through a fine mesh drainer to create smooth texture Note:  Pour into a container with a pour spout or use a small funnel to make pouring as easy and as clean as possible Place the strawberry and kiwi slices into each pop for fitting and look Pour the liquid into the mode; top it off without spilling Insert the popsicles cap/stick on/in  Put them in the freezer for at least 4-hour or overnight befo

Watermelon Slushy Drink and Cold Drink Ingredients: 2 cups of Frozen Watermelon 2-4 leafs of Mint 1/4 cup Watermelon juice or Water Method: Blend all ingredients together for a cup of cold watermelon slushy drink. Note:  For the non-slushy drink, just replace frozen watermelon with non-frozen watermelon.  =)

Homemade Strawberry Jam I Ingridents: 2lbs Fresh Strawberries 4cup cups sugar 1 1/2cup real honey 1/2 Lemon juice Pinch of coarse salt Methods: Wash strawberries throughly in cold water Cut and trim strawberries into quarter for easy blending later Add 1 1/2 cups of sugar into the pot and let it stand to extract the juice if time allow If not, go to next step Put strawberries pieces into a blender to pause (depends of jam texture likeliness) Pour mixture into a tall heavy stockpot (in case of hot sugary overflow) Add all ingridents into the strawberries and stir well Slowly, bring the mixture to a boil Note:  Wear gloves and use lid to prevent hot liquid spilt/burn. Do not walk away, stay and stir until  jam thickens or until the mixture has the consistency of very loose jelly after 8 to 9 minutes or until the jam reaches 220F Skim foam from surface, if any Remove from heat Tips:  Clean up immediately for easy cle

Pomegranate Cosmopolitans http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/pomegranate-cosmopolitans-recipe/index.html Prep Time: 7 min Easy Serves: 6 drinks Ingredients 2 cups good vodka (recommended: Grey Goose or Finlandia) 1 cup orange liqueur (recommended: Cointreau) 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail, (recommended: Ocean Spray) 1/2 cup bottled pomegranate juice (recommended: Pom Wonderful) 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (4 limes) Thinly sliced limes, for garnish Directions Combine the vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice, pomegranate juice, and lime juice in a large pitcher. Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice, pour the cocktail mixture in, and shake for a full 30 seconds. Pour into martini glasses, garnish with a slice of lime, and serve immediately.

Fruit Salad with Vanilla Dressing by Alton Brown Ingredients 1/2 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and diced 1 cup seedless grapes, halved 1 pear, peeled, cored and diced 10 to 12 medium size strawberries, halved 1 mango, peeled and diced 1 banana, sliced 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted Directions In a small mixing bowl whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey, vanilla extract and salt. Season with pepper, to taste. Set aside. Place all of the fruit and the nuts into a large mixing bowl and toss to combine. Add the dressing, toss and serve.

Guacamole (2hours 20 mins) Ingredients 3 Haas avocados, halved, seeded and peeled (Note:  2 is good enough for party of 2) 1 lime, juiced 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 medium onion, diced 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro 1 clove garlic, minced Directions In a large bowl place the scooped avocado pulp and lime juice, toss to coat. Drain, and reserve the lime juice, after all of the avocados have been coated. Using a potato masher add the salt, cumin, and cayenne and mash. Then, fold in the onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and garlic. Add 1 tablespoon of the reserved lime juice. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour and then serve. Note:  No browning at all with the lime bath.

Summer Drinks Aloha Pineapple Juice Pineapple 1/2 can Peach 1 Lime/Lemon 2 slices Soy Milk 1 cup Chia Seed 1 Tsp Celery 4 stalks