World Famous Recipes

White Wine Sangria

Prep Time: 30 min
Makes 24 (1/2-cup) servings

*For those who don’t care for red wine, sangria can also be made with white
wine.  Make sure the mulled mixture is completely cooled (it can be made
ahead of time) before adding the wine.*

1cup sugar

1cup water

1cinnamon stick

2medium oranges,

sliced 1lemon,

sliced 1lime,

sliced 3 (750 ml) bottles dry white wine,

chilled 3cups club soda, chilled

*1.*  In medium saucepan, combine sugar, water and cinnamon stick; mix
well.  Simmer 5 minutes over low heat.  Remove from heat.  Add fruit. Cool 20
minutes or until completely cooled.

*2.*  Remove cinnamon stick from fruit mixture.  Pour into large punch bowl.

Add wine and club soda; stir gently.

Spiced Hot Chocolate

1 cup (250 ml) milk

1/2 cup (125 ml) heavy cream

A 3-inch (8 cm) piece of orange zest

A 3-inch (8 cm) piece of vanilla bean, split lengthwise

and seeds scraped out

1 tsp (5 ml) chopped fresh ginger

1 tsp (5 ml) anise seeds

A pinch of salt

2 oz (56 g) dark chocolate, finely chopped

Combine all the ingredients except the chocolate in a small pot

and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Reduce the heat and

simmer covered for 10 minutes. Strain the milk mixture, discarding

the solids. Place the chocolate in a mixing bowl and pour the milk

mixture over it. Whisk until the chocolate is melted and completely

dissolved. Serves 2.

Cool Tropical Shake

For 6 servings you will need:

1 cup vanilla ice cream 

¾ cup light cream

8 ¼ oz. crushed pineapple

1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate

1 sliced banana

3 to 4 ice cubes

Toasted coconut.

Blend together the ice cream, light cream, pineapple, frozen orange

juice concentrate, and banana. Add ice cubes one at a time until

mixture is foamy. Last, but not least, sprinkle ½ tsp. toasted

coconut on top of each serving. Serve immediately.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Pizza

Pizza Dough:

1-1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 ounces cold sweet butter cut into cubes

1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons cold milk

Sauce:

6 rhubarb stalks

1/2 to 3/4 cups of sugar

1/4 cup Marsala wine

Topping:

1 cup water

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup rhubarb slices, bias-cut

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

strawberries, sliced

Dough: Mix flour, baking powder and salt in food processor. Add

butter and pulse 30 or 35 times to peas size pieces. Add cold milk

and pulse just until combined. There will be small clumps. Knead a

few times, turn out onto a floured surface and roll out or push and

poke the dough into a 12 inch circle. Place on a cookie sheet. Raise

the edge slightly to hold in the sauce and topping.

Sauce: Chop rhubarb stalks and 1/2 to 3/4 cups of sugar (depending

on how tart the rhubarb is) and 1/4 cup of Marsala wine. Gently cook

in a saucepan until it’s mushy, stirring occasionally. This will

take about 10 minutes. Let it cool slightly while you prepare the

topping.

Topping: Make a simple syrup of 1 cup water and 3/4 cups sugar.

Bring to a boil. Add rhubarb slices and FRESHLY GRATED NUTMEG and

return to a boil. Remove from heat, add sliced strawberries and

immediately strain liquid from fruit. Set fruit aside. Bring liquid

to a boil again and reduce to 1/3 cup.

Assemble: Spread sauce over pizza dough. Top with sliced

strawberries and rhubarb, leaving an edge that’s uncovered. Drizzle

a little melted butter and grand marnier over the top. Bake in a 450

degree preheated oven for 20 minutes until the crust is golden.

Remove from oven and pour reduced sugar syrup over top. Let cool for

5 to 10 minutes. Slice into 8 pieces and serve with a wonderful

fresh sorbet – mango or papaya are a nice contrast in flavor, or use

strawberry for a same fruit/different temperature and taste contrast.

Alternatives: Use peaches or mango as a topping over raspberry

sauce, or fresh figs with prosciuttos – whatever is fresh and

wonderful in the market.

fruit pizza recipes

Easy Peartini Martini – Peartini

Ingredients

- 2 oz gin
- 1 teaspoon dry vermouth
- 1 teaspoon pear syrup

Directions

Stir all ingredients and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Decorate your peartini with a fresh pear slice

PEAR MARTINI