Foods Recipes

2 Bottles red wine

3/4 c Honey

1 ts Ground pepper

1/4 ts Saffron

1/2 ts Pounded mastic (optional)

2 Bay leaves

4 Pitted dates

1) Pour the wine, honey, pepper, saffron, mastic (optional), and bay leaves

into a large jar which has a tight fitting lid. Stir well. 2) Mash the dates with your fingers, and add to the wine mixture. Seal and refrigerate for 1 day. 3) Pour the punch into a punch bowl, and serve in individual glasses, cups, or goblets.

1 c Self-rising flour

1/2 ts Salt

1 c Whole-wht self-rising flour

2 ts Cold butter,

-cut into small pieces 1/2 c Milk (about)

Milk to brush on scones 2 tb Honey

2 md Ripe bananas, mashed

Butter A bit heavier than traditional scones, because of the whole-wheat flour. Preheat oven to 450F (230C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet. Sift self-rising flour and salt into a large bowl; stir in whole-wheat flour. With your fingers, rub in butter until mixture is crumbly. Make a well in center of mixture. Pour in 1/2 cup milk and the honey and mix well. Add bananas and mix with a fork to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead lightly. Roll out with a floured rolling pin or pat dough with your hands to make a round about 3/4-inch thick. Cut in rounds with 2-inch fluted or plain cookie cutter. Place 1 to 1 1/2 inches apart on baking sheet; brush tops lightly with milk. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until well risen and browned on bottom. Transfer to a wire rack and cool 5 minutes. Split and serve warm with butter. Makes about 16 scones.

4 c White grape juice

1 c Pink grapefruit juice

1 tb Lime juice

1 Club soda;bottle, 750 ml

-chilled Pink grapefruit slices In large pitcher, combine grape, grapefruit and lime juices; refrigerate. Just before serving, add soda water and grapefruit slices. MAKES 12 SERVINGS, each 3/4 cup Per sering: 60 calories, negligible protein, no fat, 15 g carbohydrate SOURCE: Canadian Living magazine

2 cn Frozen white grape juice

-- concentrate 1 cn Pineapple juice (46 oz)

2 cn Lemon-lime soda, chilled

Reconstitute the grape juice according to package directions. Mix all the juices together & refrigerate. Add the soda just before serving.

3 1/2 c Milk

1/4 c Instant coffee

1/4 c Brown sugar

1 ds Salt

Bring milk just to boiling. Pour over coffee, brown sugar, and salt, stirring to dissolve. Serve in mugs. Makes between 4 and servings.