Red Pepper Jelly PROCESS: In a saucepan, heat orange juice and vinegar, stir in sugar. Cut the red peppers in half, de-seed and place in the food processor. Cut the jalapeno peppers in half and leave the seeds for heat. Puree the peppers. Add the peppers to the sugar mixture. Bring to a boil.

How To Make Focaccia PROCESS: In a large mixing bowl, place warm water, yeast, olive oil, honey, garlic and chopped basil; allow to sit for ten minutes to activate the yeast. (Bloom) Add the flour and salt to the yeast mixture and mix to incorporate. You may use a fancy mixer or do the whole th

Strawberry Shortcake PROCESS: Wash the strawberries, remove the tops and slice into a bowl. Sprinkle with one cup of granulated sugar and let stand at room temperature for about an hour. Refrigerate for another hour allowing the strawberries to weep and create a fabulous tasting juice. Shortcak

Peanutbutter & Jelly Pizza PROCESS: Place the pizza crust on a pan-sprayed baking sheet or pizza pan. Spread the peanut butter on top of the pizza crust. Top with dollops of jelly and mini-marshmallows. Bake the pizza in a 400-degree oven until the marshmallows turn golden brown. Cut the pizza i

Milkshakes for Adults PROCESS: Chocolate Milk Shakes: Place all ingredients in the blender and blend! The Coffee acts to magnify the flavor of the chocolate. Strawberry Milk Shake: Place strawberry ice cream in the blender. Add heavy cream, fresh strawberries and the Chambord liqueur. The raspbe

Bread Pudding PROCESS: Sugar Glaze: Dissolve brown sugar in 1/3 of a cup of water, cook until foamy. Spray a 3 quart baking pan and pour in the sugar. Bread Pudding Mix: Cut the French bread and croissants into cubes. Place bread cubes on a sheet pan and bake in a 400-degree oven until golden br

Chocolate Ganache PROCESS: Place bittersweet chocolate in a bowl. Bring heavy whipping cream to a boil in a sauce pan. Pour cream over chocolate, stir the cream into the chocolate until it becomes smooth. That's it, Chocolate Ganache. It's the perfect sauce to dunk all sorts of foods into strawb

"Peanutted" Butter PROCESS: Place the peanut butter and butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric beater until it is light and fluffy. Add the chopped peanuts and blend. Serve with Honey Molasses Bread and Red Pepper Jelly. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups peanut butter 1 lb. butter, softened ½ cup cho

Flour Tortilla PROCESS: Sift of all purpose flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a bowl Add chopped cilantro. Add 4 tablespoons of vegetable shortening or lard and cut it in, one tablespoon at a time using a fork. Add water slowly and mix with your hands until all the water is incorporated.

White Chocolate Raspberry Trifle PROCESS: This recipe will make one large Trifle to be shared with about 6-8 people. The portions in this recipe are 50% smaller than I used in the video, and should fill a 3-4 quart trifle glass. Bake a white layer cake, slice the cake in thirds to use for the l

Pumpkin Cheesecake PROCESS: Crust: Grind vanilla wafers in a food processor, add sugar, cinnamon and melted butter, mix well. Pour into a greased 10-inch, spring form pan, use fingers to form crust. Bake crust at 350-degrees for 5-10-minutes. Filling: Allow cream cheese to come to room temperat

Crème Brûlée PROCESS: Custard Filling: Separate eggs and place yolks in a glass bowl. Add sugar and vanilla extract, stir to combine. Pour cream in a sauce pan and heat until it starts to boil, remove from heat. Pour 1 cup of the hot cream into the egg mixture and whisk to combine. Continue to ad

Banana Egg Roll PROCESS: The sauce: Melt butter in a skillet. Add brown sugar and one tablespoon water. Cook on low heat until the sugar melts and bubbles. Remove from the heat and season with cinnamon, red chili flakes, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Allow to cool to room temperature. The sau

Chocolate Mousse Cake PROCESS: The Cake: Start by baking a half recipe of Mamie's chocolate cake in a spring form pan. See recipe in dessert chapter / Mamie's Chocolate Cake. Let the cake cool to room temperature. Trim the crown off the top of the cake so it is level or flat on top. Eat the trim

Honey Molasses Bread PROCESS: Oat Mix: Heat a pint of milk in a saucepan until it boils. Add a cup of quick oats, 1/2 stick of butter and 2 teaspoons of salt. Cook very slowly for 5-minutes. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool to room temp. Dough: Place 1 cup of water, dry yeast, vegetable

Creme Anglaise PROCESS: Separate the eggs into a glass or stainless steel bowl. Add the sugar and vanilla to the eggs. In a sauce pan heat the cream until it starts to boil, remove from the heat. Temper the egg yolks by ladling a small amount of the hot cream into the egg mixture and stir with

Raspberries & Cream PROCESS: The Raspberries: Pick through raspberries, remove any moldy ones. Rinse raspberries in cold water and drain on paper towels. Place the raspberries in martini glasses Whipping the Cream: Place the cream, sugar, vanilla and almond extract in a bowl. Whip the cream unti

Peach Cobbler PROCESS: Filling: Peel a stripe around the peaches and cut in half around the seam. Twist the two halves to separate the lobes. Remove the pit with a small paring knife. Slice the peaches into 1/4 inch thick pieces. Heat a skillet to medium and add butter. Add the peaches and stir

Buttermilk Panna Cotta PROCESS: Make the whipped cream FIRST, then make the Panna Cotta Base, I know this is a little different than the video, don't be scared. Whipped Cream: Place cream, vanilla, sugar in a bowl, whip until soft peaks form, Do Not Overwhip! Panna Cotta Base Step One: Place b

Bananas Foster PROCESS: This recipe makes 4 servings Be sure to have ALL ingredients ready to go BEFORE you start cooking. This recipe cooks quickly and you could end up with mashed bananas if you are not careful. The mixture of citrus gives the dish the full range of citrus flavors; tart, citru