Blog Party #10-Garden Party!
I almost didn’t make it in time this week…something about two jobs, a cake class and oh yeah…housework almost kept me from the fun this month! Luckily I have two super easy recipes to contribute.
I have been making this yummy tea recipe since I saw Ina make it a couple of years ago. It is refreshing and good for you! I rarely drink anything else besides water during the day, but a nice cool glass of this with lunch it truly a treat!
Ina’s Fruity Summer Tea
4 Celestial Seasoning Red Zinger Tea bags
4 Celestial Seasoning Lemon Zinger Tea bags
4 cups cold apple juice (I actually used white grape juice this time around)
Steep all 8 teabags in 4 cups of boiling water for about 10 minutes. (I usually throw in a bit of ice to cool it down before combining with juice.) In a large pitcher combine tea with juice and add as much ice as desired. Enjoy!
For the appetizer/dessert I decided to stick to two very lady-like things…cheesecake and lemon curd…what could be better! I have made these mini cheesecakes before and have added preserves to the top but seeing as I have a large amount of lemon curd in my fridge right now, I figured this would be a great way to use some of it.
Mini Lemon Curd Cheesecakes
1 8 ounce block of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 cookies (I have been using vanilla wafers but used the Girl Scout shortbread cookies this time and they are fabulous!)
lemon curd
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth and well blended.
Place muffin liners into muffin tin and drop a cookie into the bottom of each cup. Spoon about 1/4 cup of cream cheese filling into each cup. Top with desired amount of lemon curd (I used about 2 teaspoons in each cup) and swirl with a toothpick.
Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely before serving.
**Jen’s Note- These mini cakes tend to fall a bit after baking so you could leave out the curd until after baking and you would have a nice little dimple to fill with cool lemon curd.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
May 18th, 2006 12:01
Jen, fabulous as always!
I love Ina, and pretty much anything she makes, so I’m very much in favor of that drink!
And your cheesecakes are adorable…thanks for joining in, and be sure to stop by Saturday night!
May 21st, 2006 10:10
yum! These recipes would be perfect for A Nice Cuppa!!
Maybe we can borrow them?? =)