I have been on vacation / working travel for the last 2 weeks and have had some great Homemade Gourmet experiences.  I’ll share more of those later next week, but wanted ask you a quick question today.  What are you doing with the limited edition products?  I’m talking about fun recipes that you might be creating with the new items that will only be here for a short time. 

I have family in town this week, and today they are coming over for a big lunch and family photo session.  Yesterday I was busy preparing things to put in the fridge to pull out today so I could have quality time with them instead of being in the kitchen.  I used several recipes from the “cooler supper” article in the Kitchen Connection magazine (if you don’t have it yet…you really need to get one…it is great!).  Anyway…I also got a little creative with a couple of the new products and thought I would share.

 MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

After blending the ingredients as directed on the label, add chopped avocado and salad shrimp.  Add enough to make it thick and chunky and serve in a bowl with tortilla chips as a dip.  If I was having a smaller gathering…or just serving it as part of a family meal, I think I would put individual portions into margarita glasses to make it fun!  It would be a great compliment to one of our grilled fish recipes or even a steak with one of our spicy marinades (a little surf and turf!). 

CITRUS TRIFLE

I baked the new orange dream pound cake in a 9×13 pan instead of as a loaf as directed.  It only took 40 minutes in the oven. While it baked and cooled, I made a double batch of our Cool Lemonade Cheesecake.  Then I cut the cake into cubes, and put a layer of those cubes in the bottom of a large, clear glass bowl.  I drizzled half of the orange glaze over the cake cubes.  Then I put half of the cheesecake mixture over that and topped it with one large can of well drained and dried mandarine orange slices.  Then I layered the cake cubes, orange glaze and cheesecake again.  I topped it with a little lemon zest and it was done. 

 So what are you doing?  The limited edition summer product is only here for a short time…lets have some fun and share our ideas before it is too late to use them! 

God Bless and Keep You,

Tami

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