Brie Apple Phyllo Cups

A crunchy, sweet and salty bite

Brie Apple Phyllo Cups

Ingredients
12 mini phyllo cups
Wedge brie cheese
½ apple, sliced thin and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 tablespoon fresh lemon
2 slices bacon. cooked and crumbled
2 tablespoons honey for drizzling

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Combine apples with lemon juice and mix to coat evenly..

Line a baking sheet. Place phyllo cups on the sheet. Cut brie into bite size pieces and place them into the phyllo cups. Place 2-3 pieces of the apples into each phyllo cup. Top the brie with the crumbled bacon.

Bake for 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Drizzle with honey and serve immediately.

Milk of the Poppy Cocktail

This Game of Thrones inspired cocktail is sweet, creamy and strong.

Milk of the Poppy Cocktail

Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces cherry vodka
1/2 ounce amaretto
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
Maraschino cherry

Directions
Combine all the ingredients in a blender on high for 10 to 20 seconds. Pour it into a coupe glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Jack Frost Mimosa

Light and fruity with a pretty blue color

Jack Frost Mimosa 

Ingredients
1/2 cup blue curaçao
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 bottle chilled prosecco or champagne
Sugar for rim
Ice cubes

Directions
Rim the champagne flutes with sugar by moistening the rims and dipping them into sugar.

In a cocktail shaker, add blue curaçao and pineapple juice with a few ice cubes. Shake well until chilled. Pour the blue curaçao and pineapple mixture into the prepared champagne flutes, filling halfway. Top with chilled prosecco or champagne.

Crustless Ham and Swiss Quiche

Tasty and easy to make. 

Crustless Ham and Swiss Quiche

Ingredients
1 cup cooked ham, diced

1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded

1/2 cup heavy cream

5 eggs

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard 

1/4 cup chopped green onions

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9" pie dish or quiche pan.

In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, pepper and Dijon mustard. Stir in the diced ham, Swiss cheese and green onions. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie dish. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the quiche is set and slightly golden on top. Let cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Mimosas

The classic brunch cocktail.

Mimosas

Ingredients
8 ounces orange juice
4 ounces Triple Sec or other orange liqueur
1 bottle champagne
4 curls orange peel

Directions
Chill champagne flutes in freezer to frost glasses. Pour 2 ounces of orange juice into each flute. Fill almost to the rim with Champagne. Top with 1/2 ounce orange liqueur and garnish with a curl of orange peel.

Jingle Bell Rock Mimosa

Light and not too sweet

Jingle Bell Rock Mimosa

Ingredients
3 ounces champagne, chilled
2 ounces cranberry juice
1 ounce orange juice
1/2 ounce orange liqueur
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Orange peel twists or rosemary sprigs, for garnish

Directions:
Add a few fresh cranberries to a champagne flute.

Pour the cranberry juice, orange juice and orange liqueur into the flute. Slowly pour in the champagne or prosecco to preserve the fizz. Garnish with an orange peel twist or a small rosemary sprig for a holiday aroma.

Cranberry Glaze for Ham

A sweet and festive glaze for a Christmas ham. 

Cranberry Glaze for Ham

Ingredients
1 16 ounce can jellied cranberry sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1⁄/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan. Heat slowly, whisking until smooth. Brush half on ham every 10minutes for the last half hour of baking. Garnish with whole cranberries.