Smarty Party Recipes

Spicy Baked Green Bean Fries (with Meyer Lemon Aioli)

Frieda — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:00:44 +0000

Because who doesn’t love everything fried? Thought so. Thanks again Adrianna for another incredible recipe from A Cozy Kitchen.

Ingredients for fries:
2 cups bread crumbs
1 tap crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 lb green beans
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs, beaten

Ingredients for Aioli:
1 meyer lemon, juiced and zested
1/2 shallot, minced
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F.
Combine bread crumbs, red pepper flakes, and salt.
Dip green beans in flour and egg.
Coat green beans evenly with bread crumb mixture.
Place green beans on a baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Using a blender, mix the meyer lemon juice and zest, shallot, egg yolk and salt.
Slowly add oil while mixture is blending.
Salt to taste.

Fried Cheesy Jalapeno Poppers

Frieda — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:41:02 +0000

Can you say cheesy fried goodness? Thank you Adrianna from A Cozy Kitchen for this mouthwatering appetizer.

Ingredients:

16 jalapeño peppers
3 cups oil
6 ounces cream cheese
1 ¾ cup finely shredded Montery Jack cheese
½ cup flour
3 eggs
2 cups bread crumbs
¼ tsp cumin
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper

Directions:

Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
Slice off the tip and make a slit down the middle of each jalapeño pepper (not too far that the sides will come apart)
Scoop out the seeds.
Combine the cream cheese, Montery Jack, cumin, salt, and pepper.
Heat oil in a skillet at 350F.
Put a spoonful of the cheese mixture in each jalapeño.
Cover each jalapeño in flour. Then dip it twice in the egg and bread crumbs.
Place them in the heated oil and fry until golden brown (approximately 2-3 minutes per side).
Let them drain on the paper towels.

Grapefruit Mojito

Frieda — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:56 +0000

This drink is just in time for summer! Here’s another refreshing cocktail recipe from Iowa Girl Eats. Thanks again Kristin!

Ingredients:

1 grapefruit (segmented, reserve juice)
20 mint leaves
4 tsp agave nectar
1 lime juiced
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp reserved grapefruit juice
2 shots rum
ice
sparkling water
martini shaker

serves 2

Directions:

Mix together 4 grapefruit segments, mint, agave nectar and lime juice in the bottom of a martini shaker the end of a wooden spoon.
Pour in grapefruit juice and rum.
Fill shaker 3/4 full with ice.
Shake until very cold.
Pour half of the mixture into two glasses filled with ice. Top with sparkling water and garnish with remaining grapefruit.

Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

Frieda — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:35:43 +0000

So cute and so easy to make! Thank you Madison for this wonderful recipe from Espresso and Cream.

Ingredients:

24-30 large marshmallows
8 oz. white chocolate (chopped)
2 tsp. vegetable or canola oil
Chocolate Sprinkles

Directions:

Microwave the chopped white chocolate in 20 second intervals until melted.
Sir in the oil well.
Drop the marshmallows, one at a time, into the melted chocolate and use a fork or spoon to completely cover all sides.
Use a fork to place the chocolate covered marshmallows on parchment paper. 5. Sprinkle the marshmallows with chocolate sprinkles while chocolate is still soft.
Let the chocolate harden for at least 2-3 hours. To speed up process, place them in the fridge.

Skinny Sunrise

Frieda — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:04:57 +0000

All you need is a drink like this to make you feel like you’re relaxing on the beach. Thank you Kristin for sharing this amazing cocktail recipe with us from Iowa Girl Eats!

Drink Ingredients:

2 tbsp rum (or your choice of liquor)
1 tbsp strawberry simple syrup
3 tbsp orange juice
3 tbsp pineapple juice
1/4 cup club soda
ice
cocktail shaker

serves 1

Strawberry Simple Syrup Ingredients:

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
3 large strawberries

Strawberry Simple Syrup Directions:

Mix together sugar, water, and strawberries into a small saucepan over high heat.
When your mixture starts to boil, crush the strawberries.
Let it boil for 30 seconds, then turn off the flame and let the syrup cool.
Process the syrup in a blender until smooth.
If you want to remove the strawberry seeds, you can then strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve. Chill in the fridge.

Skinny Sunrise Directions:

In your cocktail maker, put ice, rum, your syrup, orange juice and pineapple juice.
Shake until very cold.
Pour all contents into a glass and top it with club soda.