Island Kitchen Party

My Hubby will be working on Father's Day so we're celebrating today here is a recipe for his favourite Summertime drink! 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup water 1 cup lemon juice (4 Lemons) 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute) My Hubby will be working on Father's Day so we're celebrating today here is a recipe for his favourite Summertime drink! 1 mix sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved completely. 2 While the sugar is dissolving, squeeze the juice from 4 lemons, enough for 1 cup of juice. 3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it. Serve with ice, sliced lemons. Serves 6.

This is a recipe passed to me by my sister...So easy and incredible good! 1 box brownie mix 1 1/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 c. creamy peanut butter 3 Tbsp. butter 3 c. crispy rice cereal a batch of butter cream Icing Bake brownies according to package directions in a greased 9×13″ baking pan.cool and top with Butter cream icing, Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter,and butter. Heat & stir until chocolate is melted (or melt all in microwave, 100% power, for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fully melted).Stir in cereal. Pour evenly over Butter cream icing.Cut into bars using greased knife to make cutting easier Butter cream Icing 2/3 cup (150 mL) butter, softened 3 1/3 cups (825 mL) sifted icing sugar 3-4 table spoon milk 1/4 tsp (1 mL) vanilla Preparation: In large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Alternately beat in sugar and milk, making 2 additions of sugar. Beat in vanilla.

1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups chocolate chips 30 crackers (saltines or graham wafer) Line a well greased cookie sheet with crackers or line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray. Melt 1cup butter, add 1cup brown sugar and whisk until well mixed. Pour sugar mixture over crackers and bake at 350 F for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over top of crackers. Return to oven for 1 minute. Spread chocolate over crackers. Let cool for 5 minutes and place in freezer for 1 hour.

This is my favoutite recipe for peanut butter cookies 2/3 cup Peanut Butter 1/2 cup Margarine 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 5mL 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1. In bowl, cream together Peanut Butter, margarine, sugars, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. 2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; stir into peanut butter mixture. 3. Shape into 1 inch (2.5 cm) balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with fork. 4. Bake at 350 F (180 C) 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on rack.

*4 qts. thinly sliced cucumber (about 5 lbs.). I use the small dill sized cukes 6 med. onion, sliced (about 2 lbs) 1/2 cup of salt Put cukes, onion & salt in ice water for 3 hours. Drain. In large pot put: 5 cups white sugar 5 cups vinegar 2 1/2 tablespoons mustard seed 2 1/2 teaspoons celery seed 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric Bring this mixture to a boil; add drained cucumber & bring to a boil again. Bottle while hot into sterilized jars Enjoy!!! From Cindy's Kitchen

This recipe is a favourite of mine, it's from From Cindy's Kitchen ( my son-in-law Mike's Mom) 2 qt red tomato - diced 2 lg green pepper 2 lg. red pepper 1 red onion & 1 reg. onion 4 stalks of celery 13 oz. can tomato paste 4 jalapeno peppers - you can add heat to taste. 1/2 cup vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar salt & pepper to taste 7 - 8 dashes of tabasco sauce You can dice your veggies as big or as small as you like. That's the time consuming part!!! The rest is easy. Boil everything for about an hour or until you have the desired consistency you like. Every batch is different depending on how juicy all the veggies are. Bottle while hot and you're all set.

If you go for a walk this time of year anywhere on the Island, you will most likely smell the aroma of Chow- chow and Mustard pickles in the air, Green Tomato Chow Chow 7 lbs. green tomatoes, sliced thinly. 5 medium onions, peeled and sliced thinly . 1/2 c. pickling salt. ********** 4 c.vinegar. 4 c. sugar. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 c. mixed pickling spice tied in a cheesecloth bag. ************ Combine the vegetables and salt in a large bowl. Mix well. Cover and let stand overnight. The next day, drain the vegetables in a colander, pressing out excess moisture. Set aside.  Combine 4 c.vinegar. 4 c. sugar. 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger in a large pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add the drained vegetables and add the spice bag. Once the mixture returns to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat; discard the spice bag. Spoon...