Lemonade Iced Tea

The M And M Soulfood Restaurant serve it at on it's tables (half lemonade, half iced tea)…This is similar to an “Arnold Palmer” something refreshing to beat the heat! Give it a shot, something different and fun to bring to a party!

A Southern Living Recipe from www.myrecipes.com

YIELD: Makes 8 cups
COOK TIME: 5 MINUTES
PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES
STEEP: 10 MINUTES


3 cups water
2 family-size tea bags
1 (1-oz.) package fresh mint leaves (about 1 cup loosely packed)
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups cold water
1 (6-oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
Garnish: fresh citrus slices
Preparation

1. Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan. Remove from heat, add tea bags, and stir in fresh mint. Cover and steep 10 minutes.
2. Remove and discard tea bags and mint. Stir in sugar until dissolved.
3. Pour tea into a 3-qt. container, and stir in 4 cups cold water and lemonade concentrate. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

This Recipe is really easy. a great Jerk chicken from "Jamaican Man". Coming Right off the grill, to your plate with those side dishes of your choice. Please believe me when I say it is better than Bar BQ Chicken.

    1 tbs. Ground allspice

    1 tbs. Dried thyme

    1 1/2 tsp. Cayenne pepper

    1 1/2 tsp black pepper

    1 1/2 tsp. Ground sage

    3/4 tsp. Ground nutmeg

    3/4 tsp. Ground cinnamon

    2 tbs. Salt

    2 tbs. Garlic powder

    1 tbs. Sugar

    1/4 cup Olive oil

    1/4 cup Soy sauce

    3/4 cup White vinegar

    1/2 cup Orange juice

    Juice of 1 lime

    1 Scotch bonnet pepper, seeded and finely chopped

    1 cup Chopped white onion

    3 Green onions, finely chopped

    4 Chicken breasts (6 to 8 oz)trimmed of fat

METHOD / DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, combine the allspice, thyme, cayenne pepper, black pepper, sage, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, garlic powder and sugar. With a wire whisk, slowly add the olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, orange juice, and lime juice. Add the Scotch bonnet pepper, onion, and green onions and mix well. Add the chicken breasts, cover and marinate for at least 1 hour, longer if possible. Preheat an outdoor grill. Remove the breasts from the marinade and grill for 6 minutes on each side or until fully cooked. While grilling, baste with the marinade.

Caribbean Coconut Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs, lightly beaten

2 teaspoons coconut extract

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup sweet shredded coconut

Directions:


Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Grease and flour two 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" loaf pans.

mix with hand and wooden spoon

In medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well.

In large mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, beaten eggs, and coconut extract; mix well.

Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to sugar mixture and stir only until moist.

Stir in shredded coconut.

Pour batter into the two prepared loaf pans, place on middle rack and bake for 1 hour.


Add more favor by add a coconut glaze

Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

3 tablespoons cream of coconut

2 tablespoons Malibu® coconut rum

1 teaspoon hot water

½ cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted

Place sifted powdered sugar in a bowl, add cream of coconut, Malibu, and water and stir until smooth.

PECAN PIE

This recipe you will love..only if you are a pecan love like me. I like to used real maple syrup not corn syrup and brown sugar it just made it taste old fashion.

1 cup maple syrup

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon molasses

4 tablespoon butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 large eggs york beaten

1/1/2 cup pecans toasted and choped

1/2 cup whole pecan toasted

1 9inch  unbaked deep dish pie shell

heat cream, syrup,sugar, and molasses in a sauce pan on medium heat until sugar dissolves.removed from and let cool for about 10 mins.whisk butter and salt into syrup mixture.whisk eggs yolks until blended.

Spread pecans on bottom of pie shell. Than pour filling over pecans.place pie in 350 oven and bake 45 mins

let it cool and set an hour.