MADELEINE, JE T'AIME!

I am truly in love with Madeleines. They are wonderfully perfect, cake like cookies. Madeleines are also very easy to make if you have the mold for them. You will also find they are perfect for thanks giving, if you have a talent for icing. Their fan shape makes them easy bodies for turkeys. Think how delighted your guest would be to find sweet turkey decorated Madeleines waiting for them at their table place. I think they would be almost as delighted if they were to find a double martini.

So to make your own Madeleines you will need:

2 large eggs

1 table spoon vanilla

2/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

1 pinch of salt

1 cup and 2 table spoon cake flour

10 table spoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

To make them you will need to start off by pre-heating your oven to 375°.

In an electric mixer bowl, beat eggs and sugar, just until blended.

Next beat in vanilla, lemon peel, and salt.

Add flour and mix well.

Finally gradually add in butter.

Take your Madeleine molds and grease and flour them.

In the molds place a tablespoon of batter.

Set your timer for 10 minutes of baking. Yes, that is Cary Grant, I always like to bake with a handsome man in the kitchen. The Madeleines should be puffed and browned.

Let cool for about 5 minutes before removing them from the mold.

I personally don't like them to get too brown so I pull them early.

If you are talented with icing you can use royal icing to make these yummy cookies into turkeys.

Happy Thanks Giving!

I am so thankful for my followers.

Gamma Phi Mocktails

So I thought it was fitting to do a post on mocktails. Today is my sorority’s Founders' Day and I have been thinking of fond memories all day long. I remember we once did a mocktail party. It was a blast and I thought it would be fun to share some gamma phi themed mocktails. I love you ladies so raise a cup for Helen M Dodge, Frances E Haven, E. Adeline Curtis, and Mary A. Bingham and enjoy!

The Silver Moon

Tonic water
Squeeze of Lime
3 dashes Angostura bitters
Crushed Ice

In a fun shaped glass combine all ingredients and garnish with a crescent of lime.

Love, Labor, Learning and Loyalty Mocktail

2oz. Amaretto- for love, because who doesn't love amaretto

2oz. Cherry syrup- for labor, if you make it with maraschino cherries you can reward yourself for your hard work by garnishing your drink with a cherry.

4oz. Orange ounce- for learning, an orange a day is so much better than an apple a day

4oz. 7-up- for loyalty, you can always count on 7-up to be a great mixer.

Once again combine and served chilled.

Pink Carnation

(It is a Shirley Temple)

7oz. Ginger Ale or 7-Up

1oz. Grenadine

Combine and serve over ice

Party Punch

(You can't have an event without it)

½ gallon sherbet (strawberry is best)

2 bottles of fruit punch

1 bottle lemon-lime soda

Combine in a large bowl, make sure you keep it filled, and have plenty of napkins for serving the sherbet, it can get a little messy... ladies do you remember last springs pref night?