324 body paint romantics Recipes

bosc pear (head ), cantaloupes (body) or 1 honeydew melon (body), cubed cheddar cheese (beak and tail feathers), red bell peppers (snood, feet and side feathers) or 1 -2 yellow bell pepper (snood, feet and side feathers), raisins (eyes), seedless grapes (tail feathers), bamboo skewer, toothpick

beef tenderloin steaks, cut 1 inch thick (about 1 lb total ), olive oil, onion powder, salt and pepper to taste, minced shallot, bacon

butter, softened, shortening, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, salt, egg yolk, water, assorted colors of paste food coloring

sugar, cornstarch, cold water, clear liquid dish soap, paste

go to the crafts store., purchase 1 or more bags of dried fruit, some plaster of paris, brown paint and a disposable cake pan., go home ., unwrap the dried fruit , carefully folding the wrapper inside-out and placing it at the bottom of your trash can. better yet, send it through your personal paper shredder and use it for insulation in the attic., mix the plaster of paris with water and pour into the disposable cake pan. place dried fruit on top, gently pushing in so it looks baked in the batter. let dry., take your fruitcake out of the disposable cake pan ., cover the top, bottom and sides with brown paint, avoiding the fruit., wrap your fruitcake in festive , colored saran wrap and finish with a bow. i like using red wrap because it gives a warm glow to the fruitcake., give your fruitcake to someone you want to impress. when they lift it, they ll say, wow! you must have made a really rich fruitcake! don tsp forget to smile and say, oh, its paris-style fruitcake., worry about someone trying to eat your fruitcake. nobody actually eats fruitcake... that s just a rumor. just so you know, the dried fruit won go bad because it has the same preservatives as twinkies, which have a shelf-life of about 237 years.

this recipe yields calamari lighter in color than most restaurant versions , so keep this in mind when frying. follow the cooking time, not the color, and you will have perfectly cooked squid. while we love the texture and visual appeal of the tentacles, not everyone does; most fishmongers will gladly sell only bodies if you so desire. before slicing the squid, check the bodies for beaks the fishmonger might have missed. they look and feel like pieces of transparent plastic. for a specialty native to federal hill, the italian neighborhood in providence, rhode island, toss the fried calamari with thinly sliced rings of jarred pepperoncini. the spicy bite of the peppers and the tanginess of the brine are surprisingly good with fried squid. for the best results, clip a candy/deep-fry thermometer to the side of the saucepan to monitor the temperature of the oil., unbleached all-purpose flour, fine-ground cornmeal, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, egg whites, squid , bodies sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rings, tentacles left whole, vegetable oil for frying, lemon , cut into wedges

cream cheese, room temperature (philly, of course), garlic, minced, fresh (or less if you are worried about smooching), flat leaf parsley, italian, minced, basil, minced, rosemary, minced, cracked black pepper, herbes de provence (to replace the fresh herbs) (optional)

plain fat-free yogurt, cold water, rose water, kewra essence, light brown sugar, ice cubes

this 1 uses no vanilla powder, cornstarch, powdered honey to taste, few drops vanilla extract, uses vanilla powder, cornstarch, tbl vanilla powder, honey (light colored s give the most shimmer)

carrier oil, rosehip seed oil, drops patchouli essential oil, drops lemongrass essential oil, drops vanilla fragrance oil

flour, fine salt, sweetened evaporated milk, light fresh fallen snow

glycerine (found in most drug stores), honey, vanilla extract, flavoring or your choice (be careful with mint and cinnamon flavorings and where you put them)