12 flavored straws Recipes

shrimp, cleaned and deveined (leave the shell or at least tail on for best flavor), green onion, chopped into 1-inch pieces, gingerroot, 6 very thin slices, oil, for cooking, sesame oil (omit if you don tsp have any), cooking wine (rice wine, sherry or mirin), salt, egg white, chicken broth or 1 1/2 cups water, salt (use less if broth is used), sugar, pepper, firm tofu, cut into 1-inch square (1 package), tomato, diced, mushroom (button , straw, shitake), green peas or 1/3 cup snow peas, carrot, diced, cornstarch, water

grape-flavored gelatin mix (such as jello-o), boiling water, cold water, straws, toothpicks

free-range chicken, reserved shells from shrimp, see below, scallions, garlic, stalk lemongrass , lightly smashed, or zest of 1 lemon, whole black peppercorns, fresh ginger, sliced thick, kaffir lime leaves, fresh or frozen , or juice and skin of 1 lime, serrano chiles , halved lengthwise, recipe asian chicken stock, straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed, limes , juice and skins, serrano chiles , halved lengthwise, fish sauce, or more to taste, kaffir lime leaves, fresh or frozen , optional, kosher salt, shrimp, shelled and sliced in 1/2 lengthwise, chopped fresh cilantro leaves , plus more for garnish, thai basil leaves or regular basil leaves

chicken stock, lemongrass, galangal, straw mushrooms, tiger shrimp, lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, chili in oil, kaffir lime leaves, red chilies, sliced, whipping cream or 100 ml heavy, coriander leaves (cilantro), chili oil

fresh pineapple, cored, coarsely chopped, spiked watermelon , recipe follows, citrus-ginger infusion , recipe follows, ice, citrus-flavored vodka , as desired, fresh mint sprigs, garnish, straws, garnish, seedless yellow watermelon, citrus-flavored vodka, water, granulated sugar, chopped lemon grass, julienned fresh ginger, lemons , zested and juiced

lemon chiffon cake, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, egg yolks, cold-water, lemon juice, lemon rind, egg whites, cream of tartar, sift flour. add sugar , baking powder and salt; sift 3 more times, last time into a large mixing bowl. make a well in the center of the mixture, and pour in oil, lightly beaten egg yolks, lemon juice and rind. beat all this thoroughly., in another bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until very stiff. gently fold flour mixture into egg whites. pour into greased and floured tube pan. bake at 325f for 1 hr. and 10 min. test with straw or cake tester to see if done. invert over bottle and let set on table. let cool completely. frost the cooled cake with lemon frosting. serves 12-16 easily., lemon frosting, sugar, soft butter, milk , more if necessary, grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, grate lemon rid and wrap in piece of cheesecloth. wring the oils into the sugar before it is blended, or gently blend with the sugar. let set 15 min. or more to allow the flavors to blend. then cream sugar and butter, add juice and enough milk to make icing. frost cake, tip decorate with sprigs of mint for color .

cooking oil, diced onion, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, serrano or jalapeno chili pepper, seeded and thinly sliced, snow peas, ends and strings removed, red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch squares, assorted mushrooms (e.g. cremini, portobello, oyster or straw), stems trimmed (if using shiitake or oysters, remove stems), cut into slices or bite-size pieces, oyster-flavored sauce, sweet rice wine

very well chilled vodka , pepper flavored is good, tomato juice , low sodium fresh made even better, drops hot pepper sauce, horseradish, black pepper, worcestershire sauce , to taste (optional), lovage, stems for straws, lovage, leaves (garnish ), lemon lime (to garnish ), extra large shrimp, cooked well seasoned (optional)

root beer, scoops vanilla ice cream, flavored syrups , such as vanilla or cherry, crushed root beer candies, maraschino cherries , optional, special equipment : 4 soda fountain glasses, long straws and spoons

whole lb cake (store-bought, frozen ), ice cream, your favorite flavor, chocolate sandwich cookies , such as oreo s, gummy worms, clay flower pots (lead free), straws, fresh cut flowers