144 teeny polka dot Recipes

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

shredded sharp cheddar cheese, room temperature, cream cheese, softened, deviled ham, crushed pineapple, crushed pecans

butter or margarine, granulated sweetening, flour, salt, ice water, cut the butter into chunks ., combine the dry ingredients into a bowl., work the butter gently into the dry mixture with a fork until pieces the size of peas form., sprinkle the water over and work in. (do not overwork the dough), form the dough into a ball ., blueberries (or 1 20-oz package, frozen ), granulated sweetening, powdered klah bark (cinnamon), citrus juice, butter or margerine, gently toss berries with sweetening and klah bark in a large bowl., sprinkle citrus juice over mixture ., spoon berries into crust and dot with butter., divide the ball into two pieces., work with 1 at a time ., form each into a ball and press out into a circle., divide each circle into six ., roll each piece into a ball ., flatten to 1/8 of an inch, cut into 5-inch circles, and fit six into the tart pans., fill with berry mixture., moisten the edge of each tart and top with second circle of dough., seal and flute the edges., cut slits in the top of each tart with a knife., cover edge of each tart with foil., bake at 375 degrees for ten minutes., foil ., bake for 8-12 minutes more, or until crust is golden.

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, margarine or butter, softened, sugar, eggs, fat-free milk, vanilla, chopped nuts, chopped, pitted dates, chopped maraschino cherries, corn flakes(crushed to 1 1/3 cups), maraschino cherries, cut into quarters

marshmallows, butter, cubed, vanilla extract, cornflakes, red-hot candies, red shoestring licorice and 1 red dot candy, optional

sugar, shortening, dark molasses, ground cinnamon, baking soda, salt, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, sugar, meringue powder, warm water, decorating bag, dot (#12) decorating tip, spice jars, candies and cookies for decorating

snack-size mounds candy bars, pretzels, chocolate frosting, assorted candies : nerds, candy buttons, dots and/or sprinkles

caramel frosting or frosting of your choice, cupcakes of your choice, caramels, dots candies , candy-coated sunflower kernels and sixlets candies

vanilla frosting, orange food coloring, yellow cupcakes baked in orange foil liners, orange fruit gems, black decorating icing, blue and brown m &m s brand mini chocolate candies, orange, red and yellow dots candy, cut into quarters, cheerios

flour , sifted, salt, heavy cream, freshly grated parmesant cheese

all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, white sugar, butter , cut into pieces, raisins, currants, caraway seed, milk, apple cider vinegar

egg noodles, cube butter (i sometimes use less butter and add olive oil to compensate), minced garlic (or more if desired), grated parmesan cheese, fresh or from the jar, salt and pepper to taste

unsalted butter + dots on top, onion(diced ), red bellpepper(diced ), garlic cloves(minced ), sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste, ears fresh corn cut off the cob (this takes very little time to do and worth it), red tomatoes(sliced(slightly thick ), bread crumbs

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, margarine or butter, softened, sugar, eggs, fat-free milk, vanilla, chopped nuts, chopped, pitted dates, chopped maraschino cherries, corn flakes cereal (crushed to 1 1/3 cups), maraschino cherries, cut into quarters

rice, sugar, milk, few shakes nutmeg, few dots butter (i argue that the butter is unneccessary, but they tell me its what makes the crispy-like skin on top. bah-humbug to butter, says zoe the unicorn)

flour, salt, vegetable shortening, ice water, granny smith apples cored, peeled, and thinly sliced, granulated sugar, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground cardamom, ground nutmeg, all-purpose flour, butter for dotting, raw sugar for sprinkling

cake batter, wooden craft sticks, vanilla glaze, decorations : candy sprinkles, candy dots, colored decorator icing

shortening, softened, sugar, eggs, cake flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, vanilla extract, chocolate frosting, decorator icing, peppermint rounds, vanilla wafers, red licorice whips, sugar cone, candy dots, assorted colors