Food & Drink

From the Kitchen: Salted Caramel Apples Dipped in Dark Chocolate

Published

2 years ago

October 19, 2021

Ingredients:
10-12 apples
Popsicle sticks
Melted dark chocolate
Sprinkles, nuts, sea salt or candies
1 cup of melted butter
1 cup of light Karo syrup
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups brown sugar
1 can sweetened, condensed milk
Directions:

Wash and dry apples.
Insert a popsicle stick into the top of each apple.
Combine the corn syrup, brown sugar, condensed milk and melted butter into a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Turn to medium, stirring consistently, to 240 degrees on a candy thermometer. Pull the pan off and add in one teaspoon of vanilla.

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Food & Drink

From the Kitchen: Berry Shortcake

Published

1 day ago

September 22, 2023

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Ingredients:

1/4 cup of sugar

Dash salt

1/4 cup water

1 tsp cornstartch

1/2 tspn lemon zest

1 cup fresh blueberries

1 1/2 tsps lemon juice

Ingredients for cheesecake:

1 Graham cracker crust

4 large eggs at room temperature

4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature

1/3 cup heavy cream

2 tsps vanilla extract

Zest of 1 lemon

Homemade blueberry sauce

Directions:

Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan.

Whisk in water until smooth. Add blueberries, lemon zest, and juice.

Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until thickened, around 2 to 3 minutes. Serve chilled over cheesecake.

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Food & Drink

Magic Time Machine: Delivering an Enchanting Adventure

Published

5 days ago

September 18, 2023

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By Donna Long

Looking for some place out of the ordinary for dinner? Tired of the same restaurant routine – show up, get seated, order, eat, pay the bill, and leave? The Magic Time Machine will blow that boring routine out of the water.

The Magic Time Machine, with locations in Dallas and San Antonio, is designed with kids and young-at-heart-adults in mind. The food is hit or miss at times, to be honest. The menu is diverse with dishes ranching from steaks to burgers and fries. There are drinks for the kiddos as well as bubbly adult beverage “potions” that smoke using dry ice.

The magic that is delivered at the Magic Time Machine is in the themed decorations and costumed servers.

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Food & Drink

From the Kitchen: Berry Shortcake

Published

4 weeks ago

August 29, 2023

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By Beth Cole

Ingredients for sauce:

¼ cup of sugar

Dash salt

¼ cup water

1 tsp cornstarch

½ tspn lemon zest

1 cup fresh blueberries

1 ½ tspns lemon juice

Ingredients for cheesecake:

1 Graham cracker crust

4 large eggs at room temp

4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature

1/3 cup heavy cream

2 tsps vanilla extract

Zest of 1 lemon

Homemade blueberry sauce

Directions for sauce:

Combine cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Whisk in water until smooth. Add blueberries, lemon zest, and juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until thickened, around 2 to 3 minutes. Serve chilled over cheesecake.

To read more, pick up a copy of the September/October issue of LiveIt magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-2076.