Too Busy to Be Unprepared
by Holly
6 c. milk
2 c. heavy cream or half and half
1 c. sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
1 – 4 oz. bar Ghiradelli white chocolate
On medium heat in a large stock pan, steam milk, cream, sugar and vanilla extract. Cut bar into little bits and add to the steaming mixture, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Take off heat and serve with marshmallows in your favorite winter cup! Makes 6 cups
Grocery List
milk
heavy cream
sugar
vanilla extract
Ghiradelli white chocolate bar
Approximate Cost: $5.20
by Holly
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 T. finely grated lemon peel
1 1/2 c. hot water
1 1/2 c. lemon juice (8-10 lemons)
6 c. cold water
ice cubes
About 2 hours up to one week before, prepare syrup: In a one quart jar with tight fitting lid, shake sugar and lemon peel with 1 1/2 c. very hot water, until sugar is dissolved. Add lemon juice. Refrigerate.
To make lemonade: In a 2 1/2 quart pitcher, combine half of the syrup with 6 c. cold water. Pour over ice cubes into each glass. (May substitute lime peels and lime juice in same proportion to make limeade.)
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sugar
lemons
Approximate Cost: $4.23
by Holly
2 c. plain nonfat yogurt
1 medium ripe banana, peeled and sliced
1/2 c. splenda (sweetener or sugar)
3 T. lemon juice
2 c. frozen, unsweetened whole strawberries
1 c. frozen raspberries
Combine yogurt, banana, splenda and lemon juice in blender. Blend and then add frozen berries. Blend until smooth. Make 4 servings.
Groceries
plain yogurt
banana
splenda
lemon juice
strawberries
raspberries
Approximate Cost: $4.75
by Holly
2 qts. cold water
4 Louisianne family-sized tea bags
1 can frozen raspberry juice (undiluted)
1 c. sugar
10 fresh peppermint leaves
2 lemons, sliced
Bring water to a boil in a medium sauce pan. When just boiling, add tea bags and turn off burner (but do not remove pan from burner). Let steep for 5 minutes.
In a large 3 qt. pitcher, pour sugar and spoon frozen raspberry juice at the bottom. When tea is steeped, pour hot tea over the sugar and juice. Stir thoroughly. Add cold water to within one inch of the top of the pitcher. Stir and serve with a peppermint leaf and slice of lemon over ice.
Groceries
Louisianne family-sized tea bags
frozen raspberry juice (undiluted)
sugar
peppermint leaves
lemons
Approximate Cost: $4.33
by Holly
2 c. Tang
1/2 c. instant lemonade mix
1/2 c. instant tea
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 T. cinnamon
1 t. ground cloves
Mix all together well. Put in and airtight mason jar. Add a pretty piece of fabric under the lid and instructions for a nice Christmas gift!
To prepare, add 1 T. to 8 oz. boiling water and serve in your favorite cup.
Grocery List:
Tang
instant lemonade mix
instant tea
sugar
cinnamon
ground cloves
Approximate Cost: $5.50