Honey Recipes (more to be added soon)

Honey Roasted Potatoes

  2 pounds of large baking potatoes
  1/2 tbs. of Dijon Mustard
  1/4 cup of honey
  1/2 tsp. crushed thyme leaves
  Salt and pepper to taste

First peel potatoes and cut in several pieces. Cover potatoes with water in large pot and bring to a boil, about 10 to 15 min. Drain when tender. In a small bowl mix the following ingredients: mustard, honey, and thyme. Coat potatoes with mix. On a foil-lined baking sheet spray non-stick cooking spray and place the potatoes on it. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until potatoes begin to turn brown around the edges..

HONEY glazed Salmon

  1 onion diced
  1 cup dry wine
  1 cup tomato juice
  1/2 cup of ketchup
  1/2 cup of honey
  1 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
  1/2 tsp. chopped garlic
  1/2 tsp. chili powder
  4 Salmon steaks

Combine onion and wine in large pan. Bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients (except fish). Mix it all very well. Cook it all for about 10 minutes. Put glaze in blender or food processor. Mixture must be smooth. Grill salmon over medium hot coals, basting with sauce.  Salmon is done when it flakes easily.

HONEY BBQ Spareribs

  4 lbs of pork spare ribs
  1 cup of water
  Salt and pepper to taste
  1/2 cup of honey
  1/4 cup of lemon juice
  2 tsp. grated lemon peel
  2 tsp. grated ginger root
  1 clove of garlic
  1 tsp. of rosemary crushed
  1/2 tsp. crushed red chilies
  1/2 tsp. ground sage

Cover ribs in water and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Drain water. Season both sides of ribs with salt and pepper. Place ribs in roasting pan on the rack. Cover with foil at about 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.  Makes 4 to 6 servings.

For BBQ: Boil ribs and simmer for 4 minutes, drain liquid. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Place ribs on BBQ for 30 minutes. per side. Brush meat with honey mixture for the last 15 minutes of cooking time.

Thirst quencher

  1 cup of orange juice
  1 cup of unsweetened pineapple juice
  1/4 cup of lemon juice
  1/4 cup of maraschino cherry juice
  1 cup ginger ale
  2 tablespoons of honey
  1 pint of vanilla ice cream
  2 tablespoons of maraschino cherries sliced

Mix fruit juices and ginger ale. Add honey and mix well.  Chill thoroughly.  Add ice cream, stir until well blended.  Makes 1 1/2 quarts.

Strawberry smoothie

  2 cups of milk
  2 cups of fresh mashed strawberries
  1/3 cup of honey

Combine and whip until smooth, in blender. Pour into chilled glass and add a scoop of ice cream to each glass.

HONEY butter

Blend 1/2 cup of butter with 1/2 cup of honey. Beat thoroughly and store in fridge.