Blueberry Vodka Martinis and Cracker Barrel's Hashbrowns Casserole recipes

Blueberry Vodka Martinis

    1 liter vodka
    1 pint blueberries, rinsed and dried
    1 cup raspberry flavored liqueur
    1 lime, juiced
    1 twist lime zest, garnish

Directions
    To make the blueberry vodka: Pour out approximately 1/3 of the bottle of vodka into a holding container; set aside. Score each blueberry with a small nick and place into vodka bottle. With the vodka previously set aside, fill the vodka bottle until just below the neck. Add just enough raspberry liqueur to top off the bottle. Let sit in a dark place for 2 weeks.
    To make martinis: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine 2 parts blueberry vodka, 1 part raspberry liqueur, and a dash of lime juice. Shake vigorously and strain into glass. Garnish with twist of lime zest.
recipe - http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Blueberry-Vodka-Martinis/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

Cracker Barrel's Hashbrowns Casserole

2 lbs frozen hash browns
1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (10 1/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 pint sour cream
1/2 cup onion, peeled and chopped
2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F and spray an 11 x 14 baking dish with cooking spray.
Mix the above ingredients together, place in prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until brown on top.
recipe - http://southern.food.com/recipe/cracker-barrels-hashbrowns-casserole-copycat-15242

Bitter orange & cardamom martinis recipe and stuffer peppers

Bitter orange & cardamom martinis

Ingredients
    12 cardamom pods
    6 tbsp Seville orange marmalade, plus more to serve
    400ml vodka
    125ml Cointreau
    4 tbsp lemon juice
    ice, to serve

Method
    Bash 6 cardamom pods in a pestle and mortar until they split.
    Melt the marmalade in a pan, then whisk in the vodka. Add the crushed pods. Don’t boil the mix, simply warm it for a few mins. Leave to infuse off the heat for 20 mins, then strain.
    Add the Cointreau and lemon juice and chill (or keep in the freezer). Serve in glasses with a little more marmalade in the bottom, ice and a cardamom pod floating on top.
recipe - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/72602/bitter-orange-and-cardamom-martinis

Earl Grey martinis recipe and burger

Earl Grey martinis

Ingredients

    6 Earl Grey tea bags
    180ml gin
    8 ice cubes
    4 large lemons, 3 juiced, 1 cut into wedges
    120ml sugar syrup (shop-bought or make your own, as below)

For the sugar syrup

    440ml water
    440g golden caster sugar

Method

    To make the sugar syrup put the water and caster sugar in a pan over a low flame for about 10 minutes until the sugar has dissolved. Cool completely.
    Steep the tea bags in the gin for 10 minutes. Strain and put in a cocktail shaker on top of the ice cubes. Pour in the lemon juice and 120ml of syrup. Shake it up for a good few minutes (really shake it up!). Pour into 2 cocktail glasses (or little French Duralex glasses), and rub the edge of the glass with a lemon wedge.
recipe - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/285609/earl-grey-martinis

Vanilla martinis recipe and fish

Vanilla martinis

Ingredients

    3 handfuls ice
    350ml vodka
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    100ml Grand Marnier
    100ml sugar syrup
    3 vanilla pods, split lengthways (optional)

Method

    Put all the ingredients in a jug. Stir really well and strain into martini glasses.
    Decorate with a strip of vanilla pod if you like.

recipe - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10067/vanilla-martinis