Cranberry Milano Recipes

30 WAYS TO USE FRESH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a cranberry recipe in 30 minutes or less!

CRANBERRY MARTINIS

Steps:

• Several days ahead, place the sugar, cranberries, 6 strips of orange zest, and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, until the cranberries start to pop open. Pour the vodka into a large pitcher, add the cranberry mixture, and store covered in the refrigerator for at least 2 days and up to 5 days.
• When ready to serve, strain the vodka mixture, reserving the cranberries and discarding the orange zest. Stir in the cranberry juice cocktail and Triple Sec. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add the drink mixture, shake for a full 30 seconds (it's longer than you think!), and strain into martini glasses. Rub the rim of each glass with fresh orange zest, spoon a few cranberries into each glass, and serve ice cold.

MILAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter with a paddle attachment then mix in the sugar. Add the egg whites gradually and then mix in the vanilla and lemon extracts. Add the flour and mix until just incorporated. With a small (1/4-inch) plain tip, pipe 1-inch sections of batter onto a parchment-lined sheet pan, spacing them 2 inches apart as they spread. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges. Let cool on the pan.
• Cookie Filling: In a small saucepan over medium flame, scald cream. Pour hot cream over chocolate in a bowl. Whisk to melt chocolate, add zest and blend well. Set aside to cool (the mixture will thicken as it cools). Spread a thin amount of the filling onto the flat side of a cookie while the filling is still soft and press the flat side of a second cookie on top. Repeat with the remainder of the cookies.

CRANBERRY MARTINI

Steps:

• Rub the rims of 2 martini glasses with a lime wedge, and then dip each rim into a saucer of red sanding sugar, rotating gently to evenly coat. Chill in freezer at least 10 minutes. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake vodka, cranberry juice, and vermouth until chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain into chilled glasses, and garnish with skewered fresh cranberries.

CHICKEN MILANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll each chicken breast in flour; dip in beaten egg.
• Roll in bread crumbs to coat well.
• Heat butter in large skillet over medium-high heat; add chicken pieces.
• Cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.
• Mix marinara sauce and half and half in a small bowl, reserving 2 tablespoons.
• Pour marinara sauce into baking dish.
• Arrange chicken in prepared dish.
• Mix mozzerella, swiss, and parmesan cheeses in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle over chicken.
• Top with reserved sauce.
• Bake, Loosely covered, until cooked through, about 30 minutes Tip:When Cooking Chicken, don't cook it all the way thru-- leave a little pink.
• This opts for VERY moist meat when it comes out of the oven in the end-- Also good to serve cheese and garlic bread with!

CAFE MILANO

Steps:

• Pour syrups into a preheated mug.
• Fill mug with hot coffee.
• Top with whipped cream.
• Garnish with slivered almonds.

CRANBERRY MARTINI

Steps:

• Combine vodka, orange liqueur, vermouth, cranberry juice, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously to chill. Pour into martini glasses, and serve. Garnish with cranberries.

CRANBERRY RELISH III

Steps:

• Wash cranberries and pick out any spoiled berries. Drain, and put in a food processor with kumquats, sugar and nuts. Blend until well chopped - be careful not to process it too much or it will be mush. Chill and serve.

PASTA MILANO

Steps:

• Wash and dry chicken breasts.
• Mix garlic powder, salt, and pepper and sprinkle on chicken.
• Grill chicken on the stove top in a skillet or outside on the barbecue grill, until it is done all the way through.
• Set chicken aside.
• Place pasta in salted boiling water and cook for 8-10 minutes or until al dente. Drain.
• Meanwhile saute the mushrooms and tomatoes in butter until soft.
• Place heavy cream, roasted garlic, pepper, salt, and parmesan cheese in food processsor and puree.
• Place cream mixture in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until sauce has thickened.
• Mix in mushrooms and tomatoes and add to the cooked pasta.
• Slice the grilled chicken and place on top of the pasta.
• Garnish with fresh parsley and grated parmesan cheese.
• Serve with salad and garlic bread.

CRANBERRY MILANO

Steps:

• Add to shaker of ice.
• Pour into martini glass.
• Enjoy!;).