Recipes from Dream Dinners

Personally, I am dying to try the Banana Empanadas; I love banana treats! If you try any of these, tell us how it turned out for you.

Hawaiian Sunrise
Orange Juice
Pineapple Juice
Grenadine Syrup
Maraschino Cherries for garnish

Fill desired glass 1/2 way with orange juice. Add pineapple juice until 3/4 full. Finish with a dash of grenadine. Add garnish and serve immediately.


Avocado & Goat Cheese on Crostini
1 large avocado
2/3 cup fresh goat cheese
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 T of olive oil
salt, Tabasco
Crostini (recipe follows)

Place avocado, cheese, zest, juice, and oil in a food processor. Pulse until smooth. Add salt and Tabasco to taste. Spoon over each crostini. Garnish with 1/2 cherry tomato and cilantro sprig.
serve at room temperature.

Crostini-
20 slices (1/2 inch thick) day-old baguette
4 T Olive Oil

Preheat oven 350F. Place baguette slices on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil. Bake until crisp and lightly golden (about 10 min.)

Chocolate Banana Empanadas
4 large ripe bananas
2 T sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
prepared pie crust
4 oz. semisweet chocolate (broken to chunks)
confectioners sugar (for dusting)
Mash bananas, sugar and cinnamon together in a mixing bowl until creamy, but not completely smooth. Spoon generous tablespoon into center of pastry circles (you need 10 4" circles). Leave 1/2-inch border and stick a piece of chocolate on top. Brush edges with egg wash and fold dough in half to form a semi circle. Seal the edges by crimping with fork. Let chill 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375F. Place empanadas on buttered baking sheet, brush tops with additional egg wash. Sprinkle confectioners