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Lauri Rottmayer
 
 
 
 

Banana Rum Cake | March 29, 2010

I had some dead bananas sitting on the counter and I also had the leftover rum that I soaked the raisins in for the rum raisin muffins a couple of weeks ago. I thought, “there must be something I can do with these two ingredients”.  I found this nice little recipe for a Banana Rum Cake.

First I preheated the oven to 350 degrees, buttered and floured a fluted pan. Then I mashed the bananas.

I then added the teaspoon of baking soda to the sour cream so that it would dissolve.

Cream the butter and sugar.

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Lauri Rottmayer
 
 
 
 

Do You Know the Muffin Man? | February 22, 2010

I’ll bet the Muffin Man didn’t have any muffins like these down on Drury Lane.  Growing up, I remember being enamored of Rum Raisin ice cream. One year for Christmas presents, I made Rum Raisin ice cream topping. So when I found this recipe for Rum Raisin Muffins, I knew I had to make them.

Begin by soaking a cup of raisins overnight in a cup of dark rum.

Drain and reserve the rum.

Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Cut in the butter until coarse.

Mix in the raisins.

Whisk sour cream egg, vanilla and 2 tbs rum until smooth.

Make a well in … Read More »


 

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Lauri Rottmayer
 
 
 
 

French Apple Custard Pie | January 29, 2010

So you know I’m not really a pie girl. Oh, I like to eat them all right, but making them? Not so much. Most of that I chalk up to my inability to make a pie crust. Using the frozen crust just seems like cheating to someone like me who makes everything from scratch. But honestly, I can’t even get the crust that you manually roll into the pie plate to look right so it’s the frozen crust for me.

I make pies for the holidays. Usually they are pecan, chocolate and pumpkin because those are the crowd pleasers.  Truthfully, if given the choice between … Read More »


 

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Lauri Rottmayer
 
 
 
 

Cuba Libre Pork Roast | December 30, 2009

I decided to take a diversion off the FABU Highway down Savory Street when I saw this recipe for pork roast.  I’m really more of a last minute kind of cook so I had to remember to prepare for this one since the meat needs to marinate for two days before roasting.  The preparation was easy and the results FABU! The roast was tender and moist with a wonderful flavor that was totally worth the wait.

I combined the rum, cola, lime juice, honey, brown sugar and kosher salt in a bowl and stirred it until the sugar was disolved.

I placed … Read More »


 

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Lauri Rottmayer
 
 
 
 

Caribbean Corn Bread | December 29, 2009

Intriguing is what I thought when I saw this recipe. I love corn bread. I remember a place where we used to go when we first got married that served the most amazing corn muffins. It was a buffet and you could have  all you wanted and that was my favorite thing to eat. I have never been able to replicate those corn muffins but it doesn’t stop me from trying.

This corn bread is so yummy. The rum, coconut and nutmeg, which are such different ingredients compared to any other corn bread I have ever made, combine to make a … Read More »


 

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Phuong Le
 
 
 
 

ONO Spiced Apple Rum | December 24, 2009

Spice up the winter months with this delicious ONO Spice Trader tea infused Rum Apple Cider!

INGREDIENTS:

* 3 tablespoons of ONO Spice Trader
* 8  allspice berries
* 2  cinnamon sticks
* 2  strips lemon zest (each 1/2 by 3 in.)
* 1  qt. unsweetened apple cider
* 1  cup  dark rum
* Cinnamon sticks, for garnish (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place ONO Spice Trader, allspice, cinnamon sticks, and lemon zest in a large tea filter and tie packet with kitchen twine to close it. In a medium saucepan (not aluminum), combine spice packet and cider. Cover and bring to a simmer over high heat. Remove from heat and … Read More »