_6 Glassware Recipes

BROKEN GLASS DESSERT

Steps:

• Combine lime gelatin and 1-1/2 cups boiling water; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Pour into a lightly greased 8x4-in. loaf pan; chill until very firm. Repeat to make the strawberry and orange gelatins in separate pans. Combine the crumbs, sugar and butter; press into a greased 13x9-in. dish. Chill. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, soften unflavored gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes. In a small saucepan, bring pineapple juice to a boil. Stir in unflavored gelatin until dissolved. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside until room temperature, 20-30 minutes. , When flavored gelatins are firm, cut into 1/2-in. cubes. In a large bowl, whisk whipped topping into pineapple juice mixture. Gently fold 2/3 of the cubes into whipped topping mixture. Spoon over crust; top with the remaining cubes. Chill for at least 2 hours.

JAP CHAE (STIR FRIED GLASS NOODLES WITH VEGETABLES)

Steps:

• In a bowl, soak the vermicelli in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain the noodles, drop into a pot of boiling water for 30 seconds, and then rinse in cold water. Cut the noodles with kitchen shears.
• Heat a large pan. Add 2 tablespoons sesame oil. Add the onion, carrot, red bell pepper, scallions, mushrooms, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper. Let cook for a few minutes, stirring, until the vegetables are cooked but still a little crisp. Transfer the vegetables to a bowl. To the pan add 1 more tablespoon sesame oil. Add the noodles, spinach, salt and pepper. Let cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring. Add to the vegetables with 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds and combine.
• Transfer to a platter. Serve hot or at room temperature.

BROKEN GLASS DESSERT

Steps:

• Combine the crumbs, sugar and butter; press onto the bottom of a 13-inch x 9-inch x 2-inch greased pan.
• Chill.
• Combine lime gelatin and 1 1/2 cups boiling water; stir until gelatin is dissolved.
• Pour into an oiled 8 inch x 4 inch x 2 inch loaf pan; chill until very firm.
• Repeat for strawberry and orange gelatins.
• Soften the unflavored gelatin in cold water.
• Boil pineapple juice; stir into unflavored gelatin.
• Set aside until slightly thickened.
• Place whipped topping in a large bowl; gently fold in pineapple juice mixture.
• When flavored gelatins are firm, cut into 1-inch cubes; gently fold into whipped topping mixture.
• Spoon over crust.
• Chill for at least 2 hours.

BROKEN GLASS JELLO

Steps:

• Dissolve each box of jello separately, into one cup of hot water. Pour into individual containers (square) and chill overnight.
• Cut flavors of jello into small blocks.
• Mix together carefully in a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• In a separate bowl, dissolve 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water. Add dissolved gelatin to 13/4 cups hot water and condensed milk. Cool.
• Poor cooled milk mixture over jello and chill overnight.

TIRAMISU IN A MARTINI GLASS

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat first 5 ingredients until soft peaks form (about 3 minutes).
• In small bowl, beat 1 cup whipping cream, vanilla and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar until soft peaks form (about 2-3 minutes).
• To Serve: Place 1 teaspoon Kahlua in the bottom of each of 6 martini glasses. Remove top half of ladyfingers from package, keeping them attached.
• Separate ladyfingers into sets of two, keep each set attached. Place one set of two, upside down, over the Kahlua in each glass. Make sure ladyfingers do not touch Kahlua, so Kahlua is not absorbed (ends of ladyfingers should curve up the sides of glass slightly).
• Carefully spoon 1/2 cup mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers in each glass, smoothing around in glass. Top with a dollop of whipped cream. Separate the remaining ladyfingers. Fan a set of two and stand up next to edge of each glass slightly pushing ends into mascarpone mixture. Dust with cocoa.
• Desserts may be made up to 2 hours ahead and chilled.