The Royal Watch: Royal Breakfast Recipes

The following recipes are fit for a would-be-king and queen and royal watchers. I chose recipes that required easy and short preparation since it is a very early morning kitchen time! The recipes come from a variety of sources and I gave credit where credit is due.

Several articles suggested crumpets and scones. I would suggest going to your local bakery for these items to make the planning easier. Don't forget to put the teakettle on.

Grand Champagne Cocktail

by Bobby Flay

Serves 4

• 4 shots of Grand Marnier
• 4 tsp. honey
• 5 fresh strawberries sliced
• 1 bottle champagne

Directions:

• Add the orange-flavored, honey and strawberries to a food processor and process until smooth.
• Fill each of the chilled glasses halfway with the strawberry mixture and then fill the rest of glass with Champagne

A Royal Toast

by Pelly

London nightclub owner and friend of Prince William

serves 2

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup fresh raspberries
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 1/4 cup vodka
• 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp. raspberry liqueur
• 1-1/2 Tbsp. simple syrup
• 1/2 cup chilled champagne or sparkling wine

Directions:

• Puree berries and water until smooth
• Combine berry puree, vodka, lemon juice, liqueur and simple syrup in an ice filled shaker and shake vigorously
• Divide among two champagne flutes-top with champagne
• Drop one or two raspberries in flute

Smoked Salmon on Irish bread with Chive Butter

by Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh

Directions:

• 1 loaf Irish Soda Bread sliced
• 1/2 stick of butter
• 3 TB. chives
• 8 oz. smoked salmon, sliced
• Fresh dill for garnish

Ingredients:

• Mix butter with chives
• Butter bread and top with a piece of salmon
• Garnish with sprig dill

Wedding Cake

by Sandra Lee

Ingredients:

• 1 box of white cake mix
• 1 stick of butter
• 1-1/4 cups buttermilk
• 3 egg whites
• 1 TB. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract
• 1- 8oz. can crushed pineapple drained
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 2-10 oz. can cream cheese frosting prepared or make your own

Directions:

• Spray PAM on two cake pan
• Combine cake mix, butter,buttermilk, egg whites and extracts.
• Beat low for 30 seconds- then beat on medium for 2 minutes
• Fold in crushed pineapple, coconut and 1 cup pecans
• Bake 30 minutes but check at 25
• Cool in pan 10 minutes than invert to wire racks to cool
• To frosting mix add 1 cup pecans mix well
• The cake will frost better if chilled for an hour first
• Frost one layer then stack other layer on top and do sides
• Sprinkle toasted coconut on top

British Meat Pies

by Food Network Magazine

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. sausage (use a spicy one since the meat mixture seems a bit bland to me)
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 celery stalk diced
• 1 tsp. ground chives
• 1 tsp. parsley
• baby carrots-sliced thin and cut into pieces
• 1/2 cup mashed potatoes
• salt and pepper
• refrigerated biscuit dough

Directions:

• Brown sausage, celery, carrots, onion, salt, pepper and spices
• Drain and add mashed potatoes to sausage mixture
• Roll out a can of refrigerated biscuit dough and cut into 12 3-inch rounds
• Top each biscuit round with spoonful of filling-fold in half; pinch to seal
• Brush with beaten egg
• Make slits in top and bake 350 about 15 minutes

Stuffed Strawberries

Ingredients:

2 quarts strawberries

1-8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup Grand Marnier

2 TB. orange zest

1/4 tsp. vanilla

1 cup sour cream

Directions:

• Halve the mixture if only using 1 quart strawberries
• Combine Grand Marnier, vanilla and brown sugar
• Beat softened cream cheese and sour cream
• Add brown sugar mixture and orange zest
• Beat till brown sugar dissolved
• Spoon into a ziploc bag chill
• Cut top off strawberries and make 2 cross cuts taking care not to cut all the way through
• Cut off corner of ziploc bag and pipe cheese mixture on each strawberry might need to bring to room temperature so filling mixture comes out of bag easy
• Chill till serving

Pesto Cream Cheese Mini Quiches

from Star Tribune April 21, 2011

serves 8

Ingredients:

• 8 frozen mini tart shells
• 3 eggs
• 3 oz. cream cheese
• 1/3 cup whole milk or half and half
• prepared pesto (found in refrigerated section) recipe calls for 1 TB. but I would add 2 TB.
• 1 TB. baking mix such as Jiffy or Bisquick
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Directions:

• Preheat oven 350
• Place tart shells on a baking sheet
• In bowl combine eggs, cream cheese, milk, pesto, baking mix, salt and pepper
• Whisk well
• Pour into tart shells
• Bake uncovered until quiches are puffy about 30 minutes
• Cool 5 minutes before serving

Fruit Plate

or a fruit Salad

Ingredients:

Assorted fruits and cheeses

Party Favors:

Dollar Tree store-plastic slippers and fill with jelly beans (in the wedding aisle)

Small soaps wrapped and tied with ribbon

Party City-tiaras

Enjoy the day!