Offer a taste of the tropics at your next gathering – try an Ortanique Rum Cake. Before you even check out the recipe, you may be thinking…’WHAT is an ortanique??’ Ortaniques are a specialty citrus of the tangor family. Tangors are the result of crossing a mandarin orange (better known as a tangerine) with a sweet orange. Ortaniques are one of the sweetest, most flavorful tangors available. Ortaniques were originally discovered in Jamaica, so it seems only natural to pair ortaniques with Jamaica’s other famous export: rum. Together, ortaniques and Jamaican rum make a dessert that is sure to please:…
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Ortanique Rum Cake Recipe
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Barbara’s Breakfast Molds Recipe
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Beef with Tangerines Recipe
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Caribbean-Grilled Chicken with Citrus Recipe
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Ensalada Pico De Gallo Recipe
Recipe Type: SaladsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS Ensalada Pico De Gallo 1 cup thinly sliced red onion 1 cup peeled, julienne-cut jicama 5 cups loosely packed torn romaine or red-tip lettuce leaves 2 cups peeled, sliced navel oranges Dressing ¼ cup fresh orange juice 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 ½ teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon red chile powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon finely minced cilantro PREPARATION Whisk together all dressing ingredients. Drizzle half the dressing over the onions and jicama, refrigerate for at least an hour. Just before serving, remove onion and jicama from marinade and toss with lettuce. Arrange oranges on top and drizzle…
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Orange Ladyfinger Dessert Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 tablespoon sugar 1 ¼ cups orange juice 2 8-ounce package ladyfingers split PREPARATION In a small saucepan combine gelatin and sugar. Stir in orange juice. Stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves. Transfer to a medium mixing bowl. Chill about 45 minutes or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Add yogurt. Beat with a mixer on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly foamy. Wrap foil around outside bottom of 8-inch spring form pan to keep filling from leaking through. Cut ladyfingers in half crosswise. Cover bottom of pan…
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PREPARATION Toss 1 cup hulled and sliced strawberries, in a bowl, with 2 teaspoons sugar and let stand for half an hour. Rub the skin of an orange with 3 large sugar cubes until the cubes are orange colored, then dissolve the cubes in 1/3 cup orange juice, crushing them with back of spoon. Add to this ¾ cup of plain yogurt, 1 egg, and 2 tablespoons melted and cooled unsalted butter or margarine and beat the mixture until it is well combined; stir in 1 tablespoon finely grated orange peel. In another bowl, sift together 1 cup all-purpose flour,…
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Orange Chocolate Crunch Cake Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 cup diced Hale orange sections ½ cup fresh squeezed Hale orange juice 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon almond extract 1 2/3 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 2/3 teaspoon baking soda 1/3 teaspoon salt Topping: ½ cup light brown sugar 1 cup chopped pecans 1 teaspoon grated Hale orange zest 6 ounces chocolate chips PREPARATION Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine oranges and orange juice. Beat eggs and add orange mixture, vanilla and almond extracts. Mix well. Sift together dry ingredients and add to orange mixture. Mix lightly and pour into a greased…
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Grapefruit Creme Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 ¼ cups Hale grapefruit juice, divided 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 5 packets low-calorie sugar substitute 1 cup ice water 1 cup frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed 1 Hale grapefruit, peeled and sectioned ½ cup red seedless grapes cut in half PREPARATION In small saucepan combine gelatin and ½ cup juice; let stand 1 minute. Stir over medium heat until gelatin dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in remaining ¾ cup juice, sugar substitute and the ice water. Place saucepan in bowl filled with ice and stir until mixture starts to thicken. Fold grapefruit mixture into four individual dishes…
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Orange-Chocolate Cake Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS Nonstick spray coating Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 package 2-layer devil’s food cake mix 1 8-ounce carton plain low-fat or non-fat yogurt 2 tablespoons finely shredded Florida Orange Peel (set aside) ½ cup Florida orange juice ½ cup water 1 egg 2 egg whites 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Chocolate icing (recipe below) Orange Icing (recipe below) PREPARATION • Spray a 10 inch fluted tube pan or a 13x9x2 inch baking pan with nonstick coating; dust with unsweetened cocoa powder. Set aside. • In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, yogurt, orange juice, water, egg, egg whites, cooling…