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Asparagus with Honey Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

1 pound fresh asparagus

¼ cup Dijon mustard

¼ cups dark ale

3 tablespoons honey

½ teaspoon garlic, minced

¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed

¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

Add asparagus to boiling, salted water cover and cook, about 2 minutes or until tender. Remove and drain. Combine mustard, ale, honey, garlic, thyme, and salt: mix well, and pour over the asparagus, just before serving. Makes 4 servings.

Honey BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

1 onion, diced

1 tablespoon ground coriander

2 tablespoons honey

¼ teaspoon pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

3 tablespoons lemon juice

¼ cup soy sauce

Directions

Combine all ingredients in saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes. When grilling, begin applying barbecue sauce only after meat is half-cooked to prevent burning the sauce.

Honey Apple Crisp

Ingredients

2 lbs. - apples, quartered and sliced (1-1/2 quarts)

1/2 cup plus 1/4 cup - honey, (separated)

1 teaspoon - cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon - nutmeg

1 cup - flour

1/4 cup - butter, softened

Warm Nutmeg Cream, (recipe follows) or ice cream

Directions

Toss apples with 1/2 cup honey, cinnamon and nutmeg in bowl. Turn into 2-quart baking dish. For topping, beat flour with butter and 1/4 cup honey until crumbly; sprinkle over apples. Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is golden. Serve with Warm Nutmeg Cream or ice cream. Yield: 6 servings

Perfect Pound Cake

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup honey

4 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups cake flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon almond flavoring

Directions

Cream the honey and butter. Add the beaten eggs and vanilla. Sift together the dry ingredients, then stir into hone-egg mixture. Beat well. Add almond flavoring, pour into a greased loaf pan, and bake in 300°F oven for 2 hours. You can vary this recipe by adding a cup of raisins or currants or ½ cup chopped pecans.

Bee Sweet Banana Bread

Yield: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - honey

• 1/3 cup - butter or margarine

• 1 teaspoon - vanilla

• 2 - eggs

• 1/2 cup - all-purpose flour

• 3/4 cup - whole wheat flour

• 1/2 cup - quick-cooking oats

• 1 teaspoon - baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon - salt

• 1 teaspoon - ground nutmeg

• 1 cup - mashed ripe banana

• 1/2 cup - chopped walnuts

Directions

Cream honey and butter in large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, Combine dry ingredients in small bowl; add to honey mixture alternately with bananas, blending well. Stir in walnuts. Spoon batter into greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Bake in preheated 325°F oven 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack.

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