Frozen Flower Bowl, Orange Dressing and Fruit Salad Combinations

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"Girlfriends Forever is about the joys of sharing everything with a good friend: recipes; style, decorating, and wardrobe tips; memories; and party ideas. Susan Branch, in her appealing, personal style, tells of her life with her friends, from her exhilarating experience of meeting the Beatles to her "Tuesday Girls" get-togethers, and offers tips on the "art of the home." Sprinkled throughout are her thoughts on food and love, all highlighted by quotes and fresh, vivid watercolors.

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Girlfriends Forever

Authors: Susan Branch

Date: April 2000

ISBN: 0316106232

Publisher: Little, Brown

Hardcover

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Frozen Flower Bowl, Orange Dressing
and Fruit Salad Combinations
Recipe from: Girlfriends Forever
by Susan Branch
Cookbook Heaven at Recipelink.com

This just screams "Girl Party" - an ice bowl decorated with flowers and herbs and filled with the fruit of the season. Perfect for showers, lunches, birthdays - even lunch.

To make the bowl:

Clean out a spot in your freezer (good luck). Fill a bowl part way with water; drop in a cup or so of fresh flower blossoms, herbs, berries, or leaves. Put a smaller bowl in the big bowl and fill the little bowl with ice cubes to weigh it down. Cover the whole thing with a clean dish towel and tie it all up with string (to keep bowls in place as water expands). Freeze overnight. 20 min. before serving remove from freezer, unwrap and allow to sit at room temperature. Separate bowls and fill with chilled fruit - drizzle Orange Dressing over all and toss gently. Set ice bowl in shallow dish and serve.

Orange Dressing

3/4 cup fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon orange juice frozen concentrate
1 tablespoon orange zest

Combine dressing ingredients in a small saucepan; simmer; reduce to 1/2 cup. Remove from heat and chill.

Fruit Salad Combinations

Summer Favorite:
Watermelon Balls
Blueberries
Strawberries
Cantaloupe Balls
Red Grapes
Mango Chunks
Mint Sprigs

Autumn Favorite:
Pears
Pomegranate Seeds
Green Grapes
Toasted Walnuts
Thin Iced Rings Of Red Onion
Dry Crumbled Blue Cheese
Use autumn leaves for bowl

Tropical Favorite:
Banana Slices
Pineapple Chunks
Kiwi Fruit
Mango
Star Fruit
Shredded Coconut
Shopped Macadamia Nuts

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