Jack Daniel's Marinade

1/4 cup Jack Daniel's whiskey
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup Dijon−style mustard
1/4 cup minced green onion and tops
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients. Blend well. Use to marinate shrimp
or scallops for one hour. Beef, chicken or pork should marinate
refrigerated overnight. Use to baste the shellfish or meat as
it is grilled or broiled.

El Torito's Deep−Fried Ice Cream

20 ounces chocolate chip ice cream
2 cups 4−grain flake cereal, crushed
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 eggs
1 teaspoon water
4 (8−inch) flour tortillas
Oil for deep−frying
Cinnamon mixed with sugar
Whipped cream
4 maraschino cherries

Form ice cream into 4 balls. Place in baking pan and
freeze solid, 2 hours or longer. Mix cereal, sugar and
cinnamon. Divide equally between 2 pie plates or other
shallow containers. Beat eggs with water.
Roll each ice cream ball in cereal mixture and press
coating into ice cream. Dip coated ball in egg wash,
then roll in second container of cereal mixture. Again
press coating onto ice cream. Freeze coated ice
cream balls solid, 4 to 6 hours.
Shape each tortilla into hourglass form (with narrow
waist) by cutting off curved slice from 2 opposite
sides. One end will serve as base for ice cream. Other
end will be decorative fan.
Heat oil in wok or large deep−fryer. Place tortilla
between 2 ladles or large spoons of different sizes
(smaller ladle on top). Place tortilla so that base end is
cupped in larger ladle to form basket, with back of
upper fan supported by handle of larger ladle.
Deep−fry until crisp. Drain and sprinkle with
cinnamon−sugar. Set aside.
Deep−fry frozen coated ice cream balls 30 to 45
seconds. Place each fried tortilla in large−stemmed
glass, with fan part of tortilla standing vertically above
glass. Set fried ice cream ball in base of tortilla. Top
with dollop of whipped cream and decorate with cherry.

Domino's Cinna Sticks

1 pkg. refrigerated pizza dough (or your favorite recipe)
1/4 cup melted margarine
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Icing:
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out pizza dough into a large
rectangle. Brush melted margarine over dough. In a small bowl combine
sugar, and cinnamon, mix well. Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture
liberally over the pizza dough. Slice the dough into either long sticks,
or cut dough in half, and then slice into smaller sticks. (The smaller
sticks are easier to handle.) Place on an lightly greased cookie sheet
and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until done.
While the pizza sticks are cooking mix together the powdered sugar,
milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Mix until smooth. You may need to
add an extra teaspoon of milk. Serve icing with sticks.

Chili's Grilled Caribbean Chicken Salad

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup teriyaki marinade (store bought)
4 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
4 cups chopped green leaf lettuce
1 cup chopped red cabbage
5.5 oz. can pineapple chunks in juice, drained
tortilla chips

PICO DE GALLO:
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup diced spanish onion
2 tsps. chopped fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and de−ribbed
2 tsps. finely minced fresh cilantro
pinch of salt

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill.

HONEY LIME DRESSING:
1/4 cup Grey Poupon dijon mustard
1/4 cup honey
1−1/2 Tbsps. sugar
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1−1/2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1−1/2 tsps. lime juice

Blend all the ingredients in a small bowl with an electric mixer,
Cover and chill.

Marinate the chicken in the teriyaki for at least two hours. Use a
resealable plastic bag. Put in fridge. Preheat outdoor or indoor
grill. Grill the chicken for 4−5 mins. per side or until done. Toss
the lettuces and cabbage together and divide into 2 large serving
size salad bowls. Divide the pico de gallo and pour in equal portions
over the two bowls of greens. Divide the pineapple and sprinkle on
salads. Break tortilla chips into large chunks and sprinkle on salads.
Slice the grilled chicken into thin strips and divide among bowls.
Pour the dressing into two small bowls and serve with the salads.

Applebee's Blonde Brownies

2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3 /4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter (10 Tbsp.)
2 cups packed golden brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Flour and butter a 9 x13 x 2 pan.
Sift flour into a bowl. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and baking
soda. Set aside. Melt butter. In mixing bowl, place melted butter
and add sugar, mixing well. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
Add flour slowly, blending. Batter will be slightly thick.
Spread in pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans over all.
Bake for 25 − 30 minutes.