5 cold split mint Recipes

sugar, vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped, ripe white peaches, peeled, halved, pitted and chopped , plus 1 cut into thin slices, very cold california sparkling rose wine , as needed, fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

dry green split peas, qt (2 litre) chicken or vegetable stock, fresh or canned, coarsely chopped onion, rib celery, coarsely chopped, garlic, coarsely chopped, cumin seed, bay leaf, coarsely chopped fresh mint, salt and white pepper to taste, heavy cream (optional), fresh mint for garnish

whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla bean, split and scraped, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, cornstarch, cold water, chocolate biscotti, for garnish, fresh raspberries, for garnish, fresh mint leaves, for garnish

whole banana, peeled and sliced in half, foil envelope, made with 8x10-inch piece of aluminum foil, vanilla bean, split in half, cold butter, myers dark rum, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, grated nutmeg, scoops banana rum ice cream (fold bananas into softened rum ice cream ), fresh mint sprigs, powdered sugar, cream