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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies
By pattie_d
Crisp, yet chewy and loaded with chocolate chips make these oversized treats the ultimate cookie
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats (do not use instant or quick oats)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
Banana Quesadillas
By pattie_d
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000
- 1 pound cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 ripe medium bananas, peeled
- 10 flour tortillas (7 inches in diameter)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 1/2 cups caramel sauce, warm, recipe follows
- 4 medium bananas
- Whipped cream
- Fresh mint sprigs
- CARAMEL SAUCE
- Recipe from Everyday Is A Party Cookbook, by Emeril Lagasse, with Marcelle
- Bienvenu and Felicia Willett, published by William Morrow, 1999
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup heavy cream
Mushroom Walnut Tarts
By pattie_d
Recipe copyright Sandra Lee, 2011
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Half 9-ounce package pie crust mix
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- One 8-ounce package sliced mushrooms
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1 medium onion, diced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup beef broth
Mulligatawny Soup I
By pattie_d
Directions Saute onions, celery, carrot, and butter in a large soup pot
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 apple, cored and chopped
- 1/4 cup white rice
- 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half - cut into cubes
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pinch dried thyme
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, heated
Feta Recipe
By pattie_d
Feta originated in Greece, where it was traditionally made of sheep’s milk
- Brine:
- 2 gallons goat’s or cow’s milk
- 1/4 teaspoon mesophilic DVI MA culture
- 1/4 teaspoon kid/lamb lipase powder
- 1 teaspoon liquid rennet dissolved in 1/2 cup nonchlorinated water
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup kosher salt per 1/2 gallon of water (boiled and cooled to room temperature)
Flower Sugar Cookies
By pattie_d
You will need twenty-four 10-inch wooden skewers
- 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Royal Icing
Amy Bouchard's Classic Whoopie Pies
By pattie_d
1/2 cup Shortening 1/2 cup Butter 2 cups Sugar 2 Eggs 1 teaspoon Genuine Vanilla or 2 teaspoons Imitation Van...
- For the Whoopie Pie Shells:
- 4 heaping cups sifted Flour
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 cup Cocoa
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1/2 cup Shortening
- 1 cup Sour Milk or 1 tablespoon Vinegar and Milk to make 1 cup
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Genuine Vanilla or 2 teaspoons Imitation Vanilla
- For the Whoopie Pie Filling:
- 6 tablespoons Fluff
- 4 tablespoons Vanilla
- 4 tablespoons Flour
- 4 tablespoons Milk
- 4 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Shortening
Quinoa Pie with Butternut Squash
By pattie_d
Serve iron-rich quinoa pie as part of the Thanksgiving menu -- or with a green salad anytime
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 butternut squash (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled, havled crosswise, and seeded
- 18 fresh sage leaves, plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped sage
- 1/2 onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups homemade or low-sodium store-bought vegetable stock
- 1 1/2 ounces Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
Raw Blackberry Lemon Lavender Cheesecake
By pattie_d
Per Amy: As I struggled through my 9 mile run yesterday, I was sweating profusely
- Crust:
-  used to think it was not possible to make a cake without heating the oven and boy, was I wrong!
- six inch spring form pan
- 2/3 cup hazelnuts
- 2/3 cup finely shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup sprouted, dehydrated buckwheat groats (or additional coconut)
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 soft medjool dates, pitted and chopped
- Filling:
- 2 1/2 cups raw cashews (soaked at least 4 hours, but preferably soaked overnight)
- 1 cup young coconut meat (or additional soaked cashews)
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp lemon zest
- 1/3 cup plus 3 Tbsp raw coconut nectar or agave nectar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract and seeds from half a vanilla bean (other half reserved for topping)
- 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp coconut oil (warmed to liquid)
- 2 Tbsp organic dried lavender flowers
- 1 cup fresh organic blackberries
- Blackberry puree:
- 1/4 cup organic blackberries
- 1 Tbsp organic coconut nectar or agave nectar
- Cream Topping:
- 3/4 cup raw cashew pieces (soaked at least 4 hours, but preferably soaked overnight)
- 1/4 cup coconut water
- 1 cup fresh young coconut meat* (or additional soaked cashews if not available)
- 3 Tbsp raw coconut nectar or agave syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla and seeds of half a vanilla bean (the other half of the one you used for the filling)
- 1/4 cup raw coconut oil (warmed to liquid)
Crispy Louisiana Crab Cakes with Mango Salsa, Spiced Tomato Glaze and Cilantro-Avocado Emulsion
By pattie_d
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside
- Level:
- Prep Time:1 hr 0 minInactive Prep Time:--Cook Time:15 min
- Intermediate
- 4 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup chopped yellow onions
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onions (green parts only)
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
- 6 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 recipe Mango Salsa, recipe follows
- 1 recipe Spiced Tomato Glaze, recipe follows
- 1 recipe Cilantro-Avocado Emulsion, recipe follows