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Celery, Sunchoke, and Green Apple Salad with Walnuts and Mustard Vinaigrette
By pattie_d
Peter Berley, former executive chef of Angelica Kitchen in New York City and author of "The Flexitarian Table," cre...
- 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
- 4 large celery stalks, peeled and thinly sliced, and 1/4 cup leaves chopped
- 1 head fennel, trimmed and thinly sliced lengthwise, fronds reserved
- 1 large sunchoke (5 ounces), peeled and thinly sliced (1 cup)
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1 garlic clove, grated through a fine grater or minced
- 2 teaspoons honey
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Brownies a Lighter Side
By pattie_d
You don't have to give up brownies to keep it off
- Canola oil nonstick cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder or granules
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup trans-fat free vegetable oil spread (60-to-70-percent oil)
- 3 large egg whites
Almond Crescent Cookies
By pattie_d
Directions Beat all ingredients until combined, about 2 minutes
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup whole blanched almonds, finely ground
- 5 ounces (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Vanilla sugar, for rolling
Pate Sucree Dough Recipe
By pattie_d
Directions In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour and sugar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter chilled and cut into small pieces
- 2 large egg yolks
Blueberry-Lime Margarita
By pattie_d
Combine ice, blueberries, blueberry nectar, seltzer, limeade, lime juice and tequila, if using, in a blender and bl...
- 2 cups ice
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 cup blueberry nectar
- 1/4 cup seltzer
- 2 tablespoons frozen limeade
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 3 ounces tequila, optional
- 1 lime wedge
- Coarse salt
Saffron Rice
By pattie_d
A pinch of brilliant burnt-orange saffron, the stigmas of small purple crocuses, gives a dish a slightly bitter and...
- 2 pinches of saffron, crumbled
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 1 cup basmati rice
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Shrimp Salad Recipe
By pattie_d
Quick & delicious
- 2-1/3 cups uncooked small pasta shells
- 1/3 pound cooked salad shrimp
- 3 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 4 radishes, halved and sliced
- 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Curried Cauliflower
By pattie_d
In a saucepan, cook onion in olive oil
- Very easy to make, and a great flavor!
- Prep time: How ever long it takes you to cut up the veggies
- Cook time: 15 min
- Total time: 15 min+
- Olive Oil
- 1 C chopped onion (1 med)
- 2 t. Curry powder
- 1 clove crushed garlic, opt
- 2 t. fresh/1/4 t. dried ginger, opt
- 1 lb cauliflower florets, fresh or frozen
- 1/4 c water
Lynne Kasper's Moroccan Harira Red Lentil Soup
By pattie_d
Coat the bottom of a 6-quart pot with a thin film of oil and set it over medium-high heat
- Good tasting extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion (cut into 1/8-inch dice)
- 1 small carrot (minced)
- 1/3 cup tightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley stems and leaves (chopped)
- 1/2 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro stems and leaves (chopped)
- Salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 5 large garlic cloves (minced)
- 2-inch piece fresh ginger (minced -- about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cup dried red lentils
- 2 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
- 1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes and their liquid (pureed)
- 8 cup low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth (enough to make a slightly thick soup.
- 2 lemons (each cut into 6 wedges)
- 12 or more dried figs (halved)
- 12 or more dates
- 3 tablespoon cumin (freshly ground if possible)
- 3 tablespoon ground hot chile (Aleppo if possible)
- 12 small phyllo pastries of honey and nuts
Apple Strudel Strudel di Mele
By pattie_d
Make the strudel dough. In a small bowl toss the raisins with the rum
- 1 recipe Strudel Dough (recipe follows)
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup dry plain bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 pounds tart green apples, such as Granny Smith
- Olive oil
- Confectioners’ sugar