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Golden Papaya and Crab Salad
By pattie_d
Directions Place the crabmeat in a medium mixing bowl and, using a fork, break it into bite-size pieces
- 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over
- 1/2 pound sugar snap peas, strings removed (about 2 cups)
- 1/2 small red onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup Lime Caper Vinaigrette
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 medium papayas, halved, seeds removed, and peeled
- Lime wedges
Vegetable Lettuce Wraps (Sin Cai Bao)
By pattie_d
Lettuce,wraps,asparagus,ginger,appetizer,easy
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon peeled and grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and finely diced
- One 8-ounce can bamboo shoots, drained and finely diced
- 8 ounces fresh asparagus, blanched and thinly sliced
- 9 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
- 4 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons vegetarian oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 heads butter lettuce, leaves separated
- 1 medium red Fresno chile, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 large green onion, green part only, finely chopped
- 1 small handful fresh cilantro leaves
- 3 small mandarin oranges, clementine oranges or tangerines, segmented
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, finely chopped or ground
Chicken Pesto Quesadillas
By pattie_d
Recipe courtesy Gordon Carbone and Gary Sunbury
- Fresh basil leaves
- 1 clove garlic
- Roasted almonds
- Parmesan cheese
- Olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 flour tortilla
Szechuan Garlic Eggplant Recipe
By pattie_d
Cut eggplants into 2 inch long pieces
- Ingredients
- Eggplant 2 (long purple variety)
- Cornflour/Cornstarch 1 Tablespoon
- Black pepper powder 1⁄4 Teaspoon
- Olive oil 2 Tablespoon
- Garlic pods 8 , chopped finely and 3 grated
- Spring onions/Shallots 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), chopped
- Green chillies 3 , slit lengthwise
- Spicy schewan sauce 5 Tablespoon
- Soy sauce 1 Tablespoon
- Salt To Taste
Classic Vanilla Buttercream
By pattie_d
In a small clean dry saucepan, place 2 cups sugar and then pour 1/2 cup water down the sides of the pan
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 egg whites
- 1 pound butter, cut up
- 1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Thai Spring Beef Stir-Fry
By pattie_d
You hardly need any oil when you stir-fry in a cast-iron skillet—saving calories
- 2 tablespoonsfresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoonwater
- 1 tablespoonbrown sugar
- 1 teaspoonreduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoonkosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoonfreshly ground pepper
- Cooking spray
- 1 (12-oz) top-round sirloin steak, thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 teaspoonsvegetable oil
- 8 ounces snap peas, trimmed
- 1 red jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced (seeded, if desired, for less heat)
- 1/4 cuproasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cupsmall mint leaves
- red jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced (seeded, if desired, for less heat)
Wonton Fruit Cups
By pattie_d
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
- 24 wonton wrappers
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1/3 cup strawberry all-fruit spread
- 1 cup (8 ounces) low-fat lemon yogurt
- 1 1/4 cups fresh blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries
Chocolate Cupcakes
By pattie_d
Bake: 19 mins 350F 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
- Frosting:
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons (2-1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 box (1 pound) confectioners sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Assorted food colors
Cheese Danish easy
By pattie_d
2008, Barefoot Contessa at Home, All Rights Reserved
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 extra-large egg yolks, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
- 2 sheets (1 box) frozen puff pastry, defrosted
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
Green Jasmine-Mint Iced Tea with Lemon
By pattie_d
Here we balance the mildly grassy flavor and slightly astringent mouthfeel of green tea with honey and lemon
- 1/4 cup loose green jasmine tea, or 12 green jasmine tea bags
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, plus more whole sprigs for garnish
- 4 cups simmering water
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 cup honey
- 4 cups cold water