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Chicken Liver Pate: Terrine de Foies de Volaille
By sandycon
In a bowl, soak the livers in the milk for 2 hours
- 1 pound fresh chicken livers, cleaned
- 1 cup milk
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup chopped yellow onions
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons green peppercorns, drained
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup Cognac or brandy
- Chopped parsley leaves, for garnish
- French bread croutons or toast, accompaniment
- French cornichons, optional accompaniment
Best Ever Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
By sandycon
Preheat oven to 275. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan
- 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 1/8 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
- Garnish
- chopped walnuts
Fall Salad with Beets and Apples
By sandycon
Bill Scepansky, Southern Living OCTOBER 2013
- 1 pound red or yellow beets, peeled and thinly sliced into half moons
- 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- 5 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 medium-size sweet onion, cut into thin strips
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
- 6 thick applewood-smoked bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
- 1 Gala apple (about 8 oz.), thinly sliced
- 3 cups firmly packed baby arugula
- 3 cups loosely packed frisée torn
- 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup toasted chopped walnuts
Balsmic Glaze Roast Beef
By sandycon
Instructions Place roast beef into the insert of your slow cooker
- 1 3-4 pound boneless roast beef (chuck or round roast)
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
Goat Cheese-Stuffed Chicken
By sandycon
Stuffing chicken breasts with goat cheese doesn't seem like a particularly healthy approach
- 1/4 cup walnut halves
- 1/4 cup fresh goat cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Four 6-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 2 tablespoons walnut oil
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
No-Bake Recipe: Coconut Snowballs (Gluten-Free, Nut-Free & Vegan!)
By sandycon
Place 1 cup of shredded coconut in a food processor along with the coconut oil
- 1 3/4 cups unsweetened shredded coconut, divided
- 2 teaspoons melted coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Flank Steak marinade
By sandycon
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 2 Tbs brown sugar
- 2 Tbs lemon juice
- 2 Tbs olive oil or vegetable oil
- 1 Tbs dried minced onion
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 flank steak
Candied Meyer Lemon
By sandycon
Instructions Thinly sliced lemons and remove any seeds
- 4 Meyer lemons (or two regular lemons)
- ice water
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups water
Healthy Paleo Gluten Free Fudge | Gluten-Free on a Shoestring
By sandycon
Place the chopped chocolate and coconut oil in a medium-sized bowl, and place the bowl over a small saucepan with a...
- Ingredients
- 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) virgin coconut oil
- 1 pound medjool or deglet noor dates*, pitted
- 1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces) cream or milk (not nonfat)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (40 g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- Medjool dates are sweeter and a bit more moist, but can be harder to find (I usually find them at my local Trader Joe’s). Deglet noor dates are a bit drier and less sweet, but they are plenty sweet for this recipe.
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No-Bake Recipe: Gluten-Free and Vegan Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Bars
By sandycon
Line an 8"x8" baking pan with parchment paper so you can lift the bars out for cutting
- For the crust:
- Chai Spiced Pumpkin Bars
- Makes 9 large or 16 small squares
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (certified gluten-free if necessary)
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup pitted dates, chopped — plus a few more if needed
- For the filling:
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup maple syrup or coconut nectar (or to taste)
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 3/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour