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roasted spaghetti squash with roasted pine nuts and mushrooms
By chrisd9969
easy healthy meal
- medium spaghetti squash
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup virgin olive oil
- 1/4 to 1/2 lb. oyster mushrooms (any variety will work)
- salt,pepper to taste
Homemade Soft Pretzels
By chrisd9969
Combine the water, sugar and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast on top
- 1 1/2 cups warm (110 to 115 degrees F) water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 22 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 4 1/2 cups
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, melted
- Vegetable oil, for pan
- 10 cups water
- 2/3 cup baking soda
- 1 large egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- Pretzel salt
Homemade Pancetta
By chrisd9969
1. Trim the belly so that its edges are neat and square
- One 5-pound slab pork belly, skin removed
- For the dry cure
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons pink salt (see Note)
- 1/4 cup Morton’s kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons juniper berries, crushed with the bottom of a small saute pan
- 4 bay leaves, crumbled
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 4 or 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper, divided
CAESAR SALAD DRESSING
By chrisd9969
Mix together (whisk). May prepare day before to let flavors blend
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 c. olive oil
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. dry mustard
- 1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
- 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 raw egg
- 1/4 c. crumbled bleu cheese
- 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
- Juice of 1 lemon
Balsamic Dijon Dressing
By chrisd9969
Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to blend
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic -- minced
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Crunchy Oven Fried Tilapia
By chrisd9969
This recipe makes it possible for you to create a Tilapia dish that have that wonderful crunchy taste, but with sig...
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
- Pepper
- 2 egg whites
- 1 pound tilapia fillets
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
- Non-stick cooking spray
Mixed Berry Pavlova
By chrisd9969
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees F
- 4 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Sweetened Whipped Cream, recipe follows
- 1/2 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1/2 pint fresh blueberries
- 1/2 pint fresh raspberries
- Triple Raspberry Sauce, recipe follows
Sweetened Whipped Cream:
By chrisd9969
To be used with Mix Bery Pavlova
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Triple Raspberry Sauce
By chrisd9969
To be used with Mixed Berry Pavlova
- 1 half-pint fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup seedless raspberry jam (12-ounce jar)
- 1 tablespoon framboise liqueur
Honey Ricotta Cheesecake
By chrisd9969
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 8 ounces purchased biscotti
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 (12-ounce) container fresh whole milk ricotta, drained
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup orange blossom or clover honey
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 4 large eggs