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Perfect Pizza Margherita
By patticakes
Letting the dough rest in the refrigerator overnight, Grace Parisi found, results in a chewy crust with a slight ta...
- 1 envelope active dry yeast
- 2 cups warm water (90° to 105°)
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
- 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- Extra-virgin olive oil
Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies
By patticakes
I watched Alton Brown make these and they looked great
- Sugar Cookie:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup crushed candy canes or peppermint candies
Cheese Grits
By patticakes
"I seriously have received three marriage proposals over a bowl of my cheese grits," says chef Amber Huffman
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup old-fashioned grits
- 4 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 1/2 cups)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Grilled Gruyère and Sweet Onion Sandwiches
By patticakes
F&W's Grace Parisi reinvents the classic grilled cheese
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced crosswise (4 cups)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Eight 1/2-inch-thick slices of whole-grain bread
- Dijon mustard
- 8 ounces imported Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced
- 2 half-sour pickles, thinly sliced lengthwise
Boston Cream Cupcakes
By patticakes
Small version of the real deal with yummy pastry cream filling and delicious chocolate glaze
- Cupcakes:
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 ts baking powder
- 3/4 ts salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 TBS (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened but cool, cut into 12 pieces
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 ts vanilla extract.
- Pastry Cream:
- 1 1/3 cups heavy cream
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1/3 cup sugar
- pinch salt
- 1 TBS plus 1 ts cornstarch
- 2 TBS cold butter, cut in 2 pieces
- 1 1/2 ts vanilla
- Chocolate Glaze:
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 ts vanilla
Chocolate Nut Pinwheels
By patticakes
This is from Granny Ward’s collection
- Dough
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 ts salt
- 1/4 ts baking powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 1/2 ts vanilla
- 1 egg, separated
- Filling
- 6 ounces of semisweet chocolate with 1 TBS butter or shortening
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ts vanilla
- 1/4 ts salt
Sweet-and-Sour Pickles
By patticakes
This easy brine works with produce from any season, but the tanginess of the vinegar is especially nice with sweet ...
- 2 pounds seedless watermelon, sliced 3/4 inch thick
- 12 pearl onions
- 3 ears of corn, shucked and kernels cut from the cobs
- 1 serrano chile, seeded and minced
- 1/2 pound yellow wax beans
- 1 large Asian pearpeeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges
- 2 cups honeydew melon, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 2 cups rice vinegar
- 1 large star anise pod
Lobster BLTs
By patticakes
The Food Shea Gallante's delectable sandwich is filled with crunchy bacon, sweet chunks of lobster (replacing the u...
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 1 small garlic clove, mashed
- 2 tablespoons snipped chives
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped tarragon
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 cups coarsely chopped cooked lobster meat (about 1 pound), from two 1 1/4-pound lobsters
- 6 ounces sliced bacon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 4 brioche rolls, split
- 1 tomato, thickly sliced
Tuna and Gruyere Panino
By patticakes
In a medium bowl, mix the mayonnaise with the 1 tablespoon of olive oil from the tuna, the lemon juice, Dijon musta...
- 6 tablespoons mayonnaise
- Two 8-ounce jars tuna packed in olive oil, drained, plus 1 tablespoon of the oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup finely diced celery
- 6 cloves mashed roasted garlic
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon drained capers
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 8 slices multigrain sandwich bread
Mint Chocolate Meringues
By patticakes
Line cookie sheet with parchment or silpat
- 2 egg whites (at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 ts mint flavoring
- 6 oz Chocolate bits
- Green coloring