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Chicken Piccata
By nnlester
You can deglaze the pan with 1/2 cup white wine, reduce to half and then add chicken stock
- 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, butterflied and then cut in half
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- All-purpose flour, for dredging
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1/4 cup brined capers, rinsed
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Tahini Banana Bread
By nnlester
To make the bread: Preheat the oven to 350 F
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons smooth tahini paste (if there's oil on the top, mix it thoroughly before adding it)
- 3 ripe yet firm bananas, mashed
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons white sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds
Buffalo Chicken Wings
By nnlester
Preheat the broiler. Cut the chicken wings in thirds, cutting between the bones
- 16 chicken wings (about 3 pounds)
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 teaspoons Frank's Hot Sauce, or 1 teaspoon Tabasco
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups crumbled Gorgonzola or other blue cheese
- 1 cup good mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Celery sticks, for serving
Joe`s Stone Crab Mustard Sauce For Stone Crab Claws
By nnlester
Place the mustard in a small mixing bowl
- 1 tablespoon Colman's dry mustard, or to taste
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon A-1 Sauce
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or milk
- Salt to taste
Oven Roasted Potato 'Fries'
By nnlester
Serve with horseradish mayo listed under sauces
- Ingredients
- 4 * 4 large russet potatoes, scrubbed, but not peeled
- 3 to 4 * 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
- * Pinch sea salt
- * Freshly ground black pepper
- * Dash smoked paprika
- * Dash steak spice seasoning
Salted Caramel Brownie Mini Trifles
By nnlester
Instructions For the caramel sauce: In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the sugar, maple syrup and...
- For the caramel sauce:
- 2 cups organic unrefined white sugar or cane sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- 1/2 cup coconut milk, full fat
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Pinch of sea salt
- For the coconut whipped cream:
- 1 14-ounce can full fat coconut milk
- 3/4-1 cup cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For serving:
- 1 package Canyon Bakehouse Gluten Free Brownie Bites, crumbled
- 1/4 cup smashed Gluten Free chocolate cream sandwiches, cream removed (cookie pieces only)
- Mini cordial glasses
Stuffed Acorn Squash
By nnlester
1. Preheat oven to 400°. 2
- 2 acorn squash, halved and seeds removed
- 1 red onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/2 cup plain dried cranberries
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons coconut sugar
Marrow Beans with Merguez, Pistachio and Honey
By nnlester
Soak beans in room-temperature water overnight
- 1/2 pound marrow beans
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound Lamb Merguez Sausage
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 1 teaspoon whole coriander, toasted and ground
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and ground
- 2 teaspoons Aleppo pepper
- Salt and coarsely-ground black pepper
- 1 bunch chard or collard greens, tough stems removed and cut into ribbons
- 1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons harissa paste
- 1/3 cup pistachios, for garnishing
- 2 to 3 teaspoons honey, for garnishing
Blue Cheese and Walnut Crackers
By nnlester
2008, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
- 8 ounces Stilton cheese, crumbled (about 12 ounces with rind), at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 extra-large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts
Quinoa Tabbouleh
By nnlester
The classic Middle Eastern salad gets an of-the-moment upgrade with the "it" grain, quinoa
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed well
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt plus more
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large English hothouse cucumber or 2 Persian cucumbers, cut into 1/4" pieces
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced