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Pear and Blue-Cheese Pastry Triangles
By emp1438
Sunset NOVEMBER 2005
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 sweet (Walla-Walla, Maui, or Vidalia) or yellow onions (2 lb. total), peeled and sliced very thinly
- 1 firm-ripe pear (8 oz.), rinsed and cut in half crosswise, then lengthwise
- Salt and pepper
- 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed but kept cool
- 7 ounces (1 1/2 cups) crumbled gorgonzola or other blue cheese
Mini Fruit Tartlets
By emp1438
All You MARCH 2011
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 11-oz. jar lemon curd
- 2 pints assorted fruit, such as blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and kiwifruit
- 1/2 cup apricot jam
Crispy Chickpeas
By emp1438
Quick to make, and great to put out with a crowd of people to nibble on while watching tv or hanging out
- 3 cups vegetable oil, for frying
- 3- 15-ounce cans chickpeasdrained, rinsed and patted dry
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Salt
Chewy Chocolate Chip Bar Cookies
By emp1438
A simple recipe for those who want to make chocolate chip cookies without the hassle of dropping batter into indivi...
- 2 cups plus 2 tbsps bleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 package (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, toasted (optional)
- 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped (optional)
Peach Almond Cream Pie
By emp1438
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- 1 9" deep dish pie shell
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 pounds sliced peaches
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp. pure almond extract
- 2 Tbl. all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbl. cornstarch
Pierogi Casserole
By emp1438
Preheat oven 350 degrees Add cheese to potatoes and beat well
- 1 lb. box lasagna noodles cooked
- 3/4 - 1 lb. cheddar cheese
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 onions finely chopped
- 5 lb. potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
Butter and Jam Thumbprints
By emp1438
From Food Network Kitchens
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened
- 2/3 cup sugar, plus more for rolling
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped from pod, or 1/8 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup raspberry, cherry or strawberry jam
Beef Wellington
By emp1438
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence, 2008
- 3 pints (1 1/2 pounds) white button mushrooms
- 2 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (3-pound) center cut beef tenderloin (filet mignon), trimmed
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 12 thin slices prosciutto
- 6 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves only
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- Flour, for rolling out puff pastry
- 1 pound puff pastry, thawed if using frozen
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- Minced chives, for garnish
- Green Peppercorn Sauce, recipe follows
- Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
- Warm Wilted Winter Greens, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 shallots, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 1 cup brandy
- 1 box beef stock
- 2 cups cream
- 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 1/2 cup green peppercorns in brine, drained, brine reserved
Italian Fish and Veggie Packets
By emp1438
The Mediterranean flavors of the tart lemon, fruity olive oil and cool mint all complement the fresh fish and summe...
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, plus more for seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
- 1 1/2 pounds sugar snap peas, stemmed
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
- 1 orange bell pepper, sliced
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- Four 4-ounce trout fillets, skinned (or other fish, about 1/2-inch thick)
- 8 thin slices lemon
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped mint leaves
Pumpkin Creme Brulee
By emp1438
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar, plus 4 teaspoons
- 8 large egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1 cup mashed cooked pumpkin