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Onion Soup, Italian Home-Style
By dtrumble
Known in Italian as pappa alle cipolle, this soul-warming soup makes a nourishing weeknight supper
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 8 cups thinly sliced onions
- Sea salt, preferably gray salt
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar (i reduce the vinegar a bit)
- 4 cups Chicken Stock
- 1/2 recipe Panzanella Croutons
- 1/4 pound Fontina cheese, thinly sliced
Burger of the Gods
By dtrumble
Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown
- 8 ounces chuck, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
- 8 ounces sirloin, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Lentil Soup
By dtrumble
This recipe for lentil soup uses a straightforward and time-tested method of creating a flavor base with onions, ca...
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup carrot, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 pound lentils, picked and rinsed
- 1 cup tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 2 quarts chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander, freshly ground
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground
- 1/2 teaspoon grains of paradise, freshly ground
Glazed Carrots
By dtrumble
Prep: 25 minutes Total: 25 minutes
- 9 * 9 carrots (1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 * 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- * Pepper
Pan-Seared steaks with Red Wine Pan Sauce
By dtrumble
Basic recipe, with variations for Worchestershire and butter sauce, mushroom and sherry sauce, cognac and mustard s
- Sauce:
- 4 boneless beef steaks (8 oz each), 1 to 1/4 inches thick, trimmed
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 TB vegetable oil
- 1 TB vegetable oil
- 1 shallot, minced
- 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 3 TB butter, cut into 3 pieces and chilled
- 1 tsp minced fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper
Cod with Tomatoes and Olives in Parchment
By dtrumble
Serves 2 I make this recipe with wild cod fillets, but any firm, mild white fish will do - tilapia, halibut, haddo...
- 1 lb wild cod fillets (or any other firm white fish)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 roma tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp dry white wine
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Chopped parsley, for garnish
Gnocchi (with instant mashed potatoes)
By dtrumble
Place potato flakes in a medium-size bowl
- 1 cup dry potato flakes
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Curried Carrot Soup
By dtrumble
If your carrots don't taste sweet enough, add up to a teaspoon of sugar in step 2
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 * 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 * 1 teaspoon curry powder
- * Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 * 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth (about 3 1/2 cups)
- 2 * 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 * 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish (optional)
Lobster Tails, Boiled
By dtrumble
First, thaw your lobster tails by placing the (still-frozen) tails directly into cold water for 30 minutes
- Frozen lobster tails
Pan-Seared Salmon
By dtrumble
1. Following the photos, remove any pin bones from the salmon
- 4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each) 1 1/4 inches thick
- Salt and pepper
- 1 TB vegetable oil
- Lemon or lime wedges (for serving)