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Haricots Verts with Pancetta
By jeaninemg
Directions Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/4 pounds haricots verts or green beans, trimmed
- 4 ounces pancetta, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
- Freshly ground pepper
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Sunday Pot Roast with Mushroom Gravy
By jeaninemg
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- 1 (4 to 5-pound) boneless beef bottom round roast
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound cremini mushrooms, cleaned and quartered
- 2 medium yellow onions, halved and sliced
- 4 cups low-sodium beef broth
Holiday Bread Wreath
By jeaninemg
Mix 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, the bread flour, salt, yeast and 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water (105 degrees F to 110 ...
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for forming the loaves
- 2 1/4 cups bread flour
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon rapid-rise yeast
Sweet Potato Souffle
By jeaninemg
Scrub potatoes with a brush under cold running water
- 6 large sweet potatoes
- boiling water to cover
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- water to cover
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed firm
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour (self rising is ok)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/8 cup butter, melted
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup cream or half & half
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest/rind orange rind (optional)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Topping***
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed firm
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Berries and Cream Floats
By jeaninemg
Directions Make the vanilla whipped cream: Whisk the heavy cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla bean paste in a...
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ref="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/bean-sauces/index.html" class="crosslink" debug="85 95">bean paste (or seeds from 1 vanilla bean)
- 1 cup mixed berries
- 2 pints vanilla ice cream
- 1 1 -liter bottle red cream soda
Dad's Meatloaf with Tomato Relish
By jeaninemg
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Relish:
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and finely diced
- 2 tomatoes, halved, seeded, and finely diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 (12-ounce) bottle ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Meat Loaf:
- 3 slices white bread, crusts removed, torn into chunks by hand
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 2 eggs
- Leaves from 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 to 4 bacon slices
Cocktail Meatballs
By jeaninemg
Directions Soften bread thoroughly in milk in a large bowl
- 2 slices white or other soft bread, torn into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- 1 pound ground pork
- 6 thin slices pancetta (2 1/2 ounces), finely diced
- 1/2 small onion, minced (1/3 cup)
- 2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon mild smoked paprika (also called pimenton)
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for frying
Double Chocolate Cake
By jeaninemg
Directions for cake: 1. Allow eggs to stand at room temperature 30 minutes
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 ounces dark or bittersweet chocolate, grated
- 1 recipe Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting or Vanilla Sour Cream Frosting (recipe below)
Almond Fried Chicken with Roasted Kale and Apples
By jeaninemg
Directions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F
- 1 large bunch kale, stems removed, leaves cut into 2-to-3-inch pieces
- 2 apples, cut into thin wedges
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for frying
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 11/2 pounds)
- All-purpose flour, for dredging
- 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Alphabet Cookies, baked in a mold
By jeaninemg
Mix together the sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla
- 1/3 C sugar
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 stick of butter, unsalted, at room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 C = 2 T. flour