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Chewy flourless chocolate cookies
By bigbare
Preheat oven to 300°. Mix together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- two egg whites
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts toasted
Pickled Onions
By bigbare
In a large bowl (I prefer a glass bowl that has a tight sealing lid so I can just make, mix, and store in the same ...
- 2 red onions, sliced about 1/4 inch thick
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2-2 cups of white vinegar
Chunky Apple Cake
By bigbare
Stir together butter,sugar, eggs and vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 4 Granny Smith apples peeled and sliced
Brown Butter Pumpkin Layer Cake
By bigbare
A gingery glazed nut topping and brown-butter-spiked cream cheese frosting are the finishing touches for this spect...
- For the purée
- 2 tsp. vegetable oil
- 1 medium-large Sugar Pie pumpkin, cut in half from stem to bottom and seeded
- Tip: You can substitute canned pumpkin purée for homemade, if you like.
- For the cake
- 6 oz. (3/4 cup) unsalted butter; more for the pans
- 9 oz. (2 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour; more for the pans
- 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 3/4 tsp. table salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- For the topping
- 1-1/2 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup unsalted, raw, hulled pepitas
- 2 Tbs. firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. table salt
- 1-1/2 Tbs. chopped crystallized ginger
- For the frosting
- 4 oz. (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 5 oz. (1-1/4 cups) confectioners’ sugar
Salmon Burgers with Dill Tartar Sauce
By bigbare
Fresh salmon, punched up with shallots, capers, and mustard, make up these savory burgers
- 1-1/2 lbs. salmon fillet, skinned, cut into 1-inch cubes, and chilled
- 1 small shallot, finely diced (about 2 Tbs.)
- 1 Tbs. capers, rinsed and chopped
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup dill pickle relish
- 2 Tbs. chopped fresh dill
- 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice, more to taste
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 cup lightly packed baby spinach (about 1 oz.)
- 1 small red onion, cut into thin rings
- 1 large tomato, cut into 8 thin slices
- 4 hamburger buns, split and toasted
Blueberry Pie
By bigbare
This recipe was developed using fresh blueberries, but unthawed frozen blueberries (our favorite brands are Wymanâ€...
- Foolproof Pie Dough
- 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces), plus more for work surface
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening , cold, cut into 4 pieces
- 1/4 cup vodka , cold (see note)
- 1/4 cup cold water
- Blueberry Filling
- 6 cups fresh blueberries (about 30 ounces) (see note)
- 1 Granny Smith apple , peeled and grated on large holes of box grater
- 2 teaspoons grated zest and 2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon
- 3/4 cup sugar (5 1/4 ounces)
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca , ground (see note)
- Pinch table salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 large egg , lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon water
Fresh Peach Ice Cream
By bigbare
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the peaches, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the corn syrup
- 2 cups peeled, pitted and finely chopped ripe peaches
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Chicken with sweet peppers and balsamic vinegar
By bigbare
Season chicken with salt and pepper and then Brown in 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups thinly sliced sweet peppers
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped basil
- 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Chicken Marsala
By bigbare
Season chicken with flour salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup Flour
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 4 Chicken Breasts
- 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup Marsala Wine
- 1/2 cup Chicken Stock
- 1/2 Lemon
- 1/2 cup Sliced Mushrooms
- 1 tbsp. Parsley
- 1 to 2 tbsp. Butter
Nellie & Joe's Key Lime Pie
By bigbare
Combine milk, egg yolks and lime juice
- 9 " graham cracker pie crust
- 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
- 3 egg yolks (whites not used)
- 1/2 cup Nellie & Joe's Key West Lime Juice