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Master French Chocolatier Jacques Torres' Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies
By bronxie
Sift together the cake flour, bread flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a medium sized bowl and set as...
- 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons cake flour
- 1 2/3 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 pounds bittersweet chocolate disks or fèves, at least 60 percent cacao content
- sea salt or fleur de sel, for sprinkling
Roasted Tomato Salsa
By bronxie
Two chipotles can be very spicy,but then i enjoy spicy
- 2 pounds Roma tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
- 1 medium white onion, cut into six wedges
- 1 large garlic clove, halved
- a couple pinches of finely ground sea salt
- 2-3 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium dried guajillo chile pepper, soaked in boiling water until softened, and then drained
- 1 -2 chipotles in adobo sauce (canned)
- 1/2 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
Spiced lamb burgers with herbed yoghurt
By bronxie
This may not sound like an overtly Indian dish and in a way it isn't, but people in India have always eaten kebabs,...
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 4 cm/1 1/2 in piece fresh ginger
- 4 large garlic cloves
- 20 g/3/4oz fresh coriander, stalks and leaves
- 2-3 green chillies, chopped or 1/2-1 tsp red chilli powder
- 450 g/1lb lamb mince
- 3/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1 large free-range egg
- 2 slices thick-cut white bread, processed to crumbs in a food processor
- 2 tbsp oil, for greasing
- 200 g/7oz Greek-style yoghurt
- 30 g/1oz fresh coriander leaves
- 15 g/1/2oz fresh mint leaves, or 1 tbsp good quality dried mint
- 1-2 green chillies, finely chopped (optional)
- salt, to taste
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 6 hamburger buns
- 1 onion, sliced crosswise into large rings
- 2 ripe plum tomatoes, sliced crosswise
- crunchy lettuce leaves
Short Rib Ragu
By bronxie
Add a Recipe » You soak the dried mushrooms in hot water and then add both them and the soaking liquid to the bra...
- 5-6 pounds bone-in short ribs
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon bacon fat, lard or oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
- 1/2 bottle big red wine
- 14 ounces fire-roasted whole tomatoes and juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3-4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 large sprig rosemary, leaves chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- chicken stock or water
- gremolata, recipe follows
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 1 large lemon, zest only
- 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Mock Almond Crunch
By bronxie
Yummy toffee tasting munchies
- 8 whole graham crackers
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup + 2 T butter
- 1/4 teaspoon Fleur de Sel, Maldon, Vanilla salt °V or some other fine finishing salt
- 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (Ghirardelli 60%)
Smoked Salmon BLT
By bronxie
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
- 4 slices thick cut bacon
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill leaves
- 8 (1/2-inch thick) slices multigrain bread
- 6 ounces smoked salmon
- 1 cup arugula, divided
- 2 large or 3 medium tomatoes, sliced
Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
By bronxie
1. To prepare cake: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- 1 . 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 . 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 3 . 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 4 . 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 5 . 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 . 14 tablespoons sugar
- 7 . 6 tablespoons cool unsalted butter, cut into chunks (see Cake-Baking Tips)
- 8 . 2 large eggs, at room temperature (see Cake-Baking Tips), separated
- 9 . 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 10 . 1/2 ounce red food coloring, (see Ingredient note) (optional)
- 11 . 1 cup nonfat buttermilk
- 12 . 12 ounces soft light cream cheese
- 13 . 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 14 . 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 15 . 1/2 ounce chocolate, grated, for garnish (optional)
Roasted Asparagus Soup
By bronxie
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 2 lbs asparagus, trimmed
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 lg or 2 sm carrots, diced
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2-3 tbsp chicken or vegetable base
- 8-10 cups water
- olive oil
- creamy feta, crumbled (garnish)
- kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper