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Seafood Risotto
By SallySmo
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat
- 1 cup arborio rice (risotto rice)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup dry white wine (like Chardonnay)
- 4 cups fish or seafood stock
- 1/2 6.5oz can lump crab meat
- 1/2 lb bay scallops
- 1/2 lb peeled and deveined shrimp, tails removed
- 1 small bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut on a diagonal into 1.5″ pieces
- 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley, minced
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4-1/2 tsp sea salt
Dessert - Cantuccini
By SallySmo
Preheat the oven to 150°C
- 3 eggs - whole
- 3 egg - yokes
- 200 grams of toasted almonds
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of sweetened wine
- 400 grams of flour
- 250 grams of sugar
- 1 package of yeast
- pinch of salt
Avgolemono: Chicken Soup with Egg-Lemon Sauce
By SallySmo
Place the chicken in a large pot with 2 quarts cold water, enough to cover the chicken
- 1 (3 pound) free range chicken
- 2 quarts water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 leek, cleaned and quartered
- 1 carrot, peeled and quartered
- 2/3 cup aborio rice
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
Sauce - Pesto
By SallySmo
Remove the leaves of basil from the stems and put in the blender together with the other ingredients leaving the oi...
- 4 bunches of basil
- 1 clove of garlic
- 4 T. of parmigiano
- 1 T. of pecorino
- 1 T. of pine nuts
- 1 c. of olive oil
- 2 pinches salt
- 1 pinch white pepper
French Toast Brulee
By SallySmo
1.In a flat rectangular pan or baking dish, whisk together the egg, milk, maple syrup, flour and vanilla
- 1 extra large egg
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons Grade B maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 slices sandwich bread (3 slices if it's thick cut)
- 4 teapoons butter
- 8 teaspoons granulated sugar (2 teaspoons per slice)
Taco Dip
By SallySmo
Layer ingredients on large plate
- 1 can refried beans mixed with 1 pkg taco mix
- Guacamole
- Tomatoes (chopped and drained)
- Onions (chopped)
- Black olives (chopped)
- Green chili peppers (chopped)
- Sour cream
- Cheddar cheese
- Monterrey jack cheese
Parmesan Cheese Soup
By SallySmo
Coarsely chop the onions. Melt the butter in a large pot, add the onions and fry on a low heat for 10 minutes
- 2 onions (coarsely chopped)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 pound parmesan (sliced)
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 2 quarts cream
- 1 quart milk
- 1/3 cup bacon (finely chopped)
- 10 branches of chives (finely chopped)
- 1 shallot (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp croûtons (fry some diced small cubes of country bread in olive oil until golden)
- Salt and pepper (for seasoning)
Sort of Asian rice salad
By SallySmo
Prepare the rice as you normally would--about 2 parts water to one part rice
- Cooked and almost-completely-cooled Jasmine rice (usually 4 cups or so)
- Dark sesame oil
- Rice wine
- Rice wine vinegar
- Toasted pine nuts
- Diced fresh ginger
- Finely diced purple onion
- Chopped cilantro
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cooked shrimp (optional)
Warm Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Dip
By SallySmo
Put roasted red pepper and garlic, salt and pepper in food processor to make Coulis
- 1 oz goat cheese
- 1 tsp thyme, chopped
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 3 slices, french bread
- 1/4 C Red Pepper Coulis (see below)
Beans - Spicy
By SallySmo
Pioneer Woman recommends these over cornbread but also piled on top of nachos or tacos, or mashed and turned into r
- 4 cups Dry Pinto Beans
- 1 whole Ham Hock
- 4 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 whole Onion, Diced
- 2 whole Red Bell Peppers, Diced
- 2 whole Jalapenos, Sliced
- 2 teaspoons Salt, More To Taste
- 2 teaspoons Black Pepper, More To Taste
- 2 teaspoons Chili Powder (optional)