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Weeknight Chicken
By DreiFromBK
Stealing an idea from the restaurant industry, we started our Weeknight Chicken in a skillet to give it a good sear...
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 cup white wine
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
- 3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 salt
Lidia's Sweet Dough for tarts
By DreiFromBK
Process in food pro until dough is formed(it may/may not need another egg yolk)
- 1 and 1/2 cups Flour
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1/4 cup of Sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 Stick of cold cubed unsalted Butter
Caramel Pretzel Bars
By DreiFromBK
Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (I love Blis)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 cups small pretzel twists, broken into large pieces (I used Rold Gold)
Garlicky Swiss Chard
By DreiFromBK
To avoid watery, overcooked Swiss chard, we started cooking the greens in a covered pot just until they wilted down
- Serves 4 to 6
- You can use any variety of chard for this recipe. The recipe is easily doubled and cooked in two batches.
- Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 pounds Swiss chard, stems sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick, leaves sliced into 1/2-inch-wide strips
- Salt and pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar
By DreiFromBK
Squash smaller than 1 1/2 pounds will likely cook a little faster than the recipe indicates, so begin checking for ...
- 2 acorn squash (about 1 1/2 pounds each), halved pole to pole and seeded
- Salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
Pumpkin Bread
By DreiFromBK
Canned pumpkin puree often lends a raw, metallic flavor to pumpkin bread
- Makes 2 loaves
- The test kitchen’s preferred loaf pan measures 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches; if using a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan, start checking for doneness five minutes early.
- Ingredients
- Topping
- 5 tablespoons packed (2 1/4 ounces) light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Bread
- 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 (15-ounce) can unsweetened pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup (7 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed (7 ounces) light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 ounces cream cheese, cut into 12 pieces
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped fine
Creamy Ricotta Tart with Pine Nuts
By DreiFromBK
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
- 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 cups pine nuts (about 5 ounces), toasted
- Pinch salt
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
Grilled Potato Salad with Mustard Seeds
By DreiFromBK
In a large saucepan, cover the potato rounds with water and bring to a boil
- 4 large Kennebec or baking potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
- 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup rice bran or canola oil
- 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced
Cocoa Nib Hot Chocolate
By DreiFromBK
Hot Chocolate from Alton Brown
- 1 ounce cocoa nibs
- 16 ounces whole milk
- 6 ounces 65-percent to 70-percent bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 ounces sugar
- 2 ounces water
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Big Italian Salad
By DreiFromBK
In a large bowl, mash the garlic to a paste with a generous pinch of salt
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- Salt
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 large romaine heart, chopped
- 1 small head of radicchio—halved, cored and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 head of iceberg lettuce, coarsely chopped
- 1 tender celery rib, thinly sliced
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup pitted green olives, preferably Sicilian
- 8 peperoncini
- 2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, shaved (1 cup)