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Crab Salad with Avocado
By ltrodrigu
To Blanch Carrots: Fill a large bowl with ice water
- 1/2 cup finely diced carrots
- 2 limes
- 1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium shallot, minced
- Sea salt
- Tabasco
- 3 tablespoons roughly chopped basil, plus sprigs for garnish
- 1/2 bunch scallions, white and pale-green parts only, finely sliced
- 12 ounces jumbo lump crabmeat, shell fragments removed
- 2 tablespoons chopped capers
- 2 avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced lengthwise
Citrus Rice Pudding
By ltrodrigu
1 cup Valencia rice, uncooked 2 cups water 16 ounces sweetened condensed milk 16 ounces evaporated milk 1 cinnamon
- 1 cup Valencia rice, uncooked
- 2 cups water
- 16 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 16 ounces evaporated milk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 lime peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Chef John's Baked Eggs
By ltrodrigu
Preheat oven to 400 F degrees
- 1/3 cup marinara sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon finely shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 2 slices toast
Cajun-Spiced Chicken with Potato Salad & Red Cabbage Slaw
By ltrodrigu
Heat a medium pot of salted water to boiling on high
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 carrot
- 3/4 pound Yukon Gold potatoes
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1/2 pound red cabbage
- 1 stalk celery
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons red vine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons Cajun chicken spice blend*
Tomato-Watermelon Salad With Feta, Olives & Pistachios
By ltrodrigu
Arrange tomato wedges and watermelon pieces on a serving platter or on 4 individual plates, interspersing and distr...
- 2 large heirloom tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 3 pounds seedless watermelon, cut into large bite-size pieces
- 20 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 Persian cucumbers or 1 English cucumber, sliced into thin rounds
- Flaky sea salt
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted pistachios
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta
- 1/3 cup pitted and roughly chopped Castelveltrano olives
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 jalapeño chili, stemmed, seeded and minced
- 1/4 cup roughly torn mint leaves
- 1/4 cup roughly torn basil leaves
Jam Cake With Burnt Sugar Glaze
By ltrodrigu
Make Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- For the Cake:
- 11/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for buttering pan
- 21/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 11/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 11/2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup blackberry, raspberry or other fruit jam
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 2/3 cup raisins
- 2/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- For the Burnt Sugar Glaze:
- 11/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup milk
- 11/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Peanut Stack Cake with Bourbon Whipped Cream
By ltrodrigu
Pictured Right
- 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup peanut flour
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus more for pan
- 2 cups chilled heavy cream
- 1 ounce bourbon
- 4 tablespoons sorghum syrup or grade-B maple syrup, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Asparagus Bow-Tie Pasta
By ltrodrigu
Tip: Add 1-1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken to skillet with the cooked pasta
- 2 cups farfalle (bow-tie pasta), uncooked
- 1 pound fresh asparagus spears, trimmed, cut into 1-inch lengths
- 1/2 cup halved orange pepper strips
- 1/4 cup julienne-cut oil-packed roasted tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup 25%-less-sodium chicken broth
- 50 grams Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, cubed
- chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 cup Kraft 4 Cheese Shredded Cheese
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
By ltrodrigu
Weight Watchers Points = 6 per serving
- 4 pounds small Yukon Gold potatoes, skins on and left whole
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups half-and-half, warmed
- 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons Williams-Sonoma roasted garlic paste
- freshly ground white pepper, to taste
Thanksgiving No-Stress Recipes for Easy Feasting
By ltrodrigu
Prepare Thanksgiving Turkey & Gravy as directed in 'Duck & Goose' Prepare Sautéed Delicata Squash as directed in
- Thanksgiving Turkey & Gravy
- Sautéed Delicata Squash
- Country Sausage Dressing
- Pumpkin Flans