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Mrs. Billett's White Cake
By ltrodrigu
Recipes for Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, White Russian Frosting, Merry Berry Filling & directions for making fonda...
- Parchment paper
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 5 egg whites
- Vanilla Buttercream Frosting or White Russian Frosting
- Merry Berry filling (optional)
- Garnish: fondant snowflakes
Spring Pea Soup With Mint
By ltrodrigu
Bring stock to a simmer in a small pot over medium heat
- 6 cups vegetable or chicken stock
- 3 1/4 cups shelled fresh peas
- 2 heads spring garlic or 1 1/2 cloves regular garlic, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more to garnish
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup mint leaves, tough stems discarded and leaves roughly chopped
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 4 tablespoons crème fraîche
Parsley Salad With Capers & Red Onions
By ltrodrigu
Make Vinaigrette: In a small jar, combine garlic, vinegar, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste
- For the vinaigrette:
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Juice of one lemon
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- For the salad:
- 3 large bunches flat-leaf parsley, very roughly chopped (small stems included)
- 3 tablespoons capers, rinsed, drained and dried
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Summer Pesto Salad For Your Bumper Crop Tomatoes
By ltrodrigu
Puree basil with olive oil in a food processor
- 1 cup whole leaf basil
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 6 cups Bibb lettuce
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 chopped scallions
- 2 sliced heirloom tomatoes
- pine nuts
Moldy Mice
By ltrodrigu
This cookie recipe was adapted from the family cookbook of Maria Harrison Reuge, who grew up along Virginia's James...
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, slightly softened
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Champurrado de Vainilla
By ltrodrigu
Combine milk and water in a lidded medium pot over low heat
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup water
- 2 whole vanilla beans
- 1/3 cup masa harina (corn tortilla mix)
- 1/3 cup raw sugar, such as azúcar moreno, piloncillo or turbinado sugar
- 1 3/4 oz (50 grams) Mexican chocolate, such as Ibarra or Abuelita (60-70% cacao chocolate can be substituted), finely chopped
BBM (Butternut Squash, Boston Lettuce & Merguez)
By ltrodrigu
Rob Connoley's pairing of squash and merguez sausage strikes just the right balance of sweet and savory
- 1 butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeds discarded
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Maresh pepper
- 2 roasted red peppers
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 merguez sausages
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and cut into long slivers
- 1 6-inch baguette, halved lengthwise
- a few leaves of Boston lettuce
Chocolate-Stout Brownies
By ltrodrigu
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 9x9x2" metal baking pan with foil, leaving a 2" overhang
- 1 cup stout (such as Guinness)
- 16 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped, divided
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
Lamb Kebabs With Roasted Tomatoes & Tahini
By ltrodrigu
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 slices crustless white bread, diced
- 2 yellow onions, cut into thin wedges, plus 1/2 onion, minced
- 1 1/2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 pounds ground lamb
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 lemon
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 6 cups arugula
RICKY BOBBY BURNS
By ltrodrigu
Adapted from Jim Meehan, PDT, New York City
- 2 ounces Elijah Craig bourbon
- 3/4 ounce Carpano Antica sweet vermouth
- 1/4 ounce Bénédictine
- ice
- chilled coupe
- 1 ounce Miller High Life
- 3 brandied Morello cherries on a skewer.