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Karotte Cocktail
By ltrodrigu
Fill an ice-cold shaker with carrot juice, orange juice, blanco tequila, lime juice, agave syrup and Tabasco
- 4 ounces fresh carrot juice
- 1/2 ounce fresh orange juice
- 3 ounces Herradura Silver or other blanco tequila
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce agave syrup
- 2 dashes Tabasco
- fresh mint leaf, for garnish
Bread Pudding With Bourbon Sauce
By ltrodrigu
In a large bowl, combine the bread and milk, and set aside for 30 to 60 minutes
- 1-pound loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 quart whole milk
- 11 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups white sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup high quality Bourbon
Roast Chicken & Potatoes With Sumac Butter
By ltrodrigu
This flavorful chicken is roasted with a sumac-garlic butter under its skin
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons sumac
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 pounds new potatoes, halved
- 3 large yellow onions, quartered
- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3-pound whole chicken
Border Town Taco Salad
By ltrodrigu
Weight Watchers Points = 10 per serving
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 10 ounces romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups baked tortilla chips
- 1/3 cups Mexican cheese blend, shredded
- 1 medium avocado, pitted and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Mini Zucchini-Dill Pancakes
By ltrodrigu
Toss zucchini with salt in colander
- 1/2 pound zucchini, grated
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
- 1 large egg white
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 ounces smoked salmon, divided (optional)
- 4 teaspoons sour cream, divided
- 1 teaspoons dill, divided
Dulcamara Limonatta
By ltrodrigu
This tomato cocktail was inspired by one of O’Brien’s favorite summer snacks, the Limonatta fruit cup at Lottaf...
- For 12 Kevin Gillespie Tomato Water Ice Cubes:
- 4 large yellow tomatoes
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon salt
- For Cocktail:
- 1/4 yellow tomato
- 1 cherry tomato
- 1 basil leaf
- 1 honeydew melon ball
- 1 slice cucumber
- 1 dash of Tajin chile seasoning, available in Latin markets
- 1/4 ounce Petite Canne sugar cane syrup
- 1 1/2 ounces Farmer’s Botanical Small Batch Organic Gin
- 1/2 ounce Dolin Genepy liqueur
- 1/2 lemon
- ice for shaking
- Tomato water ice cube for serving
Rigatoni With Italian Sausage & Rapini Red Sauce
By ltrodrigu
Set a large pot filled with salted water over high heat
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage, skins removed and meat broken into bite-size pieces
- 4 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped
- 1 pound rapini, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed San Marzano tomatoes
- Sugar, to season
- 1 pound rigatoni
- Pecorino Romano, Parmesan or fresh ricotta, to garnish
- Snipped chives, to garnish (optional)
The Perfect Lettuce Salad
By ltrodrigu
The mix of bitter and sweet, tender and more substantial leaves is just right in this salad, so don’t overdo it w...
- 1/2 head Rhazes or red Little Gem lettuce, core removed, leaves torn into 3-inch pieces
- 1/2 head frisée, torn into 2-inch pieces
- Handful of arugula, preferably Astro variety
- Handful of mizuna
- Handful of Ruby Streaks mustard greens
- Handful of scarlet or golden mustard frill
- Handful of pea shoots or fava greens
- Small handful of vegetable tops, such as carrot, beet, turnip, celery root, radish or fennel
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 large shallot, thinly sliced, rinsed under hot tap water for 1 minute and dried with paper towel
- 1/4 fennel bulb, thinly sliced into 3/4-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons chives, finely chopped
- Freshly ground white pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse sea salt
Lemon-Rosemary Roasted Chestnuts
By ltrodrigu
What a great way to enjoy roasted chestnuts! These chestnuts are dotted with butter, sprinkled with rosemary, salt,...
- 1 pound, 2 ounces fresh chestnuts in their shells
- 2 1/2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- 4 sprigs rosemary, chopped
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
Pork Tenderloin with Cabbage & Apple Slaw
By ltrodrigu
Weight Watchers Points = 7 per serving
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pork tenderloins (1 1/4 pounds total)
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 small Napa cabbage (about 1 pound)—quartered, cored, and thinly sliced
- 1 crisp red apple (such as Gala or Fuji), cut into thin wedges
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro