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Key Lime Cheesecake
By lovenaples
DO Ahead
- Lime custard
- 6 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons fresh Key lime juice or regular lime juice
- 1 teaspoon grated Key lime peel or regular lime peel
- Crust
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 12 whole graham crackers)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- lime slices for garnish
- Filling
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons fresh Key lime juice or regular lime juice
- 1 tablespoon grated Key lime peel or regular lime peel
- 1 16-ounce container sour cream
Caesar Salad
By lovenaples
Blend anchovy fillets, garlic, evoo, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and hot pepper sauce until smooth
- 4 anchovy fillets
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 T. evoo
- 1 t. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 t. Dijon
- 1/2 t. hot pepper sauce1 1/3 c. mayo
- 2 T plus 1/4 c. freshly grated Parm cheese
- 2 T fresh lemon juice
- 3 hearts of Romaine, coarsely torn
- 2 c. croutons (optional)
Fresh Flowers
By lovenaples
1 teaspoon of bleach in a vase for fresh cut carnations, keeps them longer
- Fresh flowers
- 1 teas. bleach
- water
Tuscan Lemon Chicken
By lovenaples
Sprinkle the chicken with 1 teaspoon salt on each side
- 1 (3 1/2-pound) chicken, flattened
- Kosher salt
- 1/3 cup good olive oil
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, halved
Prime Rib
By lovenaples
Sear roast in pan Place on rack in oven at 200 degrees for 3 hours and 20 minutes
- 5 lb top sirlion cut prime rib tied
- Salt & pepper
Beatty's Chocolate Cake
By lovenaples
Chocolate Buttercream, recipe follows Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Butter, for greasing the pans
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cups good cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup buttermilk, shaken
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
Rustic Bread Salad
By lovenaples
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
- 1 thin French bread, halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 6 cups)
- 7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 hothouse (seedless) cucumber, peeled
- 1 small red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, halved and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 2 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1/3 cup diced (1/4-inch) red onion
- 8 ripe plum tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup halved yellow cherry or pear tomatoes
- 8 whole fresh basil leaves, coarsely torn
- 8 whole fresh mint leaves, coarsely torn
- 3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (for garnish)
Roasted Hazelnuts
By lovenaples
Put fresh nuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet
- Hazelnuts (filberts)
- salt
- evoo
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
By lovenaples
Recipe courtesy Santacafe
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (7 ounces)
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted
- 8 ounces fine-quality white chocolate
- 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 whole large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups fresh raspberries (11 ounces)
- Fresh raspberries, for garnish
Yellowtail Snapper w/ lemon, parsley & butter
By lovenaples
Season the fish with a sprinkle of kosher salt Heat a large saute pan over med-high heat and when hot add the cl...
- 1 1/2 lbs. yellowtail snapper (4 to 6 skinless filets)
- 2 oz. clairfied butter*
- Juice of two lemons
- 3 oz. unsalted butter, cubed
- 2 T. Italian parsley, choped very fine
- Kosher salt