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Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup
By Talk2usoon
This recipe originated from a Turkey soup recipe where you use the carcass to make the broth
- FOR BROTH:
- 1 leftover chicken (or turkey)carcass
- 5 quarts water, plus onion and celery(sliced)
- FOR SOUP:
- 1 cup celery -- chopped
- 1/2 cup celery leaves -- chopped
- 1 cup onion -- chopped
- 7 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup carrots -- sliced
- 1/2 cup parsley -- chopped
- 1/4 tablespoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups of acini di pepe (tiny pasta)
Homemade Tahini (from Pita the Great cookbook)
By Talk2usoon
While Tahini is readily available in health food stores, Middle Eastern groceries, and even most supermarkets today...
- 4 cups sesame seeds
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Vegetarian French Onion Soup
By Talk2usoon
Remember the Seinfeld episode featuring SOUP? Well, THIS is the real deal, from the cookbook known as "THE DAILY S
- 1 TB peanut oil
- 1 TB unsalted butter...
- 3 LG Spanish onions, halved and thinly sliced - I would use 2 next time
- 3 LG Red Onion, halved and thinly sliced - I would use 2 next time
- 1 TB sugar
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup Tawny Port
- 8 cups basic vegetable stock (recipe found in this collection)
- 1 (3”) piece of parmesan cheese rind
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1 TB balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp minced fresh garlic
- 1 sourdough baguette, cut crosswise into 1” rounds, lightly toasted
- 2 cups grated Gruyere Cheese
Fattoush: Middle Eastern Pita Bread Salad
By Talk2usoon
Traditional Fattoush salad is made with a mixture of chopped fresh vegetables, and mix in the toasted pita just bef...
- 1 pita bread, toasted until well browned, cut or broken into 1/2-inch squares
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced (we used 2 cups small, cherry-sized heirlooms and cut them into halves)
- 1/2 cucumber, diced
- 2 tablespoon minced red onion
- 1 generous handful fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 generous handful fresh mint leaves, julienned the leaves
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Ground sumac, for garnish
Café Azul Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa
By Talk2usoon
FIERY HOT - but I can't stop eating it
- 1/3 pound tomatillos, husked, rinsed, and quartered
- 1/4 pound fresh jalapeño chilies, rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and halved
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 firm-ripe avocado (about 1/2 lb.), peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons lime juice
Picnic Lemon Chicken (adapted from Silver Palate's recipe)
By Talk2usoon
Preparation: In a bowl or re-sealable plastic bag, combine chicken pieces and lemon juice
- 2 chickens (2 to 2 1/2 pounds each), cut into quarters*
- 2 cups fresh-squeezed lemon juice (about 10 lemons)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt or sea salt
- 2 teaspoons Hungarian sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
- 1 cup vegetable or corn oil
- 1/4 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 2 lemons, sliced paper thin
Citrus Sugar Cookies
By Talk2usoon
Tried many sugar cookies and failed
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for working
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3/4 cup sugar, plus more for decorating (optional)
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest, finely grated
- Royal Icing, and desired decorations, such as colored sugars
Beef Stroganoff
By Talk2usoon
this is from one of Rachael Ray's 30 minute meal cookbooks titled "Comfort Foods"
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound beef sirloin -- , 1/2 " thick, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon mild Hungarian paprika
- coarse salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup dry sherry
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- butter
- chopped parsley for garnish
Glazed Lemon Cake
By Talk2usoon
Simply perfection. The kind of recipe everyone has to have, once they sample the cake
- Lemon icing:
- 2 sticks sweet butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespooons tightly packed fresh grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 pound confectioner's sugar
- 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick) softened
- 3 tablespoons tightly packed grated lemon zest
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
First Down Salsa
By Talk2usoon
Prepare and refrigerate the ingredients ahead of time, then combine them shortly before serving
- 3 ripe tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch dice (1 1/2 cups)
- 2 scallions (including
- 3 inches of green), finely minced, or shallots
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeños,
- or to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Tortilla chips,
- for serving