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Fettuccine Carbonara with Squash and Kale
By miss5elements
1. In a skillet, heat olive oil over med heat
- 2 T olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/8 t crushed red pepper flakes
- 2.5 c kale, sliced
- 1 c roasted butternut squash, cubed
- 1/2 lb. whole wheat fettuccine
- 2 lg eggs, beaten
- 1/2 c grated Parmesan
- Salt & pepper
Almond Joy Mousse Cake
By miss5elements
Frozen assets Let the cake soften at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes before serving
- 1 cup sweetened flake coconut
- 3/4 cup raw almonds
- 28 chocolate wafer cookies, such as Nabisco Famous
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- One 4-ounce bar bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Hot fudge sauce, for serving
Cheesy Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole Recipe
By miss5elements
Recipe by McCormick
- 8 frozen hash brown patties
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Mustard, Ground
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Black Pepper, Ground
- 6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
Pear-Apple Sauce
By miss5elements
Simmer equal parts chopped pears and apples with a bit of sugar and cinnamon until the fruit breaks down and the sa...
- pears
- apples
- sugar
- cinnamon
Perfectly Simple Dark-Chocolate Tart
By miss5elements
Can be made up to 3 days ahead
- Crust
- 1/2 c confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 c walnuts, toasted and cooled
- 3/4 c all-purpose flour
- 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/2 c or 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
- Filling
- 14 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 6 T unsalted butter
- 2 lg eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 c granulated sugar
- 1 t vanilla extract
- Cocoa powder for dusting
Banana-Mocha Smoothie
By miss5elements
This dish has the Big Three that nutritionists recommend for dropping pounds: 1) filling fiber from whole grains, v...
- 1 lg frozen banana, cut into chunks
- 1/2 c cooled coffee (leftover from your morning brew is fine)
- 1/2 c 1% milk
- 1 T cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
- 1 T almond buter
- Chocolate-covered espresso beans, for garnish (optional)
Creole Gumbo
By miss5elements
Created by Leah Chase of Dooky Chase's Restaurant Oprah
- 4 live hard-shell crabs , cleaned
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs , cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 pound andouille sausage , cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 pound kielbasa , cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 pound veal stew meat
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 medium onion , chopped
- 6 chicken wings , tips removed, cut in half at joint
- 1/2 pound smoked ham , diced
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 3 large cloves garlic , minced
- 1 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound medium shrimp , peeled and deveined
- 24 shucked oysters (1/2 pint) with their liquid, optional
- 1 tablespoon file powder
- 5 cups hot, cooked rice , to serve
The Poached-Peach Melba
By miss5elements
French chef Auguste Escoffier dreamed up the classic dessert in the late 19th century in honor of opera singer Nell...
- 1 c raspberry sauce
- 8 poached peach halves, peeled
- 1/2 c sugared croutons or chopped pistachios
- Honey whipped cream
- 2 pts vanilla ice cream
- RASPBERRY SAUCE
- 2 pts fresh or two 6-oz packages frozen (thawed) raspberries
- 1 c sugar
- POACHED PEACHES
- 1 750ml bottle chardonnay or zinfandel, or 3c of water
- 2 c sugar
- 1 c torn basil leaves
- 4 large peaches, halved & pitted
- SUGARED CROUTONS
- 6 croissants or 1 loaf bread (any kind)
- 8 T (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1/2 t ground cardamom
- HONEY WHIPPED CREAM
- 3 T honey
- 1.5 c heavy cream
Spaghetti With Sweet Potatoes and Ricotta Recipe | Real Simple Recipes
By miss5elements
Dinner
- 12 ouncesspaghetti (3/4 box)
- 2 tablespoonsolive oil
- 2 small sweet potatoes (about 1 pound), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 2 shallots, sliced
- 1 tablespoonchopped fresh rosemary
- 1/4 cupgrated Parmesan (1 ounce)
- 1/3 cupricotta
Grilled Fish Tacos
By miss5elements
These grilled fish tacos are a celebration of colors, textures & flavors with chewy purple cabbage, plump red tomat...
- Sauce:
- 2 lbs firm white fish (halibut or snapper), cut into 1-inch strips
- 12 white corn tortillas
- 1.5 c shredded red cabbage
- 2 lg tomatoes, chopped
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
- prepared salsa or hot sauce
- EVOO for brushing the grill
- spray bottle filled w/water
- 1/4 c mayonnaise
- 2 T ketchup
- 1/4 c crema Mexicana