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Boozy Baked Pears With Ginger and Brown Sugar
By miss5elements
Place first five ingredients in a small saucepot
- 1/3 c brandy or apple cider
- 1/2 c raisins, golden & regular
- 1/4 c crystallized ginger
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1/2 c water
- 3/4 c lt brown sugar
- 1/4 t ground nutmeg
- 2 T butter
- 6 Bosc pears, peeled, cut in half & cored
Pan Bagnat
By miss5elements
Created by Susan Spungen Oprah
- 1 tsp. red wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp. anchovy paste (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 ciabatta rolls or 1/2 baguette
- 1/2 small fennel bulb (green fronds removed and reserved) or 1 rib celery , thinly sliced
- 1/2 red bell pepper or jarred roasted pepper , cut into thin rings
- 1 sliced hard-boiled egg
- 1 can (6 ounces) tuna (solid white, packed in water)
- 6 to 8 black olives (preferably oil-cured)
- 1 tsp. drained nonpareil capers
- 1 thinly sliced ripe plum tomato
Beets with Quinoa and Arugula Salad
By miss5elements
"Sweet beets juxtaposed with arugula's peppery bite makes for an excellent marriage," says NYC chef Franklin Becker...
- 2 T canola oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 c quinoa
- 1 clove garlic, whole
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sprig thyme
- Kosher salt
- 1 lemon, zest & juice
- 1 bunch baby golden beets, greens removed
- EVOO
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 T sherry vinegar
- 1 T honey
- 1 t Dijon mustard
- 1 bunch baby striped beets, peeled & sliced thin (optional)
- 4 oz arugula
- 2 T sunflower seeds, toasted
Grands!® Fruit Cobbler
By miss5elements
From Betty's Soul Food Collection
- 3 cups drained sliced peaches (from two 24.5-oz jars)
- 3 cups sliced peeled fresh pears (3 to 4 medium)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup [arrowroot]
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries, or fresh or frozen blackberries
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (8 biscuits)
Grilled Apricots with Brioche and Vanilla Ice Cream
By miss5elements
Step 1 can be completed up to 1 hour in advance (do not refrigerate)
- 8 ripe apricots, halved and pitted
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 slices brioche (about 1 inch thick)
- 2 tablespoons warm honey
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream
Candied Yams with Homemade Mushrooms
By miss5elements
Making these homemade marshmallows requires 10 - 12 hours
- Marshmallows:
- 1 T grapeseed or vegetable oil
- 1 c Confectioner's sugar for dusting
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin (arrowroot)
- 1.5 c granulated sugar
- 1/2 c maple syrup
- 1 t vanilla extract
- Yams:
- 5 lbs medium garnet yams or sweet potatoes
- 1.25 c graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 c toasted walnuts
- 1 T firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 c melted butter
The Pink Pussycat
By miss5elements
The Smith, NYC
- Colored sugar
- 1/2 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
- 3/4 oz fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice
- 1/2 oz pineapple juice
- Splash of grenadine
Cauliflower with [Walnuts], Currants, and Fresh Parsley
By miss5elements
Regulars who frequent NYC chef Einat Admony's Mediterranean-meets-Middle Eastern eatery Balaboosta rarely visit wit...
- CRISPY CAULIFLOWER
- 5 c canola oil
- 1 lg head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
- 1 c all-purpose flour
- 3 t kosher salt
- 1 t freshly ground white pepper
- 1 t freshly ground pink pepper
- Toasted [walnuts]
- Dried currants
- Coarsely chopped fresh parsley
- WHITE WINE VINAIGRETTE
- 1/4 c white wine vinegar
- 2 T honey
- 1 t Dijon mustard
- 3 T EVOO
- 2 t kosher salt
- Pinch freshly ground black pepper
Squash Soup with Cranberry Chutney
By miss5elements
1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2
- 2 c fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1/2 c orange sugar
- 7 lbs assorted squash (butternut, acorn, kabocha)
- 2 t salt, divided
- 1/2 t pepper, divided
- 1/4 t ground nutmeg
- 4 T unsalted butter
- 1 med onion, chopped
- 4 c stock (chicken, vegetable, turkey)
- 1/2 t ground ginger
- 1/4 t ground cardamom
- 1 c heavy cream
- Salt & Pepper
- 12 gingersnap tuile cookies (available at fine patisseries)
Gwen Stefani: Raspberry Lemon Sorbet
By miss5elements
DIRECTIONS Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake
- • ½ oz. simple syrup (made by dissolving 2 parts sugar in 1 part boiling water)
- • 1 oz. fresh lemon juice
- • 1 oz. fresh raspberry puree
- • ½ oz. Toschi Lemoncello
- • ½ oz. Pallini Raspicello
- • 1 oz. Belvedere Black Raspberry vodka
- • 1 oz. Belvedere Cytrus vodka
- VANILLA-LEMON FOAM INGREDIENTS
- • 10 oz. egg whites
- • 8 oz. Trader Vic rock candy syrup
- • 3 oz. Licor 43
- • 3 oz. Toschi Lemoncello