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Sugar cookies (not cutters)
By jeckert
cream butter & oil. Add sugar and blend well
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup wesson oil
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 4 cups flour + 4 heaping tbsp.
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp soda
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Rosette Cake Mold
By jeckert
Christmas treats
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 to 3 Tsp. sugar
- 1 egg unbeaten
- food coloring optional
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
By jeckert
Avoid using unusually large garlic cloves, which will not soften adequately during toasting
- 22 cloves garlic (small to medium-large, about 3 ounces, or 2/3 cup), from 2 medium heads garlic, skins left on
- 2 pounds potatoes , unpeeled and scrubbed
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), melted
- 1 cup half-and-half , (warm)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- Ground black pepper
Easy Pork Chops
By jeckert
In this recipe, “natural” pork chops -- not “enhanced” -- work best; the liquid injected into enhanced pork...
- 4 bone-in pork rib chops or center-cut chops, about 7 ounces each and 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick, patted dry with paper towels, and prepared according to illustration 1 below
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
Foolproof Pie Dough
By jeckert
Vodka is essential to the texture of the crust and imparts no flavor—do not substitute
- 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/2 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening , cut into 4 pieces
- 1/4 cup vodka , cold
- 1/4 cup cold water
Grandma Doblers Custard Rice
By jeckert
Cook rice, salt, water and raisins until water is absorbed
- 1 cup rice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup cream
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
Mexican Rice
By jeckert
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 ripe tomatoes (about 12 ounces), cored and quartered
- 1 medium onion , preferably white, peeled, trimmed of root end,and quartered
- 3 medium jalape�hiles
- 2 cups long grain white rice
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 4 cloves garlic , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 4 teaspoons)
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 lime , cut into wedges for serving
Cilantro Tomato Bruschetta Recipe
By jeckert
Place bread on an ungreased baking sheet; brush with 1/4 cup oil
- 1 loaf (1 pound) French bread, cut into 1-inch slices
- 1/2 cup olive oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 small tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Best French Onion Soup
By jeckert
Sweet onions, such as Vidalia or Walla Walla, will make this recipe overly sweet
- Soup
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 3 pieces
- 6 large yellow onions (about 4 pounds), halved and cut pole to pole into 1/4-inch-thick slices (see illustration below)
- Table salt
- 2 cups water , plus extra for deglazing
- 1/2 cup dry sherry
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth (see note)
- 2 cups beef broth (see note)
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme , tied with kitchen twine
- 1 bay leaf
- Ground black pepper
- Cheese Croutons
- 1 small baguette , cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 8 ounces shredded Gruyère cheese (about 2 1/2 cups)