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Grandma Yearwood's Coconut Cake with Coconut Lemon Glaze*
By RJamoralin
Episode: Grandma Knows Best Level: Easy Recipe adapted from Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood (c) Clarkson Potter
- Cake:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature, plus more for greasing
- Flour, for dusting pan
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- One 12-ounce box vanilla wafers, finely crushed
- One 6-ounce package frozen or fresh grated coconut, thawed
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Coconut Lemon Glaze:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Pinch of salt
- Grated zest of 2 large lemons
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 large lemons)
- One 6-ounce package frozen or fresh grated coconut, thawed
Vanilla Meringues
By RJamoralin
Recipe courtesy Mark Bittman Episode: Desserts LEVEL:Easy
- 2 egg whites, at room temperature
- 2 pinches cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped from pod or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup superfine sugar
Boeuf en Croute*
By RJamoralin
Episode: Sunday Lunch Level: Intermediate Recipe courtesy Laura Calder
- 1 1/3 pounds beef tenderloin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 pound mushrooms, very finely chopped
- 1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves picked
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup Madeira
- 2 tablespoons creme fraiche
- Handful chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 2 (1 pound) packages puff pastry or frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon water
Affogato with Chuck's Coffee Cigars*
By RJamoralin
Episode: The Coffee Guy LEVEL: Intermediate Recipe courtesy Chuck Hughes
- FOR THE AFFOGATO:
- Vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup of strong espresso
- FOR THE COFFEE CIGARS:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons espresso
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons crushed hazelnuts
- FOR THE GARNISH:
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- Sugar
Good Morning Muffins
By RJamoralin
Episode: Burnin' Down the Barn Level: Easy 2012 Ree Drummond
- Muffin Batter:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- Generous 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups sweet orange marmalade (use 2 cups if you like the bitter marmalade taste, less if you don't)
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 whole eggs, beaten
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Wheat germ, for sprinkling
Caramel Corn
By RJamoralin
Note: Considering the number of recipes we run in the course of a year, it's a little embarrassing to put something...
- 14 cups popped popcorn
- 2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Wendy's Chili*
By RJamoralin
By Todd Wilbur Here's a favorite recipe for chili that clones the stuff served at the Wendy's chain
- 2 pounds ground beef
- one 29-ounce can tomato sauce
- one 29-ounce can kidney beans (with liquid)
- one 29-ounce can pinto beans (with liquid)
- 1 cup diced onion (1 medium onion)
- 1/2 cup diced green chili (2 chilies)
- 1/4 cup diced celery (1 stalk)
- 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 2 teaspoons cumin powder
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups water
Gratin Dauphinois*
By RJamoralin
Episode: Culinary School Classics LEVEL: Easy Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 6 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch thick slices (on mandoline or with a knife)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and halved
- 1 cup grated Gruyere
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives, optional
Fried Bananas with Lavender Honey & Five-Spice Chocolate*
By RJamoralin
Episode: Worst to First Level: Easy Recipe courtesy Robert Irvine
- 1/2 cup good quality chocolate syrup
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups seltzer water
- 4 bananas, cut in half on the diagonal
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Lavender honey, for drizzling
- Creme fraiche, for garnish
- Small chunk dark chocolate, for garnish
- Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches*
By RJamoralin
Episode: Frozen Treats - No Gadgets! LEVEL:Easy Recipe courtesy Dave Lieberman Prep Time: 2 hrs 30 min
- Chocolate Cookies:
- 8 ounces mini chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts, toasted
- 1 quart chocolate or chocolate fudge ice cream
- 1 recipe Chocolate Cookies, recipe follows
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda