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Creamy Corn and Potato Chowder
By gizgaab
Melt the butter in a large saucepan or medium soup pot
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 rib celery, finely chopped
- 5 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels
- 1 large all-purpose potato, peeled and diced
- 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- black pepper, to taste
- Fresh dill or parsley for garnish, chopped
Cheese Cake New York Style
By gizgaab
This cheescake is light and fluffy
- Crust
- 15 * 15 graham crackers, crushed
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- Center
- 4 * 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup milk
- 4 * 4 eggs
- 1 * 1 cup sour cream
- 1 * 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Basic French Vinaigrette
By gizgaab
In a bowl whisk together the vinegar, the mustard, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking,...
- 2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Johnny Garlic's Cedar Plank Salmon
By gizgaab
Recipe courtesy Guy Fieri
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 jalapenos, cut into rings
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 3 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
- 1 cup apricot preserves
- 4 cedar plank pieces, food service quality
- 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets, skinned and boned
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 (3-inch) fresh rosemary sprigs
- 1 lemon, zested
Sweet Corn Bread Pudding
By gizgaab
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
- 1/2 onion, diced fine
- 1-ounce unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 (15-ounce) can creamed style sweet corn
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal, whole grain, stone ground
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 2 cups French bread, cubed
Mascarpone Chocolate Toffee Bars
By gizgaab
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 pound refrigerated sugar cookie dough (recommended: Pillsbury)
- 2 (1.4-ounces) chocolate-toffee candy bars, coarsely chopped, divided (recommended: Skor)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (recommended: Ghirardelli)
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup (8 ounces) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted * see Cook's Note
Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup
By gizgaab
Place a medium, heavy soup pot over medium heat
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 1 sage leaf
- 2 (15-ounce) cans cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 cloves garlic, cut in 1/2
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 6 slices ciabatta bread
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Broccoli Salad
By gizgaab
Trim off the large leaves from the broccoli stem
- 1 head broccoli
- 6 to 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup raisins, optional
- 8 ounces sharp Cheddar, cut into very small chunks 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Zucchini Sticks (oven fried)
By gizgaab
Oven Fried instead of deep fried, a healthier alternative!
- Canola oil cooking spray
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds zucchini (about 3 medium), cut into 1/2-by-3-inch sticks
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
Broccoli and Bow Tie Pasta
By gizgaab
Recipe Courtesy of Ina Garten
- Broccoli and Bow Ties
- 8 cups broccoli florets(4 heads) I USED MUCH LESS(1 HEAD ?)
- ½ Pound farfalle ( use any pasta you have on hand)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 lemon, zested (don't leave this out, it makes the recipe!!!)
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ cup toasted pignoli nuts (pine nuts)
- freshly grated parmesan cheese