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Cosmo
By jan_ice
Add Ice and Shake
- 8 Tbsp Vodka
- 4 Tbsp Cointreau
- 1 ½ Cups Cranberry Juice
- 2 Limes squeezed
- Ice/Shake
Blueberry Jam
By jan_ice
Preheat oven to 250 degrees
- 4 cups blueberries
- 3 1/2 cups sugar
Figs In Prosciutto
By jan_ice
Appetizer
- 12 ripe, fresh figs cut in half
- 1/2 Pound Thinly Sliced Prosciutto.
- Imported Parma or San Daniele from Italy are the best.
- 2 handfuls of mixed baby or mescaline greens
- Some good olive oil
- Some Balsamic vinegar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
Mashed Potato With Parsnip
By jan_ice
To prepare roasted garlic, cut the top 1/4 inch (6 mm) off each garlic head
- POTATO PARSNIP MASH WITH ROASTED GARLIC
- 6 cups (1.5 L) cubed, peeled russet potatoes
- 3 cups (750 mL) cubed, peeled parsnips
- 1 head roasted garlic
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) hot milk
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter
- 3/4 teaspoon (3 mL) salt
- 1/8 teaspoon (0.5 mL) freshly ground pepper
Almost No Knead Bread
By jan_ice
1/ Whisk flour /yeast/and salt tog in large bowl
- 3 Cups 15 oz unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp rapid-rise or instant yeast
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup water at room temperature
- 1/2 cup mild flavoured beer at room temperature
- veg oil spray
Oven Conversion Chart
By jan_ice
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- Oven Temperature Conversion Table
- Very slow oven
- 250 degrees F
- 120 degrees C
- Slow oven
- 300 degrees F
- 150 degrees C
- Gas Mark 2
- Moderately slow oven
- 325 degrees F
- 165 degrees C
- Gas Mark 3
- Moderate oven
- 350 degrees F
- 175 degrees C
- Gas Mark 4
- Moderately hot oven
- 375 degrees F
- 190 degrees C
- Gas Mark 5
- Hot (or quick) oven
- 400 degrees F
- 205 degrees C
- Gas Mark 6
- Very hot oven
- 450 degrees F
- 230 degrees C
- Gas Mark 8
- Extremely hot oven
- 500 degrees F
- 260 degrees C
Chocolate Mousse
By jan_ice
1. Break the chocolate into small pieces and set aside
- 100 * 100g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
- 300 * 300ml double cream
- 2 * 2 tbsp Amaretto or other liqueur (optional)
- 1 * 1 large egg white
- 50 * 50g caster sugar
- * handful of amaretti biscuits, to garnish
- * white or dark chocolate shavings, to garnish
Rum Pork F Word
By jan_ice
Slice the pork loin into ½ inch rounds (medallions) and rub all over with the picked fresh thyme, chopped garlic, ...
- For the pork marinade:
- Pork tenderloin
- 2 sprigs thyme, picked
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 sprig rosemary, picked
- 2 tbsp dark rum
- For the rum gravy :
- 300 ml beef stock
- 5 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 75 ml tomato ketchup
- 1 medium onion, diced
- Black pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp dark rum
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- ½ red pepper, finely diced
- ½ yellow pepper, finely diced
- ½ green pepper, finely diced
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, whole (remove before serving)
- Double cream to taste
- For the mixed vegetables:
- ½ white cabbage
- 2 carrots, peeled
- 100 g green beans, trimmed, cut into 4 pieces
- 2 tbsp water
- 50 g salted butter
- A few drops West Indian hot pepper sauce
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled
- 4 small sprigs of rosemary to garnish
- Salt and black pepper
- Vegetable oil
chicken tagine with apricots
By jan_ice
Stir together ground cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 (3-lb) chicken, cut into 6 pieces, wings and backbone discarded
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 medium red onion, halved, then sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 5 fresh cilantro
- 5 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons mild honey
- 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
- 1/2 cup dried Turkish apricots, separated into halves
- 1/3 cup whole blanched almonds
chicken paprika
By jan_ice
Pat chicken dry. Remove skin and reserve
- 8 chicken thighs with skin and bones (2 1/4 lb)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups finely chopped onion
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 (14-oz) can whole tomatoes, drained
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour stirred together with 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons sour cream, plus additional for serving
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)
- Accompaniment: egg noodles or rice (optional)