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Grilled Salmon with Dilled Mustard Glaze
By LaLaCooks
The sugar and dill in the glaze are used by Scandinavian-Americans in Minnesota to cure gravlax, but the combinatio...
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped dill
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
- Freshly ground pepper
- Vegetable oil, for the grill
- One 2-pound salmon fillet, skin on
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt
Sour Cream Pound Cake
By LaLaCooks
7.2011 - Forrest helped me in the kitchen to make this and Chewy Brownies
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 (8-oz.) container sour cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
40 Cloves and a Chicken
By LaLaCooks
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
- 1 whole chicken (broiler/fryer) cut into 8 pieces
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 10 sprigs fresh thyme
- 40 peeled cloves garlic
- Salt and pepper
Homemade Ricotta
By LaLaCooks
Recipe copyright, Alex Guarnaschelli
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Walnut Oil Vinaigrette
By LaLaCooks
Serve with Fried Oyster Salad with Louisiana Caviar Dressing
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup walnut oil
- 1/2 cup canola oil
Salsa Picante
By LaLaCooks
Homemade salsa picante can dress up tacos or serve as a table sauce for chips
- 1 1/4 pounds vine tomatoes
- 2 jalapeno chiles, stems removed
- 1/2 medium white onion, cut into wedges
- 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
CHILI OIL
By LaLaCooks
Combine soy sauce, sugar, and salt in small bowl; set aside
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup peanut oil
- 1/4 cup red pepper flakes
- 2 medium garlic cloves , peeled
Ginger Marinated Tuna Ribbons with Spicy Avocado and Radish Salad
By LaLaCooks
Recipe by Jean-Georges Vongerichten FAST MAKE-AHEAD
- KAFFIR SYRUP
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 kaffir lime leaves, roughly chopped
- GINGER MARINADE
- 1/2 cup peeled, coarsely chopped fresh ginger
- 2 About 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup Champagne vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- TUNA RIBBONS
- One 1-pound sushi-grade center-cut tuna steak
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 dried Thai chile or to taste, minced
- 1 shallot, minced
- Salt
- AVOCADO AND RADISH SALAD
- 2 small avocados, cut into small dice and crushed sligthly
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Lime juice to taste
- Salt to taste
- 4 red radishes, sliced 1/8-inch thick and soaked in ice water
- 1 very small Daikon radish, sliced 1/8-inch thick, cut into half moons and soaked in ice water
- Chinese chili oil
Best French Onion Soup
By LaLaCooks
From Season 9: French Classics, Reimagined WATCH THIS RECIPE Most versions of this age-old recipe hide a mediocre...
- 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)
Penang-Style Fried Noodles (Penang Char Kway Teow)
By LaLaCooks
For this recipe you will want Chinese sausages made of pork (there are many other varieties),
- For chile paste:
- 10 dried red chiles, soaked until soft
- 2 fresh red chiles
- 5 shallots, peeled
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- For noodles:
- 8 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chile paste, or to taste
- 8 ounces medium-sized prawns, shelled
- 1 Chinese sausage, sliced
- 14 ounces flat rice noodles, soaked in water until pliable
- 4 teaspoons light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 4 eggs
- white pepper, to taste
- 4 tablespoons water
- 8 ounces bean sprouts
- 12 chives, chopped
- 5 ounces cockles (optional)
- 4 ounces cooked crab meat (optional)