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Fried Artichokes
By LaLaCooks
Extra Virgin, Cooking Channel
- 5 medium-size artichokes
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Vegetable oil, for frying
White Balsamic Vinaigrette
By LaLaCooks
his recipe goes with Heirloom Tomato Salad with Fresh Burrata Cheese and Arugula
- 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon finely diced shallots
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Broiled Oysters with Garlic Breadcrumbs
By LaLaCooks
by Mary O'Callaghan
- 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless white bread
- 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 small garlic clove, pressed
- 1/4 teaspoon Pernod or other anise-flavored liqueur (optional)
- 12 oysters, freshly shucked and reserved on half shell with juices
- Lemon wedges
Savoury Swiss Chard Tart
By LaLaCooks
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 ounces bacon, cut into lardons
- 1 1/2 pounds Swiss chard, ribs removed
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup creme fraiche or heavy cream and sour cream combined
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 ounces Gruyere cheese, grated
- Handful raisins
- Handful toasted pine nuts
- 1 deep tart shell, pre-baked in a 9-inch springform pan or a frozen deep dish pie dough, thawed
Braised Cannellini
By LaLaCooks
Pour the beans into a deep bowl and pour in enough cold water to cover them by 4 inches
- ½ pound (about 1¼ cups) dried cannellini or other small white beans, such as Great Northern or baby limas
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
Homemade Luganega Sausages
By LaLaCooks
Luganega Sausages have always played a big role in Italian-American cuisine, mostly because they were an easy way ...
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 6 fresh or dried bay leaves
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled
- 6 pounds pork butt (see note), cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 ½ tablespoons salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- Sausage casing (preferably ½-inch in diameter and all in one piece)
Crema Mexican
By LaLaCooks
Rick Bayless This is the luscious stuff that burns a simple dish into your memory
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup good quality commercial sour cream with active cultures or 2 tablespoons buttermilk with active cultures
Fresh Goat Cheese Truffles
By LaLaCooks
As always in this kind of recipe, the limit is the sky on what coatings to use : rummage through your pantry, check...
- 150 g fresh goat cheese
- + An assortment of coatings : depending on how powdered (paprika) or chunky (chopped nuts) the coating is, you will need anywhere from 1 tsp to 2 Tbsp of it to coat 10 truffles. Start small if in doubt.
- - chopped fresh chives/basil/tarragon/mint/cilantro/dill...
- - paprika
- - herbes de Provence or other dried herbs
- - toasted sesame seeds (black and white)
- - dry bread crumbs and garlic powder/onion flakes/red pepper flakes/cumin/ground ginger...
- - finely crumbled crackers or oatcakes
- - chopped walnuts/hazelnuts/pecans/pinenuts...
- - chopped slivered almonds
- -
Easy Corn Tamales
By LaLaCooks
Recipe courtesy Marcela Valladolid Reviews that will be helpful: I dared myself and decided to make the tamales
- 7 cups fresh corn kernels, from 7 ears
- 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup harina de maiz (dried corn flour) *
- 20 dried corn husks, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes*
- *Can be found in Hispanic grocery stores
All-Purpose Curry Powder
By LaLaCooks
Mark Bittman
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 3 tablespoons cumin seeds
- 4 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons ground turmeric