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Floating Islands with Custard Sauce
By maredan
Directions Floating Islands In a bowl and using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar u...
- Floating Islands
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup 1/2 of the Custard Sauce recipe
- Custard Sauce
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups milk, warmed
- 1/2 cup 35% cream
- vanilla extract
Buttermilk Bacon Smashed Potatoes
By maredan
Directions Place the potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and add 2 tablespoons of salt
- 4 pounds red bliss potatoes, quartered
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 4 cloves roasted garlic, peeled and smashed to a paste
- 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Double-Chocolate Bundt Cake with Ganache Glaze
By maredan
1. Preheat the oven to 350°
- 1 . Vegetable oil spray
- 2 . 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 . 3/4 cup canola oil
- 4 . 1 cup sugar
- 5 . 1 large egg
- 6 . 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 . 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 8 . 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 9 . 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 . 1 cup strong-brewed coffee
- 11 . 1 cup buttermilk
- 12 . 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 13 . 1/2 tablespoon corn syrup
- 14 . 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
Couscous Salad
By maredan
Tip couscous into a large bowl, pour over stock
- 100 * 100g couscous
- 200 * 200ml hot low salt vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
- 2 * 2 spring onions
- 1 * 1 red pepper
- 1/2 * 1/2 cucumber
- 50 * 50g feta cheese , cubed
- 2 * 2 tbsp pesto
- 2 * 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
Minestrone Soup
By maredan
Directions 1. In a soup pot over medium heat, soften the onion, carrots, celery and garlic in the oil
- 1 * 1 onion, chopped
- 2 * 2 carrots, diced
- 2 * 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 * 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 * 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 * 1 piece of Parmigiano-Reggiano rind
- 1 * 1 thick slice prosciutto (optional)
- 1 * 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 * 1 cup green beans in 1" lengths
- 1 * 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- * 19 oz can of red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup grate Parmigiano-Reggiano
- * chopped fresh basil
- * salt and pepper
Crab and Strawberry Salad with Lime
By maredan
Directions 1. In a bowl, carefully mix all the ingredients
- * Flesh of 1 avocado cut into 1/2 inch (2.5 cm) cubes
- 1 * 1 English cucumber, peeled, deseeded and cut into 1/2 inch (2.5 cm) cubes
- 1 * 1 cup (250 ml) fresh strawberries, cut in halves
- 1/2 * 1/2 pound (225 g) Snow Crab
- * Juice of 1 lime
- 2 * 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
- * Salt and pepper
Raspberry Bakewell Cake
By maredan
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and base-line and grease a deep 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin
- 140 g ground almonds
- 140 g butter , softened
- 140 g golden caster sugar
- 140 g self-raising flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 250 g raspberries
- 2 tbsp flaked almonds
- icing sugar , to serve
Wheat Berry Vegetable Salad
By maredan
1. Bring wheat berries to a boil in salted water and simmer for 1 hour
- 1 * 1 cup wheat berries
- 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 * 1 cup sliced and washed leeks
- 1 * 1 cup sliced green and/or yellow zucchini
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup fresh or frozen peas
- 1 * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1 * 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 2 * 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- * salt and pepper
Orange Butter
By maredan
Directions 1. Mash together until very smooth
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 * 2 spoonfuls marmalade
- 2 * 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier orange liqueur
Compound Butters
By maredan
Directions Maitre d'Hotel Butter 1
- Maitre d'Hotel Butter
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 * 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)
- 1 * 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
- 1 * 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- * Pinch paprika or cayenne
- * Salt and pepper
- Horseradish Butter
- 3 * 3 tablespoons horseradish
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup butter
- * salt and pepper
- Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Butter
- 6-8 * 6-8 sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 * 1 tablespoon chopped basil
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup butter
- * salt and pepper
- Fresh Herb Butter
- 1 * 1 tablespoon each of dill, parsley, thyme, chives, mint, basil
- * zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup butter
- * salt and pepper