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Chocolate Fleur de Sel Meringue
By maredan
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit
- 4 * 4 large egg, whites, only
- 1 * 1 cup berry sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 * 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- * fleur de sel
- * or coarse sea salt
Kir Royales
By maredan
Directions 1. Pre-chill champagne flutes with ice cubes filling the glass
- 1/2 * 1/2 ounce crème de cassis per glass
- 5-6 * 5-6 ounces sparkling white wine (Cava)
- One * One piece of orange zest
- * A cluster of mini grapes or other fruit for garnish
Savoury Swiss Chard Tart
By maredan
Directions 1. Heat the oven to 375°F/190°C
- 1 * 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 * 2 shallots, minced
- 1 * 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 * 4 ounces bacon, cut into lardons
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 pounds Swiss chard
- 3 * 3 eggs
- 1 * 1 cup crème fraîche or heavy cream and sour cream combined
- 1 * 1 pinch Salt and pepper
- 4 * 4 ounces gruyère cheese, grated
- * handful raisins
- * handful toasted pine nuts
- 1 * 1 deep tart shell, pre-baked in a 9-inch/22-cm spring-form pan
Quinoa Puttanesca
By maredan
Directions 1. Rinse quinoa through a fine strainer, stirring with a fork, until the draining water runs clear
- 1 * 1 cup quinoa (or 50/50 regular and red quinoa)
- 1 * 1 cup diced roasted red bell pepper
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pitted kalamata and/or green olives
- 3 * 3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1 * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1 * 1 tablespoon capers
- 1 * 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 * 1 teaspoon anchovy paste (optional)
- 1 * 1 dash crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 * 1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil
- * salt & pepper
Rum Cake
By maredan
For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F
- Cake
- 3 * 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 3/4 * 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 * 5 large eggs
- 1 * 1 cup water
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Sauce
- 1 * 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 3 * 3 tablespoons dark rum
- 2 * 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
- 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- * Rum raisin ice cream
- 4 * 4 cups chopped tropical fruit (such as pineapple, mango, papaya, and guava)
- * Toasted chopped pecans
Milanese Risotto
By maredan
In a small skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat until melted
- 51/2 * 51/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 * 2 fresh sage leaves
- 1 * 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 * 1 small onion, finely diced
- 21/2 * 21/2 cups carnaroli rice
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup white wine
- 8 * 8 cups hot chicken broth
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon saffron
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- * Salt
French Fries with Caesar Dressing
By maredan
1. For dressing, whisk mayonnaise, milk, mustard and garlic
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup (60 mL) mayonnaise
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup (60 mL) 2% milk
- 2 * 2 teaspoons (10 mL) Dijon mustard
- 1 * 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 2 * 2 tablespoons (30 mL) lemon juice
- * dash Worschestershire sauce
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup (60 mL) grated Parmesan cheese
- * coarse salt and ground black pepper
- 3 * 3 pounds (1.4 kg) Yukon Gold Potatoes
- 6 * 6 cups (1.5 L) vegetable oil
Mixed Berries with Muscat Sabayon
By maredan
Directions 1. In the upper part of a double boiler off the heat, whisk together the egg yolks, wine, juice and...
- 4 * 4 egg yolks
- 75 * 75 millilitres (1/3 cup) sweet Muscat wine (see note)
- 75 * 75 millilitres (1/3 cup) peach or apricot juice
- 60 * 60 millilitres (1/4 cup) sugar
- 250 * 250 millilitres (1 cup) strawberries, hulled and halved
- 250 * 250 millilitres (1 cup) raspberries
- 250 * 250 millilitres (1 cup) blackberries or blueberries
Bananas Flambeed
By maredan
Directions 1. Place the brown sugar, water and butter in a skillet
- 1 * 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup water
- 1 * 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 3 * 3 ripe bananas, cut diagonally into thirds
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup dark rum
- 1 * 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- * Grated nutmeg to taste
Sweet Potato Soup with Matchstick Fries
By maredan
Directions Sweet Potato Soup 1
- Sweet Potato Soup
- 3 * 3 large sweet potatoes, cut in chunks
- 3 * 3 leeks, rough chopped
- * A pinch of sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
- * A nub of butter
- 6 * 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 * 1 big knuckle of fresh ginger (about 1 tablespoon peeled and grated)
- 2 * 2 cups water
- Matchstick Fries and Frizzled Leeks
- 2 * 2 large Yukon Gold potatoes (or another medium starch potato)
- 3 * 3 inch piece leek, julienned
- * A dusting of potato starch
- * canola oil for frying
- * A sprinkle of salt