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Petite Fours
By maredan
1. Grease and line an 9-inch/23-cm cake tin with parchment
- 4 * 4 eggs
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons/125 g sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 * 1 cup flour, sifted
- * pinch salt
- 3 * 3 tablespoons apricot or red-currant jelly
- 4 * 4 ounces marzipan
- 1 * 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 * 2 cups icing sugar
- * Food colouring (optional)
- * Silver balls or icing flowers for decoration
Olive Potatoes
By maredan
Directions 1. Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan until quite hot
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 * 2 pounds red skinned waxy potatoes
- 4 * 4 medium onions, sliced
- 8 * 8 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- * Salt and pepper
- 2 to 4 * 2 to 4 thyme sprigs
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup black olives, pitted
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup green olives, pitted
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup pine nuts
- * A handful of shredded basil
Tarte Flambee
By maredan
Directions 1. For dough, blend together warm water and yeast and allow to stand 5 minutes until a froth develop...
- 1 * 1 cup (250 mL) water, warm
- 1 * 1 teaspoon (5 mL) instant yeast
- 1 * 1 teaspoon (5 mL) salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup (125 mL) pastry flour
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups 375 mL all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 cup (250 mL) diced bacon
- 1 * 1 cup (250 mL) sour cream, 14 %
- 1 * 1 cup (250 mL) sliced onion
- * to taste salt and fresh milled black pepper
Cafe Tropea
By maredan
Instructions Whisk together the heavy cream and anise extract until viscous but not stiff
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 * 2 dashes anise extract
- 2 * 2 ounces hot, freshly made espresso
- 3/4 * 3/4 ounce Vecchio Amaro del Capo
- 3/4 * 3/4 ounce aged rum
Peppermint Meringues with Chocolate Filling
By maredan
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees
- 3 * 3 large egg whites
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup(s) sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure peppermint extract
- * Red gel-paste food coloring
- 1 * 1 cup(s) heavy cream
- 6 * 6 ounce(s) good-quality semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
Ham and Scallion Scones
By maredan
Directions Ham and Scallion Scones 1
- Ham and Scallion Scones
- 3 * 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cold
- 1 * 1 cup buttermilk, plus extra for brushing
- 1 * 1 cup diced black forest ham, cut into 1/2" pieces
- 1 * 1 cup chopped scallions (green onions)
- Lemon Herb Chevre
- 6 * 6 ounces fresh chevre (goat cheese)
- 1 * 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 2 * 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 * 2 tablespoons sour cream or buttermilk
- 2 * 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
- 1 * 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
- * salt and pepper
Israeli Couscous with Olives, Arugula and Feta
By maredan
Directions 1. Bring 1 1/4 cups lightly salted water up to a boil
- 1 * 1 cup Israeli couscous
- 2 * 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 * 1 bunch arugula, washed and coarsely chopped
- 1 * 1 cup pitted and chopped Kalamata or Taggiasca olives
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup minced red onion
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup minced celery
- 1 * 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- * salt and pepper
Grilled lemon pound cake with peaches & cream
By maredan
1. Preheat the oven to 325°
- 1 . 2 cups cake flour
- 2 . 1/4 cup finely grated lemon zest (from 3 lemons)
- 3 . 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 . 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 . 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 6 . 2 cups sugar
- 7 . 6 large eggs, at room temperature
- 8 . 1/4 cup whole milk
- 9 . 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 10 . 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 11 . Vegetable oil, for brushing
- 12 . 4 large peaches, sliced into 1/2-inch wedges
- 13 . Lightly sweetened whipped cream
Roasted Halibut with Smoked Tomato Vinaigrette
By maredan
Directions Smoked Tomato Vinaigrette 1
- Smoked Tomato Vinaigrette
- 4 * 4 medium ripe red tomatoes (any variety)
- 1 * 1 big sprig tarragon. leaves pulled off
- 2 * 2 shallots, peeled and sliced in rings
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup Olive oil
- * A pinch of coarse salt
- * A grinding of cracked black pepper
- 2 * 2 handfuls of hickory wood chips
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup water
- Roasted Halibut
- 2 * 2x4 ounce filets of halibut
- 1 * 1 tablespoon canola oil
- * A pinch of coarse salt
- * A grinding of cracked black pepper
- * A handful of baby greens
- 1 * 1 shallot, finely julienned
Torta Caprese
By maredan
1. Melt butter in the microwave
- 1 * 1 cup almond flour
- 1 * 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 * 4 eggs
- 1 * 1 cup butter
- * semi-sweet chocolate