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Banana Nutella S'mores
By maredan
Directions Light a grill
- 8 whole graham crackers
- 1/4 cup Nutella
- 1/4 cup marshmallow fluff
- 2 small, ripe bananas, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 2 tablespoons salted, roasted hazelnuts, chopped
- Four 8-inch squares of parchment paper
- Four 12-inch squares of heavy-duty aluminum foil
Baguette Sandwiches
By maredan
Directions Pate Baguette Place the baguette half on a flat work surface and slice it in half lengthwise
- Pate Baguette
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 thick slices of rustic, country pate, or meatloaf
- 3 leaves of leaf lettuce
- 1 fresh baguette, cut across the centre, reserve one half for another sandwich
- Brie and Butter Baguette
- 2-3 tbsp butter
- 4-6 thick slices of Brie or Camembert
- 1 baguette
Bread
By maredan
Directions 1. TO MAKE THE DOUGH: In the bowl of a standing mixer, whisk 6 cups of flour with the salt and yeast
- 6 About 6 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 3 cups warm water
- For Focaccia
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt
- Water
- Fresh rosemary leaves
Cherry Cake
By maredan
Heat oven to 350°. Butter a 9-inch springform pan with 2-inch-high sides
- 1 * 1 pound tart cherries, pitted
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup, plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons water
- 2 * 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan
- 3 * 3 large eggs, separated
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Strawberry Trifle
By maredan
Slice the cake and sandwich the slices together with jam
- 350 g Madeira cake
- good quality strawberry jam
- strawberry or raspberry liqueur, or crème de cassis
- 400 g strawberries , sliced or halved
- 1 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 500 g pot of good quality vanilla custard
- 284 ml pot double cream , lightly whipped
San Sebastien Crab Tarts
By maredan
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 375 °F Brush a 12-cup mini-muffin tin with olive oil and brush wonton wrappers ...
- 24 * 24 wonton wrappers
- 1 * 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup finely minced onion
- 2 * 2 tablespoons finely minced red pepper
- 2 * 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 * 1 cup minced button mushrooms
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup plain tomato sauce
- 3 * 3 tablespoons semi-sweet sherry
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 * 1 cup loose crab meat
- * coarse salt and ground black pepper
- * parsley and grated Parmesan cheese for garnish
Bacon and Egg Salad
By maredan
Directions Cook the bacon pieces in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; transfer to a paper towel-l...
- 6 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 shallot, sliced
- 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar, divided
- 4 large fresh farm eggs
- 1/2 pound frisee (about 2 large heads) washed, dried, and chopped into bite-size pieces
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Strawberries with Cointreau
By maredan
Tip the strawberries into a large bowl
- 500 g strawberries , hulled halved or quartered, depending on size
- 3 tbsp Cointreau
- zest 1 orange
- 4 tbsp icing sugar
- mint leaves, roughly torn, to serve
Shaved Vegetable Salad
By maredan
Directions Choose a selection of colourful vegetables from among, for example: zucchini, carrot, red and yellow be...
- various mixed vegetables (see directions)
Butterscotch Cupcakes
By maredan
Cupcakes 1. With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F)
- Cupcakes
- 1 3/4 * 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 * 1 pinch salt
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 * 3 eggs
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup milk
- Butterscotch
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons water
- 2 * 2 tablespoons Scotch (or other whisky)
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup 35% cream, hot
- 2 * 2 tablespoons salted butter
- Vanilla buttercream icing
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 * 3 tablespoons 35% cream, hot