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Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes and Green Olivada
By maredan
Preparation With machine running, add garlic clove to processor through feed tube and process until finely chopp...
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 2 cups coarsely chopped pitted green olives (from about 6 ounces unpitted whole olives), divided
- 3 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound gemelli, fusilli, or rotelle pasta
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 8-ounce package small (cherry-size) fresh mozzarella balls in water
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
Tequila Spiked Caramel Popcorn
By maredan
1. Preheat the oven to 250° and position racks in the upper and middle thirds
- 1 . 16 cups air-popped popcorn
- 2 . 1/2 cup salted roasted peanuts
- 3 . 1 cup light brown sugar
- 4 . 1 stick unsalted butter
- 5 . 3 tablespoons agave nectar (see Note)
- 6 . 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 7 . 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 . 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 9 . 1 1/2 tablespoons tequila
Honey Almond Madeleines
By maredan
Directions Put an oven rack in the center of the oven
- Batter:
- Ingredients
- * Butter, for greasing molds
- * All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 2 * 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 * 1 cup yellow cake mix (recommended: Betty Crocker Supermoist Butter Recipe)
- 3 * 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 * 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 * 2 tablespoons water
- 1 * 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- * Special equipment: 12 (3-inch) nonstick madeleine molds
Blue-Cornmeal Griddle Cakes
By maredan
Combine first 4 ingredients in large bowl
- 1 1/4 c ground blue cornmeal
- 3/4 c flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 c skim milk
- 1/3 c honey
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 c fresh or frozen blueberries
- (or 1/4c dried)
- vegetable-oil cooking spray
Grilled Halibut with Herb Salsa
By maredan
Directions Grilled Halibut 1
- Grilled Halibut
- 1 * 1 piece halibut
- 1 * 1 tablespoon olive oil
- * Salt and pepper
- Salsa
- 1 * 1 cup olive oil
- 1 * 1 cup fresh parsley
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup fresh basil
- 2 * 2 tablespoons herbes salées or salt (optional)
- 1 * 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 2 * 2 green onions
Granola
By maredan
Preheat oven to 300°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment
- 3 * 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 * 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut*
- 3 * 3 tablespoons (packed) brown sugar
- 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup honey
- 2 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 * 1 cup assorted dried fruit
Basque Eggs
By maredan
Directions 1. Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan
- 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 * 2 onions, sliced
- 2 * 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 * 1 red pepper, cut into thin julienne
- 1 * 1 green pepper, cut into thin julienne
- 2 * 2 hot chilli peppers, minced, or piment d’espelette
- 1 * 1 pound tomatoes, seeded, and quartered or chopped
- * Salt and pepper
- 4 * 4 eggs
- 8 * 8 slices Bayonne ham or prosciutto
Marinated Vegetable Antipasti
By maredan
Directions Marinade 1
- Marinade
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup Olive oil
- 2 * 2 limes, juice
- 1 * 1 tablespoon Whole-grain mustard
- 1 * 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon Hot pepper flakes
- Antipasti
- 1 * 1 Large yellow bell pepper, cored and cut into 8 strips
- 1 * 1 Large red bell pepper, cored and cut into 8 strips
- 1 * 1 Medium eggplant, cut into 1-cm (1/2-inch) rounds or 2 small eggplants sliced lengthwise
- 3 * 3 Medium portabella mushrooms, cut into 2.5-cm (1-inch) slices
- * Olive oil
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup Flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 * 1/2 pound Sliced prosciutto or other cured ham
- 1/2 * 1/2 pound Sliced salami
- 1 * 1 Chorizo, cut into 1/2-cm (1/4-inch) rounds
- * Mozzarella di bufala or bocconcini
Hazelnut Roll
By maredan
Directions 1. Heat the oven to 400°F/200°C
- 3 * 3 eggs
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup caster sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup powdered hazelnuts
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup heavy cream
- * drop of vanilla
- * pinch of cinnamon
- * Cocoa power, for dusting
- * Icing sugar, for dusting
Soufleed Spinach Omlette
By maredan
Directions Wash the spinach and cut off the stems
- 1 pound spinach
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 pinch Salt and pepper
- pinch nutmeg
- 4 eggs, separated
- 2 tablespoons finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese or Gruyère