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Shrimp and Squid Cocktails with Avocado and Tomato
By maredan
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and fill a large bowl with ice water
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup tomato juice
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Hot sauce
- 2 pounds shelled and deveined large shrimp
- 1/2 pound cleaned squid, cut into 1/2-inch rings, tentacles halved
- 2 pounds tomatoes—halved, seeded and finely diced
- 2 Hass avocados, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 4 scallions, white and tender green parts only, thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Plantain chips, for serving
Icebreaker Mojitos
By maredan
Directions 1. Cut watermelon flesh into small cubes and discard rind
- * A spoonful pineapple, ½ inch cubes
- * A spoonful seedless watermelon, half inch cubes
- * A few sprigs of fresh mint
- 1 * 1 lime, quartered
- * A dash of sugar cane syrup
- 3 * 3 ounces white rum
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- * A dash of soda water
- * ice cubes
- * Garnish: lime wedges; mint sprigs
Autumnal Cake
By maredan
Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/gas mark 4
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 175 * 175g butter, softened
- 100 * 100g golden caster sugar
- 3 * 3 large eggs
- 350 * 350ml maple syrup
- 500 * 500g self-raising flour
- 175 * 175ml hot water
- 2 * 2 x 21cm sandwich tins, buttered and lined
- FOR THE ICING:
- 2 * 2 large egg whites
- 125 * 125ml maple syrup
- 125 * 125g golden caster sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon maple extract, optional
- 125 * 125g pecans
Honey Roasted Figs with Almond Praline Ice Cream
By maredan
Directions Almond Praline Ice Cream 1
- Almond Praline Ice Cream
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup Slivered almonds
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup Honey
- 2 * 2 cups Firmly frozen vanilla ice cream
- 2 * 2 tablespoons Almond butter
- Honey-Roasted Figs
- 8 * 8 Large figs (preferably a mix of green and black)
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup Honey
- 4 * 4 Sprigs fresh thyme (preferably lemon thyme)
Apple Cranberry Pie
By maredan
Directions Crust: In a food processor, mix the flour, sugar, and salt
- Crust
- 2 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon(s) sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/2 cup(s) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoon(s) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup(s) vegetable shortening
- 7 tablespoon(s) iced water
- Filling
- 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup(s) packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 3 pound(s) baking apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 1/2 cup(s) dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon(s) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Savarin with Strawberries
By maredan
Cake 1. Butter and flour a 10-inch/25 cm ring mould
- Cake
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 * 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 * 3 tablespoons warm water
- 2 * 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 * 2 tablespoons milk
- * lemon zest
- 1 * 1 cup flour
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup butter, softened
- Syrup
- 2 * 2 cups water
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup Grand marnier, Kirsch, rum or eau-de-vie
- Topping
- 2 * 2 cups heavy cream
- * A few drops of vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 Tbsp sugar
- * A few generous handfuls of fresh strawberries, hulled and halved or quartered
- * Mint leaves for garnish, if desired
Shrimp and Cucumber Sandwiches
By maredan
Directions 1. In a bowl, combine the shrimp, mayonnaise, herbs and lemon juice
- 225 * 225 grams (1/2 lb) cooked shrimp, peeled and finely chopped
- 30 * 30 millilitres (2 tablespoons) mayonnaise
- 15 * 15 millilitres (1 tablespoon) chopped cilantro
- 15 * 15 millilitres (1 tablespoon) finely chopped fresh chives
- 10 * 10 millilitres (2 teaspoons) finely chopped fresh mint
- 5 * 5 millilitres (1 teaspoon) lemon juice
- 8 * 8 large slices sandwich bread
- * Butter, softened
- 14 * 14 cucumber slices
- * Salt and pepper
Salmon and Chickpea Toss
By maredan
Directions Salmon and Chickpea Toss 1
- Salmon and Chickpea Toss
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 pounds salmon fillet, cut into 3 pieces
- 4 * 4 tablespoons (60 mL) olive oil
- 1 * 1 teaspoon (5 mL) smoked Spanish paprika
- * salt
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup (175 mL) diced roasted red pepper, cut into 1/2 –inch pieces
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup (125 mL) diced red onion, cut into ¼ -inch/5 mm pieces
- 1 * 1 can 14-ounce (398 mL) chick peas, drained and rinsed
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup (75 mL) roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
- 2 * 2 tablespoons (30 mL) fresh lemon juice
- 1 * 1 teaspoon (5 mL) finely grated lemon zest
- 1 * 1 teaspoon (5 mL) finely chopped rosemary
- * salt and pepper
- Tomato Rice
- 6 * 6 cups (1.5 L) water
- 1 * 1 bay leaf
- 1 * 1 tablespoon (15 mL) salt
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) basmati rice
- 2 * 2 tablespoons (30 mL) olive oil
- 2 * 2 tablespoons (35 mL) tomato paste
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup (125 mL) finely chopped fresh tomato
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped green onion
- * salt and pepper
Antipasti Loaf
By maredan
Directions 1. Preheat the grill, setting the burners to high
- 1 * 1 red bell pepper, halved and cored
- 1 * 1 yellow bell pepper, halved and cored
- 60 * 60 millilitres (1/4 cup) olive oil
- 1 * 1 zucchini, sliced lengthwise into slices about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick
- 1 * 1 medium eggplant, in 1-cm (1/2-inch) slices
- 60 * 60 millilitres (1/4 cup) chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 5 * 5 millilitres (1 teaspoon) chopped fresh thyme
- * Grated zest of 1 lemon
- 30 * 30 millilitres (2 tablespoons) lemon juice
- 1 * 1 loaf round country bread, about 20 cm (8 inches) diameter
- * Softened butter
- 4 * 4 thin slices each of assorted cold cuts such as ham, salami, roast pork, capicollo, cured garlic sausage, etc.
- 1 * 1 ball mozzarella di bufala or similar cheese (Mozzarina, for example), sliced
- 125 * 125 millilitres (1/2 cup) baby arugula
- * Salt and pepper
Apple Cheese Danish
By maredan
Directions Combine farmer cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and salt in a medium bowl
- 1 package(s) (7.5-ounce) farmer cheese
- 1/3 cup(s) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 2 medium Gala apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon(s) lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon(s) sugar, for apple mixture
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed, cut into 3 strips, then cut in half widthwise
- Sugar, for sprinkling