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Frenchy Popcorn
By maredan
1. Melt the butter with the garlic, remove from the heat and allow to infuse
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 * 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 * 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 1 * 1 cup popcorn kernels
- 2 * 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence
- * Celery salt, to taste
- * Salt
Warm Sausage and Pepper Salad
By maredan
Directions Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and cook whole sausage completely
- 2 good quality hot Italian sausages
- 1/2 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
- 8 pitted kalamata olives
- 1 splash balsamic vinegar
- 1 splash extra virgin olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 4 cups washed arugula leaves
Soupe aux Pois
By maredan
Directions 1. Put all the ingredients in a pot
- 2 * 2 cups split peas, soaked in cold water for 1-1/2 hours, and drained
- 2 to 3 * 2 to 3 onions, chopped
- 1/2 * 1/2 pound ham hock
- 10 * 10 cups water
- 2 * 2 bay leaves
- 6 * 6 medium carrots, scraped and cut into small dice
- * Salt and pepper
Cocoa Angel Cake
By maredan
In extra large mix bowl let egg whites stand at room temp for 30 min
- 1 1/2 c egg whites (10-12)
- 1 1/2 c sifted icing sugar
- 1 c sifted cake flour
- 1/4 c cocoa
- 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- vanilla
- 1 c sugar
- 1 1/2 c whipping cream
- 1/4 c sifted icing sugar
- chocolate curls
Cherry Walnut Crumble
By maredan
Cherry walnut crumble is great served right out of the oven
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh California Bing cherries, washed, halved and pitted
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine, cut into pieces
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Moelleux au Chocolat
By maredan
Directions Cakes Butter six ramekins, line with a disk of parchment, then butter the parchment
- Cakes
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
- 2/3 cup butter
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- Caramel Sauce
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 100 millilitres cream (1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
- Squirt lemon juice, to taste
Turkey Escalope
By maredan
Directions 1. With a sharp knife, take turkey breast off the bone
- 1 * 1 2 lb turkey breast, on the bone (or same weight of turkey scallopini)
- * salt and pepper
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 * 2 eggs
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup cold milk
- 1 * 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 * 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 * 1 lemon
Heirloom Tomato Salad
By maredan
Directions 1. Slice tomatoes and arrange on a platter
- 2 * 2 pounds heirloom or peak-season tomatoes
- * drizzle good quality extra virgin olive oil
- * freshly ground black pepper
Leek Puffs with Roasted Vegetables
By maredan
Roasted Root Vegetables 1
- Roasted Root Vegetables
- 4 * 4 large Nantes carrots, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
- 4 * 4 medium parsnips, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
- 3 * 3 white or red potatoes, cut in 1-cm (1/2-inch) slices
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 * 1 tablespoon olive oil
- * salt and pepper
- Filet Mignon with Mushrooms
- 2 * 2 cups chicken broth
- 3/4 * 3/4 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, chopped
- 4 * 4 beef filet mignons about 2.5 cm (1 inch) thick
- 1/4 * 1/4 pound white mushrooms, sliced
- 2 * 2 small shallots, finely chopped
- 1 * 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 * 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 * 1 tablespoon flour
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup Pineau des Charentes
- Leek Puffs
- 2 * 2 cups finely sliced leeks
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup 35% cream
- 1/2 * 1/2 pound store-bought puff pastry, thawed
- * Salt and pepper
Roasted Turkey Breast
By maredan
Directions Turkey Breast With the rack in the lower position, preheat the oven to 200?C (400?F)
- Turkey Breast
- 1 x2 kilogram turkey breast with skin and without fillets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- kitchen string