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Campari Grapefruit Ice
By maredan
1. In a saucepan, dissolve the sugar in the water and bring to a boil
- 150 ml (2/3 cup) sugar
- 150 ml (2/3 cup) water
- 4 pink grapefruit, sectioned, membrane removed
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) Campari
Cafe Creme
By maredan
Directions Make strong coffee, preferably in a funky French coffee pot
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup strong coffee
Black Bean Corn and Tomato Salad
By maredan
Directions Salad: In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat
- Salad:
- 3 * 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 * 1 onion, diced
- 1 * 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
- 4 * 4 ears corn, kernels removed or 2 cups frozen and thawed corn kernels
- 1 * 1 dried bay leaf
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 * 2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 * 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 6 * 6 ounces jicama, peeled and diced into 1/4-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- *
- Dressing:
- 2 * 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 * 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 * 3 tablespoons agave nectar or 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 * 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2 * 2 tablespoons lime zest
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- * Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salade Nicoise
By maredan
Directions For the dressing: whisk together the garlic, vinegar, and mustard
- 1/2 clove garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon tarragon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup mild olive oil, or half olive oil and half peanut oil
- Lemon juice, to taste if needed
- Salt and pepper
- 10 About 10 leaves from a head of bib lettuce
- 6 About 6 fresh basil leaves, shredded
- 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 6 baby red potatoes, boiled until tender, and sliced
- 4 ounces green beans, blanched in salted water, refreshed, and drained
- 3 baby artichoke hearts, cooked and quartered
- 1 very small purple onion, sliced very finely and separated into rings
- 1 handful A handful of Niçoise olives
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
- 3 or 4 anchovies
- Fleur de sel and freshly ground pepper
Blueberry Grumble
By maredan
Directions 1. Heat the oven to 400°F/200°C
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup butter
- 1 * 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups ground almonds
- 1 * 1 cup rolled oats, toasted
- 4 * 4 cups blueberries
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons flour
Lemon Pavlovas with Berries
By maredan
Directions Pavlovas: Put an oven rack in the center of the oven
- Pavlovas:
- Ingredients
- 4 * 4 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 * 1 cup superfine baker's sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from 2 large lemons)
- Berries:
- 1 * 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 * 1 cup fresh blackberries or blueberries, see Cook's Note
- 2 * 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Cream:
- 1 * 1 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 2 * 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Fennel Salad
By maredan
Directions 1. Put fennel into a large salad bowl and grate in a teaspoon or so of the ginger
- 1 * 1 fennel bulb, sliced thinly
- * Knob of frozen ginger
- 3 * 3 green onions, sliced thinly
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon soya sauce
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon your favourite hot sauce
- 2 * 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 * 2 limes, zested and juiced
Sausage Not Quite en Brioche
By maredan
Directions 1. Prick the sausages with the tines of a fork
- 4 * 4 pork sausages
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup wine (or beer)
- * Pizza dough
- 4 * 4 teaspoons whole grain mustard (such as Moutarde à L’Ancienne)
- 1 * 1 egg, lightly beaten with a teaspoon of water (for egg-wash glaze)
Mini Chocolate Cakes
By maredan
Instructions Special equipment: 1 standard 12-cup muffin pan or 8 (2¾-inch) scalloped tart pans
- Cakes
- 10 1/2 * 10 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes, plus more for greasing pans
- 3 1/2 * 3 1/2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
- 5 1/2 * 5 1/2 ounces fine quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), coarsely chopped
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 4 * 4 large egg yolks
- 3 1/2 * 3 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 * 1 large egg white
- Sauce and Cream
- 1 * 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 3 1/2 * 3 1/2 ounces fine quality semisweet chocolate
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 ounces (2 1/2 tablespoons) brewed espresso (from espresso machine or instant)
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup heavy cream
Blueberry Maple Sauce
By maredan
1. Place blueberries, pomegranate juice, maple syrup, lemon juice and cinnamon in a saucepan and bring to ...
- 2 cups (500 mL) fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) pomegranate or cranberry juice
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) maple syrup or honey
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) cold water