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Minted Melon Granita
By maredan
Directions MAKE THE GRANITA: In a small saucepan, combine the water with the sugar, the vanilla bean and its seed...
- Granita
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Melons
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped mint
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 1/2 small honeydew melon, seeds discarded, melon scooped into large and small balls (2 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 large cantaloupe, seeds discarded, melon scooped into large and small balls (1 1/2 cups)
- Citrus Yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
Animal Sugar Cookies
By maredan
Decorating suggestion: multi-colored sprinkles, colored decorating sugar, mini chocolate chips, small candies, ...
- Frosting:
- 1 * 1 (16.5-ounce) tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough (recommended: Pillsbury)
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 * 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 * 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup water, plus extra, as needed
- * Assorted food coloring (see Cook's Note)
Banana Brownies
By maredan
1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees
- 1 * 1 pound dark chocolate
- 2 * 2 sticks (1 cup) of butter
- 4 * 4 eggs
- 4 * 4 ripe bananas
- 1 * 1 cup flour
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 * 1 tablespoon baking powder
Chocolate Covered Fruit Skewers
By maredan
Instructions Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- 1 * 1 medium pineapple, peeled
- 4 * 4 medium kiwi, peeled
- 12 * 12 medium strawberries
- 12 * 12 large seedless red or green grapes
- 1 3/4 * 1 3/4 pounds semisweet chocolate (62 percent), cut into small chunks
- 3 1/2 * 3 1/2 ounces white chocolate, cut into small chunks
- * special equipment: 12 (8-inch) wooden skewers; a candy thermometer; parchment paper
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Chocolate Framboise
By maredan
Directions 1. Heat the oven to 350°F/175°C and bring a full kettle to the boil for a bain-marie
- 12 * 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup unsweetened, strained raspberry purée
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 cup unsalted butter, cubed
- 5 * 5 eggs
- 1 * 1 tablespoon raspberry liqueur or kirsch
- 1 * 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
- * Fresh raspberries, to decorate
Plum Clafoutis
By maredan
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 375 °F and grease four 5-ounce baking dishes
- 4 * 4 purple plums
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 * 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- * dash salt
- 2 * 2 large eggs
- 1 * 1 large egg yolk
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 * 2 cups 2% milk
Polpette in Spicy Tomato Sauce
By maredan
1. Preheat the oven to 350°
- 1 . 1 pound ground veal
- 2 . 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- 3 . 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- 4 . 1/2 cup whole milk
- 5 . 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 . 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 7 . 2 large egg whites
- 8 . 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 9 . 1/2 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese, plus more for sprinkling
- 10 . Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 11 . 2 1/2 cups prepared tomato sauce
- 12 . Large pinch of crushed red pepper
- 1 . Preheat the oven to 350°. In a bowl, mix the veal with the sausage meat, bread crumbs, milk, garlic, chopped parsley, egg whites, tomato paste and 1/2 cup of pecorino; season with salt and pepper.
- 2 . In a large saucepan, season the tomato sauce with the crushed red pepper. Add the meatballs and simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle with pecorino cheese and serv
Peach Melba
By maredan
Directions Vanilla Cake 1
- Vanilla Cake
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 * 2 eggs
- Raspberry Coulis
- 2 * 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries, thawed
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup gooseberry or other jelly (see note)
- Assembly
- 3 * 3 fresh peaches, halved and pitted
- * Vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
Honey Yogurt Cheesecake
By maredan
Directions Yogurt "Cheese" Prepare yogurt “cheese” a day before needed
- Yogurt "Cheese"
- 2 cups (500 mL) 2% yogurt
- 2 cups (500 mL) ricotta cheese (low-fat is fine)
- Crust
- 2 cups (500mL) graham cracker crumbs
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) finely grated lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) salt
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, melted
- Filling
- 1 recipe Yogurt cheese
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) honey
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) finely grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla extract
- Topping
- 1 1/2 cups diced fresh mango
Classic Belgian Waffles
By maredan
Directions In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
- Belgian Chocolate-Fudge Sauce, for serving