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Pecan Cinammon Cookies
By maredan
Preparation 1. Beat butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on...
- * 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- * 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
- * 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- * 1 large egg
- * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- * 1 1/4 cups whole-wheat pastry flour (see Note)
- * 1 teaspoon baking powder
- * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- * 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- * 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Spicy Chicken Bagel Sandwiches
By maredan
Directions For the Spicy Cream Cheese 1
- For the Spicy Cream Cheese
- 250 * 250 grams (1/2 lb) cream cheese, softened
- 2 * 2 green onions, finely chopped
- * Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 * 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- For the Chicken Salad
- * Juice of 1/2 lime
- 250 * 250 millilitres (1 cup) diced cooked chicken
- 180 * 180 millilitres (3/4 cup) canned corn kernels, drained
- 125 * 125 millilitres (1/2 cup) sour cream
- 1 * 1 plum tomato, seeded and diced
- 1 * 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1 * 1 green onion, finely chopped
- 60 * 60 millilitres (1/4 cup) chopped cilantro
- 5 * 5 or 6 drops jalapeno pepper sauce (or to taste)
- * Salt and pepper
- For Assembly
- 6 * 6 bagels
- 1 * 1 yellow bell pepper, cored and sliced into thin rings
- 6 * 6 leaves Boston lettuce
- * Salt and pepper
Rustic Apple Pear Date Pie
By maredan
For the Pastry 1. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the flour, sugar and salt until combined
- For the Pastry
- 500 * 500 millilitres (2 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 30 * 30 millilitres (2 tablespoons) sugar
- 1 * 1 pinch salt
- 180 * 180 millilitres (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pieces
- 1 * 1 egg
- 60 * 60 millilitres (1/4 cup) ice water, approximately
- For the Filling
- 6 * 6 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 6 * 6 pears, peeled, cored and sliced
- 6 * 6 (1 cup) Medjool dates, halved lengthwise and pitted
- 125 * 125 millilitres (1/2 cup) sugar or brown sugar
Ice Cream Layer Cake
By maredan
1. For caramel sauce, bring sugar, water and vinegar up to a full rolling boil
- 2 * 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup water
- 1 * 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 1/3 * 1 1/3 cups whipping cream
- 3 * 3 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs
- 1 * 1 cup toffee bites (such as Skor)
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups sliced hazelnuts
- 5 * 5 cups dulce de leche, caramel or butterscotch ice cream
- 5 * 5 cups white chocolate ice cream
Sole Meuniere
By maredan
Directions 1. Pour the milk into a baking dish for dipping the fish; mix the flour with salt and pepper on a p...
- 1/2 * About 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup flour
- * Salt and pepper
- 2 * 2 sole fillets, skinned (about 6 ounces each)
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 Tbsps clarified butter
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 Tbsps butter
- * Parsley for garnish
- * Lemon juice
Orange Olive Oil Cake
By maredan
Directions Orange Olive Oil Cake Preheat oven to 350 °F and butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan
- Orange Olive Oil Cake
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup 2 %milk
- zest of 2 oranges or tangerines
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- dash salt
- icing sugar for dusting
- Citrus Salad
- 2 navel oranges
- 2 honey tangerines
- 2 blood oranges, clementines or limes
- 2 tablespoons good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Citrus Green Beans
By maredan
Directions 1. Trim ends from beans
- 1 * 1 bunch fresh green beans, washed
- 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 * 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 * 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup water
- 1 * 1 navel orange, segmented without membrane
- 1 * 1 red grapefruit, segmented without membrane
- 1 * 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons cold butter
- * salt and pepper
Grilled Balsamic and Garlic Flank Steak
By maredan
Directions In a blender, combine the vinegar, oil, garlic and thyme and puree until smooth
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
- One 2 1/2-pound flank steak
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Homemade Pasta with Vegetables
By maredan
Directions Pasta Dough 1
- Pasta Dough
- 2-1/3 * 2-1/3 cup all-purpose flour2-1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon fine saltfine salt
- 3 * 3 large eggseggs
- 1 * 1 tablespoon waterwater
- 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil, to toss after cookingolive oil, to toss after cooking
- * salt and peppersalt and pepper
- Vegetables
- 1 * 1 pound green beansgreen beans
- 5 * 5 tablespoons olive oilolive oil
- 2 * 2 small zucchini, sliced lengthwise, about 1/2" thickzucchini, sliced lengthwise, about 1/2" thick
- 1 * 1 red bell pepper, cut in quarters and seededred bell pepper, cut in quarters and seeded
- 3 * 3 bulb onionsbulb onions
- 3 * 3 cloves garlic, mincedgarlic, minced
- 3 * 3 tablespoons dry white winedry white wine
- 2 * 2 tomatoes, dicedtomatoes, diced
- 2 * 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oreganochopped fresh oregano
- 8 * 8 basil leavesbasil leaves
- * salt and peppersalt and pepper
- 2 * 2 ounces Parmesan cheeseParmesan cheese
Midnight Mass
By maredan
Instructions To make the tincture: Soak the cinnamon sticks in the vodka in covered container for 1 week, agitatin...
- For the tincture:
- 5 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 cup vodka
- For serving:
- 1 ounce Rittenhouse rye (bonded)
- 1 ounce Amaro Nonino
- 1 teaspoon pear brandy