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Panna Cotta
By Mirella
For the pana Cotta: Place six 3 1/2-ounce ramekins (3 inches in diameter, 1 1/2 inches deep) on a rimmed baking ...
- For the Panna Cotta:
- 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- For the vanilla syrup:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
- 2 teaspoons Marsala wine
Tuna with Tomato Cream
By Mirella
David Rocco's Recipe
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 8 large sun dried tomatoes, chopped
- 12 black olives, pitted
- 200 g canned tuna
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- Bunch of Italian parsley, finely chopped
Little Lamb Cupcake
By Mirella
Frost cupcake. Place the large marshmallow in the center
- Vanilla Cupcake:
- 1 vanilla cupcake, taken out of the paper, recipe follows
- 1 About 1 cup White Fluff Frosting, recipe follows
- 1 large marshmallow
- 2 white candy eyes
- 1 purple jujube candy
- 1 short 1/4 inch and 1 long piece 2 inch black string licorice
- 35 mini-marshmallows
- 4 purple and 2 pink jelly beans
- 2 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 cup (2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups cake flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- Fluff Frosting:
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff
- Pinch fine salt
Thumbprint Cookies
By Mirella
MAKE DOUGH 1 DAY AHEAD Heat oven to 375°F
- 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 1 cup white vanilla baking chips
- Red or green sugar, if desired
Chocolate Chip Muffins
By Mirella
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
Peanut Butter Cookie Pie
By Mirella
Use one cookie dough for the bottom and fill in with peanut butter
- 2 pkgs. of chocolate chip cookie dough (pillsbury)
- 1 1/2 cups of smooth peanut butter
- 1 pie dish
Whoopie Pies
By Mirella
Martha Stewart's recipe
- Peanut Butter Filling:
- Cake ingredients: Makes 10
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- Filling: Makes 3 3/4 cups
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups sifted icing sugar
- 1 jar marshmallow Fluff
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
- To make vanilla Whoopie Pies:
- Omit cocoa powder and increase flour to 2 1/4 cups, increase vanilla to 2 teaspoons and add 1 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice with milk.
- Variation:
- Fold 1/2 cup mashed raspberries into filling.
Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
By Mirella
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Cookie Dough:
- 1 cup Gay Lea Butter (unsalted), softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup ground hazelnuts
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Filling:
- 4 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup Gay Lea Sour Cream
Key Lime Pie
By Mirella
Martha Stewart Recipe
- 1 1/2 cups graham-cracker crumbs
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed key-lime juice
- 1 tablespoon grated key-lime zest, plus more for garnish
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled
Asian Coleslaw Dressing
By Mirella
Dole's recipe
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic