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Herb and Goat Cheese Toasts
By Nemo
Arrange sliced baguette or sliced crusty roll rounds on a cookie sheet or broiler pan
- 1 baguette, sliced
- 8 oz fresh goat cheese
- 12 blades fresh chives
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped from stem
- 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, 2 handfuls of leaves
- Coarse black pepper
Mussels, Wok-Fried with Sake-Ginger Butter
By Nemo
From Tom Douglas' book, "Seattle Kitchen"
- 2 pounds mussels
- 1/2 cup sake
- 1/4 cup ginger, peeled and julienned
- 2 dried red chiles
- 1/2 cup green onions, julienned
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspon fresh lime juice
- Kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- 2 to 4 lime wedges
Chocolate-Caramel Valentines
By Nemo
1) Preheat the oven to 325°F
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 6 ounce block of caramel (or 20 caramel candies, unwrapped)
- 30 bittersweet chocolate disks (1" to 1 1/2" disks)
- Fleur de Sel
Pie Crust
By Nemo
Preheat oven to 400°F . To prepare the piecrust, combine the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl
- 2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2/3 cup Shortening
- 6 Tbs cold water
- 5 Tbs cold water; (as needed)
Taco Seasoning
By Nemo
Homemade Taco Seasoning is so simple to make, and is much healthier for you! This recipe makes 1 ounce, which is th...
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Chicken Yakitori
By Nemo
Yakitori is the Japanese equivalent of the American Hot Dog
- 2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 bunches green onions, washed, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup sake
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
Chili con Carne and Chili con Queso with Tortilla Chips
By Nemo
Chili con Carne Heat the oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat
- Chili con Carne
- 1 Tbs bacon fat or vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 2 cups chopped yellow onion
- 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 4 tsp minced garlic
- 2 Tbs chili powder
- 1 Tbs Essence, recipe follows
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried Mexican oregano
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1 (15-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
- 3 Tbs tomato paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 cups water
- Chili con Queso, recipe follows
- Multi-colored Tortilla Chips, accompaniment
- Essence (Emeril's Creole Seasoning)
- 2 1/2 Tbs paprika
- 2 Tbs salt
- 2 Tbs garlic powder
- 1 Tbs black pepper
- 1 Tbs onion powder
- 1 Tbs cayenne pepper
- 1 Tbs dried leaf oregano
- 1 Tbs dried thyme
- Chili con Queso
- 1/2 lb fresh poblano or Anaheim chiles
- 2 Tbs vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped white onions
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 2 Tbs all-purpose flour
- 1 large tomato, peeled, seeded and diced
- 1 cup milk or cream
- 1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar
- 1 cup grated Pepper Jack
Tiramisu
By Nemo
Combine egg yolks and sugar in top of double boiler
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup Marscapone cheese
- 1 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 2 tsp instant coffee granules
- 2 Tbs Kahlua or brandy
- 2-3 oz ladyfingers
- 1 oz grated semisweet chocolate
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa
Puttanesca Sauce (Kelsey)
By Nemo
Quarter the artichoke hearts Coarse chop the olives If using chicken breasts, deglaze the pan with white wine and...
- 1 can artichoke hearts
- 2 cans diced tomatoes
- ½ can black olives
- 5 large green olives
- 2 tbs capes
- 7 garlic cloves (minced)
- ½ cup white wine
- ¼ cup parsley flakes
- 2 tbs dried oregano
- 1 tb red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tb dijon mustard
Sun-Dried Tomato Spaghetti Sauce
By Nemo
Home-made slow-cooker recipe
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cans (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 1 can (5 oz) tomato paste
- 2/3 cup dry red wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Salt to taste
- mushrooms, optional