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Rosemary Polenta
By smyth77
Heat the butter and olive oil in a large saucepan
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups cornmeal
- 1/2 cup good grated Parmesan
- Flour, olive oil, and butter, for frying
Puffed Wheat Squares
By smyth77
Melt butter in saucepan then add syrup, sugar, cocoa and vanilla
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 8 cups puffed wheat
Parmesan Chicken Sticks
By smyth77
Lay the chicken breasts on a cutting board and slice each diagonally into 4 or 5 large strips
- 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts (3 to 4)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- Unsalted butter
- Good olive oil
- Bamboo skewers (6 to 10 inches long) or ice-cream sticks
Stuffed Burgers with Pepperjack Cheese
By smyth77
Prepare a medium-hot fire in a grill
- 2 large avocados, preferably Haas, peeled and pitted
- 1 Tbs. fresh lime juice
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 1 1/2 Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
- 2 oz. pepper jack cheese, grated
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 4 hamburger buns
- 8 bacon slices, cooked until crispy
Smashed Potato Soup
By smyth77
1. In a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine potatoes, sweet pepper, garlic, and black pepper
- 3-1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup chopped yellow and/or red sweet pepper
- 1-1/2 teaspoons bottled roasted garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup whipping cream, half-and-half, or light cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- Sliced green onions ((optional)
Fresh peach Bellini's
By smyth77
Place the peaches, lemon juice, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process un...
- 2 ripe peaches, seeded and diced
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 bottle chilled prosecco sparkling wine
Pasta Pesto and Peas
By smyth77
Cook the fusilli and bow ties separately in a large pot of boiling salted water for 10 to 12 minutes until each pa...
- Pesto:
- 3/4 pound fusilli pasta
- 3/4 pound bow tie pasta
- 1/4 cup good olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups pesto (packaged or see recipe below)
- 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 1/4 cups good mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, defrosted
- 1/3 cup pignoli (pine nuts)
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup pignoli (pine nuts)
- 3 tablespoons chopped garlic (9 cloves)
- 5 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups good olive oil
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Onion Rings
By smyth77
Divide the onion rings between 2 large sealable plastic bags and add enough buttermilk to coat the rings
- 2 to 3 large Vidalia onions, cut into slices 1 inch thick, separated into rings
- 4 to 6 cups buttermilk
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more, to taste
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbs. whole grain mustard
- 2 2/3 cups dark beer
Molten Lava Cakes Clean Eating
By smyth77
Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 4 4-oz custard cups or small ramekins with cooking spray
- Olive oil cooking spray
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup Sucanat
- 3 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup white whole-wheat flour
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Orange or pear slices, for garnish (optional)
Pub Style Beef Dip
By smyth77
In skillet, heat oil over medium-low heat; fry onions, vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar, stirring often, until very ...
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) white wine vinegar
- 1 Pinch salt
- 1 Pinch pepper
- 1 Pinch granulated sugar
- 1 sourdough baguette
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) mustard
- 1/2 hot thinly sliced Sirloin Tip Oven Roast with Porcini Mushroom Jus
- 1 cup (250 mL) hot porcini mushroom jus, (see above)