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Bolthouse Farms - Best Zucchini Bread Ever
By gregofla
Preheat over to 350 degrees
- Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbs cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Wet Ingredients
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups finely grated zucchini
- Options:
- 4 oz. dark chocolate, broken into small chunks 1/2 cup toasted walnuts
- This recipe makes a 9x4 loaf and 6 muffins or a mini-loaf.
Red Velvet Cheesecake
By gregofla
Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Crust Ingredients:
- 32 chocolate sandwich cookies, finely processed into crumbs (cream and all – it’ll disappear when you crush them up!)
- 5 1/3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- Small pinch of salt
- Ganache Ingredients:
- 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 10 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped (I used half semisweet and half bittersweet chocolate chips)
- Cake Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 ounce red food coloring
- Filling Ingredients:
- 3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- Decorative Toppings (optional):
- 2 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- white chocolate for drizzling
- strawberries
Lemon Bars
By gregofla
Preheat oven to 350° CRUST: Blend together flour and sugar
- 2 C flour
- 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 1 C butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1/2 C lemon juice
- 1/3 C flour
- 1/2 t baking powder
Homemade Cronuts
By gregofla
Makes 1 dozen In a large bowl, stir together the milk and yeast
- Dough
- 3/4 cups milk, warmed
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (divided)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- Maple Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 to 2 tablespoon milk, cream or water
Northwoods Inn Cheese Bread Spread
By gregofla
The Northwoods Inn here in California has the best cheese spread
- 1 lb cheddar cheese, grated
- 3 ounces romano cheese, grated
- 1/2 lb butter or 1/2 lb margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 drops Tabasco sauce
- 12 slices French bread or 12 slices sourdough bread, day old works great
- 3 ounces shredded parmesan cheese (optional)
Rice noodle bowl with stir-fried beef (bun thit bo xao)
By gregofla
Recipe: Rice noodle bowl with stir-fried beef (bun thit bo xao) - California Cookbook Rice noodle bowl with stir-f...
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice (2 to 3 limes)
- 1 tablespoon unseasoned Japanese rice vinegar (optional)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2/3 cup lukewarm water
- 5 to 6 tablespoons fish sauce, or to taste
- 2 or 3 Thai or serrano chiles, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced shallot, from 1 very large or 2 to 3 smaller shallots
- 3 tablespoons canola or other neutral oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons light (regular) soy sauce
- 1 pound flank steak, cut across the grain into strips about 3 inches long and a scant 1/4 inch thick
- Leaves from 1/2 small head red or green leaf lettuce, cut crosswise into 1/4 -inch wide ribbons (about 2 packed cups)
- 1 pickling (Kirby) cucumber or 1/2 small English cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded and cut into matchsticks
- 2 cups bean sprouts (about 1/3 pound)
- 1/3 cup roughly chopped assorted fresh herbs such as cilantro, mint, red perilla (tia to), Thai basil (hung que) and Vietnamese balm (kinh gioi)
- 2/3 pound small dried round rice noodles (bun), cooked in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes, drained and flushed with cold water
- 3 tablespoons canola or other neutral oil, divided
- 1 small yellow onion, halved and sliced lengthwise 1/4 -inch thick (aim for a moon-sliver shape and the onion will look really nice)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup crispy caramelized shallot
- 1 1/2 cups basic dipping sauce
Chipotle Roasted Salmon
By gregofla
1. Mince the chipotles and combine with the sesame seeds, tequila, olive oil, sesame oil, garlic, scallions, cilant...
- 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup tequila
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 4 scallions, green part only, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano, crumbled
- 1 fillet of wild salmon, 3 to 3 1/2 pounds, about 1 1/4 -inch thick
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt or kosher salt
Garlic-Butter Shrimp
By gregofla
If you don't have the time to hop on the next flight out to Oahu, this delicious Garlic-Butter Shrimp recipe re...
- 2 dozen large shrimp or prawns
- Flour, paprika and cayenne pepper (for coating)
- Clarified butter
- 12 cloves garlic, chopped
- Pinch of salt
- 1/8 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons butter
- A lemon slice
- Steamed white rice
S'mores Pizza
By gregofla
A friend brought something similar to a get-together not long ago
- 1 (16 1/2 ounce) package pillsbury refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 2 cups graham crackers, broken in 1 inch pieces
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- chocolate syrup, for garnish (optional)
2 Minute Scrambled Eggs
By gregofla
Coat a 12 oz. microwave safe coffee mug or other dish with cooking spray
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons shredded cheese
- salt, pepper, and any other herbs you choose to use