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Seared and Roasted Salmon
By UncleDick
Barefoot Contessa Recipe, most perfect way of cooking salmon
- Fresh Salmon filets (1 fillet per serving)
- Kosher salt & pepper and any seasonings of your choice
- Olive Oil
Arugula Salad w/ Grilled Apricots
By UncleDick
Giada's
- 4 Apricots
- Roasted hazelnuts
- Pancetta
- Arugula
- S & P
- White Balsamic Vinegrette
Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies
By UncleDick
In a food processor, pulse together the flour, tea, and salt, until the tea is just spotted throughout the flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons loose Earl Grey tea leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
Split Pea Soup
By UncleDick
PREP: Chop the onion, celery and carrots or use your food processor to make this quick
- 2-3 smoked ham hock or 1 large smoked ham shank (see instructions below for ham stock)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 3 carrots, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 -pound bag (or about 2 heaping cups) split peas, rinsed and picked through
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 T thyme
- Mixed Fresh Herbs (Bouquet Garni)
- 6 to 8 cups mixed water and chicken stock (or stock of choice) or just plain water
- 2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning (or smoked or hot paprika or combination
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Liz’s Pea Salad
By UncleDick
Parboil peas 3 minutes. Drain well
- 16 oz. frozen petite peas
- 1 head ice burg lettuce
- 1 pkg. top ramen noodles (discard seasoning)
- 3/4 cup salted whole peanuts
- Dressing (Make ahead and refrigerate).
- 1 cup+ mayo
- 1 bunch chopped green onion
- 3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 can water chestnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp powdered ginger
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
Adobo Chicken
By UncleDick
Giada's Recipe
- Marinade:
- 1 cup white wine vinegar
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 dried bay leaves
- Rest:
- 12 chicken drumsticks
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons arrowroot
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 2 large limes)
- S & P
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
- Lime wedges
Gnocchi in Cream/Pesto Sauce
By UncleDick
Simple, quick main course
- 1 cup cream, or, 1/2 c cream and 1/2 C half and half
- 2 T prepared Pesto
- 1/4 onion, diced
- 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 1/2 C freshly grated Parmesean/Reggiano
- 1 lb Gnocchi
- EVOO
- fresh, chopped herbs for garnish
Guisado de Picadillo (Mexican Stew)
By UncleDick
Wonderful filling soup/stew, rich with flavors, Some restaurants serve this soup/stew in a large, heated, Molcajete...
- 4 Chicken legs or thighs
- 8 oz of beef cut to strips
- 1 thick slice of bacon
- 1 1/2 t veg oil
- 3 C boiling water
- 2 cubes Knorr beef boulion
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 2 Cups Ancho Chili Sauce (see Directions)
- 1 lb mushrooms cut in half
- 2 zucchinis halved and sliced
- 2 stalks cerery cut on bias
- 1/2 sweet onion chopped
- 2 t minced garlic
- 1 t cumin
- 1/2 -1 t cocoa powder
- 1/4 t cidar vinegar
- 1 t dry sherry
- 1/2 t butter
- 1/2 t Cholula, Frank's or Tobasco sauce
- S & P
- garnish: Queso Fresco or Jack cheese, chopped Gr. Onions, fresh chopped Jalepenos, Avocado and dried Oregano.
Richie's Clonalula Hot Sauce
By UncleDick
Hot Sauce similar to Cholula using the same peppers, Chile De Arbol and Pequin
- 1/4 oz. Pequin Chile
- 1 oz. De Arbol
- 2 C water
- 1 1/2 C white Vinegar
- 1/2 c seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 2 slices yellow onion
- 1 1/2 t salt
- added: 2 cloves garlic, and 1/4 red onion simmered in 1 cup water and 1 cup vinegar
Eggs Baked in Ramekins
By UncleDick
Oven baked, in Ramekins makes a nice spring brunch item, simple and quick
- Per Serving:
- 2 Eggs per Ramekin
- salt and pepper
- 2 slices of bacon per serving.. or 1 thin slice of ham or prosciuitto
- 2 T Fontina Cheese , shredded
- 1 t Parmesean Cheese, Fresh grated
- 1 t Minced Red Bell Pepper
- 1 t Minced Pepperoncini's
- 1 t Minced onion
- 1 t fresh Minced Herbs, (I used oregano and chives)
- 1 T Minced Greens, (I used chard..can use spinich, mustard greens etc.)
- 1 t Tobasco or Frank's Hot Sauce