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Orzo Salad with Watermelon and Feta
By es123
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil
- 1 cup uncooked orzo
- 2 cup watermelon, seedless, diced
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese, French, Hungarian or Greek varieties
- 1 Tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- 1/2 cup basil, fresh, thinly sliced
- 1/8 tsp black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
- 1 tsp table salt, or to taste
Quindin
By es123
1.With a pastry brush, paint melted butter inside all of the molds of 2 mini-muffin pans
- 8 tablespoons butter, plus 2 tablespoons melted butter for greasing the pans
- 1 1/3 cup sugar, plus more for dusting the pans
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 14 egg yolks plus 1 whole egg
- 1 teaspoon coconut flavoring
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 2/3 cups fresh or frozen finely grated coconut, unsweetened
Creamy Chinese Celery Soup
By es123
Make soup: Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well
- For soup:
- 1 medium leek (white and pale green parts only), chopped
- 1 medium russet (baking) potato
- 1/2 cup chopped shallot
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 bunches Chinese celery (1 1/2 lb total), top leaves discarded and stalks cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 4 cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth (32 fl oz)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- For croutons:
- 6 (1/4-inch-thick) diagonal baguette slices
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt to taste
- Garnish: fresh Chinese parsley leaves or flat-leaf parsley leaves
Pear compote
By es123
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and sauté ginger until it softens, add pears, cinnamon stick an...
- 3 bartlett pears, peeled, cored and chopped into small chunks
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cloves
- Nutmeg to taste
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup water
Fish In Lemongrass Sauce
By es123
Combine the lemongrass, garlic, chilies, black pepper, fish sauce, sugar and curry / turmeric powder in a large, fl...
- 2 stalks Lemongrass, thinly sliced then minced
- 3 cloves Garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 Chilies, diced
- 1/4 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Curry or turmeric powder
- 750 g (1 1/2 Ib) whole fish, such as red snapper or sea bass
- 5 tablespoons Oil
- 2 sprigs Fresh coriander (cilantro), coarsely chopped
Red Split Lentils With Cabbage (Masoor dal aur band gobi)
By es123
Put the lentils and water into a heavy pot and bring to a boil
- 200 grams (1 1/4 cups) red split lentils (masoor dal), picked over, washed and drained
- 1.2 liters (5 cups) water
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 to 4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, peeled and cut into fine slices
- 225 grams (1/2 pound) cored and finely shredded cabbage
- 1 to 2 fresh, hot green chilies, finely sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 medium tomato, peeled (ahem, Deb did not peel her tomato) and finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon peeled, finely grated fresh ginger
Mushroom / Pork Samosas
By es123
Preheat oven to 350 °F . To make filling, heat cooking oil in skillet over medium-high heat and brown pork - saut...
- 2 packages of Pillsbury Crescent Roll dough
- 1 cup ground pork or sauteed mushroom
- 1 finely chopped carrot
- 1 finely chopped potato
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons curry masala or curry powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 egg, beaten in bowl
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
Gingerbread Cookies Betty Crocker
By es123
Cream butter and sugar. Blend in molasses, water, flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg and allspice
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
Shrimp Empanadas
By es123
For the Masa: In a large bowl mash sweet potatoes with a potato masher (a food processor will make them gummy)
- Masa (Dough):
- 8 oz. sweet potato, cooked
- 1-1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Relleno (Filling):
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (or dende oil)
- 1/2 a small onion
- 3 cloves of garlic, mashed
- 1/2 teaspoon bay leaf, finely crumbled
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon green bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon red bell pepper
- 3 tablespoon cilantro or parsley, chopped
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- 2 thai green chilies or 1 small jalapeno, minced (optional)
- 8 oz. shrimp, peeled and deveined, chopped fine
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1-1/2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1 large egg lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
1881 Apple Walnut Coffee Cafe
By es123
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees
- Topping:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) cold butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- Loaf:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups (8.5 ounces) flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups peeled and diced apples
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts