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Tequila Christmas Cake
By oakleyj
Sample the tequila to check quality
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- Lemon juice
- 4 large eggs
- Nuts
- tequila
- 2 cups of dried fruit
Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes
By oakleyj
These gooey-center, intensely chocolate cakes make an elegant dessert for a special dinner party
- 2 2
- tablespoons butter
- 8 8
- ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 3/4
- cup butter
- 3 3
- eggs
- 3 3
- egg yolks
- 1/3 1/3
- cup granulated sugar
- 1 1
- teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1
- tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Powdered sugar
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
Classic Pot Roast
By oakleyj
This exceptional pot roast recipe from chef Scott Peacock features tender, melt-in-your-mouth beef and caramelized ...
- 1 5 - 7 pound pot roast (7-bone roast, bone-in chuck roast, or bone-in blade roast) or 3- to 4-lb. boneless chuck roast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil plus additional for coating beef
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 2 ounce slice salt pork (about 4 inches long) If salt pork isn't available, Scott says, omit it.
- 5 small to medium yellow onions, peeled and quartered
- 7 cloves garlic, peeled, trimmed, halved lengthwise and any green inner sprouts removed
- 3/4 3/4
- cup dry white wine
- 1/2 1/2
- cup reduced sodium-chicken broth or water
- 7 stems Italian (flat-leaf) parsley (Set aside leafy tops for finished dish.)
- 1 bay leaf
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 1/2
- teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
- 5 small carrots with tops, trimmed and halved on the diagonal
- 3 medium turnips, peeled and quartered
- 1 small leek, white and light green section, halved lengthwise and rinsed well to remove any sand
- 1 half celery heart, halved lengthwise
- 12 small new Yukon gold or red creamer potatoes (about the size of golf balls)
Dark Chocolate-Raspberry Cakes
By oakleyj
Scrumptious chocolate cupcakes are filled with fresh raspberries and covered in a rich and creamy truffle-chocolate
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1/2 1/2
- cup butter
- 2 2
- eggs
- 1-2/3 1-2/3
- cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 1/2
- cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1
- teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 1/2
- teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 1/2
- teaspoon salt
- 2/3 2/3
- cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 2/3
- cup packed brown sugar
- 1-1/2 1-1/2
- teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1
- cup buttermilk or sour milk*
- 2 2
- cups raspberries
- Chocolate Truffle Icing
- Raspberries
Christmas Plum Pudding
By oakleyj
Gloriously fragrant with sweet spices and rum-soaked fruit, this is the ultimate in traditional Christmas puddings
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp grated orange rind
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup fine stale (not dry) bread crumbs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp each salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp each cloves and ginger
- 1 cup chopped mixed candied peel
- 1 cup seeded raisins (Lexia)
- 3/4 cup halved candied cherries
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1/3 cup rum, brandy, or orange juice
- 1/4 cup rum or brandy (for flaming)
Homemade Chocolate Tart
By oakleyj
1. To make the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Shortbread Crust:
- 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbs. powdered sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- Filling:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 8 oz. excellent-quality bittersweet chocolate (70 percent cacao), chopped
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature, beaten
Peanut Butter Blossoms
By oakleyj
Creamy peanut butter makes this Christmas favorite even more delicious
- 1/2 1/2
- cup shortening
- 1/2 1/2
- cup peanut butter
- 1/2 1/2
- cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 1/2
- cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1
- teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 1/8
- teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1
- egg
- 2 2
- tablespoons milk
- 1 1
- teaspoon vanilla
- 1-3/4 1-3/4
- cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 1/4
- cup granulated sugar
- Chocolate kisses or stars
Amazing Creme Caramel
By oakleyj
Here's our version of a Latin dessert specialty known as flan
- 1/3 1/3
- cup sugar
- 2 2
- medium oranges, lemons, or limes
- 3 3
- cups half-and-half or light cream
- 2 2
- 3-inch cinnamon sticks, broken up
- 3 3
- eggs
- 3 3
- egg yolks
- 2/3 2/3
- cup sugar
- 2 2
- teaspoons vanilla
- Raspberry Sauce or Hot Chocolate Sauce (see recipes below)
- Fresh raspberries (optional)
- Fresh mint sprigs (optional)
Upside-Down Pizza Casserole
By oakleyj
This four-ingredient casserole takes just 35 minutes to make, from start to finish
- 1 1/2 1 1/2
- poundslean ground beef
- 1 1
- 15 ounce canItalian-style tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 1 1/2
- cupsshredded mozzarella cheese (6 ounces)
- 1 1
- 10 ounce packagerefrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits)
Cooking Lobster
By oakleyj
In large pot, bring to full rolling boil over high heat enough water to cover lobster; add salt
- Fresh lobster
- 1 Tbsp salt for 4 cups water