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Eggs Venice
By chris5863
Saute onions in butter until soft and golden
- 2 Large Onions
- 3 T butter
- 2 T flour
- 2 C hot milk
- 6 chopped hard boiled eggs
- 1 T minced parsley
- dash of hot sauce
- 1/2 t paprika
- 2 T lemon juice
- s/p to taste
- 2 egg yolks
- 12 3/4 inch slices of tomato
- 12 English Muffin halves
Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
By chris5863
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- For the shrimp:
- 2 pounds (12 to 15-count) shrimp
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- For the sauce:
- 1/2 cup chili sauce (recommended: Heinz)
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
Farro with Coarse Pesto
By chris5863
Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound farro
- 2 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Pecorino cheese wedge, for garnish
Lobster stuffed Beef Tenderloin with bearnaise Sauce
By chris5863
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Set up a large steamer
- 2 rock lobster tails
- 1 T EVOO
- 1/4 Lb pancetta or bacon chopped
- 1/2 C copped shallots
- 3 T minced celery
- 2 t minced garlic
- 4 oz baby chanterelle mushrooms trimmed and sliced
- S/P
- 2 T minced green onions
- 2 T dry white wine
- 1 T chopped parsley leaves
- 1 center cut beef tenderloin about 3 1/2 Lb trimmed and butterflyed
- Steamed fresh asparagus
- Bearnaise Sauce
- Bearnaise Sauce
- 2 T chopped shallots
- 4 sprigs tarragon
- 1/4 dry white wine
- 1/4 cup dry vermouth
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 cup melted unsalted butter
- 1 t fresh lemon juice
- 2 T chopped tarragon
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/8 t white pepper
Salad Tacos
By chris5863
For the blue cheese dressing: Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, buttermilk, hot sauce and lemon juic...
- Salad:
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 romaine lettuce hearts
- 2 cups quartered grape tomatoes or diced plum tomatoes
FRENCH BREAD WITH KALAMATA OLIVES AND THYME
By chris5863
Bring milk to simmer in small saucepan
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup water, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast (for do-ahead version) or quick-rising dry yeast (for same-day version)
- 3/4 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives (about 4 ounces pitted)
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups (or more) all purpose flour
- Olive oil
- 1 egg white, beaten to blend
Chocolate Pudding
By chris5863
In a smal bowl, lightly beat egg whites and set aside
- 2 egg whites
- 2/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 T corn starch
- 2 1/4 skim milk, divided
- 1/2 Cup sugar
- 1/8 t salt
- 1 t vanilla
- Fresh stawberries, mint leaves and unsweetened cocoa powder for garnish
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
By chris5863
For the banana bread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Banana Bread:
- Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the loaf pans
- One 15.25-ounce box chocolate cake mix
- 1/4 cup oil
- 4 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups peanut butter chips
- Peanut Butter Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 3 to 4 tablespoons warm milk or water
Brazilian Shrimp Soup
By chris5863
Coconut milk's rich flavor will keep you coming back for more of this substantial soup
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup long-grain rice
- 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 3/4 cups canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree (from one 15-ounce can)
- 5 cups water
- 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, shelled and cut in half horizontally
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
Beef Wellington
By chris5863
This is my play on the traditional Beef Wellington, it is a favorite of my friends and family
- 1 ½ pound trimmed beef tenderloin
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 2 T EVOO and butter
- ½ pound Oyster mushrooms finely chopped
- ½ pound Shitake Mushrooms finely chopped
- 1 t chopped garlic
- 1 t chopped fresh thyme
- ½ C dry white wine
- 1 T Whole grain mustard