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Smoked Chile Scalloped Sweet Potatoes
By Jan_C
Preheat oven to 375 deg. Whisk together cream and chipotle puree until smooth
- 2 C. heavy cream
- 1 heaping T. chipotle pepper puree
- 6 medium sweeet potatoes, peeled, sliced about 1/8 in.
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Chocolate Strawberry Nutella Cake
By Jan_C
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Cake
- 2 sticks Butter
- 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa Powder
- 1 cup Boiling Water
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1-1/2 cup Nutella
- Strawberries
- 2 pints Strawberries, Hulled And Sliced
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- Whipped Cream
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
Champagne Limoncello Cocktails
By Jan_C
Roll up each strip of lemon rind; place 1 into each of 8 Champagne flutes
- 8 (3 x 1/2-inch) lemon rind strips $
- 8 tablespoons Limoncello (lemon-flavored liqueur)
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice $
- 1 (750-milliliter) bottle brut Champagne, chilled
Margarita Pie Recipe
By Jan_C
Place the pretzel sticks in a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to finely crush them
- Pretzel Crust:
- 1-1/2 cups thin pretzel sticks (measured before crushing)
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/2 cup (8 Tablespoons or 1 stick) butter, melted
- Pie Filling:
- One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (3 to 4 Persian limes, plus 1 for garnish)
- 2 Tablespoons gold tequila
- 2 Tablespoons Triple Sec
- Zest of 1 lime
- 1 drop green food coloring (optional)
- 1-1/2 cups lightly sweetened whipped heavy cream, divided use
- 12 mini pretzels or thin pretzel sticks, for garnish
- 2 very thin lime slices cut in fourths, plus lime zest, for garnish
The Standard Grill Million Dollar Chicken
By Jan_C
NOTE: Instead of roasting the chicken in a roasting pan, the chicken should be roasted in a frying pan, just large...
- 3 1/2 pound whole chicken, preferably organic
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 to 4 garlic cloves, lightly smashed
- 1 lemon
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- Olive oil
- 1 slice sourdough, cut 3/4-inch thick (day old bread is perfect!)
- Maldon salt
- 1 cup creme fraiche
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon shallots, grated on a fine zester
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
Grilled Snow Crab Legs
By Jan_C
When it comes to crab you have 3 options: you can go to the expensive seafood place for overpriced and bland crab; ...
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup minced garlic
- 4 pounds Snow Crab clusters, thawed if necessary
Pot Roast (pressure cooker)
By Jan_C
1 Rub the meat well with the crushed garlic, using one clove for each side
- 1 (3 -4 lb) boneless chuck roast
- 2 garlic cloves , crushed
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 small onion , peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup beef broth (I'll substitute chicken broth)
- 1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- chopped parsley (optional)
Creamy Artichoke Soup
By Jan_C
In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup frozen chopped onions, thawed
- 2 (14-ounce) cans artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped
- 1 (32-ounce) box low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 cup lowfat yogurt, divided
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons prepared pesto sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
One Bowl Chocolate Surprise Cookies
By Jan_C
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- •1 package of Bakers white chocolate
- •12 squares Bakers Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- •1/4 cups butter or margarine
- •1 can (14 ounce) sweetened condensed milk
- •1 teaspoon vanilla
- •2 cups flour
Garlic Cheese Bread Sticks - Pioneer Woman
By Jan_C
Directions Set an oven rack on the bottom position and preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
- 1 stick butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 loaf French bread, cut in half lengthways
- Two 6-ounce balls fresh mozzarella, sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley