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Weight Watchers Crunchy Pear and Celery Salad recipe
By ctozzi
Recipe variation: instead of cheddar and pecans, try some Parmesan cheese and toasted walnuts
- 4 stalks celery, trimmed and cut in half lengthwise
- 2 ripe pears, diced
- 6 leaves butterhead or romaine lettuce
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar or pear vinegar
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1 cup finely diced white cheddar cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground pepper, to taste
Creme Brulee by Paula Deen
By ctozzi
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup, plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup white granulated or light brown sugar
Not Your Average Garlic Knot
By ctozzi
Yields: 4-6 as a snack Preparation Preheat oven to 400ºF
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 pound store-bought pizza dough, cut into 1-inch balls
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary
- Coarse ground sea salt
- Black pepper
- 1 cup shredded provolone
- 1 cup grated Parmesan
- Tomato sauce, homemade or store-bought, for dipping
Caramel Vanilla Martinis
By ctozzi
Fill a mixing glass or tumbler three-fourths full with ice
- Ice cubes
- 3 ounces Amaretto
- 2 ounces caramel-flavored Irish cream liqueur
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla vodka
- Chocolate syrup, optional
Brown Sugar Pound Cake with Caramel Drizzle
By ctozzi
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 – 8 ounce bag of toffee bits
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- CARAMEL DRIZZLE
- 1 – 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fig and Date Cookies
By ctozzi
A not too sweet date and fig filling is encased in an almond flavoured shortcrust pastry that simply melts in the m...
- Filling:
- 300 g / 10 1/2 oz dried figs, finely chopped
- 80 g / 3 oz stoned dates, finely chopped
- 125 ml / 4 fl oz / 1/2 cup water
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 100 g / 3 1/2 oz caster / superfine sugar
- Dough:
- 125 g / 4 1/2 oz unsalted butter
- 75 g / 2 1/2 oz caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 75 g / 2 1/2 oz ground almonds
- 225 g / 8 oz plain / all-purpose flour
Frangipane
By ctozzi
April 21, 2011
- 75 g whole almonds (about 1/2 cup)
- 75 g sugar, you can use half granulated sugar and half confectioner’s sugar, or just all granulated sugar (about 1/8 cup granulated plus 1/4 cup confectioner’s, or just 1/3 cup granulated)
- 75 g butter at room temperature
- 1 large egg
Rumballs
By ctozzi
*melt butter and chocolate in double boiler, set aside *whisk eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt
- 3/4 C Butter
- 6 oz Chocolate
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 C Brown Sugar Packed
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 C Flour
- 1/4 C Dark Rum(maybe a splash more if you like)
- Sugar for sanding(choose fine or coarse, or use choc. sprinkles?)
Soft-N-Fluffy Hamburger Buns
By ctozzi
“Soft and light with a moist crumb
- 1 * 1 cup warm water
- 2 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 * 3 cups bread flour
- 1 * 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vital wheat gluten
- 2 1/4 * 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
Three-Tier Candied-Pecan Cake with Brown-Butter Pears
By ctozzi
Martha Stewart Living November 2011 - pg
- For the Candied Pecans
- 2 cups chopped pecans, toasted
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- For the Cake
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Coarse salt
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 3 large egg whites
- For the Pear Filling
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 Anjou pears, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch wedges, and tossed with 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- For the Bourbon Whipped Cream
- 1 cup chilled heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons bourbon (optional)
- 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
- Garnish: 1/3 cup chopped pecans