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Chicken Gravy
By lorik
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and whisk in the flour to make a roux
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup milk
- Salt and pepper
Easy Braunschweiger Party Spread
By lorik
A quick and easy spread for crackers, toast, chips, whatever for any party or get together
- 16 ounces braunschweiger sausage
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 3 green onions (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon milk (optional)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Ham & Cheese Puff Pastry Tart
By lorik
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoon whole-grain mustard
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- Salt Pepper
- 1/2 pound all-butter puff pastry, cut in half
- 2 ounces Comté cheese, shredded (2/3 cup)
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced baked ham
- 1 large egg yolk mixed with 1 teaspoon water
Chicken in the Pot with Potato and Indian Spices
By lorik
When making this dish, be sure to place the vegetables on top of the chicken after sauteing; that way, they won't b...
- 1 whole chicken, 3 to 4 pounds, rinsed, patted dry and cut into 8 pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 4 medium carrots, halved crosswise, then halved or quartered lengthwise depending on thickness
- 3 all-purpose potatoes, peeled, and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
- 1/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
Chicken Roulades with Chorizo and Manchego
By lorik
Ann Burrell
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- Kosher salt
- Pinch crushed red pepper
- 1 clove garlic, smashed and finely chopped
- 1/2 pound Mexican chorizo, casing removed
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup grated aged Manchego cheese
- 1/2 bunch fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
Country Corn Casserole
By lorik
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons cracker crumbs (saltines or Ritz)
Chicken Alfredo Roll-Ups
By lorik
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 3 tbsp. butter (plus more greasing the dish)
- 3 tbsp. flour
- 2 1/4 c. milk (preferably 2% or whole)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tsp. chopped parsley
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp. cream cheese, softened
- 2 c. shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1/2 c. finely grated Parmesan
- 8 cooked lasagna noodles
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Baked Chicken Flautus with Guacamole
By lorik
Preheat oven to 400 F degrees
- For Flautus:
- 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (I used 2 chicken breasts from a roasted chicken)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup corn, canned and drained
- 1 cup salsa, store bought
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cup Tex Mex or Mexican cheese blend, I used Kraft
- 10 6 inch flour tortillas
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- For Guacamole:
- 1 avocado
- 1 medium tomato
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper
- juice from 1/2 lime
- 1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- Variation from Allrecipes:
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cooked and shredded
- 1 (8 ounce) jar picante sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
- 36 (6 inch) corn tortillas
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Braised Red Cabbage
By lorik
1. Prepare the cabbage: Warm the bacon and onions in a pot over medium-low heat
- 1/2 package (about 7 ounces) thick-sliced bacon, cut into 1/4-inch thick pieces
- 1 1/2 large white onions, thinly sliced (save the other half for the sauce, below)
- 2 1/2 pounds (about 1 small head) red cabbage, quartered, cored and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 3 juniper berries
- 1/2 cup white wine
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Parchment paper
Flourless Chocolate Cake
By lorik
Plan ahead: This cake needs to chill for at least 6 hours, so we recommend making it the day before serving
- Cake:
- 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into 1-inch pieces
- 16 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup (7 ounces) sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- Whipped Cream:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, chilled
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract