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Chicken Quesadilla
By LoriCaputo
Prepare the marinade by combining water, liquid smoke, salt, and pepper
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp. mesquite flavoured liquid smoke
- ½ tsp. each salt and pepper
- ½ cup barbeque sauce
- ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
- Dash chilli pepper
- 1 boneless chicken breast
- 1/3 cup sliced red bell pepper
- 1/3 cup sliced green bell pepper
- 1/3 cup sliced onion
- 2 12-inch tortillas
- 1 1/3 cups Monterey Jack Cheese
Caramelized Bananas
By LoriCaputo
Slice the bananas in half lengthwise and cut each half into 3 pieces
- 2 bananas
- 1/4 ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tbs. butter
- 3 tbs. heavy cream
Coconut Cake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cut butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened desciated coconut
Ragu alla Bolognese
By LoriCaputo
Puree the tomatoes and juice until smooth; set aside
- 14 ounces tomatoes and juices
- 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 1 ½ - 2 ½ cups water
- 1 tbs. tomato paste
- 1 tsp. Beef base or 1 beef bouillon cube
- 1 celery rib, roughly chopped
- 1/2 ½ medium onion, roughly chopped
- 1/2 ½ medium carrot, roughly chopped
- 3 tbs. butter
- 2 ounces sweet Italian sausage, removed from casing
- 2 ounces pancetta, finely chopped
- 3/4 ¾ lb. Ground beef
- 3/4 ¾ lb. ground pork
- 1/2 ½ lb. Ground veal
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 3/4 ¾ cup whole milk
Tart Dough 2
By LoriCaputo
1. Combine the sugar and butter in a hobart bowl
- SUGAR 1#
- BUTTER 2#
- EGGS 3 each
- PASTRY FLOUR - sifted 3#
Milk Chocolate Frosting
By LoriCaputo
Combine in a pan and bring to a simmer: 2/3 heavy cream 1 tbs
- 9 oz. milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 2/3 heavy cream
- 1 tbs. light corn syrup
- 1 tbs. espresso powder
- 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
Blueberry Coffee Cake 2
By LoriCaputo
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- ¼ cup icing sugar
Pastillage
By LoriCaputo
Sprinkle gelatin into the water and melt ina double boiler, do not stir, and let bloom
- 200 grams water
- 25 grams gelatine
- 50 grams glucose
- 1 tsp. glycerine
- 1500- 1600 grams icing sugar, sifted, and keep an additional 300 grams icing sugar on the side
- 100 grams cornstarch
- 200 grams icing sugar
Eggplants with Tomatoes and Cheese
By LoriCaputo
Line a baking pan with parchment paper
- 2 medium eggplants, 1 ½ lbs.
- Salt
- 1 1/3 lbs. Tomatoes
- 3 tbs. Extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for frying
- 1/4 ¼ cup whole almonds, finely chopped
- 14 whoe basil leaves
- 3/4 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 ¾ lb goat cheese
Cinnamon Buns
By LoriCaputo
Cinnamon Rolls (Buns) Recipe In the bowl of your electric mixer, with the paddle attachment, combine 2 1/4 cups (3...
- Dough:
- 4 1/2 - 5 cups (630 - 700 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) (7 grams) active dry yeast
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk
- 1/3 cup (75 grams) unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup (66 grams) granulated white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) salt
- 3 large eggs
- Filling:
- 3/4 cup (160 grams) packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (35 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, cold (cut into pieces)
- 1/2 cup light raisins (optional)
- 1 tablespoon half-and-half (light cream)
- Powdered (Confectioners or Icing) Sugar Glaze:
- In a medium-sized bowl stir together:
- 1/2 cup (58 grams) powdered (confectioners or icing) sugar
- 1 tablespoons half-and-half (light cream)
- Make the glaze thin enough to drizzle over cinnamon rolls.