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Five Herb Turkey
By LoriCaputo
Stir butter with seasonings
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- 3 tbs. chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tbsp. each garlic powder, dried tarragon and thyme leaves
- 2 tsp. dried sage and oregano leaves
- ½ tsp. salt
- 12 – 16 lb. turkey
Baklava Cigars
By LoriCaputo
Combine nuts, sugar, coffee, and cinnamon in a bowl
- 100 grams walnuts, finely chopped
- 150 grams cashew, finely chopped
- 55 grams superfine sugar
- 1 tsp. dry instant coffee
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 7 sheets fillo pastry
- 80 grams butter, melted
- 1 medium lemon
- 110 grams superfine sugar
- 250 ml water
- 60 ml honey
- 1 cinnamon stick
Bruschetta with Tomatoes and Basil
By LoriCaputo
Preheat the broiler and grill both sides of the bread for 3 minutes, or until golen, remove from the oven and rub w...
- 8 slices crusty firm Italian bread
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 medium ripe tomatoes, cored and diced
- 1/2 cup slivered basil leaves
- Salt and pepper
Macaroni Salad
By LoriCaputo
Combine and stir well. Chill before serving
- 2 cups cooked macaroni, drained, rinsed, and cooled
- 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
- 1/4 ¼ cup chopped celery
- 1/4 ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1/2 ½ cup mayo
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. vinegar
- 1/2 ½ tsp salt
- 1/2 ½ tsp. prepared mustard
Baby Palmiers
By LoriCaputo
Combine milk and brown sugar in a pan, cook, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mixture is a light caramel color
- 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup ground hazelnuts
- 1/3 cup ground pecans
- 375 grams packet puff pastry
- 1 tbs. sugar
Eggplant Sticks
By LoriCaputo
Heat the oil in a large, heavy saute pan to 360 degrees F
- 6 cups vegetable oil
- 1 large, long eggplant (about 2 pounds)
- 1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon Essence, recipe follows
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Spaghetti alla Americana
By LoriCaputo
Combine the pancetta and lard in a pan and cook over low heat for 10 minutes
- 8 oz dried pancetta
- 2 tbs. lard
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 3 1/2 3 ½ lbs. chopped tomatoes
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 ¼ tsp. chilli pepper
- 1 lb. spaghetti
- Grated cheese
Crown Roast of Pork
By LoriCaputo
Pat roast dry. Combine oil, garlic, salt, pepper, rosemary, and thyme
- 1 4 lb. crown roast of park
- 1 tbs. olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, coarsley chopped
- 1 tbs. chopped rosemary and thyme
- 20 whole cloves garlic
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 cup mushrooms
- Stock, wine, or water
Chocolate Chip Cookies (J.T.)
By LoriCaputo
Jack Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup and 2 tbs. cup white sugar
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups minus 2 tbs. pastry flour
- 1 2/3 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tbs. vanilla
- 1 1/4 lbs. chocolate
Pound Cake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Step 1:
- 500 grams cake and pastry flour
- 10 grams baking powder
- Step 2:
- 250 grams butter
- 250 grams shortening
- 500 grams sugar
- Step 3:
- 500 grams eggs