Exdircomp's profile page
Recipes
Key Lime Cake
By exdircomp
For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour one 9-by-12-by-2-inch cake pan
- Cake:
- Ingredients
- Butter, for greasing pan
- Flour, for dusting pan
- One 3-ounce package lime flavored gelatin
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 large eggs, slightly beaten
- Glaze:
- 1/2 cup key lime juice (from about 25 small key limes or 4 large regular limes)
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- Icing:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick butter), room temperature
- One 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
- One 1 pound box confectioners' sugar
Thai Grilled-Beef Salad
By exdircomp
Serve with steamed jasmine rice, if desired, although any style of white rice can be used
- Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon white rice
- 3 tablespoons lime juice (2 limes)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 (1 1/2 pound) flank steak , trimmed
- Salt and white pepper, coarsely ground
- 4 shallots , sliced thin
- 1 1/2 cups fresh mint leaves , torn
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 Thai chile , stemmed and sliced thin into rounds
- 1 seedless English cucumber , sliced 1/4 inch thick on bias
Chocolate Fondue
By exdircomp
In a small fondue pot, combine the chocolate, crème frâiche, butter and flavoring
- 1/4 lb SCHARFFEN BERGER 70% Cacao Bittersweet or 62% Cacao Semisweet Chocolate
- 1/2 cup crème frâiche
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, espresso, brandy, orange liquor, fruit syrup,chocolatr liquor or liqueur
- Strawberries and other fruits, biscotti, and other small pieces of cake and butter cookies (for dipping)
Roasted brussels sprouts with pomegranates and walnuts
By exdircomp
Preparation Combine the butter and vanilla bean seeds in a small bowl
- 2 pounds brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup pomegranate molasses
- Seeds from 1 pomegranate
- Finely grated zest of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- 3/4 cup toasted chopped walnuts
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Shake
By exdircomp
Place in blender and mix until smooth
- 1 cup almond milk
- 3/4 banana frozen
- 1 scoop protein powder
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 cup ice cubes
Royal Icing
By exdircomp
Using an electric mixer on low, combine confectioners' sugar, sifted, egg whites, and cream of tartar; beat on high...
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 5 tablespoons pasteurized egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Strawberry Pie (Tricia's)
By exdircomp
To make Cheesecake filling: 4 ounce packages cream cheese 1 container marscapone cheese 2 teaspoons lemon juic...
- 2 pie shells
- 1 container of Sugar free strawberry glaze
- 1 container Philadelphia Cream Cheese filling
- 1 container Marscapone cheese
- 1 lemon juiced and zested
- 2 to 3 pounds sliced strawberries
- Whip cream or frozen custard or both
Fig Cookies
By exdircomp
PROCEDURE Cream sugar and shortening and add beaten egg
- •1 cup sugar
- •1/2 cups shortening
- •1 egg
- •2 cups flour
- •1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
- •1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- •1/2 teaspoons(s) salt
- •1/2 teaspoons(s) cloves
- •1 cup chopped fresh California figs
- •1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
Meyer Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Macerated Strawberry Coulis
By exdircomp
Strawberries: Toss the strawberries with the sugar and orange juice
- Strawberry coulis:
- 1 quart strawberries, topped and quartered
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- Pancakes:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus a pinch for egg whites
- 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 heaping cup ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 Meyer lemons, zested and juiced
- Butter, for cooking the pancakes
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Turkey Roasting
By exdircomp
Safe Turkey Handling While prepping turkey, wash your hands, knives, cutting board, and counter thoroughly and oft...
- turkey