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Cookies: Easy Vanilla Wafers
By fsilver4
Preheat 400* Prepare cookie sheets with silpat Beat 1/4 cup butter and sugar inbowl until light and fluffy
- Vanilla Sugar:
- 1/4 cup unsaltd butter/ room temperature
- 1/3 cup vainilla sugar *See Below
- 1/4 cup egg whites
- 1/3 cup unbleached flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 vanilla bean cut into small pieces
- (Process sugar and vanilla bean in food processor until vanilla is finely minced...Strain sugar through sifter and store in airtight container.
Chicken: Curried salad
By fsilver4
This is so good in salad wraps
- 6 chicken breasts, bone in, skin on
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cups good mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup Major Grey's chutney
- 3 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 cup medium diced celery (2 large stalks)
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions, (about 2)
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup whole roasted, slated cashews.
Potatoes: Sweet Pecan for Thanksgiving
By fsilver4
This is our Thanksgiving must have! If I didn't make this dish for Thanksgiving dinner, I might get shoved down th...
- Topping:
- 3 cups sweet potatoes (about 6 big ones, boiled or baked until tender and peeled)
- l cup sugar
- 2 lightly beaten eggs
- 1/3 stick of melted butter
- 1/2 cup of cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 stick melted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- (You can double this recipe to serve 10 to 14)
Pasta: Plain Homemade
By fsilver4
Place flour in a mound on a large flat surface
- 3 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Meatballs
By fsilver4
These are the best meatballs I have ever made
- 4 pounds ground chuck
- 4 tablespoons fresh oregano
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 whole onion, diced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup chicken stock
- 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 cup parmesean cheese
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 4 whole cloves garlic, minced
Goat Cheese Tart
By fsilver4
Preheat oven to 350 Crust: Put flour nd 1/4 teaspoon salt in food processor
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- salt
- 12 tablespoons cold butter
- 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water
- 3/4 cup chopped shallots (3 to 4 shallots)
- 10 1/2 ounces garlic herb goat cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 extra large eggs
- 1/4 cup chopped basil leaves
- pepper
Winter Minestrone
By fsilver4
Heat the oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 3 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, coarsely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound Swiss chard, stems trimmed, leaves coarsely chopped
- 1 russet potato, peeled, cubed
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
- 1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
- 2 (14-ounce) cans low-sodium beef broth
- 1 ounce piece Parmesan cheese rind
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
- Salt and pepper
Biscotti: Coconut Chocolate Almond
By fsilver4
One bite of this biscotti and I'm transformed back to Tuscany, sitting in a café with a good cup of coffee and a p...
- 2 1/4 2 1/4 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1 1 stick soft butter
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 2 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1 1 1 cup chopped toasted almonds
- 1 1 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
Tomatoes: Provencal
By fsilver4
Preheat oven to 400* Hollow out the tomatoes
- 6 ripe tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups white bread crumbs
- 1/4 cups minced scallions
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup grated gruyere cheese
Chicken: Tequila Lime
By fsilver4
Combine all the ingredients and marinate the chicken overnight
- 1/2 cup gold tequila
- 1 cup squeezed lime juice(6 limes)
- 1/2 cup squeezed orange juice (2 oranges)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon chili paste
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 whole chicken, boned