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Mixed Greens with Lemon Chive Dressing
By carabara14
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
- Dressing:
- 1 bulb fennel
- 8 cups (2 L) torn mixed salad greens
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives or green onions
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Tortilla Pie with Chicken
By carabara14
Toast the tortillas over a low flame or in a dry skillet
- 12 corn tortillas (6-inch), toasted
- 2 cups cooked, shredded dark-meat chicken
- 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chiles
- 1 1/2 cups Green or Red Salsa
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (6 ounces)
Cherry Balls
By carabara14
Christmas classic, freezes well
- 300mL sweetened condensed milk
- 2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
- 2 cups graham crumbs
- 32 glazed cherries, red & green
- 3/4 cup fine coconut
Homemade Pesto
By carabara14
From Ina Garten's Back to Basics
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 3 tbsp chopped garlic (9 cloves)
- 5 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups good olive oil
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Easy Split Pea Soup
By carabara14
by Patricia Murray: County Kerry, Ireland
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped peeled carrots
- 1 1/2 pounds smoked pork hocks
- 2 teaspoons dried leaf marjoram
- 1 1/2 cups green split peas
- 8 cups water
Tortilla Soup
By carabara14
Preparation Cut slit in 1 long side of each chile; pull open
- 6 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed
- 2 dried pasilla chiles, stemmed
- 12 5- to 6-inch-diameter white corn tortillas
- 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons corn oil
- 2 cups coarsely chopped plum tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 small white onion
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1 large sprig fresh epazote or 2 large fresh cilantro sprigs
- Pinch of baking soda
- 4 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco
- 1 small avocado, peeled, pitted, diced
- 1/4 cup crema mexicana* or sour cream
Watermelon Daiquiri
By carabara14
Preparation In a blender, or in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, purée watermelon, lime juice, sug...
- Pulp from 2 1/2 pounds watermelon, seeded, cut into pieces, and chilled
- 1/2 to 1/3 cup lime juice, or to taste
- 3 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons orange-flavored liqueur
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark rum
Pad Thai
By carabara14
Peel and devein shrimp, place in small bowl with sweet chili sauce, juice of 1 lime wedge, salt & pepper
- 1 pkg 5mm Rice Noodles
- 1 large chicken breast
- 12 large uncooked shrimp
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 3 tbsp peanut oil
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
- 3/4 cup pad thai sauce
- 1 tbsp sambal olek
- 2 tbsp sate chili oil
- 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 1 lime, wedged
- salt & pepper
Bay Scallop and Corn Chowder
By carabara14
Preparation Simmer cobs in clam juice in a large pot over medium heat for 5 minutes
- 3 ears corn (fresh or frozen), kernels cut from the cob (reserve cobs)
- 1 1/2 cups clam juice
- 1 tsp canola oil
- 1 cup sliced leeks (whites only), well rinsed
- 1 rib celery, diced
- 1 or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 cups 2 percent milk
- 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 lb (about 2 cups) bay scallops
- 2 cups fat-free half-and-half
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Olive- or vegetable-oil cooking spray
- 4 thin slices prosciutto
- Fresh chives and basil, chopped
Corn and Crab Soup with Crispy Tortilla Strips
By carabara14
Preparation Break corn cobs in half and place in large pot
- 3 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (cut from about 6 medium ears of corn), divided, corn cobs reserved
- 4 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 1 cup (or more) water
- 1 small bunch fresh cilantro, stems cut off and reserved, leaves chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter or olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced seeded jalapeño chile
- 1/4 teaspoon ancho chile powder or regular chili powder
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lime peel
- 12 ounces lump crabmeat, picked over
- 1 teaspoon (or more) fresh lime juice
- Crispy Tortilla Strips