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Thai Mango Salad
By carabara14
This is a nice side salad that I first had as a side at a Thai restaurant, but we like to have it with just about a...
- 2
- limes
- 1 tablespoon
- fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon
- sugar
- 1
- red
- Thai peppers
- (seeded and minced)
- 2 tablespoons
- peanut oil
- 2
- ripe but firm
- mangoes
- 1
- red bell pepper
- 1 medium
- carrot
- (coarsely grated)
- 2
- green onions
- (thinly sliced)
- 1
- shallot
- (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup
- fresh cilantro
- (chopped)
- 1/3 cup
- chopped
- peanuts
- (toasted)
Best Cocoa Brownies
By carabara14
Makes 16 large or 25 smaller brownies Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 325...
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cold large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup walnut or pecan pieces (optional)
- 1/4 cup Ghiradelli chocolate chips
Scallop & Smoked Bacon Risotto Recipe
By carabara14
Step 1: In a large pot, heat stock to a simmer
- Ingredients:
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 6 oz. smoky bacon, minced
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 ⁄4 cup superfine arborio or carnaroli rice
- 4 oz. dry white wine
- 1 ⁄2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for garnish
- 1 ⁄4 cup sliced chives, plus extra for garnish
- 2 tbsp canola (or olive) oil
- 20 10- to 20-count sea scallops
- Salt and pepper to taste
Skirt Steak with Cilantro Garlic Sauce
By carabara14
Make sauce: Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt
- For sauce:
- 1 medium garlic clove
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
- For steak:
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 pound skirt steak, cut crosswise into 3- to 4-inch pieces
Rigatoni with Sausage and Artichoke
By carabara14
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
- 12 oz rigatoni pasta
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 Italian sausages, casings removed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp hot pepper flakes
- 1 bottled strained tomatoes
- 1/4 cup dry red wine
- 1/4 tsp dried Italian herb seasoning
- Pinch granulated sugar
- 2 jars (6 oz/170 mL each) marinated artichoke hearts, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Low Fat Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Recipe
By carabara14
Instructions: Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400°F with a rack in the centre position
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp plain nonfat Greek-style yogurt
- 1 tbsp liquid egg substitute
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 egg whites from large eggs
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 tsp reduced fat peanut butter, smooth or chunky, preferably natural
Frozen Mango Daiquiri
By carabara14
Preparation Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth
- 3 oz (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) amber rum
- 1 1/2 cups (1-inch) cubes of firm-ripe mango (from two 1-lb mangoes), frozen
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 oz (2 tablespoons) triple sec
- 4 teaspoons superfine granulated sugar
- 2 cups ice cubes
Smoked Cheese Risotto
By carabara14
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
- 2 cups vegetable broth or sodium-reduced chicken broth
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large shallot, (or half small onion)diced
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1-1/2 cups arborio rice
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 4 oz smoked cheese, (such as provolone, mozzarella or Gouda),shredded
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, (approx)
- 2 tbsp minced fresh chives or parsley
Classic Hollandaise Sauce
By carabara14
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Dough Crumble Bars
By carabara14
Yield: one 8-by-8-inch pan, 9 to 12 squares Preheat oven to 350F
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- 1 heaping cup mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (or diced full-size cups; or substitute with another type of diced candy bar such as Snickers, Milky Way, Butterfinger, Heath, Rolos)
- 1/2 about 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk (just slightly more than half of one standard 14-ounce can)