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Ricotta Fritters
By foodiva
Directions In a bowl mix the ricotta with the Parmesan, flour, salt and egg
- 1 lb. (450g) crumbly ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
- 2 tbsp flour ( if the cheese is too creamy you can add one tbsp more)
- 1 egg
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Manu
By foodiva
Instructions Put a cheese spread triangle onto a cracker
- Cheese Spread triangles
- Black sesame seeds
- Thin salami, sliced
- Crackers
Tres Leches Cake (Alton Brown)
By foodiva
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking pan
- 1 ⁄2 cup unsalted butter
- 6 ounces cake flour (approx. 1.5 cups)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar (divided)
- 5 eggs
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla (divided)
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
Zuppa Toscana
By foodiva
Instructions Fry the sausage in a heavy based pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat while breaking up the meat...
- 1 1
- tablespoon
- olive oil
- 1 1
- pound
- mild Italian Sausage
- casings removed
- 4 4
- oz
- (125 g) diced bacon
- 1 1
- large onion
- chopped
- 6 6
- cloves
- garlic
- minced
- 1 /2
- cup
- dry white wine
- optional
- 1 1/2 1 1/2
- quarts
- (1.5 litres) low-sodium chicken broth
- 5 5
- Russet potatoes
- scrubbed, rinsed and sliced into 1/4-inch slices*
- 1 1
- cube
- beef bouillon
- crushed
- 1 /2
- teaspoon
- salt
- 1 /4
- teaspoon
- cracked black pepper
- 1 1
- teaspoon
- ground fennel
- 1 1
- teaspoon
- red chili flakes
- optional — adjust to your taste
- 1 1/2 1 1/2
- cups
- half and half or heavy/thickened cream
- 3 3
- cups
- chopped kale
- hard stems removed (substitute with baby spinach leaves or Swiss chard)
- Fresh shredded parmesan cheese
- for serving
- 1 1
- tablespoon
- cornstarch (optional -- for a thicker soup)
- SEE NOTES
Cod and Cauliflower Soup with Rice, for Good Friday - MAMA ÍA
By foodiva
Slice the garlic cloves into thin slivers
- For the soup
- 15 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cauliflower
- 1 tsp Pimentón de la Vera (or Spanish paprika)
- 3 Tbs tomato paste
- 5 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 lbs fresh cod
- 1 Tbs parsley
- For the rice
- 2 cups medium grain rice
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- 5 cups chicken stock
Beet Borscht – Doukhobor Style – No Thyme to Waste
By foodiva
-For the original recipe you should saute off the onions and cabbage together with the butter and some salt and pep...
- Servings: 6-8Time: ideally 24 hoursDifficulty: easyPrint
- Note: this is the lazy method, I found it tastes the same made less dirty dishes!
- 2 large potatoes, I used russet, diced
- 1 large beet, grated/shredded
- 2 large carrots, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced/minced
- 3 large handfuls of fresh dill
- 1/2 small head of red cabbage, sliced thin/shredded
- 3 or 4 large cloves of garlic, minced
- 3/4 to 1 +1/2 cups of heavy cream (*note: varies, just add until the color matches the below photos)
- 500 ml diced or stewed tomatoes, canned
- 1/2 cup butter
- few pinches salt and black pepper
king pao shrimp
By foodiva
Stir fry Besides, most of the kung pao dishes requires roasted peanuts or deep-fried peanuts
- 16 ounces fresh shrimp or 8 oz. frozen prawn
- 3 tablespoons peanuts oil
- 1 green pepper sliced
- 3 gloves garlic, minced
- 1 inch root ginger sliced
- 1 scallion sliced
- 1 tablespoon roasted peanuts
- 3 ~5 dried chili peppers
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons black vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chicken stock or water
KFC Original Recipe Chicken (Copycat)
By foodiva
NOTES: PREPARE RECIPE EXACTLY AS DIRECTED
- 1 premium quality fresh young roasting chicken, cut-up
- 2 quarts cold water
- 2 tablespoons morton lite salt
- 2 teaspoons Accent seasoning
- 4 1⁄2 teaspoons fine sea salt (level)
- 1 tablespoon nonfat dry milk powder
- 2 teaspoons Accent seasoning
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons egg white powder
- 1 ⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 teaspoons ground tellicherry black pepper
- 1 tablespoon seasoned mild chili powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground sage
- 1 teaspoon ground winter savory
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon hickory smoke salt
- 3 ⁄8 teaspoon ground anise seed
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground celery salt
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground tarragon
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground vanilla bean
- 2 cups unbleached bread flour
Kristen
By foodiva
Instructions For the Hollandaise Sauce In a small saucepan, heat butter, salt and lemon juice until bubbly (do n...
- For the Hollandaise Sauce:
- 1 poached egg (follow these instructions from Simply Recipes)
- 1/2 English Muffin, toasted (try making homemade)
- 1 slice thinly sliced deli ham
- 3 Tablespoons Hollandaise Sauce
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Lori
By foodiva
Instructions Preheat oven to 350ºF
- 3-1/3 cups cake flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp grated lemon zest
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp buttermilk
- 2-1/2 cups fresh blueberries