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SUMMER PEACH AND BLUEBERRY BREAD PUDDING
By foodiva
Preheat your oven to 350°F
- 9 cups brioche or challah, or french bread (dry day old works best), cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or paste
- 4 large eggs
- 4 large yolks
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 medium yellow peaches cut into 1/4 inch slices (skin on), 3 cups
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon ground
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg ground
- 1 tablespoon rum optional
- 3/4 cup blueberries fresh
- vanilla ice cream optional
PAN-FRIED LEMON CHICKEN
By foodiva
Instructions Whisk oil, cooking wine, potato starch, salt and pepper in a bowl and marinate the pork for about 10...
- For marinating the pork:
- a quarter pound pork sirloin, cut into strings
- 3-4 long green chili pepper, sliced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil for cooking
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1/4 teaspoon potato starch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- For seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
best sugar cookies
By foodiva
Instructions Cream butter, cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl till light and fluffy
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 3 ounces of cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup (makes the frosting glossy)
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- Food coloring of your choice
Hot Cranberry Punch
By foodiva
STEP 1: Pour the cranberry, orange, and apple juice into coffee maker
- 4 cups cranberry juice
- 2 cups apple juice
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon Sweet'N Low
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Salmon in Roasted Pepper Sauce
By foodiva
InstructionsSeason the salmon fillets with salt and pepper
- 2 salmon fillets skin on (about 1 lb.)
- Salt and pepper to season
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 3 cloves garlic finely diced
- 4 oz. roasted red peppers diced
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 /2 cup Half & Half or heavy cream
- 1 /4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 /4 tsp. red pepper flakes or to taste
- 1 /4 cup chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
drink french press coconut tea
By foodiva
Instructions Place all the ingredients in the glass pot of a French press
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1 tablespoon fresh turmeric, grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tsp orange zest
- Tiny pinch of freshly ground black pepper
Creamy Coconut Chocolate Pudding with Sour Cherries and Coconut Brittle
By foodiva
Directions If you're using frozen sour cherries, defrost and drain them in a sieve at room temperature for at lea...
- 1 package instant chocolate pudding mix (40 g)
- 100 ml cold water
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 100 g coconut blossom sugar
- 125 g sour cherries (fresh or frozen)
- 20 g sweet coconut brittle chips, see my easy recipe here (alternatively, you can use regular coconut chips)
rhubarb and marzipan muffins
By foodiva
Instructions Preheat your oven to 200c/400f and line a 12-hole muffin tin with muffin cases
- 200 g golden caster sugar
- 1 large egg
- 80 ml vegetable or coconut oil (melted and cooled)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 230 ml rhubarb yogurt (ideally full fat, but fat-free does work, also you can use another flavour such as peach if you can't find rhubarb yogurt)
- 250 g plain flour (plus 1 extra tbsp. to mix with the rhubarb)
- 1 tsp baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
- 200 g rhubarb, chopped into small chunks mixed with 1 tbsp plain flour
- 100 g golden marzipan, cut into small chunks
- 1 tbsp marmalade
Candied Ginger Peach Scones Cooked in Cast Iron - Two Lazy Gourmets
By foodiva
Instructions Preheat the oven to 400ºF
- 2 1/4 cups unbleached pastry flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and chilled
- Finely grated lemon zest from about 1/2 lemon (1 teaspoon)
- 1 cup diced peaches
- 2/3 cup chopped candied ginger
- 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream, divided
- 2 tablespoons raw or Turbinado sugar for sprinkling
meringue boccone dolce cake
By foodiva
Instructions Prep Turn the oven to 200 F
- 12 large egg whites, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar or citric acid
- 4-5 cups heavy whipping cream (at least 33% fat content, 40% is better; you can use only 4 cups of cream) or 6-7 cups if making 12X18 rectangular shape cake
- 1 – 1 1/2 cups sugar (1 cup if using 4 cups of cream)
- 2-3 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 100 g. dark chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, heated almost to boiling point
- 500 g. raspberry
- 200 g. blueberry, rinsed and dried
- 200 g. blackberry, rinsed and dried
- 1 lb strawberry, rinsed & dried, sliced
- 5 ripe bananas, sliced
- or any other combination and amount of fruits/berries you like