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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat
- 8 ounces unsalted butter (2 sticks; 225g)
- 1 standard ice cube (about 2 tablespoons; 30mL frozen water)
- 10 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups; 280g)
- 3/4 teaspoon (3g) baking soda
- 2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 1 teaspoon table salt (4g)
- 5 ounces granulated sugar (about 3/4 cup; 140g)
- 2 large eggs (100g)
- 2 teaspoons (10mL) vanilla extract
- 5 ounces dark brown sugar (about 1/2 tightly packed cup plus 2 tablespoons; 140g)
- 8 ounces (225g) semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped with a knife into 1/2- to 1/4-inch chunks
- Coarse sea salt, for garnish
Wedding Cupcake Buttercream
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Does not need to be refrigerated
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 Tablespoons whipping cream
Italian Meatball Buns Recipe
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Let dough stand at room temperature 25-30 minutes or until softened
- 12 frozen bread dough dinner rolls
- 1 package (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs, thawed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
- 1-1/2 cups marinara sauce, warmed
Stabilized Whipped Cream
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
I have been using this method for 30 years, no more thin runny whipped cream and your whipping cream will hold up f...
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 4 teaspoons cold water
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (35%)
- 1 ⁄4 cup sifted icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
Buttery Rye Crepes
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Pancakes and waffles are nice, but there’s something thrilling about mastering a new brunch recipe, right? Enter ...
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup rye flour
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons plus 4 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted, plus 8 tsp., room temperature
- Lemon wedges (for serving)
Sous Vide Lobster Recipe
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
1. Kill each lobster by plunging a knife directly into its head, splitting its carapace in half
- 2 whole live lobsters, about 1 1/2 pounds each (see note above)
- 2 tablespoons (30g) unsalted butter
- 2 sprigs fresh tarragon
- Lemon wedges, for serving
- 1/4 cup (60ml) Clarified Butter, for serving
Breaded Fennel
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
1.Cut the stalk and leaves off your fennel bulb 2
- 1 large fennel bulb
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese (the bottled kind)
- olive oil to cover your frying pan bottom by 1/4 inch
Zesty Italian Wrap
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Great for back to school lunches
- Flour tortillas
- Ham, thinly sliced
- Salami slices
- Pepperoni slices
- Provolone cheese slices
- Lettuce leaves
- Banana peppers
- Zesty Italian dressing
Antipasto Platter
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Need to restock an empty spot on the snack table in a commercial break? Look no further than a big antipasto plate
- 1 pound fresh smoked or plain fresh mozzarella
- 1/2 pound deli sliced sweet sopressata
- 1/2 pound deli sliced hot sopressata
- 1/2 pound deli sliced Genoa salami
- 1 pound sharp provolone
- 2 cups good quality large olives, available in bulk bins near deli
- 2 cups giardiniera hot pickled vegetable salad, drained
- 2 cups marinated artichoke heartsr1
- One 16-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained and cut into pieces
Party Shrimp Recipe
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first eight ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined