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Dessert: Easy Peach Cobbler
By Snook
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup milk
- 4 cups peeled, pitted and thinly sliced fresh peaches (5 to 6 medium peaches)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Several dashes ground cinnamon or ground nutmeg (optional)
Spinach Fettuccine with Roasted Fennel and Tomatoes, Arugula and Prosciutto
By Snook
Totally Hands On: Pasta Workshop
- 1 bulb fennel, halved and sliced thin
- 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes
- 2 T evoo
- Sarah's Tuscan sea salt blend
- 2 T evoo
- 1/4 lb sliced prosciutto, cut into thin trips
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced thin
- 1/2 c heavy cream
- 1/2 c recipe spinach Fettuccine
- 2 cups arugula
- 1/2 c parmesan cheese
- 2 T basil leave, torn
- salt and pepper to taste
Aioli, Garlic (w/ mayo)
By Snook
Mix mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Appetizer: Spinach-Cheese Swirls
By Snook
THAW pastry sheet at room temperature 40 minutes or until easy to handle
- 1/2 of a 17.3 oz. package Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp. water
- 1/2 cup shredded Muenster cheese or Monterey Jack cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 pkg. (about 10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
Appetizer: Carmelized Bacon
By Snook
from barefoot contessa (foolproof) these can be made early in the day and stored at room temperature
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup chopped or whole pecans
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/2 pound thick-sliced applewood-smoked bacon, such as Nodine's
Short Rib, Slow Cooked with Chinese Flavors
By Snook
Combine all ingredients, except salt, rice and garnish, in slow cooker
- 8 short ribs, about 3 pounds
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sugar or honey
- 3 star anise
- 6 scallions, trimmed
- 1 3-inch piece cinnamon
- 5 nickel-size slices of ginger
- 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
- Salt
- Cooked white rice for serving
- Chopped scallions or fresh cilantro leaves for garnish
Dungeness Crab ~ Oven Roasted
By Snook
Preheat oven to 500°F. Melt butter with oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper
- 2 large Dungeness crabs, cooked, cleaned, and cracked (about 4 1/4 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme, divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
- 1/2 cup blood orange juice or regular orange juice
- 1 teaspoon finely grated blood orange peel or regular orange peel
clay pot honey chicken
By Snook
really delicious…great sauce
- Ingredients
- 1 (3 1/2-pound) fryer chicken
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (reserve lemon shell)
- 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon melted butter, plus 4 tablespoons, softened at room temperature
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Serving suggestion: orzo, rice pilaf, or cooked white rice
- Directions
- Prepare a clay roaster by soaking in cold water for 15 minutes.
- Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/clay-pot-honey-lemon-chicken-recipe.html?oc=linkback
Chicken Divan
By Snook
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 4 chicken breasts
- Bunch of broccoli
- 1 can mushroom soup
- 1 T worchstershire
- 2 T chicken broth
- 2 T sherry
- 3/4 cheddar cheese
- breadcrumbs
- 1/2 stick butter (or less)
Salad ~ Winter Slaw
By Snook
With a very sharp knife, cut the Brussels sprouts, kale, and radicchio across in thin shreds and put them all in a ...
- 6 ounces Brussels sprouts, trimmed, halved, and cored
- 6 large kale leaves, center rib completely removed (8 to 10 ounces)
- 1/2 small head radicchio, cored
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup good olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 (6-ounce) chunk good Parmesan cheese