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Crispy Oven Fish Fry with Mushy Peas
By zircon50
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups panko crumbs
- 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (recommended: Old Bay) or Szeged Fish spice, a palmful
- 1 tablespoon granulated onion, a palmful
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic, a palmful
- 1 lemon or lime, zested
- A couple tablespoons freshly chopped thyme leaves
- A couple tablespoons finely chopped chives
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds cod, cut from the thickest part of fillets shaped into 8 rectangular batons
- Salt
- 2 extra-large egg whites, beaten to frothy
- 1 cup packed flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup packed fresh mint
- 3 cups freshly shelled peas or frozen and defrosted organic peas, patted dry
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large shallots, finely chopped
- 2 cups chicken stock-in-a-box
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Malt vinegar
Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions (Pioneer Woman)
By zircon50
Remove any unwanted fatty pieces from the pork
- 3-5 lb. Pork Rump or Pork Tenderloin
- 3 Apples (Sliced)
- 1 Whole Onion (Sliced)
- 2 Bay Leaves (Not pictured)
- 2 Cups Apple Juice
- 1 Cup Broth (Chicken, Beef or Vegetable, doesn’t matter)
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Low-Calorie Margarita (Dr. Oz)
By zircon50
A margarita in your local Mexican restaurant is 300 calories on average
- 1 oz silver tequila
- 1/2 cups cucumber
- 2 oz lime
- seltzer
- mint
- cayenne pepper
Pastitsio (Barefoot Contessa)
By zircon50
For the sauce, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot
- 3 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (1 large)
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound lean ground lamb
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 large cloves)
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes in puree
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream (1/2 pint)
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan or Kasseri cheese
- 2 extra-large eggs, beaten
- 2/3 cup Greek-style yogurt, such as Fage Total
- 3/4 pound small shells
Cream Cheese Brownies (Martha Stewart)
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for pan
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room-temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
Apple Crostata (Boston Globe)
By zircon50
Even pastry-phobic bakers will have success with this rustic, free-form tart
- PASTRY
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut up
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1/4 cup ice water
- Extra flour (for sprinkling)
- FILLING
- 3 large baking apples (Balwins, Cortlands, Golden Delicious) peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon sliced almonds (optional)
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or whole milk
- Sanding sugar (for sprinkling)
- Confectioners’ sugar (for sprinkling)
Anginetti D'Arancia (Orange drop cookies) - Sweet Maria's
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1/4 lb. (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- Zest of 1 orange
- 3 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ORANGE CONFECTIONERS ICING
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- zest of 1 orange (or 1 teaspoon of orange extract)
- 1/4 cup of orange juice
Meatloaf (Collucci Bros Throwdown with Bobby Flay)
By zircon50
Preheat oven at 375 degrees F
- Salad oil
- 1 carrot, small to medium dice
- 2 stalks celery, small to medium dice
- 1 medium onion, small to medium dice
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 eggs
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Dash hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
- Dash Worcestershire sauce
- 3 slices bread
- 1/2 cup seasoned Italian bread crumbs
- Ketchup
Best Baked Potatoes (America's Test Kitchen)
By zircon50
To produce baked potatoes with an evenly fluffy interior, we figured out their ideal doneness temperature: 205 degr...
- Salt and pepper
- 4 (7- to 9-ounce) russet potatoes, unpeeled, each lightly pricked with fork in 6 places
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- TOPPING: Mash all ingredients together
- Goat Cheese (4 oz.)
- Extra Virgin Oil (2 Tablespoons)
- Parsley, chopped (2 Tablespoons)
- Shallots, chopped (1 Tablespoon)
- Lemon Zest (1/2 teaspoon)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Pasta alla Norcina (America's Test Kitchen)
By zircon50
Pasta alla norcina is a pasta dish that showcases flavorful pork sausage in a light cream sauce
- White mushrooms may be substituted for the cremini, and short pasta such as mezzi rigatoni or shells for the orecchiette.
- Kosher salt and pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 8 ounces ground pork
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/4 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed
- 7 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 pound orecchiette
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 ounces Pecorino Romano cheese, grated (3/4 cup)
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice