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Party Poppers
By LRay
Southern Living, May 2016, page 146
- Satisy hungry houseguests with a spicy two-bite appetizer stuffed with chicken-cream cheese filling and wrapped in some hickory-smoked bacon.
- 12 medium jalapeno chiles
- 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 hickory-smoked bacon slices, cut in half
- 24 wooden picks
Prescription Julep
By LRay
Recipes + Menus | recipes Prescription Julep Growing up in Georgia, I remember punishingly humid summer days w...
- 10 10
- mint leaves
- 1 1
- tablespoon
- Simple Syrup (click for recipe)
- 3 3
- tablespoons
- VSOP Cognac
- 2 2
- tablespoons
- rye whiskey
- 4 4
- mint sprigs
Nutella Icebox Pie
By LRay
The Local Palate, November 2014, page 126
- For Crust
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons cubed butter, chilled
- 5 –6 tablespoons chilled water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vodka
- For Nutella Cream
- 12 ounces chilled cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sugar, divided
- 1 3/4 cups Nutella or other hazelnut spread
- 7 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cups chopped, toasted hazelnuts
- For Frangelico Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
- 1 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Frangelico liquor
Braised-Rabbit-Leek-Rillette
By LRay
The Local Palate, December/January 2014, page 88
- 4 rabbit quarters (leg-shoulder)
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup small-diced carrots
- 1/2 cup small-diced celery
- 1 cup leeks, white part only, cut in half moons, washed
- 2 cups white wine
- 1/4 cup currants
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup duck fat (melted butter may be substituted), reserving
- a couple of tablespoons for covering the finished rillette
- 8 sprigs thyme
Dark Chocolate Cake with Fresh Strawberry Buttercream
By LRay
Impress your family and friends with this luxurious Dark Chocolate Cake with Fresh Strawberry Buttercream
- STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM:
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten and room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk, room temperature
- 3/4 cup canola oil or olive oil
- 8 egg whites, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 sticks (1 1/2 pounds) unsalted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon-size pieces and room temperature
- 1 vanilla bean, split and beans scraped
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, halved
Blackberry Cobbler with Almond-Ginger Biscuits
By LRay
Southern Living, July 2016, page 98
- FILLING
- 7 cups fresh blackberries
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup (about 1 1/8 oz.) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, diced
- ALMOND-GINGER BISCUITS
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 3/4 cups (about 7 1/2 oz.) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup turbinado sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup (4 oz.) cold salted butter, diced
- 2/3 cup sliced almonds, lightly toasted
- 3 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Vanilla ice cream
Cherry Vanilla Overnight Oats
By LRay
From Quaker Oats www.quakerovernightoats
- 1/2 Cup(s) Quaker® Oats
- 1/2 Cup(s) Low-fat milk
- 1/4 Cup(s) low-fat yogurt
- 1/2 Cup(s) Cherries, pitted
- 1 Teaspoon(s) Cinnamon
- 1 Teaspoon(s) Flax seed
- 1/2 Cup(s) Quaker® Oats
- 1/2 Cup(s) Low-fat milk
- 1/4 Cup(s) low-fat yogurt
- 1/2 Cup(s) Cherries, pitted
- 1 Teaspoon(s) Cinnamon
- 1 Teaspoon(s) Flax seed
Cory’s Famous Grilled Cheese
By LRay
The Locale Palate, Feb/March, page 56
- 2 slices cinnamon raisin swirl bread
- 2 slices Muenster cheese
- 2 −3 slices bacon, cooked to a crisp
- Honey-Dijon mustard
- Butter
Vanilla Bean Tarte Tatin
By LRay
Bon Appetit, March 2015. Page 84
- 5 Pink Lady or other crisp apples (about 2 lb.), peeled
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (one 14-oz. package or half of a 17.3-oz. package), thawed
- All-purpose flour (for surface)
BARLEY, MUSHROON, & DILL SALAD
By LRay
ACTIVE TIME: 15 Minutes TOTAL TIME: 1 Hour 15 Minutes MAKES: 5 Cups SERVES: 4 to 6 STORAGE: Salad can be ref...
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 10 cremini or white button mushrooms, stems removed
- 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 cups cooked pearl barley, tossed with 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar while warm
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 celery stalk, sliced on the bias
- 1 scallion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill