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Chicken and Herbed Cornmeal Dumplings
By LRay
Southern Living, January 2017, page 75
- 1/4 cup salted butter, divided
- 2 cups sliced carrots (about 3 small carrots)
- 1 cup diagonally sliced celery (about 2 stalks)
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion (about 1 onion)
- 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, divided
- 3 1/4 cups chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 3 cups coarsely shredded rotisserie chicken (from 1 chicken)
- 1/2 cup coarse plain yellow cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup whole buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
Pumpkin Layer Cake
By LRay
A perfect cake for Thanksgiving! Layers of delicious pumpkin cake with hints of nutmeg are smothered in a rich cinn...
- CAKE:
- 4 large eggs
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- Pinch salt
- CINNAMON BUTTERCREAM:
- 2 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 7 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Pinch nutmeg
- 6 sticks butter, chilled
- CANDIED CRANBERRIES:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 1/2 cups whole fresh cranberries
Peppermint-Hot Chocolate Cake
By LRay
Britainy Shaw, Burleson, Texas, Southern Living DECEMBER 2012
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 (4-oz.) milk chocolate baking bar, chopped
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Fudge Filling
- Peppermint-Cream Frosting
Pub-Style Steak & Ale Pie
By LRay
Intensely savory steak pie is a classic British comfort food, but making it can be a tedious multistep procedure
- FILLING:
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 pounds boneless beef short ribs, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 pound cremini mushroom, trimmed, halved if medium or quartered if large
- 1 1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup beer
- CRUST:
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup sour cream, chilled
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 6.25-ounces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled
Mexican Corn-and-Poblano Soup
By LRay
Directions Cut dark-green tops off scallions, and finely chop
- 3 scallions
- 1 large white onion, quartered lengthwise, root end kept intact
- 2 large fresh poblano chiles (8 ounces)
- 1 1/2 pounds frozen corn kernels, thawed and drained (2 cups), divided
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 4 cups plus 3 tablespoons water, divided
- 2 tablespoons fine cornmeal or masa harina
- Queso fresco cheese, crumbled, for sprinkling
TREEBEARD'S BUTTER CAKE
By LRay
There is nothing quite as decadent as our buttercake
- CRUST
- 3 3 3 cups Pillsbury Plus yellow cake mix*
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1 1 1 egg
- FILLING
- 3 1/3 3 1/3 1/3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 2 2 eggs
- 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 3-ounce 3 3-ounce 3-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 3 box of cake mix yields 3 cups dry mix
Chopped Kale and Bacon Salad
By LRay
Southern Living, August 2016, page 136
- 4 thick-cut bacon slices
- 4 large hard-cooked eggs, divided
- Buttermilk Dressing
- 3/4 cup chopped tomato
- 6 cups chopped curly kale
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced radishes
Pecan and Chocolate Tart with Bourbon Whipped Crème Fraîche
By LRay
Pecan and Chocolate Tart with Bourbon Whipped Crème Fraîche This tart is a tradition-forming mix of caramel, crun...
- 1 Pâte Sucrée disk (see separate recipe under deserts or Bon Appetit)
- All-purpose flour (for dusting)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans plus 1 1/2–2 cups pecan halves
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 large eggs
- 4 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche
- 2 teaspoons bourbon
Bacon-Blue Cheese Sandwiches
By LRay
ONion jam, which is reason enough to try this sandwich, is simple to make(see recipe for Blaak Onion Jam at beekman...
- 8 slices white or sourdough bread
- 6 ounces sweet onion jam
- 6 ounces blue cheese, sliced
- 6 slices Irish or Canadian bacon, cooked
- Unsalted butter, for pan
Bourbon-Soaked Cherries
By LRay
Kirk Samuels, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Southern Living JUNE 2014
- 1 1/2 cups refrigerated pomegranate juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pound fresh cherries
- 1 1/2 cups bourbon