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Oven Browns
By LRay
Directions Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (8 cups)
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 yellow onion, finely diced (1 cup)
- Garnish: 1 to 2 rosemary sprigs
Maple Pudding Pops with Whiskey Crème Fraîche and Smoked Pecans
By LRay
The Local Palate, October 2015, page 93
- Maple Pudding Pops with Whiskey Crème Fraîche and Smoked Pecans
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Whiskey Crème Fraîche
- 3 cups crème fraîche
- 3 tablespoons whiskey
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Smoked Pecans
- 1/2 cup apple wood chips
- 2 cups pecans
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
Beef Stew with Bacon and Plums
By LRay
Better Homes & Gardens, December 2013, Page 138
- 1 3 1/2 - 4 pound well-marbled beef chuck roast
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 ounces thick sliced, center-cut applewood smoked bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 4 cups)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups diced yellow onions
- 1 leek, white part only, split lengthwise (s sand and then blotted dry (reserve one long inner piece) and cut crosswide into slices
- 3 large cloves garlic, peeled, and roughly chopped (about 1 heaping tablespoon)
- 2 3/4 cups dry red wine (such as Pinot Noir)
- 1 - 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1 stick cinnamon, broken
- 2 whole cloves
- 7 whole black peppercorns
- 3 fresh bay leaves (or 1 dried bay leaf)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 5 stems fresh parsley, leaves picked and chopped, stems reserved
- 1 cup pitted prunes
Ricotta Cheesecake
By LRay
Recipes + Menus | recipes Ricotta Cheesecake "This cheesecake needs some form of starch to absorb the liquid i...
- 2 2
- 15-oz. containers whole-milk ricotta
- 1 Tbsp.
- unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 Tbsp.
- plus 1 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp.
- unseasoned dry breadcrumbs
- 2 2
- 8-oz. packages cream cheese, room temperature, cut into cubes
- 2 2
- large eggs
- 2 Tbsp.
- salt-free matzo meal
- 1 Tbsp.
- fresh lemon juice
- 2 1/2 tsp.
- lemon zest
- 2 tsp.
- vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp.
- kosher salt
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Tartar Sauce
By LRay
Bon Appetit, September 2016, page 144
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup finely chopped bread-and-butter pickles
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, finely grated
- 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce (preferably Texas Pete)
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
Brownies from Bisquick
By LRay
Preheat Oven to 375º Melt Chocolate and Butter
- 4 Squares Unsweetened Chocolate
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 2 1/2 Cups Bisquick
- 1 Cup Nuts
Matzo Ball Soup
By LRay
Better Homes and Gardens, April 2015, page 140
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup club soda
- 1 cup matzo meal
- 1/2 cup chopped Caramelized Onions
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 3 pound whole chicken
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 2 small carrots, chopped
- 1 medium turnip, peeled and chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 cup snipped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh thyme
- 12 black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoons salt
- Thinly sliced green onions
PASSOVER CAKE
By LRay
Passover cake is another one of those delicious traditions
- 3/4 Cup Whole Almonds
- 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1 1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 8 Eggs, Separated
- 1/3 Cup Sweet Wine or Sherry
- 1/3 Cup Orange Juice
- Raisins (optional)
- Powdered Sugar
- Whipping Cream
Buttermilk Biscuits (Martha Stewart)
By LRay
Martha Stewart. Warm, flaky, and irresistible, biscuits are an old-fashioned indulgence that never goes out of sty...
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling and cutting
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold, cut into bits, plus 4 tablespoons melted
- 1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
Banana-Chocolate Chip Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
By LRay
This cake is perfect for beginners—it's moist, forgiving, and easy
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (packed) light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups mashed very ripe bananas
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 10-oz. bag mini chocolate chips