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Crab Cakes
By jgroeneveld
It's simple and delicious
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 pound jumbo lump crab meat, picked over
- 20 saltine crackers, finely crushed
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Cavatelli (gavadeel')
By jgroeneveld
Alla Carmella Soprano
- 2 cups semolina flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup warm water
- salt
Buttermilk Waffles
By jgroeneveld
This is a very, very thick batter
- 1 ⁄2 cup butter, melted and cooled (If you use salted butter, do NOT add the salt listed below or it will result in too salty a waffle!)
- 3 eggs, large
- 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar (add more if you enjoy a sweeter waffle, up to 1 tablespoon)
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt (do NOT add the salt if you are using salted butter! It will make the waffle TOO salty!)
Crab Cakes- Baked
By jgroeneveld
Baking crab cakes let's you ditch the filler, which usually gets grease logged anyway
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- Kosher Salt
- Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- Hot pepper sauce
- 1 lb blue claw crab meat
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 egg
- Vegetable oil to grease baking sheet
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Pecan Pie Cake
By jgroeneveld
Begin by making the filling
- For the cake:
- 5 egg whites, room temperature
- 3/4 cup milk, divided use
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- For the filling:
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup karo dark corn syrup
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- For the frosting:
- 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup pecan halves, for garnish
Italian Rice Balls
By jgroeneveld
Kids love them, particularly when the hidden treasure at the center is savory prosciutto and oozing cheese
- 5 CUPS CHICKEN STOCK
- 3 TABLESPOONS EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
- 1 MEDIUM ONION, FINELY CHOPPED
- 1 CUP FINELY DICED HAM OR PROSCIUTTO (ABOUT 3 OUNCES)
- 2 CUPS ARBORIO RICE
- 1 CUP DRY WHITE WINE
- 1/2 TEASPOON KOSHER SALT, PLUS MORE FOR SEASONING
- 1 CUP FROZEN PEAS, THAWED
- 1 CUP GRATED GRANA PADANO
- 10 BASIL LEAVES, CHOPPED
- 4 OUNCES FRESH MOZZARELLA, CUT IN CUBES (YOU'LL NEED ABOUT 24 CUBES)
- 1 CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
- 2 CUPS FINE DRIED BREADCRUMBS
- 2 LARGE EGGS
- VEGETABLE OIL, FOR FRYING
Pecan or Walnut Crescent cookies
By jgroeneveld
Superfine sugar and a combination of finely chopped and ground nuts yield tender, delicate, nutty cookies
- 2 cups whole pecans or walnuts, chopped fine
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, preferably bleached
- 3/4 tsp table salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup superfine sugar (you can take granular sugar and mix in food processor for 30 seconds)
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar for rolling cooled cookies
Almond Biscotti
By jgroeneveld
A holiday favorite that is easy to make
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup granular sugar
- 1 cup almonds
Cheddar and Scallion Mashed Potato Cakes
By jgroeneveld
Making these cakes with leftover mashed potatoes proved to be a nonstarter—the butter and cream in the leftovers ...
- 2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced 1/4 inch thick
- Salt and pepper
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)
- 1/4 cup sliced scallions
- 1 large egg yolk plus 2 large eggs
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- Sour cream
Rotondo- bread
By jgroeneveld
Round with great crust, excellent with soft-boiled eggs, or sliced and toasted in the oven- or alongside your favor...
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 1/4 tsp table salt
- 1/4 tsp yeast
- 1 1/3 cups cool water (55 to 65 degrees F)
- additional flour for dusting