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Thai Iced Tea
By JDARK
1. Bring 6 cups of water to a boil
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup thai tea leaves
- 4 cardamom pods, crushed
- 1 whole clove, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup half-and-half
Stracciatella Semifreddo
By JDARK
Crust: 1. Put an oven rack in the center of the oven
- Crust:
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 3 plain or almond biscotti, halved
- 1/4 cup toasted hazelnuts
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
- Filling:
- 8 egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread at room temperature
Pancetta and Saffron Rice
By JDARK
1. In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2-1/4 cups white basmati rice
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon saffron threads
Raspberry Mousse Cheesecake
By JDARK
Crust: 1. Mix crumbs and butter together
- Crust:
- 1 cup chocolate wafers
- 3 teaspoons butter
- Raspberry Mousse:
- 1-1/2 teaspoons gelatin
- 1-1/2 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Filling:
- 16 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Cocoa Brownies
By JDARK
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F
- Soft butter, for greasing the pan
- Flour, for dusting the buttered pan
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar, sifted
- 1 cup brown sugar, sifted
- 8 ounces melted butter (2 sticks)
- 1-1/4 cups cocoa, sifted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Darktower Potato Salad
By JDARK
1. Peel potatoes and dice into small cubes
- 5 pounds potatoes
- 1 dozen eggs
- 1/2 onion, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 apples
- 24 ounces mayonnaise
Caramelized Apple Pecan Coffee Cake
By JDARK
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- Cinnamon Streusel
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- Apple Filling and Topping
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and cut into 3/8" dice
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out
- Coffee Cake Batter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Pinch ground ginger
- Pinch ground cloves
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Seared Pork Tenderloin with Cocoa Spice Rub
By JDARK
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 1 tablespoon whole white peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon whole coriander
- 4-1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3-1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 4 tablespoons sea salt, preferably gray
- 2 boneless pork tenderloins
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Coffee Ice Cream
By JDARK
1. Scald the light cream and add sugar
- 3 cups light cream
- 1-3/4 cups sugar
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup coffee, chilled
- 1 cup whipping cream
Arroz Con Gandules
By JDARK
1. Put all ingredients into pot and bring to a boil at high heat
- 4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 can gandules
- 2 packets sazon
- 1 tablespoon sofrito
- 3 cups rice