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Burger Special Sauce
By Valarie
Mix all ingredients together in food processor and season with salt and pepper
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon Sriracha
- 1 clove garlic
- Kosher salt and ground white pepper
Mario Batali's Swiss Chard Frittata with Calabrese Bomba
By Valarie
step 1 ingredients 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3 Fingerling Potatoes (sliced paper thin) 1 small Re...
- For the Frittata:
- 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 3 Fingerling Potatoes (sliced paper thin)
- 1 small Red Onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 Garlic clove (minced)
- 1 bunch Swiss Chard (leaves removed; chiffonade)
- 8 Eggs
- 1/2 cup grated Pecorino
- Boquerones to serve
- For the Calabrese Bomba:
- 6 Jalapenos
- 6 Serrano Peppers
- 6 pickled Peperoncini (plus 1/4 cup pickling liquid)
- 1 tablespoon Chile Flakes
- 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Red Onion (1/4-inch dice)
- 1 Red Bell Pepper (1/4-inch dice)
- 4 Scallions (minced)
Chopped Salad in a Pocket
By Valarie
In a medium bowl, combine squash, broccoli, tomatoes, olives, and parsley; toss with salad dressing
- 1 cup chopped yellow summer squash and/or zucchini
- 3/4 cup chopped broccoli
- 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped (about 2/3 cup)
- 8 pitted kalamata or ripe olives, chopped
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh flat-leaf parsley or regular parsley
- 2 tablespoons bottled fat-free Italian salad dressing
- 2 6 - 7 - whole wheat pita bread rounds, halved crosswise, or four 6- to 7-inch whole wheat flour tortillas
- 1/2 cup Spicy Hummus (below)
- Spicy Hummus
- 1 15 - ounce can navy or cannellini beans (white kidney beans), rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup bottled fat-free Italian salad dressing
- 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
Mango-Papaya Brown Butter Cinnamon Crepes with Homemade Dulce de Leche Syrup
By Valarie
For the dulce de leche syrup: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F
- CREPES:
- HOMEMADE DULCE DE LECHE SYRUP
- One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for garnish
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup lukewarm water
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
- 2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted and sliced or diced
- 1 papaya, peeled, pitted and sliced or diced
- 1 cup very cold heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Crab Fritters with Sriracha Aioli
By Valarie
1 Olive Oil Preheat oil to 360°F
- 1 pound Lump Crab Meat
- 2 cups Béchamel Sauce (cooled)
- Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
- 1 Jalapeno (minced)
- 1 cup Cilantro Leaves (chopped)
- 1 cup Basil Leaves (chopped)
- Zest of 1 Lime
- Flour (to dredge)
- 2 Eggs (whisked; to dredge)
- 2 cups Crushed Tortilla Chips
- Olive Oil (to fry)
- Bechamel Sauce
- 4 tablespoons Butter
- 1/4 cup Flour
- 2 cups Milk
- Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
- Sriracha Aioli
- 1 cup Mayo
- Juice of 1 Lime
- 3 tablespoons Sriracha
- Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
Chicken Enchilada Slow Cooker Soup
By Valarie
Rinse and pat dry the chicken breasts, then place into the bottom of a slow cooker
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes including juice
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
- 1 white onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
Chocolate Lava Cakes
By Valarie
Directions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F
- Baking spray, for spraying custard cups
- 1 stick butter
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
Mixed Mushroom Pie
By Valarie
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F
- 1 ready-to-roll piecrust
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 pound sliced mixed mushrooms
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups fat-free milk
- 1 tablespoon coarse-grain Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup shredded reduced-fat Swiss cheese
Grands!® Mini Chicken Pot Pies
By Valarie
Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, combine vegetables, chicken and soup; mix well
- 2 cups Green Giant® frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
- 1 cup diced cooked chicken
- 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® Flaky Layers refrigerated biscuits
Pork & Bok Choy Stir-Fry
By Valarie
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil
- 8 ounces soba or rice noodles
- 3/4-1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup Shao Hsing rice wine or dry sherry , (see Notes)
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil or canola oil
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1 pound bok choy (about 1 medium head), trimmed and cut into long, thin strips
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce (see Note)