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Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup
By Valarie
1. COOK ONIONS Arrange beef bones on paper towel-lined plate
- After quartering, slice the onions pole to pole for substantial slices that will hold up to long cooking. Beef bones are stocked in the freezer or meat section of supermarkets.
- SOUP
- 2 pounds beef bones
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 large yellow onions (about 4 pounds), quartered and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup apple butter
- 3/4 cup dry sherry
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- CHEESE CROUTONS
- 1 loaf French bread, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 2 1/2 cups shredded Gruyère cheese
Frozen Ravioli Wonton Soup
By Valarie
In a medium pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat, add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic (about 2 cloves)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger (can also be finely grated with a rasp grater)
- One 32-ounce box low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- One 9-ounce package frozen meat ravioli
- 1 cup packed baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions (about 2 stalks)
Sesame Noodles
By Valarie
1. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a 1 1/2-quart pot and cook spaghetti according to package directions
- 2 ounces whole-wheat thin spaghetti
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 Tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 2 Tablespoons scallions, rinsed, roots trimmed, peeled and thinly sliced
- Optional
- 3 ounces cooked, diced chicken breast
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Quick Ponzu Sauce
By Valarie
Mix soy sauce, lemon juice, and vinegar in a bowl
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup lemon juice, or citrus juice
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup or more dashi
Michael Simon's Frozen Method Seared Porterhouse Steaks
By Valarie
step 1 ingredients 2 2-inch Porterhouse Steaks instructions For Frozen Method: Place one steak on a r...
- 2 2-inch Porterhouse Steaks
- 1/2 cup Red Wine
- 1 tablespoon Whole Grain Mustard
- 3 tablespoons Butter (softened)
- 1/4 cup fresh Parsley (leaves torn)
- Vegetable Oil
- Salt and Pepper
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
By Valarie
Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 (2 1/2 pound) boneless beef chuck roast
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 (1.2 ounce) package dry beef gravy mix
- 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
- 1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
- 1/2 cup water, or as needed
- 5 whole peeled carrots (optional)
Spicy Lamb and Kimchi Lettuce Wraps
By Valarie
Combine ingredients for marinade in a large bowl or baking dish
- 1 pound Lamb Top Round (sliced thin)
- 1 tablespoon Canola Oil
- Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Marinade
- 1 cup Soy Sauce
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Rice Wine
- 1 tablespoon Fish Sauce
- 1/4 cup Sesame Oil (toasted)
- 3 Cloves Garlic (smashed)
- 1 tablespoon Ginger (sliced)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Sesame Seeds
- 1/4 cup Sambal (substitute with a pinch of red pepper flakes)
- For Assembly
- 12 Bibb Lettuce Leaves
- 1/4 cup Cilantro Leaves (for garnish)
- Lime Wedges
Individual Candy Cane Dessert Cups
By Valarie
Heat oven to 350°F. Very thinly slice cookie dough to make 30 cookies
- 1 roll Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Red food color
- 10 striped peppermint candies
Easy Buckeye Bars
By Valarie
Grease a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners'
- sugar
- 2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup melted margarine
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips
Honey Hoisin Glazed Wings
By Valarie
Arrange an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the broiler
- 12 chicken wings, wing tips removed, split at the joint
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons black and white sesame seeds, for serving