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Grilled Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Herb Butter
By AzWench
The simplest way to keep breast meat moist and make it flavorful is to put fat and flavor inside — to stuff it
- 4 tablespoons ( 1/2 stick) butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon, basil, chives or other herb
- 4 bone-in chicken breasts
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil as needed
- Lemon wedges for serving
French Onion Soup
By AzWench
In a heavy bottomed Dutch oven or large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 yellow onions (about 1 3/4 pounds), thinly sliced with the grain to hold their shape
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon flour
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 cups beef stock
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup grated Swiss
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
- 4 (1-inch thick) baguette slices, cut on the bias
Sweet Beignets
By AzWench
Fill a large, heavy-bottomed, wide-mouthed pot halfway with corn oil and heat over a medium-high flame until oil re...
- Corn oil, for frying, or another oil with high smoke point, such as safflower or peanut
- 3 1/2 cups sifted flour, plus extra for rolling
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, for serving
Basic Couscous
By AzWench
Heat butter in medium saucepan over medium-high heat
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups couscous
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- Ground black pepper
Corn Chowder
By AzWench
Be careful to remove only the part of the corn kernel sticking out of the cob; cutting deeper will pull off fibrous...
- 8 ears corn , husks and silk removed
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 onion , chopped fine
- 4 slices bacon , halved lengthwise then cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 5 cups water
- 3/4 pound red potatoes , cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 cup half-and-half
- Sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil
Pain Perdue with Fresh Peaches and Vanilla Butter
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Caramelized Peaches
- 2 ripe peaches, skin removed, pitted and sliced into eighths
- 2 ripe white peaches, skin removed, pitted and sliced into eighths
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons light brown muscovado sugar
- 3 tablespoons peach eau de vie
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon chiffonade mint leaves
- Pain Perdue
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups whole milk, plus more if needed
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 8 (3/4-inch thick) slices day old brioche
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 cups feuilletine, crushed
- Vanilla Bean Butter, to top, recipe follows
- Maple syrup, to serve
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves, to garnish
- Vanilla Bean Butter
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, slightly softened
- 1 vanilla bean, halved horizontally, and seeds scraped
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Pinch fine sea salt
Brain-smart Smoothie 1
By AzWench
Blend until smooth
- 1/2 organic berries or cherries
- 1/8 avocado
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup kale or chard
- 1 scoop dried greens
- 4 to 8 ounces coconut water or unsweetened almond milk
- 16 ounces of water
- 15 to 20 grams protein powder
- a few drops of stevia
- optional: bee pollen, aloe vera gel, or raw cacao
Fish Piccata
By AzWench
Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 small white fish fillets (such as tilapia or sole), about 1 pound total
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 2 lemons, juiced
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Summer Sweet Raspberry Lemonade
By AzWench
Here’s some dreamy Raspberry Lemonade, and all sort sof recipes that you might consider making for your mom and f...
- Easy Raspberry Sauce:
- 1 cup sugar, for a less sweet lemonade, take the sugar down to 3/4 cup
- 1 cup water to make the simple syrup
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 4 cups cold water
- 2 Tablespoons to 1/4 cup raspberry sauce, depending on how much raspberry you like
- 1/2 of a 12-ounce bag frozen raspberries, thawed
- 1 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoons water
Mushroom Tartlets
By AzWench
Saute the shallots and garlic in the butter in a saucepan
- 3 shallots, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup white mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1 cup portobello mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 packages frozen phyllo tartlet shells (about 30)