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Green Goddess Rice
By AzWench
Bring the rice, 3 cups water, and a pinch of salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat
- 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
- Kosher salt
- 1 small avocado, peeled, pitted, and coarsely chopped
- 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- Freshly ground black pepper
Cheesy Lemon Angel Hair
By AzWench
This pasta is heavenly and is crazy easy to prepare
- 1 pound angel hair pasta
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 lemons, thinly sliced and seeded
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 cups chicken broth
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups Parmesan, grated
- 1 1/2 cups Gruyere, grated
- 1 1/2 cups pecorino Romano, grated
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped plus more for garnish
Spoon Rolls
By AzWench
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water
- 1/4 ounce (1 packet) dry active yeast
- 1 cups warm (100 degrees F) water
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, melted, plus more to grease pans
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 4 cups self-rising flour
- Special equipment: mini muffin tins
Orange Sherbet Slushy
By AzWench
This is one of my mom's favorite drinks
- 3/8 cup orange juice concentrate
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 to 8 ice cubes
How to Cook Kamut in Pressure
By AzWench
Kamut is a primitive high-protein variety of wheat and takes its name from the ancient Egyptian word for wheat
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 cup uncooked kamut
Pumpkin Seed Dried Cherry Trail Mix
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F
- 2 cups baby pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 3/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 6 tablespoons pure Grade B maple syrup
- Coarse salt
- 1 cup dried cherries or cranberries
Tuxedo Cake
By AzWench
To Make the Cake: For a 3-layer cake, place one baking rack one-third from the bottom of the oven and the second tw...
- Cake:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup canola oil
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 cup high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 cups flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- Whipped Cream Frosting:
- 4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- Chocolate Glaze:
- 4 ounces high-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup Lyle's Golden Syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Beatty's Chocolate Cake
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Chocolate Frosting:
- Butter, for greasing the pans
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cups good cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup buttermilk, shaken
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
- 6 ounces good semisweet chocolate (recommended: Callebaut)
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 extra-large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
Healthy Asian Chicken Salad
By AzWench
In a small jar combine the first 7 ingredients, put a lid on top, and shake like crazy
- 4 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- zest from 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 - 1 teaspoon hot chili oil
- 1/8 cup sesame seeds
- 1/2 lb baby boy choy, cut in half
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 english cucumber, thinly slices
- 1 large carrot, scrubbed clean
- 5 cups mixed baby greens,washed and dried
- 3 cups shredded recooked chicken
- 12 won ton wrappers, cut in half
- 1/4 cup safflower oil
Fresh Strawberry Limeade
By AzWench
Add first three ingredients to the FourSide Jar and select the “Smoothie” setting
- 2 cups strawberries, hulled
- 2 limes, peeled
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 cups cold water