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Cocoa Brownies
By AzWench
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
- 11/4 cups cocoa, sifted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Dressed Up Rice
By AzWench
Prepare brown rice. Chop onions and saute in butter and chicken stock until they are caramelized and brown
- 3 cups of brown rice
- 1 1/4 cups of chicken stock
- 1 or 2 tablespoons of butter
- 1 yellow onion
Best Prime Rib
By AzWench
Look for a roast with an untrimmed fat cap (ideally ½ inch thick)
- 1 (7-pound) first-cut beef standing rib roast (3 bones), meat removed from bones, bones reserved
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Sour Cream Apple Pie
By AzWench
Use firm apples like Braeburn, Gala, or Cortland
- FOR THE CRUST, PULSE:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. table salt
- 4 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 4 oz. cold cream cheese, cubed
- FOR THE FILLING, WHISK:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp. minced crystallized ginger
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Minced zest of 1 small lemon
- PEEL:
- 5 Braeburn or Gala apples
- Juice of 1 small lemon
- FOR THE CRISP, WHISK:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp. each granulated sugar and light brown sugar
- 1 tsp. apple pie spice
- 1 stick unsalted butter (8 Tbsp.)
- 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
Avocado Cucumber Egg Salad
By AzWench
1. Hard boiled eggs: bring water to boil in a medium pot (enough to cover the eggs)
- 6 eggs, hard boiled
- 1 cucumber
- 1 lg avocado
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Salt
Shanghai Spring Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
By AzWench
Peel shrimp, and devein, if desired; finely chop
- 1/2 pound unpeeled fresh shrimp
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1 (8-ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and minced
- 1 (8-ounce) can bamboo shoots, drained and minced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 green onions, diced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 (12-ounce) package spring roll wrappers
- Vegetable oil
- Sweet Chili Sauce
- Lettuce leaves (optional)
- Sweet Chili Sauce
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Chinese plum sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons finely-minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh red chili with seeds
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with
- 1 teaspoon water
Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
By AzWench
This is an adaptation of Wolfgang Puck's recipe for pizza dough
- One 1/4-ounce package dry active yeast
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 cup warm water, 105-115 degrees
- 2 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
- Toppings of your choice
Grilled Salsa Roja
By AzWench
Grilling the vegetables infuses the salsa with a deep smoky flavor
- 1 1/4 pounds Roma tomatoes (5–6)
- 1/2 small onion
- 2 cloves garlic, wrapped in foil
- 1 jalapeño
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
Blackened Chicken Pizza
By AzWench
I rarely have a party without baking a couple of pizzas
- 1 chicken breast, butterflied
- 2 About 2 teaspoons Aromatic Blackening Rub
- 1 poblano pepper
- 14 ounces (1/2 batch) White Wine Pizza Dough
- 2 tablespoons crème fraîche
- 3 ounces grated smoked cheddar cheese
Fish Tacos
By AzWench
Pat fish dry and combine in a nonreactive bowl with the white wine, lime juice and garlic
- 1 1/2 pounds mahi-mahi filets
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 lime, quartered
- 12 small corn tortillas, warmed
- Romaine or Iceberg lettuce, shredded, for garnish
- Pico de Gallo salsa, for garnish
- 1 avocado, pitted and cut into thin slices, for garnish
- Sour cream or crema, for garnish