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Lemon Drop Cupcakes
By AzWench
1. Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes
- Glazed Lemon Slices:
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup limoncello (Italian lemon liqueur) or milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel
- 1 recipe Lemon Frosting
- 1/2 cup lemon drop candies, finely crushed, or Glazed Lemon Slices
- 2 small lemons
- Sugar
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Lemon Frosting:
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 - 2 tablespoons milk
Whipped Ginger Salad
By AzWench
I love this wonderful simple salad
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup xagave
- Fresh grated ginger, about 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3-4 bananas, sliced
- 2 red pears or apples, diced small
- 2 fresh mangoes, diced
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups cooked kamut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Brown Rice and Hempseed Salad
By AzWench
Combine all ingredients; toss and serve
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 1/2 cup shelled hempseed
- 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint
- 1 bunch (13/4 ounces) chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped green onions
- 2 tsp. dried basil, crushed between your fingers
- 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- or dried Aleppo pepper
- 2/3 cup fresh lime juice (about 4 limes)
- 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt, or to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
Blackberry Pie
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Crust:
- 1 recipe Traditional Pastry Piecrust dough for a 9-inch double crust pie
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (to glaze the top crust and crimped pie edges)
- Filling:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 cups blackberries, washed and thoroughly dried
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
Margaritaville - The Best Slide
By AzWench
1. Fill the ice reservoir with ice cubes
- Drink:
- 1 1/3 ounces Bailey's Irish Cream
- 1 1/3 ounces Kahlua
- 1/4 cup ice cream
- 2/3 ounce chocolate syrup
- Drinks:
- 2 2/3 ounces Bailey's Irish Cream
- 2 2/3 ounces Kahlua
- 1/2 cup ice cream
- 1 1/3 ounces chocolate syrup
- Drinks:
- 4 ounces Bailey's Irish Cream
- 4 ounces Kahlua
- 3/4 cup ice cream
- 2 ounces chocolate syrup
10 Minute Apple Sauce
By AzWench
In a sealable microwave-safe container, combine apples with all other ingredients
- 3 Golden Delicious apples peeled, cored, and quartered
- 3 Fuji apples peeled, cored, and quartered
- 1 cup unfiltered apple juice
- 2 tablespoons cognac or brandy
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Barbecue Pork Butt
By AzWench
Place the water, salt and molasses in a large 12-quart container and stir until the salt dissolves
- 3 quarts water
- 12 ounces kosher salt
- 8 ounces molasses
- 8 to 10 pound boneless pork butt
- Special equipment: Smoker and 4 ounces hickory or oak wood chunks
Butterflied, Dry Brined Roasted Turkey with Roasted Root Vegetable Panzanella
By AzWench
For the turkey: Four days before service, place the salt, sage, thyme, black peppercorns, and allspice into a spice...
- Turkey:
- 3 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons rubbed sage
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 1/4 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice berries
- 1 13 to 14 pound whole turkey, neck and giblets removed and reserved for Giblet Stock
- Panzanella:
- 1 1/2 pounds parsnips, peeled and cubed into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 1/2 pounds rutabaga, peeled and cubed into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 pound red onion, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 8 ounces medium Brussels sprouts, shredded on the thin slicing blade of a food processor
- 8 ounces hearty sourdough or multigrain bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and staled
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Inside-Out Chicken Pot Pies
By AzWench
These pretty petite pot pies are served in individual puff pastry cups that have been baked in a muffin tin
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 6 ounces each)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon-pepper seasoning
- 5 cups cubed (1/2 inch) red potatoes
- 3 cups carrot pieces (1/2 inch)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups cream
- 1 cup fresh corn kernels (from 1 ear)
- 1 bag (16 ounces) frozen green peas, thawed
- 2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 8 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 box frozen puff pastry, thawed
Chewy Cherry Almond Bars
By AzWench
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups regular rolled oats
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1 12 ounce jar (1 cup) cherry preserves