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Steamed Asparagus
By AzWench
Pour or spritz the water onto 4 paper towels
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pound fresh asparagus, 1 to 1 1/2 inches cut off the bottom
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Shrimp and Cilantro Shu Mai
By AzWench
With some fresh lime juice added to the remaining soy seasoning mixture, you have a bright dipping sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped scallions, white parts only
- 10 to 12 round dumpling skins
- Juice of 1 lime
Best Pizza Sauce
By AzWench
The best pizza sauce ever (and it just happens to taste just like Pizza Hut’s)
- 15 ounces, weight Can Of Tomato Sauce
- 1/4 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoons Dried Oregano
- 1/4 teaspoons Dried Basil
- 1/4 teaspoons Driel Thyme
- 1/4 teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1/8 teaspoons Pepper
- 1 whole Dried Bay Leaf
- 1/4 teaspoons Lemon Juice
Charlotte's Lasagna Bolognese
By AzWench
Make the Bolognese sauce: Heat butter over medium-high heat in a large pot
- For the Bolognese Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 6 strips bacon, diced
- 1/4 pound ham, diced
- 1/2 pound ground veal or ground pork, or 1/4 pound of each
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
- 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
- 1/4 pound thinly sliced mushrooms
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Pinch ground allspice
- Pinch cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 4 chicken livers, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Chopped fresh parsley leaves
- For the Bechamel Sauce:
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 4 1/2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- For the Lasagna:
- Butter, for baking dish
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh pasta sheets (spinach or regular, or a combination of the two), cut to fit your baking dish
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Wolfgang Puck Blender Green Juice
By AzWench
Blend until smooth
- 1/2 full Green grapes
- 1/4 full spinach leaves
- 2 bananas
- 2 - 3 wedges pineapple, with core
- 3 kiwis
- handful of wheatgrass
- 1 lemon wedge with peel
- 1 peeled orange
- 1 cup frozen brocolli
- wedge honeydew melon, with seeds
- flax seed
- Ginger root, optional
Lemon Loaf Cake
By AzWench
To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350˚ F
- For the cake:
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tbsp. grated lemon zest (about 1-2 lemons)
- 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 16 tbsp. (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- For the syrup:
- 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- For the glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2-3 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
Apple Clafoutis with Almond Cream
By AzWench
To make the clafoutis: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Clafoutis:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 10 large whole eggs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 pound apples, sliced with peel removed (8 slices per apple)
- Almond Cream:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
- Garnish:
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Oat Waffle
By AzWench
Heat a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat
- 5 1/2 ounces old fashioned rolled oats
- 4 ounces all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 16 ounces buttermilk at room temperature
Crème Brûlée
By AzWench
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 4 cups Heavy Cream
- 1 whole Vanilla Bean OR 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- OR 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Paste
- 10 whole Egg Yolks
- 3/4 cups Sugar
- 6 Tablespoons Superfine (Baker's) Sugar
Individual Chocolate Lava Cakes
By AzWench
To make centers, melt 2 ounces of chocolate (1/2 a baking bar) and cream in double boiler
- 1 1/2 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bars
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup cake flour