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Never-Fail Soufflé (Strata)
By marck
A Sowatsky family tradition for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas
- 16 slices day-old bread, crusts removed and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 6 eggs
- 1 pt milk
- 1/2 lb Old English cheese, grated and separated into three piles
- 1/2 C melted butter
- 1 tsp salt
Mushroom and Chicken Risotto
By marck
Originally from the Food and Wine web site
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 lb mushrooms, cut into thin slices
- 2/3 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh-ground black pepper
- 5-1/2 C low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock, more if needed
- 1 Tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 C chopped onion
- 1-1/2 C arborio rice
- 1/2 C dry white wine
- 1/2 C grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Charcoal Barbecue Chicken
By marck
From Dinosaur Barbecue in Syracuse, NY
- 8 chicken quarters (leg and thigh, breast and wing, or a combination of both)
- 2/3 C olive oil
- 7 Tbsp All-Purpose Red Rub (recipe saved elsewhere on KI)
- 2 C Mutha Sauce (recipe saved elsewhere on KI)
French Silk Chocolate Pie
By marck
I make the pie crust too, using the Cooks Illustrated "Fool-Proof Pie Crust" recipe
- 1 C heavy cream, chilled
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 C sugar
- 2 Tbsp water
- 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 8 Tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and softened
- 1 (9-inch) pie shell, baked and cooled
Thai Turkey Chili
By marck
From an old Chicago Tribune food section
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 small red onion, peeled, diced small
- 2 stalks lemon grass, finely chopped
- 1 piece (1 inch or longer) ginger root, peeled and minced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large turkey sausage (about 7 oz), removed from casing
- 1 lb ground lean turkey
- 8 oz sliced mushrooms
- 1 Thai red chili, seeded and cut in half (optional)
- 1/2 to 1 tsp each: chili powder and cumin powder
- 2 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 1 can (14 oz) light coconut milk
- 1 C Thai or regular basil leaves, torn into pieces
Eggnog Cookies
By marck
From the 2010 Cooks Illustrated Holiday Baking magazine
- BUTTER COOKIE DOUGH
- 2-1/2 C (12-1/2 oz) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 3/4 C (5-1/2 oz) superfine sugar*
- 1/4 tsp table salt
- 16 Tbsp (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces, room temperature (about 65 degrees)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp rum extract
- 2 hard-boiled egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp cream cheese,cool room temperature
- GLAZE
- 1 Tbsp cream cheese, room temperature
- 1-2 Tbsp milk
- 1 Tbsp dark rum
- 1/4 tsp rum extract
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1-1/2 C (6 oz) confectioners' sugar
- * If you can't find superfine sugar, you can obtain a close approximation by processing regular granulated sugar in a food processor for about 20 seconds.
Tomato, Basil and Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad
By marck
From the Weight Watcher's site
- 8 oz uncooked fusilli or other spiral pasta
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup basil, fresh, chopped
- 1/2 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, smoked, diced
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Oven-Roasted Green Beans
By marck
Simple
- 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Raspberry Charlotte
By marck
From America's Test Kitchen
- FILLING
- 1 1/4 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 2 Tbsp water
- 3 large egg yolks (reserve whites for cake)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 lb (3 1/4 C) fresh or thawed frozen raspberries
- 2/3 C (4 2/3 oz) sugar
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- Pinch salt
- 1 3/4 C heavy cream
- JAM MIXTURE
- 1/2 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 C seedless raspberry jam
- CAKE
- 2/3 C (2 2/3 oz) cake flour
- 6 Tbsp (2 2/3 oz) sugar
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 C vegetable oil
- 1 large egg plus 3 large egg whites (reserved from filling)
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
Chocolate and Orange Swirl Muffins
By marck
From an old loose newspaper recipe I acquired ages ago
- 1-1/2 C flour
- 1/2 C sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 C buttermilk
- 1/2 C orange juice
- 1/2 C (1 stick) butter, melted, or 1/2 C vegetable oil (I used vegetable oil)
- 1-1/2 tsp grated orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 C chocolate chips