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Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes
By Odile
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Cake:
- 1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 1 egg
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- Filling:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
Hard Candy Ornaments
By Odile
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Hard candy (recommended: different colored candies)
Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Cinnamon Cream
By Odile
Preheat griddle to 350 degrees F
- Cinnamon Cream:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 4 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1/2 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- Cinnamon Cream, recipe follows
- Maple syrup, for serving
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad
By Odile
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F
- 12 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise, seeds (not cores) removed
- 1/4 cup good olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 16 ounces fresh salted mozzarella
- 12 fresh basil leaves, julienned
'Cake' Ice Cream Cones
By Odile
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 box favorite cake mix
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 24 flat-bottomed ice cream cones
Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce
By Odile
Combine peanut butter, stock, lime juice, soy sauce, hot chili flakes, cayenne and honey in a small saucepan
- 1 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pounds chicken tenders
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- Special equipment: bamboo skewers
Lazy Sunday Mimosa
By Odile
Dip the rims of the champagne flutes in water
- 1/2 cup pink sanding sugar
- 1 (750-ml) bottle brut Champagne
- 4 tablespoons pineapple juice
- 4 tablespoons blood orange juice
- 2 tablespoons orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
Christmas Cornish Game Hens
By Odile
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
- 3 large carrots, roughly chopped
- 3 stalks celery, roughly chopped
- 3 large onions, roughly chopped
- 2 parsnips, rough chopped
- 2 oranges, cut into wedges
- 6 Cornish game hens (about 2 pounds each), rinsed and dried thoroughly
- Olive oil, to drizzle
- Holiday Dry Rub, recipe follows
- Holiday Dry Rub
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Marinara Sauce
By Odile
Heat the olive oil in a large (12-inch) skillet
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion (1 onion)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 cup good red wine, such as Chianti
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, or plum tomatoes in puree, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Bacon Wrapped Chicken with Blue Cheese and Pecans
By Odile
Heat the oven to 375 degrees F
- 4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped
- 2 scallions, sliced on bias
- 4 slices good-quality center cut bacon
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 cup half-and-half or cream
- 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
- Special equipment: toothpicks