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Cacio e Pepe Pasta Recipe
By neysa
Bring a large pot (at least 12 quarts) of heavily salted water to a boil over high heat
- 2 pounds dried spaghetti
- 3 1/2 cups Pecorino Romano cheese, finely grated on the small holes of a box grater (about 8 ounces)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (3/4 stick), cut into tablespoon-size pieces
- 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
Greek Pizza
By neysa
Yields: 4 servings Preparation Oven Instructions: Preheat oven 450˚F
- Share:
- 3 tablespoons EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
- Flour, for sprinkling
- 1 whole wheat pizza dough
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 bunches spinach
- Salt and ground black pepper
- Nutmeg, to taste
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbles
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 sprig fresh oregano, chopped
delicious chocolate mousse
By neysa
Theres one really good reason to make this chocolate! Its what makes the world go round, especially for my g...
- 300g good quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into small pieces
- sea salt
- 8 large eggs, preferably free-range or organic
- 100g caster sugar (4½ heaped tablespoons)
- 300ml double cream
- Amaretto
- 2 tablespoons good-quality cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
- 2 packs of sesame snaps
- 400g sour cherries
Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache and Marshmallow Frosting
By neysa
Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/3 cups plus 3 tablespoons superfine sugar
- 1 1/4 cups extra-dark cocoa powder, sifted
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/3 cup plus 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup plus 4 teaspoons cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup canola or sunflower oil
- Malted Chocolate Ganache
- Marshmallow Frosting
Jello Cookies
By neysa
Beat butter in large bowl with mixer until creamy
- 3.5 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1.5 cups salted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 (3 oz) pkg jello You can use any flavors you want
Peach Pie
By neysa
This is my version of xoxochef’s peach pie recipe
- Makes two crusts fitting 9-10” pie pans
- 2 – 4 tablespoons ice water
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- Egg wash of 1 yolk whisked with 1 tablespoon water
- PIE CRUST
- Unbaked pastry for a two-crust pie (use your favorite recipe or use mine, see Flaky Tender Pie Crust or use a commercial pie crust)
- FILLING
- 6 – 8 cups (see TIPS) ripe peaches, skins on
- 1-1/3 cups sugar
- 4 tablespoons flour (use 6 tablespoons for 8 cups peaches)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons butter
Sour Cream–Banana Bread Recipe
By neysa
Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle
- Butter, for coating the pan
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting the pan
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 very ripe medium bananas, mashed (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Peppermint Fudge
By neysa
Sweet, creamy fudge with a peppermint twist is made with layers of peppermint chunks and homemade fudge to create t...
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, plus extra for buttering the dish
- 1 pound dark chocolate chips/chunks
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Andes Peppermint Chunks, divided
Roasted Flour Squeeze Cookies
By neysa
Please try these simple sugar cookies from my hero Clotilde at Chocolate and Zucchini
- 150 g (1 1/4 cup) all-purpose flour (I used organic T65 flour)
- 75 g (1/3 cup) sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt flakes (fleur de sel, kosher salt, crushed Maldon...)
- 75 g (6 tablespoons) chilled unsalted butter, diced
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 to 3 tablespoons milk
Oven-Dried Tomato Tart with Goat Cheese and Black Olives
By neysa
Preparation Preheat oven to 300°F
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 6 medium tomatoes or large romas, cored, halved crosswise, seeded
- 2 small garlic cloves, thinly slivered
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme, divided
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed
- 1 cup coarsely grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup soft fresh goat cheese (about 4 ounces)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/3 cup oil-cured black olives, pitted
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese