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Vietnamese Coffee Revisited
By stancec44
From Hanoi's Cafe Duy Tri
- Vietnamese coffee made up including ice.
- Greek yogurt (sweetened).
Yolanda's Peanut Butter Blondie
By stancec44
Peanut Butter Blondies seem like a classic dessert to me
- ½ cup Salted Butter
- 2/3 cup Smooth Peanut Butter
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 cup Salted Roasted Peanuts
Caramel Almond Popcorn Clusters
By stancec44
Note: Heat pan that holds popcorn before mixing in the caramel
- 10 c. popcorn, popped
- 2 c. whole almonds (chop - don't use quite this whole amount)
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1/4 light corn syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Homemade Vanilla Extract
By stancec44
You can use any vanilla beans, bearing in mind that different varieties and grades will have unique properties
- 3 to 5 vanilla beans
- 8 ounces alcohol such as vodka, bourbon, brandy, or rum
- → General Rule of Thumb: Use 3 to 5 vanilla beans per 8 ounces of alcohol and multiply accordingly if making more extract.
Betty Crocker's Brownies (best)
By stancec44
Heat oven to 350. Grease a baking pan, 13x9x2 inches
- Amounts in parens are for 1-1/2 batch
- 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate (6 oz.)
- 2/3 c. shortening (1 cup)
- 2 cups sugar (3 cups)
- 4 eggs (6 eggs)
- 1 tsp vanilla (1-1/2 tsp)
- 1 1/4 c. flour (1-7/8 c.)
- 1 tsp. baking power (1-1/2 tsp.)
- 1 tsp. salt (1-1/2 tsp)
- 1 c. chopped nuts (opt) (1-1/2 c.)
Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce
By stancec44
A classic dipping sauce in both Vietnam (where it’s called nuoc cham) and Cambodia (where it’s called tuk trey)...
- 1/4 cup packed palm sugar or light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1 small fresh red Thai bird chile, thinly sliced
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup fresh lime juice (from about 2 medium limes)
Leite's Potato and Roasted Garlic Soup
By stancec44
a creamy purée of roasted garlic with two kinds of potato, and floating in it dark green pieces of kale that had b...
- 1 large head garlic
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for roasting the garlic
- 1 large russet potato
- 1 large sweet potato
- 3 large stalks celery
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme, or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 to 3 cups store-bought or homemade vegetable broth
- 6 to 7 ounces Russian kale, or other kale
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- Garlic crostini, for garnish
- Add a little cream in place of some of the milk if you want a richer soup, or stir in some creamy goat cheese and let it melt into the soup just before serving.
Butternut Squash, Brussels Sprout & Breadcrumb Dressing with Apples
By stancec44
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Toss the squash, brussels sprouts, apples, and shallots in 2 tbsp oil and season well wit...
- 1 pound butternut squash, cubed
- 1 pound brussels sprouts, halved
- 1 medium gala apple, cut into a 1/2 inch dice
- 2 shallots, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided into 2 tbsp and 1 tbsp
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 10 slices bread of choice: crusty sourdough, dry cornbread, whole grain, or, if you are gluten free, millet bread from Food For Life will work nicely. Prior to preparing the recipe, leave bread out for a day to become slightly dry, then cut into cubes.
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth (plus extra as needed)
- 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup pecans or walnuts
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
Golden and Crisp Blueberry Crumble Bars
By stancec44
While most crumb bar recipes call for one dough that is used for both the top and bottom of the bars, this bar comb...
- For the Filling:
- 4 cups blueberries
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon Minute tapioca
- 2 rounded tablespoons blueberry jam
- For the Shortbread:
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, diced, plus more for greasing the pan
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cold whole milk
- For the Crumb Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened and cut into pieces
Blueberry Muffins
By stancec44
These muffins are easy. Just add the wet and dry ingredients separately, and then combine them
- 2 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 2 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1 1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup whole milk
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 2 2 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups blueberries
- BANANA BUTTER
- 6 6 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1 1 very ripe banana, sliced
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Pinch Pinch of kosher salt