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Roasted Strawberries with Dark Chocolate and Smoked Chile Sauce
By stancec44
Fruit gets dynamic in this dessert that—with its sauce of dark chocolate, cayenne, and tequila—nods to the flav...
- For the roasted strawberries
- 1/2 cup mild honey
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup Cabernet Sauvignon or other full-bodied red wine
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 lbs. strawberries, hulled
- For the chocolate sauce
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 Tbs. mild honey
- 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp. instant espresso powder
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne
- Kosher salt
- 4 oz. fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (70–72% cacao), finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Tbs. tequila (preferably aged), optional
Churro Milkshake with Dulce de Leche
By stancec44
Make or buy churros in advance
- 2-4 [homemade or store bought churros plus more for dipping (so really, just make a whole batch!)
- 3 cups vanilla bean ice cream
- 1/3 cup coconut milk or regular milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons coconut rum or tequila optional
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 dulce de leche warmed
Compost Cookies
By stancec44
Whether you call them monster cookies, kitchen sink cookies, everything cookies, or compost cookies… these cookie...
- 2 cups Gold Medal All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 Tb. coffee grounds
- 1 tsp. salt
- 10 Tb. unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup baking chips (any variety/mixed) or M&Ms
- 1 cup roughly crushed chex mix, chopped pretzels, potato chips, nut mix, or cereal
Cherry Almond Clafoutis
By stancec44
Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F
- 3 cups small fresh sweet or sour cherries (about 1 lb.), pitted
- 1-1/2 Tbs. kirsch (cherry brandy)
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
- 1-1/2 Tbs. unsalted butter (1/2 Tbs. softened, 1 Tbs. cut into small pieces)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 oz. (2/3 cup) unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/4 cup plus 1 to 2 Tbs. granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 large eggs
- 1/8 tsp. pure almond extract
- 1/8 tsp. table salt
Flourless Chocolate Torte with Homemade Whipped Cream
By stancec44
1. Butter and sugar the mold
- Whipped Cream:
- 8 oz. milk chocolate chips
- 8 oz. dark chocolate chips
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Butter and extra sugar to prepare mold
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, rum, brandy, or hazelnut liqueur
Cappuccino Bavarian Cream
By stancec44
Bavarian cream is a flavored crème anglaise (custard sauce), lightened with whipped cream and set with gelatin
- 2 cups whole milk
- 6 Tbs. granulated sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 2 Tbs. espresso powder
- 3 Tbs. dark rum
- 1 envelope unflavored powdered gelatin
- 2 cups heavy cream, more for garnish
- Chocolate-covered coffee beans or cinnamon, for garnish
Soft Bavarian Cream w/Strawberry Puree (bavarese morbida con fragole)
By stancec44
Lovely layered in Champagne type glasses
- Strawberry sauce:
- 6 lg. strawberries, hulled
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- Bavarian cream:
- 1-1/2 tsp. unflavored gelatin
- 1 c. heavy cream
- 1 c. whole milk
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. Cognac
- 1 fresh (moist) vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- Caramel sauce:
- 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp. packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 c. + 2 Tbsp. heavy cream
- 1/4 c. Vanilla whipped cream (make it yourself)
walnut bruschette with goat cheese / bruschette alle noci e formaggio di capra
By stancec44
Bruschetta makes an easy and delicious appetizer
- 1 loaf walnut bread or baguette
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound radicchio, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 10 ounces soft goat cheese, at room temperature, cut into 24 pieces
Halloween-Boozy Pumpkin Milkshake
By stancec44
A ridiculously easy boozy pumpkin milkshake with graham, caramel, and bourbon
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce, warmed
- 1/2 cup toasted graham cracker crumbs
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- 6 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup bourbon
Hot Soba with Chicken & Egg
By stancec44
Sonoko Sakai, author of Rice Craft, adds spinach, soy-and-mirin-basted chicken thighs, and fresh soba noodles to ad...
- 4 boneless, skin-on chicken thighs
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup Kaeshi (recipe in Sauces)
- 7 1⁄4 cups Dashi Stock (recipe in Sauces)
- 1 (6-inch) piece ginger, peeled, plus 1 (3-inch) piece ginger peeled and julienned
- 8 oz. Fresh Soba Noodles or dried noodles
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 2 soft-boiled eggs, peeled and halved lengthwise
- 1⁄4 cup minced chives
- 1 tsp. toasted black sesame seeds
- 1 tsp. toasted white sesame seeds
- Shichimi togarashi, to garnish