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Grilled Jalapeno-Honey Chicken Wings
By stancec44
1. In a large bowl, toss all the ingredients, except the lime wedges, together
- 1 pound chicken wings, separated at the joints
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 jalapeños—stemmed, seeded and minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Lime wedges, for serving
Pie Crust - Tasting Table Version
By stancec44
Shortening vs. Butter: We prefer to use butter--or a combination of butter and lard--for one very important reason:...
- All-purpose flour, 2 3/4 cups, plus extra for rolling
- Granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon
- Kosher salt, 3/4 teaspoon
- Cold unsalted butter, 10 tablespoons (cubed)
- Cold rendered leaf lard, 5 tablespoons
- Ice water, 3 to 4 tablespoons
- Cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon
Chocolate Stout Layer Cake w/Chocolate Frosting
By stancec44
Forget milk—stout is the perfect pairing for this cake
- Cake
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) salted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 large eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup chocolate stout, regular stout, or porter
- 2/3 cup freshly brewed strong coffee
- Frosting
- 1 pound bittersweet chocolate (54% to 60% cacao), chopped
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
Chicken and Scallion Yakitori
By stancec44
Lots of delicious things stacked up on a skewer
- Yakitori sauce
- 4 chicken leg bones, chopped into thirds
- 2 cups mirin
- 2 cups soy sauce
- 1 cup sake
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- Skewers
- 4 chicken legs (about 1 1/2 pounds with bones), skinned, deboned and cut against the grain into 1/2-inch-wide slices, bones reserved
- 15 scallions, white ends only, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup yakitori sauce (see recipe above)
- 1 teaspoon shichimi togarashi
- Six 12 inch bamboo skewers
Mochi Truffles with Kahlua Liquor
By stancec44
Using a serrated bread knife, press down–don’t slice–on the chocolate bars and chip off thin pieces as possib...
- Ganache
- 250 gm dark chocolate (we used Trader Joes 72% cacao)
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbs unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 tbs Kahlua Liquor (***this was purchased by us and not given as product sample–feel free to substitute or leave out)
- Mochi Dough
- 1.5 cups glutinous rice flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- optional food coloring or extracts of pandan/vanilla etc.
- optional cocoa powder (other options include dessicated coconut)
- neutral cooking oil
Valencian Pasta (Paella-kind of)
By stancec44
Short, thin noodles called fideos (fideus in Valencian) replace rice in this seafood variation on paella, invented ...
- 1/2 lb. small clams (such as manila)
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 lbs. monkfish, cut into 3'' chunks
- 3 medium tomatoes, seeded and grated
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- Salt
- 8 cups fish stock
- 1 large pinch saffron threads
- 1 tsp. sweet paprika
- 1 lb. fideos or spaghetti, roughly broken into 2'' pieces
- 1/2 lb. small mussels, scrubbed and debearded
prosciutto stuffed with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes
By stancec44
In a small skillet, toast pine nuts over very low heat, occasionally shaking pan back and forth, until nuts are lig...
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- Fine sea salt
- 1 3/4 pounds tomatoes
- 1/3 cup Taggiasca olives, or other mild, fruity olives, pitted and roughly chopped
- 12 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
- 1 1/2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 8 slices prosciutto, about 11 inches long
- 4 fresh chives or scallion greens
- 8 green-leaf lettuce leaves
Everything Oil
By stancec44
Here’s a simple recipe that promises to boost the flavor of savory recipes
- 3 lemons, scrubbed well
- Peeled cloves from 1 head garlic
- 1 small chile pepper (optional)
- 4 bay leaves
- 8 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3 cups olive oil (can be extra-virgin)
apple fritters with honey / frittelle di mele e miele
By stancec44
In a bowl, whisk together flour, 2 tablespoons sugar and salt
- 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/3 cup beer (lager or pilsner)
- 1 large egg, separated
- 2 large firm apples, such as Granny Smith or Fuji
- 1 quart peanut or canola oil for frying
- Honey for drizzling
Mini Black Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
By stancec44
This non-traditional finger food will revolutionize the way you look at basic enchiladas
- 2 2 2 (10-ct.) pkg. miniature (4-inch) flour tortillas
- 2 2 2 (10-ct.) pkg. miniature (4-inch) flour tortillas
- 2 2 2 (10-ct.) pkg. miniature (4-inch) flour tortillas
- 1 1 can 1 (15-oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 1 can 1 (15-oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 1 can 1 (15-oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 1 can 1 (15-oz.) can refried black beans
- 1 1 can 1 (15-oz.) can refried black beans
- 1 1 can 1 (15-oz.) can refried black beans
- 1 1 can 1 (8-oz.) can red enchilada sauce
- 1 1 can 1 (8-oz.) can red enchilada sauce
- 1 1 can 1 (8-oz.) can red enchilada sauce
- 1 1 can 1 (4-oz.) can chopped green chiles
- 1 1 can 1 (4-oz.) can chopped green chiles
- 1 1 can 1 (4-oz.) can chopped green chiles
- 4 4 1 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
- 4 4 1 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
- 4 4 1 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
- 1 1 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1 1 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1 1 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup prepared pico de gallo
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup prepared pico de gallo
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup prepared pico de gallo
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3 3 3 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions
- 3 3 3 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions
- 3 3 3 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions