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Spiced Pumpkin Pie
By stancec44
Sprinkle a ring of chopped toasted walnuts around the edge of the pie before serving
- 2/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 cups canned solid pack pumpkin
- 2 tablespoons mild-flavored (light) molasses
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 purchased frozen 9-inch pie crust
Challah, Sausage, and Dried Cherry Stuffing
By stancec44
The sunny yellow color of egg bread adds a visual warmth to classic bread stuffing
- 1 cup (4 ounces) pecans
- 1 (1-pound) challah loaf (or other egg bread), cut into 1-inch cubes (about 12 cups)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound bulk sausage meat (usually sold in a tube)
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces
- 3 medium onions, chopped
- 4 large celery ribs, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup dried tart (Morello) cherries (4 ounces; see Cooks' note:s)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups turkey stock or reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
Garlic And Parmesan Croutons
By stancec44
Like the use of fresh herbs
- 1 loaf crusty bread
- 1 bunch fresh herbs, such as basil, lemon, thyme, rosemary
- Kosher salt
- Parmesan and Garlic Artisan Vinaigrette (or make your own, or just use Parmesan and garlic to taste)
Giant Twix Bar
By stancec44
Do Ahead: Cookie bars can be made 3 days ahead; loosely cover and chill
- For the cookie:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- For the caramel:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- For the chocolate coating:
- 1 pound milk, semisweet, and/or bittersweet chocolate (preferably 40–60% cacao), chopped
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon coconut or other neutral vegetable oil
- Special Equipment
- A candy thermometer
Low Carb Chocolate Truffle Creme Brûlée
By stancec44
Stevia is an extremely concentrated herbal sweetener often used to augment the sweetness of low carb sugar alternat...
- 2 cups heavy cream (16 oz)
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1/3 cup Sukrin :1 (or Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener or Swerve Granulated), divided
- 3.5 oz Ghirardelli Midnight Reserve Chocolate bar (90% or 86%)
- 1/2 tsp stevia glycerite
- 2 tbsp good Brandy (I like V.S.O.P.)
- Optional Toppings
- additional sweetener for sprinkling on top
- whipped cream
Pound Cake Tips
By stancec44
1. Don’t Just Scoop Your Dry Ingredients “Whisk your dry ingredients to remove lumps,” says Saffitz, “Then ...
- See various pound cake recipes
Mixed Vegetables & Sage / misto di verdure alla salvia
By stancec44
Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to boil
- 5 small Brussels sprouts
- 1 artichoke, trimmed, quartered and cored
- 1 large carrot, sliced
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 5 leaves fresh sage
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped walnuts
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
THICK HOT CHOCOLATE WITH SALTED-CARAMEL WHIPPED CREAM
By stancec44
1. Make the caramel sauce: In a small pot, stir the sugar with the water over medium heat
- INGREDIENTS
- Salted Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 6 tablespoons butter, cubed and at room temperature
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel sea salt (sold in gourmet and specialty groceries)
- Hot Chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Salted-Caramel Whipped Cream
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup Salted Caramel Sauce
Reese's Cups
By stancec44
Brave Tart: I originally shared this recipe for my column on Serious Eats
- Ingredients for Pieces:
- 1/2 batch Peanut Butter "Nutella" (recipe included)
- 28 oz milk or dark chocolate chocolate, tempered
- Ingredients for 'Nutella"
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, bean minced (directions below)
- 3 1/2 ounces water
- 7 1/2 ounces sugar
- 3 ounces corn syrup or honey
- 1 1/2 ounces butter (you may omit the butter for vegan/lactose free)
- 5 ounces peanuts
- 10 1/2 ounces creamy peanut butter, natural or commercial, your call.
- 1/2 ounce vanilla extract
- 1 or 2 ounces peanut or coconut oil
Party Poppers
By stancec44
Satisfy hungry houseguests with an oven baked spicy two-bite appetizer stuffed with a cream cheese filling of chick...
- 12 12 12 medium jalapeno chiles
- 12 12 12 medium jalapeno chiles
- 12 12 12 medium jalapeno chiles
- 1 1 pkg. 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 1 pkg. 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 1 pkg. 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 1 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken
- 1 1 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken
- 1 1 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken
- 2 2 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 2 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 2 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 1 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 1 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 12 12 hickory-smoked bacon slices, cut in half
- 12 12 12 hickory-smoked bacon slices, cut in half
- 12 12 12 hickory-smoked bacon slices, cut in half
- 24 24 24 wooden picks
- 24 24 24 wooden picks
- 24 24 24 wooden picks