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Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
By norsegal8
Soy sauce, sherry, and thyme added early on helped boost flavor of our Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup recipe, but th...
- 2 pounds beef bones (see note)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 large yellow onions (about 4 pounds), quartered and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup apple butter
- 3/4 cup dry sherry
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- CHEESE CROUTONS
- 1 loaf French bread, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 2 1/2 cups shredded Gruyère cheese
- FROM OUR SHOP
- After quartering, slice the onions pole to pole for substantial slices that will hold up to long cooking (see pictures below). Beef bones are stocked in the freezer or meat section of supermarkets.
Guacamole #2
By norsegal8
Cut the avocados in half, remove the pits and scoop the flesh out of their shells into a large bowl
- 4 ripe Haas avocados
- 3 Tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 8 dashes hot pepper sauce
- 1/2 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 1 medium tomato, seeded and small diced
Christmas Scones
By norsegal8
These tender/crumbly, full-flavored scones feature cranberries and pecans
- 2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup (3 ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats or quick-cooking (not instant) oats
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (3 3/4 ounces) brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces, 1 stick) butter
- 1 cup (4 ounces) dried cranberries
- 1 cup (4 ouces) diced pecans
- 1 cup (8 ounces) buttermilk, sour cream, or plain yogurt
- coarse sparkling sugar for topping, optional
Green Lentil Spread
By norsegal8
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- 1 head of garlic
- 1 Tbsp. + 1/2 Extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped peeled carrot
- 3 small sprigs thyme
- 2 small sprigs rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- 1 cup green lentils, rinsed
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp. (or more) lemon juice
Perfect Potato Soup
By norsegal8
Directions Watch how to make this recipe
- 6 slices thin bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 carrots, scrubbed clean and diced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 6 small russet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1/2 teaspoon Cajun spice mix, plus more if needed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
- 1 cup grated Cheddar
Fresh Peach Pie
By norsegal8
If your peaches are too soft to withstand the pressure of a peeler, cut a shallow X in the bottom of the fruit, bla...
- Ingredients
- 3 pounds peaches, peeled, quartered, and pitted, each quarter cut into thirds
- 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest plus 1 tablespoon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons low- or no-sugar-needed fruit pectin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 recipe Pie Dough for Lattice-Top Pie (see related content)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Roasted Baby Potatoes with Herbs and Garlic
By norsegal8
PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 400 degrees
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon herbes de Provence or dried Italian seasoning
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound fingerling potatoes or small white or red-skinned potatoes
- 1/2 pound small red-skinned potatoes
- 1/2 pound small white-skinned potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Apple Upside-Down Cake - CI
By norsegal8
You will need a 9-inch nonstick cake pan with sides that are at least 2 inches high for this cake
- TOPPING
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) Unsalted Butter, cut into 4 pieces, plus extra for pan
- 4 Granny Smith apple or Golden Delicious (about 2 pounds), peeled and cored
- 2/3 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar (4 2/3 ounces)
- 2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon
- CAKE
- 1 cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour (5 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon Cornmeal (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (5 1/4 ounces)
- 1/4 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar (1 3/4 ounces)
- 2 large egg
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Chewy Coconut-Lime Sugar Cookies - Cooks Country
By norsegal8
For optimal chew, we adjusted the fat in our sugar cookie recipe until it hit a ratio of approximately 1 part satur...
- Makes 24 cookies
- 2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 ounces sweetened shredded coconut, chopped fine (1/2 cup)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling
- 2 ounces cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest plus 1 tablespoon juice
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
Steamed Whole Lobster
By norsegal8
While we prefer hard-shell lobsters to soft-shell lobsters, soft-shell lobsters are more available in the summer (l...
- 4 lobsters
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted (optional)
- Lemon wedges