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Double Crunch Honey Garlic Chicken Breasts
By lauramae
Because the chicken breasts are pounded out to a 1/2 inch thickness, they fry up even faster than the pork chops wh...
- Sift together:
- 4 large boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cup flour
- 4 tsp salt
- 4 tsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp ground ginger
- 2 tbsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp ground thyme
- 2 tsp ground sage
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- Egg Wash
- 4 eggs
- 8 tbsp water
- Honey Garlic Sauce:
- In a medium saucepan add
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 – 4 cloves minced garlic
- Cook over medium heat to soften the garlic but do not let it brown. Add:
- 1 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soya sauce (low sodium soya sauce is best)
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- Simmer together for 5-10 minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Watch this carefully as it simmers because it can foam up over the pot very easily
Caramelized Plum, Polenta, and Rosemary Pound Cake
By lauramae
The cake was a wonderful juxtaposition of tender and crunchy texture of cornmeal, sweet and tart of plums
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter at room temperature, plus more for buttering loaf pan
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh rosemary
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons cognac (or any brandy)
- Prepared plums (recipe below)
- 6 large plums, pitted and cut into 6-8 wedges each
- 1/3 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons cognac (or rum or any brandy)
- In a medium saucepan, cook plums with sugar, salt, lemon zest and rosemary over medium heat until fruit is very soft but not falling apart, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cognac.
BLT Chopped Salad with Corn, Feta + Avocado
By lauramae
As a note, to chop my lettuce I like to lay it out on a big cutting board and just continuously run my knife throug...
- 2 cups butter lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups fresh arugula, chopped
- 1 pint grape tomatos, quartered
- 4 slices thick-cut bacon, fried and crumbled
- 1 cup sweet corn
- 1 avocado, chopped
- 4 ounces feta, crumbled
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Strawberry Angel Food Cake Jars
By lauramae
Directions: Slice angel food cake into 2″ cubes then divide cubes in half
- Ingredients:
- Makes 6 jars
- 1 , 7″ angel food cake
- 6 cups sliced strawberries (about 2lbs)
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 6 , 12oz wide-mouthed mason jars
How To Brown Butter
By lauramae
Personally, I turn my heat on right smack in the middle to medium
- to do, however, like to use unsalted butter. But that’s just me.
Michael Symon's Bacon Roasted Pork with Mustard Fruit
By lauramae
step 1 ingredients 1 Pork Tenderloin (trimmed) Salt and Pepper instructions For the Pork Tenderloin: ...
- For the Pork Tenderloin:
- 1 Pork Tenderloin (trimmed)
- 3 tablespoons Grainy Mustard
- 2 tablespoons Low-Sodium Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Molasses
- 8 strips Bacon
- Salt and Pepper
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
- For the Mustard Fruit:
- 1 cup Dry Red Wine
- 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/3 cup Grainy Mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 Underripe Pear (cored and cut into cubes)
- 1 cup Dried Tart Cherries
M & M Bark
By lauramae
Line an 8 X 8 inch pan with parchment paper
- enough pretzel sticks to just cover the bottom of an 8 X 8 pan
- 30 or so caramels (I use Kraft caramels)
- 1 Tbsp cream (or whole milk)
- 1 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1 - 2 cups mini M & M's
Ice Cream Pie with Easy Caramel Sauce
By lauramae
For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Crust
- 18 graham crackers (the 4-section large pieces)
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- Filling
- 2 pints vanilla ice cream
- 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans, plus extra for serving
- 4 peanut butter cups, roughly chopped
- 2 large chocolate-covered peanut butter crunch candy bars, such as Butterfinger, roughly chopped
- Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
White Wedding Cake Cupcakes
By lauramae
I'm not usually one to use a boxed cake mix and doctor it up
- ICING:
- 1 (18.25 ounce) box white cake mix
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 large egg whites
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons whipping cream
Chef Point Café Bread Pudding
By lauramae
Famous bread pudding featured on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives and in Paul Deen magazine
- 1 (1-pound, 6-ounce) loaf Texas toast bread, divided
- 1 (15-ounce) loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cognac Sauce (recipe follows)
- Makes about 13/4 cups
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups water, divided
- 2 tablespoons cognac