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Black Russian Cake
By jjadin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package moist yellow cake mix
- 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1/4 cup coffee flavored liqueur
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup coffee flavored liqueur
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Candied Ginger, Mango, and Lime Spread
By jjadin
Preheat oven to 300F. Puree the mangos in a food processor with the juice, ginger, and honey
- 2 large mangos, peeled, halved, and pitted
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/3 cup candied or crystallized ginger, thinly sliced
- 2 tbs honey
Pepita Salad
By jjadin
Make the cilantro pesto by blending 1/3 cup of the toasted pepitas, the cilantro, Parmesan cheese, garlic, lemon ju...
- 1 cup pepitas, toasted (divided)
- 1 cup cilantro leaves and stems, well washed and lightly packed
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 3 medium cloves garlic, peeled
- juice of 1 medium lemon
- 1 serrano chile pepper, minced
- 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 cups cooked yellow split peas*
- 2 handfuls lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
Cinnamon Buttermilk Muffins
By jjadin
These taste just like a donut!
- For the muffins:
- 7 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- For the topping:
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 Tbs. ground cinnamon
- 6 Tbs. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Maple Yogurt Balls with Sugary Balsamic Pears
By jjadin
Pretty good, yogurt balls only dried 2
- 4 cups yogurt
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp superfine sugar
- 1 2/3 cups toasted and roughly chopped hazelnuts
- 2/3 cup butter
- 1/2 cup soft brown sugar
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 small Bosc pears, sliced lengthwise
Sour Cherry Muffins with Coconut Streusel
By jjadin
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- For the Coconut Streusel
- 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- For the Muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup half-and-half (half milk & half cream) or 1 cup milk
- 1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour red pie cherries
Chilled Avocado Soup
By jjadin
Haven't made
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 1 small white onion, quartered
- 3 peppercorns
- 4 avocados
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup crema
- 1 cup chopped fresh coriander
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach
- 2 serrano chilis, chopped
Twice Boiled Soup with Black Cabbage and White Beans (Ribollita)
By jjadin
Haven't made yet
- BEANS
- 1 cup dried cannellini beans
- 5 cups water
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 sage sprig
- SOUP
- 8 tbsp EVOO
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 2 leeks, white part and 1 inch of the green, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
- 2 zucchini, trimmed and thickly sliced
- 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
- 1 celery stalk, thickly sliced
- 1 potato, peeled and cut into chunks
- salt
- 4 cups hot water
- 1/2 head savoy cabbage, core removed and leaves coarsely sliced
- 1 bunch Swiss chard, leaves coarsely chopped
- 1 bunch cabbage or kale, leaves coarsely chopped
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
- 1 fresh thyme sprig
- 6 slices day old country bread, toasted
- ground pepper
Creamy and Rich Banana and Macadamia Smoothie
By jjadin
Banana and macadamia smoothie recipe
- 2 very ripe bananas, slightly frozen
- 3 1/2 ounces honey-roasted macadamias
- 2 tablespoons vanilla honey yogurt
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons wheat germ
- 1 banana, extra, halved lengthways
Mocha Waffles with Chocolate Whipped Cream
By jjadin
o make the Chocolate Whipped Cream: In a bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form and beat in the cocoa, sugar, a...
- CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange liqueur or dark rum
- WAFFLES
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, plus extra for grating
- 1/2 cup strong coffee
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 6 tablespoons espresso powder
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1 1/2 cups milk