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Spicy Sweet Watermelon and Watercress Salad with Grilled Hot and Sour Shrimp
By jjadin
In a salad bowl, combine the vinegar, honey and mustard
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon mustard sauce (2 packets) or other hot mustard
- 3 cups bite-size seedless yellow or red watermelon chunks (about 1 1/3 pounds)
- 2 bunches watercress, coarsely chopped
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined, with the tail on
- 2 tablespoons duck sauce (3 packets)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (2 packets)
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Coconut Crusted Key Lime Pie
By jjadin
- Key Lime filling:
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 1/4 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
- 5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into pea sized bits
- 1 large egg mixed with 1-cup ice water
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Key lime filling, recipe follows
- 4 egg yolks
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 2 key limes, zested
- 1/2 cup key lime juice
Vanilla Pear Muffins
By jjadin
Preheat an oven to 350°F
- For the topping:
- 3 Tbs. sugar
- 2 Tbs. chopped walnuts, ground (see note above)
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- For the muffins:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil or walnut oil
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 or 5 firm, ripe pears, 2 lb. total, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
- 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
Prune Bread
By jjadin
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan
- 12 oz moist pack pitted prunes, chopped
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 4 tbs unsalted butter, melted
Tiramisu with Brandy Custard
By jjadin
Fill large bowl with ice water
- 6 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 5 tablespoons brandy
- 1 1/2 pounds mascarpone cheese*
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup instant espresso powder
- 3/4 cup chilled whipping cream
- 44 (about) crisp Italian ladyfinger cookies (from two 7-ounce packages)**
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Flaky Cream Cheese Pie Crust
By jjadin
Food processor method: Cut the butter into small (about 3/4-inch) cubes
- Pastry for a 9-inch pie shell or a 9 1/2- or 10- by 1-inch tart shell
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon pastry flour or 1 cup (dip and sweep method) bleached all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (for savory recipes, use 1 1/2 times the salt)
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, cold
- 1 tablespoon ice water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- Pastry for a 9-inch lattice pie, a 9-inch deep-dish pie, a 10-inch pie shell, or a 12- to 14-inch free-form tart
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
- 1 1/3 cups + 4 teaspoons pastry flour or 1 1/3 cups (dip and sweep method) bleached all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (for savory recipes, use 1 1/2 times the salt)
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- one 3-ounce package cream cheese, cold
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ice water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- Pastry for a two-crust 9-inch pie
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
- 2 cups + 3 tablespoons pastry flour or 2 cups (dip and sweep method) bleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (for savory recipes, use 1 1/2 times the salt)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 3-ounce packages cream cheese, cold
- 2 tablespoons ice water
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
Lemon Curd
By jjadin
Goes well with honey lavender ice cream, but haven't made yet
- 8 large eggs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
- pinch of kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Chickpea and Spinach Soup
By jjadin
Haven't made yet
- 2 cups dried chickpeas
- 7 cloves garlic
- 1 bay lead
- 2 yellow onions
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 lb boneless salt cod, soaked
- 1 1/2 lb spinach, stems removed
- 3 tbsp EVOO
- 2 slices coarse country bread, crusts removed
- pinch of saffron
- vegetable stock, if needed
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
Pasta with Grilled Vegetables and Feta
By jjadin
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat)
- 1 10 1/2-ounce jar feta cheese cubes in oil with herbs and spices
- 3 bell peppers (1 yellow, 1 orange, and 1 red), seeded, cut into 3/4-inch-thick strips
- 1 large red onion, halved through root end, cut into 3/4-inch-thick wedges with some root left intact
- 1 12-ounce package cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano, divided
- 1 pound castellane (long oval shells) or penne pasta
Sweet Corn Soup with Chile Oil
By jjadin
Haven't made yet
- 3 cups corn kernels
- 1 small boiling potato, peeled and chopped
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 2 slices fresh ginger
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 tbsp cornstarch disslved in 2 tbsp milk
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp chile oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions