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The Painkiller
By vealam
Measure out your ingredients and combine all in a glass (traditionally, a hurricane or a snifter, but I don’t hav...
- 2 oz Mount Gay Rum
- 4 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz orange juice
- 1 oz cream of coconut
Quick & Easy Blender Salsa
By vealam
This easy salsa comes together in less than 5 minutes and tastes just like the salsa you get in Mexican restaurants...
- 1 (14-ounce) can tomatoes, diced
- 1 (10-ounce) can orginal Rotel
- 1/2 small onion, roughly chopped
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
- 1/2 to 1 jalapeno, seeded or not (depends on how spicy you like it)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- Small to medium size handful of cilantro, washed
- Juice of 1 lime
Peach Buttermilk Upside Down Cake
By vealam
Caramel: Before you begin, get all your ingredients ready and have them waiting near your stove-top
- Caramel Sauce:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste if you have it.)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (I like using the flaky kind)
- Cake:
- 1/2 Caramel Sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 large peaches- cut into slices
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup well-shaken buttermilk
Perfect Dill Pickles
By vealam
Throughly scrub cucumbers with cold water
- 3 1/2 lb pickling cucumbers
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups white vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup pickling salt
- 6 tablespoons dill seed
- 6 cloves peeled garlic
- 3 hot chili peppers, halved (optional)
Bacon Avocado Tomato Pasta Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing
By vealam
Mash the avocado in medium size mixing bowl and then stir in the ranch dip
- 8 ounces small shell pasta, cooked according to directions *
- 1/2 large avocado, peeled and pit removed, cut into 1/2" pieces
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup small grape tomatoes
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and chopped into small pieces
- 1/2 large avocado, peeled and pit removed, mashed with a fork
- 1/3 cup Quick and Easy Homemade Ranch Dip, or the ranch dip/dressing of your choice
Blueberry Apple Pie with Rosemary
By vealam
MAKE CRUST: Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl
- PIE CRUST:
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 12 tablespoons lactose-free Challenge butter (equals 1.5 sticks butter)
- 2 tablespoon ice cold water
- FILLING:
- 2 apples
- 10 oz frozen or fresh blueberries
- 1/2 teaspoon very finely chopped fresh rosemary (about 1 twig)
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 cup sugar
Chorizo Bolognese with Buffalo Mozzarella
By vealam
1 Place the chorizo in a food processor and process until finely chopped
- 4 dried chorizo (500g), cases removed and chopped
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked
- 1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup (125ml) red wine
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 400 g tagliatelle
- 250 g buffalo mozzarella, torn
Carnitas Chilaquiles with Whipped Jalapeño Cream
By vealam
Carnitas: Combine seasonings (salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, onion powder, chipotle chili powder, oregano, ca...
- Carnitas:
- 1 (2-3 pound) pork shoulder roast (or butt)
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt + 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (12 ounce) mexican beer or coke (coke is traditional)
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 limes, juiced
- Chilaquiles:
- 1-2 cups Carnitas
- 1 (28 ounce can) fire roasted tomatoes, lightly drained
- 2 chipotle chilies in adobo, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 8-16 ounce bag of tortilla chips
- 1 cup grated monterey jack, pepper jack or cheddar cheese or a combo of all three
- 3-5 fried eggs
- fruit salsa, sliced mango, sliced avocado, fresh cilantro + cotija cheese for topping
- Whipped Jalapeño Cream:
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 Jalapeños (or 1 large), finely chopped and seeded if desired
Bananas Foster
By vealam
Peel the bananas, then cut them in half crosswise and lengthwise
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg (or 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg)
- 2 tablespoons dark spiced rum (80 to 100 proof)
- 2 bananas
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
One-pot Pasta Primavera
By vealam
Add the broth, linguine, onion, broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to a lar...
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 8 ounces linguine, uncooked
- 1 small onion, halved and sliced thin
- 1 pound broccoli crowns, cut into large florets (about 2 cups)
- 1 1/2 pounds asparagus, ends snapped off and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 4 ounces sliced white button mushrooms (about 1 cup)
- 4 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (less for milder heat; more to increase heat)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 cup frozen peas
- 1 small handful fresh parsley, chopped (about 1/2 cup chopped)
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
- Additional salt and pepper to taste
- Additional Parmesan cheese for serving, if desired