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Cherry and Cream Cheese Turnovers with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze
By vealam
Try to work quickly through the recipe because chilled puff pastry puffs better when baked (like chilled pie dough)...
- Turnovers:
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed but try to keep chilled (chilled pastry puffs better)
- 2 about 2 tablespoons softened cream cheese, divided (lite okay; I used 1/2 tablespoon for each danish)
- 8 about 8 tablespoons cherry preserves or jam, divided (or your favorite flavor; I used 2 tablespoons for each danish)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 8 about 8 teaspoons turbinado or coarse sugar for sprinkling, divided
- Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze (optional but recommended):
- 2 tablespoons softened cream cheese, (lite okay)
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, or as necessary to achieve desired glaze consistency
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- splash cream or milk, as necessary to achieve desired glaze consistency
Three-Day, Twice-Cooked Pork Roast with Fried-Herb Salsa Verde
By vealam
Cal Peternell, Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café
- 4 to 5-pound 4 to 5-pound to 5-pound boneless, skinless pork shoulder
- 1 1 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 1 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup vegetable oil, plus more for reheating
- 1 1 1 yellow onion, halved and thickly sliced
- 1 1 1 large carrot, cut in thick slices
- 1 1 1 celery stalk, cut in thick slices
- 3 3 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled and cut in half
- 1 1 1 bay leaf
- 3 3 3 parsley sprigs
- 3 3 3 thyme sprigs
- 2 2 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
- 1 1 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 1 1 cup dry white wine, such as Riesling
- 3 to 6 3 to 6 6 cups homemade chicken stock or water
- 1/2 oil, for frying (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup rosemary leaves
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup sage leaves
- Pinch Pinch kosher salt
- 1 1 1 bunch parsley, washed, dried, and leaves picked from stems
- 1 to 2 1 to 2 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup good-quality extra-virgin olive oil
- A grill, grill pan, griddle, or cast-iron skillet
Cereal Milk Tres Leches Cake
By vealam
To make the cereal milk: Combine the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and whole milk or cream in a large b...
- For the cereal milk:
- 1 14 oz. can evaporated milk
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup whole milk or cream
- 3 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
- For the cake:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 large eggs, separated and at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar, divided into 3/4 and 1/4 cups
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- For the whipped cream topping:
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Ultimate Pot Roast Recipe
By vealam
Preheat oven to 325°. Pat roast dry with a paper towel; tie at 2-in
- 1 boneless beef chuck-eye or other chuck roast (3 to 4 pounds)
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 medium onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup dry red wine or reduced-sodium beef broth
- 2 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1 pound small red potatoes, quartered
- 4 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 6 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
Baked Blueberry Lemon French Toast
By vealam
Lightly coat a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray
- For the crumb topping:
- 1 (12-count) package KING’S HAWAIIAN Original Hawaiian Sweet Dinner Rolls, cubed
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup, or more, to taste
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
Ahi Sushi Cups
By vealam
Combine rice and 1 1/4 cups water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat
- 1 cup sushi rice, rinsed well
- 8 teaspoons rice vinegar, divided
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ounce 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt, divided
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 cup cubed, seeded, peeled cucumber
- 1 pound raw sushi-grade ahi tuna, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 large diced, peeled avocado
- 1/2 tablespoon black sesame seeds, lightly toasted
Apple Crisp Ice Cream
By vealam
COOK'S NOTE: The pieces of apple crisp don't need to be uniform at all
- Apple Crisp:
- 4 cups thinly sliced apples
- 1/3 cup butter, soft
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup oat flour or all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 recipe for Old Fashioned Apple Crisp, baked and cooled completely
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean scraped or 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
Blueberry Buttermilk Cake with Sweet Lemon Glaze
By vealam
Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan, smaller baking pans, ramekins or muffin tins
- Crumb topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/8 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature, cubed
- Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk (or see substitution below)
- 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen – DIVIDED
- Lemon Glaze:
- 2 cups icing (confectioner’s) sugar
- 3-4 Tbsp. freshly-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp. butter
Pistachio Creme Brulee
By vealam
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium sauce pan, heat whipping cream and vanilla pulp scraped from the bean until al...
- 6 egg yolks
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided use
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
Homemade Lemon Curd (in a jar!)
By vealam
Prep your supplies: If you plan to can, get everything prepped ahead of time
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup lemon zest (from about 5 lemons)
- 1 cup bottled lemon juice**
- 3/4 cup unsalted cold butter, cut into cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 7 large egg yolks
- 4 large whole eggs