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Caramel-Walnut LeTarte with Scharffen Berger Glaze
By DomesticMuse
With its tender, shortbread pastry and caramel candy-like filling, this dreamy tart is to die for
- *Crust
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
- 1 large egg, beaten to blend
- *Filling
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons crème fraîche or sour cream
- 1 cup walnuts, toasted, finely chopped
- *Chocolate glaze
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 7 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, preferably Scharffen Berger, chopped
Nathan's Cuban Meatballs
By DomesticMuse
Makes 5-6 servings, with rice or pasta
- 1 1/4 lb. ground sirloin
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 c. cracker meal or dry Italian Seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 lg. onion, minced (set aside half)
- 1/2 lg. bunch Italian parsley, leaves only, minced (set aside half)
- 2-3 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1 sweet bell pepper, minced (I like to use 1/2 green and 1/2 orange)
- 1/2 head of garlic, minced and mashed to a paste or crushed in a garlic press
- 1 1/2 c. Italian tomato sauce from a jar (e.g., Prego, Newman's Own)
- 2 t. ground cumin
- 2 t. freshly ground black pepper
- 2-3 t. salt (more or less to taste)
Karen's Homemade Cinnamon-Lemon Applesauce
By DomesticMuse
Making applesauce is a snap with the foodmill
- 6 assorted apples (3 lbs.)
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/2 c. sugar
- peel from 1 lemon, removed with a vegetable peeler
- 1 cinnamon stick
- juice of 1 fresh lemon
Pan Frito (Fried Cuban Bread)
By DomesticMuse
This Cuban version of garlic bread makes a tasty addition to any meal
- 1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- 1 T. unsalted butter
- pinch kosher salt
- 8 slices french or cuban bread, or 4 dinner rolls, cut in half
Nathan's Arroz Con Leche
By DomesticMuse
Delicious rich, irresistible Cuban-style rice pudding
- 2 c. short-grain white rice (such as Valenica, CalRose, or arborio)
- 4 . c. water
- 1/4-1/2 t. salt
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- peel from 1 med. lime, removed with a vegetable peeler
- 3 c. whole milk
- 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 4-8 T unsalted butter (1/2-1 stick)
- 1/2-1 c. raisins
- ground cinnamon for dusting
Dark Chocolate Azteca Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream
By DomesticMuse
Unbelievable moist, delicious and SPICY chocolate cupcakes with a sinful buttercream frosting
- For Cinnamon Buttercream:
- 1/4 c unsalted butter
- 2 T Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder
- 3 T water
- 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 2 T well beaten egg
- 2 T buttermilk
- 1/2 T vanilla
- 1/2 c all-purpose flour
- 1/8 t baking soda
- 1/4 t baking powder
- 1/4 t ground cinnamon
- 1/4 t ancho chile powder
- 1/8 t or more of cayenne depending if you like some heat
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 c unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 c powdered sugar
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- dash of vanilla
- pinch of salt
Jersey Girl's Mama's Sunday Pork Gravy
By DomesticMuse
If you have never made slow cooked Sunday gravy, you have to try this
- 1 to 2 TBS olive oil
- 3 to 4 lbs country style pork ribs
- 6 cloves garlic, slivered
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 can (28 oz) crushedtomatoes
- 1 can (28 oz) tomato puree
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 TBS dried basil
- 1 TBS sugar
- pinch of crushed red pepper
- salt to taste
Stuffed SeaBass Wrapped in Chard with Pomegranate-Hazelnut Vinaigrette
By DomesticMuse
Sea-bass filets are stuffed with a mixture of boursin cheese and crabmeat, wrapped in swiss chard leaves and roaste...
- For the vinaigrette:
- 8 large Swiss Chard leaves, preferably ruby or rainbow chard
- 4 6 oz. sea bass filets
- 1 med. beet
- 8 T softened boursin cheese
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/8 c. fresh basil leaves
- 1 lg. shallot
- 4 0z. "crabmeat" (I used the fake crab flakes)
- 2 T freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano
- 1/2 t. Cholula or other hot sauce
- 1/4 t. cayenne pepper
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 c. pure pomegranate juice, such as Pom Wonderful
- juice of 1 fresh lime
- 1 T red wine vinegar
- 1 shallot
- 2 T fresh basil leaves, preferably purple basil
- 4 T extra virgin olive oil
- 4 T walnut oil Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 T. chopped toasted hazlenuts
Red Velvet Gelato Sandwiches
By DomesticMuse
Red velvet cake gourmet ice cream sandwiches!
- Malted Milk Gelato
- 2 c milk (we use non-fat)
- 1 c heavy cream
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1/2 c + 1 T malted milk powder
- Red Velvet Cookies
- (adapted for serving size from Paula Deen)
- 1 T unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 c sugar
- 2 T well-beaten egg
- 1/2 T buttermilk
- 1/2 t apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 t vanilla extract
- 1/4 T red food coloring
- 6 T + 1 t all-purpose flour
- 1/2 T cocoa powder
- 1/4 t baking powder
- 1/16 t baking soda
- 1/8 t salt
Girlichef's Snickerdoodles
By DomesticMuse
Homey & delicious, these cinnamon cookies from Girlichef will melt in your mouth
- Snickerdoodles
- from Baking Illustrated p. 430 , slightly adapted
- 2 1/4 c. AP flour
- 2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened but still cool
- 1/4 c. vegetable shortening
- 1 1/2 c. sugar, plus 3 Tbs. for rolling
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tbs. cinnamon for rolling