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Roasted Chicken Stock, Made Easy
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Skip the store-bought chicken stock and make your own
- stems of fresh herbs:
- 4 pounds chicken drumsticks (about 12)
- 2 carrots, roughly cut into large pieces
- 1 onion, unpeeled and cut into large chunks
- 2 celery stalks, chopped into large pieces
- 12 to 16 whole peppercorns, wrapped in cheesecloth or a tea leaf holder)
- 2 bay leaves
- fresh thyme
- oregano
- Italian parsley
- marjoram (optional)
Flat Apple Pie with Perfect Pie Crust
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Pie Crust: Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl
- Perfect Pie Crust:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks cold butter
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- 5 tablespoons cold water
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 recipe Perfect Pie Crust, recipe follows
- 6 tablespoons butter
Seared & Roasted Salmon
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This method of searing and roasting salmon is foolproof-- it never turns out overcooked or dry
- Fresh salmon filets (1 filet per serving)
- Kosher salt & pepper and any seasonings of your choice
- Olive oil
Easy Homemade Concord Grape Jelly
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
I've always wanted to make homemade grape jelly, but was a little put off by having to crush the fruit and using a ...
- 3 cups store bought, unsweetened Concord Grape juice (I found it at Trader Joe's. Do NOT use grape juice concentrate)
- 4 tablespoons Ball® RealFruit® Classic Pectin
- 1/2 teaspoon butter or margarine
- 3 1/3 cups granulated sugar
The Pioneer Woman's Prune Cake
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Reminiscent of sticky toffee pudding, this prune cake is moist, it's easy, and it's sinfully good
- CAKE:
- 1 cup prunes
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 whole eggs
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2 cup flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ICING:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Guilt-Free German Chocolate Cake
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Cook's Country Magazine featured a Reduced-Fat German Chocolate Cake
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 3 ounces milk chocolate , chopped
- 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup boiling water
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs , room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream , room temperature
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup pecans , toasted (see note) and chopped fine
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut , toasted (see note)
- NOTE: Avoid fat-free sour cream, which will make the cake gummy. Toast the coconut and nuts in a 325-degree oven, shaking the pan often, for about 15 minutes.
Quick Julienned Vegetable Saute
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This is such a colorful and simple method to serve vegetables
- 1 carrot
- 1 zucchini
- 1 summer squash
- Olive oil
- Fresh minced garlic
- Optional: fresh chopped herbs of your choice (I used leftover rosemary)
Harvey House Candied Sweet Potatoes
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
When Fred Harvey opened his first Harvey House restaurant in 1876 on the railway line in Topeka, Kan
- 3 pounds sweet potatoes, scrubbed
- 1/2 cup/1 stick butter
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- Pinch of salt
Creamy Mushroom Soup
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Since this soup is pureed, don’t waste time slicing mushrooms
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 pounds white or cremini mushrooms , broken into rough pieces (see note)
- 2 leeks , white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise and chopped (see Prepping and Washing Leeks, related)
- Salt and pepper
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 5 cups low-sodium beef broth (see note)
- 1/2 cup Madeira (see note), plus additional for serving
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Thai Honey Peanut Chicken
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Tasty Kitchen
- 1 pound Chicken, In Chunks
- ¼ cups Soy Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Honey
- 1 Tablespoon Lime Juice
- 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic (approximately 1 Large Clove)
- 1 Tablespoon Natural Peanut Butter (heaping Tablespoon Even Better)
- ½ teaspoons Curry Powder
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha (optional)