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Pressure-Cooker Caramel Flan
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Flan is a popular creamy custard dessert in Spain and all over Latin America, and there are many versions of it
- CUSTARD:
- 2 cups whole milk
- 4 whole eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup sugar
- CARAMEL:
- 1 cup sugar
Creamy Homemade Coleslaw
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
I found this recipe on Recipezaar, by Kittencal
- DRESSING:
- 1 head green cabbage (8 to 10-cups)
- 1 large carrot, peeled and finely shredded (hand-squeeze out any excess moisture completely)
- Note: For a shortcut, I sometimes buy pre-shredded cole slaw mix. It works just fine.
- 3 green onions (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoons celery seeds (optional, or to taste)
- 1 cup mayonnaise (Hellman's or Best Foods)
- 1/3 cup milk (light cream even better)
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (use fresh only, not bottled)
- 1/3 cup white sugar, plus
- 2 tablespoons white sugar*
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt or white salt (or to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
- NOTE: *I reduce the sugar, by adding half and adding more if needed. We like ours a little less sweet
Cherry-Almond Vanilla Cupcakes
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
1. Allow butter and egg whites to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes
- 1/2 cup butter
- 4 egg whites
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
- 1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 12 maraschino cherries, halved
- 1 recipe Cherry-Almond Butter Frosting
- Maraschino cherries with stems (optional)
Bavarian Scheinshaxe or Pork Shank
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
The national dish of Bavaria, is a pork shank braised in a dark beer gravy
- For the gravy:
- 3 pig knuckles
- 2 tsp rosemary
- 2 tsp sage brush
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp marjoram
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp caraway
- Blend until combined
- Rub all over the pig knuckles; into the skin and around the skin.
- Let sit for a day, if possible.
- 2 onions (okay to leave on the peel)
- 2 carrots
- 2 celery
- 1 leek
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 parsley
- 2 sprigs parsley
- 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 stein of dark beer (about two bottles)
Pork Carnitas
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Pork braised with lime, orange juice and aromatics, then pulled, and broiled until tender inside, and crunchy on th...
- 1 (3 1/2-to 4-pound) boneless pork butt, fat cap trimmed to 1/8-inch thick, cut into 2-inch chunks
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 small onion, peeled and halved
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons juice from 1 lime
- 2 cups water
- 1 medium orange, halved
- 18 (6-inch) corn tortillas, warmed
- Lime wedges
- White or red onion, minced
- Fresh cilantro leaves
- Thinly sliced radishes
- Sour cream
SNICKERDOODLE CUPCAKES
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
recipe girl
- CAKE:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk
- ICING:
- 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 pound powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- TOPPING:
- 2 Tbsp. sugar + 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Wicked Good Boston Cream Pie (Cook's Illustrated)
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
A hot-milk sponge cake made a good base in our Boston Cream Pie recipe because it didn’t require any finicky fold...
- Pastry Cream
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar
- pinch table salt
- 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter , cut into four pieces
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Cake
- 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon table salt
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) sugar
- Glaze
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate , chopped fine
PW's Perfect Pie Crust
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
In a large bowl, with a pastry cutter, gradually work the Crisco into the flour for about 3 or 4 minutes until it r...
- 1 -½ cup Crisco (vegetable Shortening)
- 3 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 whole Egg
- 5 Tablespoons Cold Water
- 1 Tablespoon White Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Jaden's Chinese Beef Broccoli
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This recipe comes from Jaden’s (from The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook)and was made by the Pioneer Woman-- and now by ...
- SERVES 4 AS PART OF MULTICOURSE MEAL
- 1 lb (500 g) top sirloin or flank steak, thinly sliced into 1/8-in (3-mm)-thick strips
- 1-1/2 lbs (750 g) broccoli, cut into bite-size florets
- 1 tablespoon high-heat cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- BEEF MARINADE
- 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon cooking oil
- Freshly ground black pepper to season the beef
- STIR-FRY SAUCE
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
- 2 teaspoons Chinese black vinegar (or balsamic vinegar)
- NOTE: I recommend doubling the stir-fry sauce, but I left the recipe as it was originally written.
Sausage & Penne Pasta
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
I had some Italian sausage that I needed to cook, and so I began to rummage through my refrigerator
- 1 bag penne pasta
- 3-4 Italian sausage (I used mild, but hot would be good)
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 8-12 ounces cremini mushrooms (these are baby portobellos, sliced about 1/4" thick
- 1/4 cup red wine (optional)
- 1/4 cup heavy cream (optional, but great)
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning (combo of dried oregano, thyme, basil & rosemary)
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, more if you like a lot of spice, less if you are using hot Italian sausage
- 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste (I buy mine in a tube)
- 1 bunch fresh spinach, washed and roughly chopped
- olive oil
- 1 pat of butter