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Aromatic Lamb Meatballs
By AprilAbrantes
Put the lamb into a bowl and add the scallions
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons semolina
- 1 egg
- Vegetable oil, for frying
White Hot Chocolate
By AprilAbrantes
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine white chocolate chips and heavy cream
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Vanilla whipped topping, for garnish
- Mint leaf, for garnish
Lobster and Shells
By AprilAbrantes
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons of salt and some olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Good olive oil
- 1 pound small pasta shells, such as Ronzoni
- Kernels from 8 ears of corn (about 6 cups)
- 12 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced
- 2 yellow or orange bell peppers, seeded and small-diced
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 pounds cooked fresh lobster meat, medium-diced
- 1 1/2 cups good mayonnaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (4 lemons)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups minced fresh dill
Pizza Dough
By AprilAbrantes
Place wine, water and yeast in a large bowl and stir until dissolved
- 1/4 cup light red or white wine, Fiano di Avellino
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 1/2 ounces fresh yeast
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 1/2 cups flour
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars with Streusel Topping
By AprilAbrantes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Streusel Topping:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Streusel topping, recipe follows
- 1/2 cup caramel topping
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.
Homemade Tartar Sauce
By AprilAbrantes
for Fish and Chips
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons chopped capers
- 10 tablespoons chopped cornichons
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- Dash hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Goat Cheese and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts
By AprilAbrantes
Special equipment: A food processor, kitchen twine Place the chicken breasts, 1 by 1, between 2 pieces of plasti...
- Mushroom Wine Sauce:
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 pound crimini mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 6 ounces softened goat cheese
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 recipe Mushroom Wine Sauce, recipe follows
- 1 recipe Sauteed Fingerling Potatoes, recipe follows
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley leaves, for garnish
- 1 1/2 cups dried shiitake mushrooms
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon butter, cold
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- Sauteed Fingerling Potatoes:
- 1 1/2 pounds fingerling potatoes
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Mexican Chicken Soup
By AprilAbrantes
Directions For serving: sliced avocado, sour cream, grated Cheddar cheese, and tortilla chips Preheat the oven to...
- 4 split (2 whole) chicken breasts, bone in, skin on
- Good olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups chopped onions (2 onions)
- 1 cup chopped celery (2 stalks)
- 2 cups chopped carrots (4 carrots)
- 4 large cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 1/2 quarts chicken stock, preferably homemade
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes in puree, crushed
- 2 to 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander seed
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves, optional
- 6 (6-inch) fresh white corn tortillas
Ricotta Pancakes with Banana-Pecan Syrup
By AprilAbrantes
For the Banana-Pecan Syrup: Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat
- For the Banana-Pecan Syrup:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 2 small bananas, thinly sliced (3/4 cup)
- 1 cup cane or maple syrup
- For the Ricotta Pancakes:
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 2 cups milk
- 4 ounces ricotta, well drained (1/2 cup)
- Butter or vegetable oil
Lemon Fusilli with Arugula
By AprilAbrantes
Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the garlic, and cook for 60 seconds
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (2 cloves)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 lemons
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bunch broccoli
- 1 pound dried fusilli pasta
- 1/2 pound baby arugula (or 2 bunches of common arugula, leaves cut in thirds)
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved