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Roasted Asparagus With Olive Vinaigrette
By CheeseDiva
Heat oven to 450° F. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the asparagus with 1 tablespoon of the oil, ½ teaspoon salt, ...
- 2 pounds asparagus (about 2 bunches), trimmed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
Bacon Maple Shortbread
By CheeseDiva
Shortbread has to be one of my favourite cookies for the holidays and you can be sure that there will be several di...
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Grilled Shallot Relish
By CheeseDiva
Heat a charcoal or gas grill to high for direct grilling
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 5 large shallots
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons honey, plus more for drizzling
- 2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Breakfast Poutine
By CheeseDiva
I would add eggs to this -- maybe Bacon also
- Fries from recipe below
- Hollandaise Sauce from recipe below
- 1 lbs Cheese Curds
- 1/4 cup chopped Chives
- 1 Avocado sliced
Veal Spinach Lasagne -- Abruzzo
By CheeseDiva
Make the filling: Melt 2 tbsp
- 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1 large yellow onion, minced
- 1 1⁄2 lb. ground veal
- 8 oz. spinach, trimmed
- 1 ⁄4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- For the Sauce and Assembly
- 7 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 (15-oz.) can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 ⁄4 cup whole milk
- 8 eggs
- Pasta Dough
- 1 1⁄4 cups grated parmesan
- 1 lb. fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
***Pasta With Carbonara Sauce
By CheeseDiva
**We have found Fra Mani Pancetta to be the best
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 lb Fra Mani Pancetta, cut up Lardons style
- 1 lb fettuccine pasta or 1 lb spaghetti
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese (4oz.) or 1 cup romano cheese (4oz.)
- 1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley
- pepper
Sui Mai: Chinese dumpling recipe
By CheeseDiva
1. Using a large kitchen cleaver, cut the pork into slices, then finely chop all the pork up
- 2 1/2 pounds (1 kilo) pork shoulder (palette de porc)
- 1 pound (450 gr) shelled raw shrimp
- 1 bunch scallions, well-chopped (use as much of the green part that's edible)
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 tablespoons roasted sesame oil
- 6 fresh water chestnuts, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely-minced fresh ginger (peel before chopping)
- Round won ton wrappers (or square ones...if the largest Asian market in your city doesn't carry round ones)
A Very Gouda Grilled Cheese
By CheeseDiva
Instructions Preheat a sandwich press or a cast iron pan over medium heat
- 4 slices bread
- 2 tsp berry jam
- 150 g mild gouda cheese, sliced thinly
- 6 thin slices prosciutto
- half an apple, sliced thinly
- handful arugula
- butter, for frying
Brown Butter Skillet Cornbread-NYT
By CheeseDiva
Heat oven to 375 degrees. On the stovetop, in a 11- or 12-inch skillet (ovenproof and preferably cast iron), melt t...
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks)/170 grams unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup/120 ml maple syrup
- 2 1/4 cups/530 ml buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups/180 grams yellow cornmeal, fine or medium-coarse grind
- 1/2 cup/65 grams whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup/60 grams all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons/18 grams baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons/9 grams kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon/5 grams baking soda
Monkey Muffins
By CheeseDiva
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Leftover Bread Dough (or Refrigerated Biscuit Dough, Cut Into Thirds)
- Butter
- Sugar
- Ground Cinnamon
- Sweetened, Condensed Milk