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Cheesy Italian Sausage Potato Chowder
By CheeseDiva
Instructions In a pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 pound loose mild Italian sausage
- 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cups peeled, diced potato
- 3 cups chicken stock or broth
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup heavy cream (or milk)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Erin's Candy Cane Cookies - 1980
By CheeseDiva
DIRECTIONS 1 1.In a large bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
Duck Breast with Balsamic Pears
By CheeseDiva
Pat duck breast dry with paper towels
- 1 fresh or frozen (thawed) boneless duck-breast half with skin
- salt
- Pepper
- 1/2 c. long-grain white rice
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 tsp. snipped fresh chives
- 1/4 c. balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp. water
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. freshly grated orange peel
- 1 Bosc or D'Anjou pear
- 1 large shallot
- 1 bag microwave-in-bag baby spinach
- 1/4 c. slivered almonds
Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies
By CheeseDiva
1 Make cookies as directed on pouch; cool completely
- 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ chocolate chip cookie mix
- Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
- 1 cup Hershey's™ premier white baking chips
- 1 cup Hershey's™ semi-sweet or Special Dark™ chocolate chips
- Assorted candy sprinkles or hard candies, crushed
Chocolate Chess Pie with Cornbread Crumble
By CheeseDiva
Make the crust: Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor; add butter and pulse until pea-size crumbles fo...
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- Chef Scott Crawford of the forthcoming Standard Foods in Raleigh updates the simple Southern custard pie by adding cacao nibs to the butter crust and sprinkling a nutty cornbread crumble on top.
- Featured in: Middle of Somewhere, by Rachel Wharton
- serves 8
- 1 hour
- For the Cacao Nib Crust
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 1 ⁄2 tsp. kosher salt
- 12 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
- 6 tbsp. cacao nibs
- 2 tbsp. ice-cold water
- For the Cornbread Crumble and Chocolate Custard
- 3 ⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 3 ⁄4 cup masa harina
- 1 ⁄4 cup fine cornmeal
- 3 ⁄4 tsp. kosher salt, divided
- 10 tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 ⁄2 cup cornstarch
- 6 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 6 eggs
- 2 1⁄2 cups milk
- 1 1⁄4 cups heavy cream
- 5 oz. semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
Fettuccine Carbonara with Fried Eggs
By CheeseDiva
• Whisk 4 eggs, both cheeses, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in medium bowl; set aside
- 8 large eggs
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 ounces thinly sliced pancetta (Italian bacon), finely chopped
- 12 ounces egg fettuccine
- 1 medium bunch broccoli rabe (rapini), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Orzo Feta Salad w/ or w/out Roasted Shrimp
By CheeseDiva
This recipe is one from Ina Garten - The Barefoot Contessa
- Kosher salt
- Good olive oil
- 3/4 pound orzo pasta (rice-shaped pasta)
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pounds (16 to 18 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup minced scallions, white and green parts
- 1 cup chopped fresh dill
- 1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup small-diced red onion
- 3/4 pound good feta cheese, large diced
***Monku in Nevada’s Banana Nut Bread for Molly
By CheeseDiva
Variation: Put half the batter in pan
- 3 large, ripe, mashed bananas
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 well-beaten eggs
- 2 c. sifted flour with 1 tsp. baking soda and 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. melted Crisco
- 1 c. chopped nuts
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Sauteed Shrimp
By CheeseDiva
Put the flour on a plate and season with a healthy amount of salt and pepper; mix with a fork to combine evenly
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring
By CheeseDiva
Spray a fluted pan with non-stick spray
- buttermilk biscuits
- 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 1/2 C. pancake syrup (any brand you like, I used Mrs. Buttersworth)
- 1/3 C. packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 C. chopped pecans, optional
- 1/4 C. chopped almonds, optional