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*** Mim's Apple Pie
By CheeseDiva
1. In medium bowl, mix flour and 1 teaspoon salt
- 2-2/3 cups unbleached flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Crisco Butter Shortening
- 7 to 8 tablespoons cold water - chill in freezer
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (8 medium)
- 8 tab. butter or margarine
- Milk
- Cinnamon
- Sugar
Caramel Budino with Salted Caramel Sauce
By CheeseDiva
Mix cookie crumbs, butter, and salt in a medium bowl
- Cookie Crust
- 1 cup finely ground chocolate cookie crumbs (such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers; about 20 cookies)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- Budino
- 3 cups whole milk, divided
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3/4 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 5 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons dark rum
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Salted Caramel Sauce
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" cubes
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Lightly sweetened whipped cream
Truffle Mashed Potatoes
By CheeseDiva
Make It Now Directions Fill a medium saucepan with potatoes, add water to cover; add salt
- 4 medium Idaho potatoes, (about 4 pounds), peeled, cubed, and rinsed
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 medium black summer truffle, (about 1/2 ounce)
- 1 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 ounce prepared truffle butter
- 1 cup chopped leeks, (2 leeks) white and pale green sections only
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
Brennan's Bananas Foster
By CheeseDiva
Preparation Peel bananas; cut each banana in half lengthwise
- 4 medium bananas
- 1/4 cup butter $
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup crème de banane (banana liqueur)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 2 cups vanilla low-fat ice cream
Moist Oatmeal Cookies (Molly's)
By CheeseDiva
Beat brown sugar with eggs, vanilla
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
- 3 cups of quick-cooking oats
Cinnamon Hot Chocolate Mix
By CheeseDiva
Combine milk powder, sweetener, creamer, cocoa, and cinnamon in a bowl; add marshmallows and mix
- 1 3/4 cups non-fat dry milk powder
- 1 cup granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
- 1/2 cup non-dairy creamer
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
Five Spice Chicken
By CheeseDiva
Mix together soy sauce, onions,garlic and spice
- tsp. Five-Spice powder or to make:
- 3-4 lb. chicken, cut into pieces (amazing on thighs)
- 1/2 c. soy sauce
- 1/2 c. chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp. minced ginger
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. allspice
- 1/4 tsp. crushed anise seed
- 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
The Ultimate Veal Piccata
By CheeseDiva
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat
- 1 pound spaghetti, store-bought
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 4 (8-ounce) veal cutlets
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons capers, washed and drained
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Grated parmesan, for garnish
Chicken Marsala - Saveur
By CheeseDiva
Season chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in 1⁄3 cup flour
- 1 1⁄4 lb. chicken cutlets, pounded until 1⁄4" thick (about 8)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 ⁄3 cup plus 1 tbsp. flour
- 5 tbsp. olive oil
- 5 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 8 oz. white button mushrooms
- 2 tbsp. minced shallots
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 ⁄3 cup dry Marsala wine
- 1 ⁄3 cup chicken stock
- 1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)
Chinese Barbecued Spareribs
By CheeseDiva
1. Whisk together hoisin, soy, sherry, garlic, sugar, food coloring, and spice powder in a large bowl
- 1 ⁄3 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 ⁄4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp. dry sherry
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 3 ⁄4 tsp. red food coloring
- 1 ⁄4 tsp. Chinese five spice powder
- 1 2-lb. slab spareribs, preferably St. Louis style,
- cut into individual ribs