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Chicken Lollipops
By CheeseDiva
With a paring knife, cut around the thin tip of each chicken wing to loosen the meat around the joint
- 60 chicken wings (about 5 pounds)
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 cup whole-grain mustard
- 3/4 cup bread crumbs, seasoned
Asparagus with Orange Sauce
By CheeseDiva
First, make the dressing: Zest 1 orange into a bowl, then juice both oranges and boil the juice down in a small sau...
- 2 oranges 1 pink shallot, minced 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 20 spears green asparagus, trimmed Parmesan cheese, for shaving
Death By Chocolate Crunch Bars
By CheeseDiva
1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan)
- 1 box (18.3 oz) Betty Crocker™ fudge brownie mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box
- 1 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting (from 16-oz container)
- 1/2 cup REESE'S™ Pieces™ peanut butter candy in a crunchy shell
- 3 1/2 cups Count Chocula™ cereal
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/3 cups (8 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
Osso Buco Risotto With Red Wine
By CheeseDiva
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- For The Veal Shanks:
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- 2 Medium Large Veal Shanks, About 1 1/2 Pounds
- 1 Medium Onion, Chopped
- 2 Celery Sticks, Chopped
- 2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
- 1 Teaspoon Fresh Chopped Rosemary
- 1 Teaspoon Fresh Chopped Thyme
- 2 Cups Beef Stock
- 1 Cup Dry Red Wine (I Used Rosso di Montefalco)
- Salt & Pepper To Taste
- Risotto:
- 6 Cups Low Sodium Chicken Stock
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Onion, Finely Chopped
- 2 Cups Risotto Rice (See Notes Above)
- 1 Cup Dry Red Wine
- 1 Cup Grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano Cheese
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Fresh Chopped Thyme Leaves
- Zest From 1 Lemon
Greek's Molasses Raisin Drop Cookies
By CheeseDiva
Sift flour and dry. Beat shortening with sugar until fluffy
- 3/4 cup flour
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ginger
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1-1/2 cup raisins
- 1 cup nuts
Mousse au Chocolat-Julia
By CheeseDiva
filled partway with boiling water
- 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, cut into small chunks
- 1 ⁄4 cup dark rum or orange liqueur
- 4 eggs, separated
- 3 ⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 ⁄4 cup strong coffee
- 8 tbsp. softened butter, cut into chunks
- 1 ⁄4 tsp. cream of tartar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 ⁄2 cup heavy cream
Mac 'N Cheese with Car. Onion & Duck Sausage
By CheeseDiva
Parboil the rotini pasta in boiling salted water for 8 minutes, and strain
- 1 pound or 500 g rotini pasta
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 red onions, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- Pinch sea salt
- 1 cup cured duck sausage, diced
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup brie cheese, rind removed
- 1 cup grated 5-year old Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Friulano or Fontina cheese
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Chocolate Coated Pretzels
By CheeseDiva
Next up for my holiday treats is something other than a cookie, peppermint chocolate covered pretzels! The sweet a...
- 1 cup dark or white chocolate, chips or chopped
- 24 small pretzels
- 1 cup crushed peppermint candy cane or sprinkles
Foie Dancing Land and Sea
By CheeseDiva
Calvados Beurre Blanc Sauce: For the lobster, remove meat from shell and submerge in butter over high heat
- 13 (8-ounce) whole Maine lobster tails
- 8 pounds unsalted European butter (recommended: Plugra)
- 100 (2-inch) puff pastry rounds
- 4 ounces egg wash
- Sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 8 pounds Grade A foie gras
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 ounce truffle oil
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon shallots
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 4 lemongrass, bottoms of stalk
- 3 Kaffir lime leaves
- 1 Fuji apple diced
- 6 cups Calvados premium liquor
- Thyme sprigs
- Parsley sprigs
- 4 cups veal stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 4 pounds unsalted European butter (recommended: Plugra)
- Lemon zest, to taste
- 5 Bosc pear, minced
- 5 Fuji apple, minced
- 1/2 cup sherry
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 12 ounces Port wine reduction
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
- Vegetable oil
- 100 Lotus chips
- 100 chive spears
- Rice noodles, for serving
Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam
By CheeseDiva
Cook the bacon in a large sauce pan an over medium heat until the fat has rendered and the bacon starts to get cris...
- 1 pound thick smoked bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup coffee (brewed)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1-2 chipotle chilis in adobo, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- pepper to taste