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Deconstructed Chicken Wellington with Maple Cream Sauce
By CheeseDiva
Voted one of the best over 38 years of First Monday in December dinners!
- 6 - chicken thighs - boneless, skinless
- 1 cup Maple Syrup
- 2 Teas. thyme
- 1 puff pastry sheet - cut into 6 pieces, baked according to package
- directions
- Fresh thyme sprigs - optional garnish.
- Maple Cream sauce
- 4 T butter
- 1 shallot, diced
- 2 cups cream
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- 1 teas. thyme
- salt & pepper to taste
Cookies & Cream Red Velvet Brownies
By CheeseDiva
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 1/4 Cup all purpose flour
- 3 Tbls cocoa powder
- 1 Cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 stick (1/2 Cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 oz (2 Tbls) red food coloring gel
- 15 Oreos
- 54 cookies and cream kisses
20 Second Mayo
By CheeseDiva
Place white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt, egg, and canola oil in a tall, slender container
- 1 1/2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 egg
- 2 cups canola oil
Shrimp Curry-Madras
By CheeseDiva
Pulse onion and ginger in a food processor until finely chopped
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 1 (2-inch-long) piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder (preferably Madras)
- 1 to 2 fresh serrano chiles, halved lengthwise
- 1 cup water
- 1 (14-oz) can unsweetened coconut milk (not low fat)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 lb large shrimp in shell (21 to 25 per lb)
- Accompaniment: cooked basmati rice
- Garnish: lime wedges
Hedgehog Bread with Garlic Butter & Gruyère AOP
By CheeseDiva
Preheat the oven to 180°C
- 1 loaf of bread
- 60g melted butter
- 40g aromatic herbs, chopped (flat leaf parsley, thyme, garlic...)
- 350g Gruyère AOP, cut into thick slices
- salt
- freshly ground pepper
Crème Brûlée | SAVEUR
By CheeseDiva
Heat oven to 300°. Bring cream and vanilla bean with seeds to a simmer in a 2-qt
- 1 qt. heavy cream
- 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
- 3 ⁄4 cup sugar
- 8 egg yolks
- Turbinado sugar, for serving
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
The Pragmatist's Porchetta
By CheeseDiva
If you can't find a pork loin with belly flap attached, shop for a 5-pound boneless center-cut pork loin plus one 4...
- 1 center-cut pork loin with belly flap attached and skin on (8 to 9 pounds)
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, toasted and ground to a coarse powder
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt, plus more, to taste
Best Brownies -- Buzz Feed
By CheeseDiva
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F (180°C)
- 2 1/2 2 1/2 1/4 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter, plus more, softened, for greasing
- 8 8 8 ounces good-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (60-70% cacao), roughly chopped
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder, divided
- 1 1 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- 2 2 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 2 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 6 6 6 large eggs
- 1 1 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
California Roll Nacho Recipe
By CheeseDiva
Preheat the oven to 400°F
- 1/2 cup crab meat*, chopped
- 1/4 cup kewpie mayo, or to taste
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions, divided
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- tortilla chips, as needed
- 1/2 -3/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 avocado, diced
- seaweed strips, to garnish
- sriracha, if desired