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Chicken, Mushroom and Gruyère AOP Vol-au-Vents
By CheeseDiva
In a saucepan melt 3.5 tbsp (50g) butter, tip in the flour and stir briskly with a wooden spoon or a spatula until ...
- 7 oz (200g) Gruyère AOP, grated by hand
- 2 cooked chicken breasts (or leftovers from a roast chicken)
- 3.5 oz (100g) button mushrooms
- 4 vol-au-vent cases (puff pastry shells)
- 5 tbsp (70g) butter
- 1/4 cup (50g) flour
- 2 cups (500g) milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 4 tsp (20g) cream
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- nutmeg
- salt
- fresh ground pepper
- flat leaf parsley
West Lake Soup Recipe
By CheeseDiva
Directions 1. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine meat with 1 teaspoon salt, soy sauce, and rice wine and set...
- 8 ounces ground pork or minced beef fillet, or white fish fillets, such as cod or flounder, roughly chopped
- Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine
- 6 cups homemade or store-bought low sodium chicken broth
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water
- 4 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 /4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 1/4 cups finely chopped cilantro
Bugie di Carnevale
By CheeseDiva
Mix the flour with the egg, egg yolk and melted butter that is slightly cooled, sugar, baking powder,lemon zest, sa...
- 500 g. flour
- 50 g. sugar
- 50 g. butter, melted
- 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
- a little dash of dry white wine of good quality (2-3 T.)
- grated zest of one lemon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 T. vegetable oil
- 1 tsp salt
- Vegetable oil for frying (free of impurities with a neutral taste)
Ice Cream Sundae Cookie Cups
By CheeseDiva
Directions: For the Cookie Cups Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- For the Cookie Cups
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 3 teaspoons coconut oil
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Punitions French Shortbread Cookies | SAVEUR
By CheeseDiva
In a bowl, use a hand mixer on medium speed to beat together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, 2–3 minutes
- 10 tbsp. salted butter, softened
- 1 ⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
Cardamom-Laced Milk Chocolate Truffles
By CheeseDiva
MAKES ABOUT 50 CANDIES 1
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp. light corn syrup
- 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 12 oz. milk chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp. ground cardamom
Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches
By CheeseDiva
Instructions To make biscuits Preheat the oven to 450°F
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces but still very cold (1/2 stick), plus 1 tablespoon for the pan
- 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 12 biscuits
- 12 thin slices Cheddar cheese
- 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
- 6-8 slices warm, cooked bacon
*** Mim and Dude's Pan Seared Scallops
By CheeseDiva
We use whatever wine is open -- often even sparkling -- even Cognac
- 10 sea scallops
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons shallots, minced
- 1/4 cup white wine or sparkling or Cognac
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche - optional
- 1 tablespoon butter
Potato Gratin Stacks
By CheeseDiva
Preheat oven to 350° and grease a standard 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray
- 2 lb. peeled russet potatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 c. half-and-half (or whole milk)
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tsp. chopped thyme
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 c. finely grated Parmesan
- 1/2 c. shredded Gruyère
- 2 slices bacon, fried and crumbled
- fresh chopped parsley, for serving
Cannoli filling
By CheeseDiva
Drain your ricotta, if necessary, and place it in a medium sized bowl
- optional ingredients you can also add:
- 2 cups of whole milk Ricotta (drain with a strainer if it has excess liquid.)
- 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (can also use mini chocolate chips.)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbs lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon