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French Press Cold Brew Coffee
By CheeseDiva
Add 2 cups of coarsely ground coffee to your french press Add 4 cups of (filtered) water on top Stir! Place pla...
- 2 c coarsely ground coffee
- 4 c. filtered water
Tennesse Cowboy Casserole
By CheeseDiva
In a skillet cook your chopped onions until soft and slightly browned, add in your garlic and let simmer for about...
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 med. onion (chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 can corn (drained)
- 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
- 4 tbs sour cream
- 1 bag frozen tater tots
Sinangag - Philippine
By CheeseDiva
Stir vinegar, chile flakes, 1 tbsp
- 1 ⁄2 cup white vinegar
- 1 ⁄4 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
- 14 cloves garlic, minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 ⁄3 cup canola oil
- 4 cups cold cooked white rice
- 1 scallion, thinly sliced, for garnish
- Fried eggs, for serving
Corn Meal Crusted Onion Rings
By CheeseDiva
Submerge onions in a bowl of ice water; soak 30 minutes
- 2 large sweet onions, such as Vidalia, sliced crosswise 1⁄2" thick and separated into rings
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 1 ⁄2 cup milk
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 ⁄3 cup cornstarch
- 3 tbsp. baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 tbsp. seasoned salt, such as Lawry's, plus more to taste
- Canola oil, for frying
Lee Brothers Sunday Fried Chicken
By CheeseDiva
At least four hours (up to eight hours) before you begin frying, combine the water and salt in a very large bowl, s...
- recipe Lee Bros. All-Purpose Fry Dredge (combine the following):
- 1 qt water
- 1/3 c salt
- about 3 c peanut oil, lard, or sunflower oil (what I used)
- 1/2 c all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp stone-ground cornmeal
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 3 lbs chicken legs and thighs (about 6 legs and 6 bone-in thighs)
Chocolate Babka
By CheeseDiva
Step 1 Make the Dough In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the sugar and salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, preferably King Arthur
- 1 /3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1 cup whole milk, warmed
- 1 packet dry active yeast
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk
- 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, at room temperature
- Filling
- 9 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 1/2 cups finely ground chocolate wafer cookies
- 3 tablespoons honey
- Glaze
- 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 4 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- How to Make It
- Step 1 Make the Dough
- Step 2
- Step 3 Make the filling
- In a large heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, melt both chocolates with the butter, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Let cool to room temperature, then stir in the cookie crumbs and honey.
- Step 4
- Step 5
- Step 6
- Step 7 Make the glaze
- In a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, melt both chocolates with the butter; stir until smooth. Stir in the corn syrup. Spread the glaze on top of the warm babkas and let stand until set, about 30 minutes.
Mushroom Marsala & Gruyere Bruschetta
By CheeseDiva
Preheat oven to 425 degrees Place the baguette slices on a sheet pan and brush each one with olive oil or use oliv...
- 1 loaf of baguette, sliced into 1/2 inch 24 slices
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup sliced white mushrooms
- 2 cups sliced cremini mushrooms
- 1 cup sliced oyster mushrooms
- 3/4 cup chopped shallots
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tsp herbs of Provence
- 1/3 cup Marsala or Madeira wine
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp coarse ground pepper
- 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese
- 1 tbsp chopped chives or parsley for garnish
Doughnut Grilled Cheese Sandwich {recipe}
By CheeseDiva
We can’t be sure how the original Grilled Cheese Doughnut made its way into our knowledge, but once we found abou...
- 1 tablespoon each grapeseed (or olive) oil for frying
- 1 glazed doughnut
- 1 tablespoon softened butter
- 1-2 slices cheddar cheese (shredded cheese is a sub-optimal option here since it will fall through the doughnut hole and probably melt too fast)
- salt to taste
Banana Granola Bowls
By CheeseDiva
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, add maple syrup and almond butter
- 1/3 cups maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- 1/4 cups coconut oil
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups oats
- Yogurt
- Berries
Beef Wellington-Ultimate
By CheeseDiva
To make the Duxelles: Add mushrooms, shallots, garlic, and thyme to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped
- For the Beef:
- Duxelle
- 3 3 1/2 pints (1 1/2 pounds) white button mushrooms
- 2 2 2 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 4 4 4 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 2 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 2 2 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 2 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1 1 (3-pound) center cut beef tenderloin (filet mignon), trimmed
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 12 12 slices 12 thin slices prosciutto
- 6 6 6 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves only
- 2 2 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- Flour, for rolling out puff pastry
- 1 1 1 pound puff pastry, thawed if using frozen
- 2 2 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- Minced chives, for garnish
- Green Peppercorn Sauce, recipe follows
- Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
- Warm Wilted Winter Greens, recipe follows
- Green Peppercorn Sauce:
- 2 2 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 2 2 shallots, sliced
- 2 2 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 3 3 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 1 1 1 cup brandy
- 1 1 1 box beef stock
- 2 2 2 cups cream
- 2 2 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup green peppercorns in brine, drained, brine reserved