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CHAI
By SMSchreiber
- Ingredients:
- 2 * 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
- 8 * 8 allspice berries
- 4 * 4 whole cloves
- 2 * 2 peppercorns
- 4 * 4 cups water
- 16 * 16 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
- 4 * 4 slices fresh ginger, lightly crushed
- 2 * 2 tea bags or 1 Tbs. black tea
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup milk, or to taste
- 3 * 3 Tbs. honey, or to taste
SWEET BASIL SMOOTHIE
By SMSchreiber
Who knew a smoothie could be so sophisticated? Basil and lemon syrup make this much more refined than the usual ban...
- INGREDIENTS
- For lemon simple syrup
- • 1 cup sugar
- • Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- For smoothie
- • 1 1/4 cups plain yogurt
- • 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves
- • 1 1/2 cups lemon simple syrup
- • 1 cup ice
White Chocolate Creme Brulee
By SMSchreiber
To prepare the vanilla bean, place it on a cutting board
- Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 * 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 * 1/2 vanilla bean, split, seeds removed and
- reserved
- 4 * 4 oz. white chocolate, chopped
- 3 * 3 egg yolks
- 4 * 4 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. sugar
- * Raspberries for garnish (optional)
Hoppin' John 5
By SMSchreiber
Putting it all together..
- 1 lb package dry or frozen Black Eye Peas
- Seasoning meat like ham, thick bacon or sausage - cooked
- 1 medium diced onion (1 cup)
- 1 bell pepper (1 cup)
- 3 stalks diced celery
- 1 jalapeno (diced & no seeds)
- 1 can Rotel Tomatoes
- 1 t Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 t ground Thyme
- 1/2 t ground cumin
- 4-6 cups stock (vegetable or chicken)
- Chopped green onions for garnish
- 2 T canola oil
- 2 cups cooked long grain white rice (1 cup rice, 2 cups water, 20 mins on low heat)
Peach-Almond Cobble
By SMSchreiber
This homey cobbler is the perfect summer dessert, especially when topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dol...
- Ingredients:
- For the topping:
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 * 1⁄2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 * 1⁄2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 * 1⁄4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 * 1⁄2 tsp. salt
- 3 * 3 Tbs. minced crystallized ginger*
- 1 * 1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped toasted almonds
- 10 * 10 Tbs. (1 1⁄4 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut
- into 1-inch pieces
- 1 * 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- For the filling:
- 5 * 5 lb. firm but ripe peaches, peeled and halved
- 3 * 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 Tbs. cornstarch
- 1 * 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
- 1 * 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 * 1⁄2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise (optional)
- * Vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream
- for serving
Pears in Puff Pastry (Feuilleté de Poires)
By SMSchreiber
The pear halves look beautiful framed in their puff pastry casings
- Ingredients:
- 3 * 3 pears, with stems intact
- 2 * 2 cups sugar
- 4 * 4 cups plus 3 Tbs. water
- 3 * 3 Tbs. sweet white wine
- 1 * 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 6 * 6 tsp. marzipan or 6 pitted dates or prunes
- (optional)
- 3/4 * 3/4 lb. puff pastry, homemade (see related
- recipe at left) or purchased
- 1 * 1 egg, beaten with 1 Tbs. milk
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup apricot jam
Classic Pecan Tart
By SMSchreiber
The pecan tree grows wild in many areas of the temperate South
- Ingredients:
- For the pastry dough:
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups soft winter-wheat flour, such as
- White Lily brand, or cake flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup cold solid vegetable shortening
- 4 * 4 Tbs. (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut
- into small cubes
- 3 to 6 * 3 to 6 Tbs. ice water
- For the filling:
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3 * 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 * 2 Tbs. bourbon (optional)
- 1 * 1 Tbs. grated orange zest
- 1 * 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 * 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 * 1 cup pecan halves, plus 1/3 cup coarsely
- chopped pecans
Puff Pastry
By SMSchreiber
Dishes made with puff pastry look very grand, but preparing the pastry appears far more difficult than it actually ...
- Ingredients:
- 3 1/4 * 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- * Pinch of salt
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room
- temperature, plus 4 sticks cold
- unsalted butter
- 1 * 1 cup water
Crepes with Sautéed Apples and Caramel Sauce
By SMSchreiber
This crepe batter can be used for sweet as well as savory dishes
- Ingredients:
- For the crepes:
- 1 * 1 egg
- 1 * 1 cup low-fat milk
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 5 * 5 Tbs. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. canola oil
- For the filling:
- 2 * 2 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 3 * 3 Golden Delicious apples, cored and cut
- lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1 * 1 Tbs. granulated sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup caramel sauce
- 8 * 8 tsp. unsalted butter
- * Confectioners' sugar for dusting
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup heavy cream whipped with 1 Tbs.
- granulated sugar
Profiteroles with Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce
By SMSchreiber
This elegant dessert is easy to assemble in stages
- Ingredients:
- For the chocolate sauce:
- 6 * 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped, or
- semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup half-and-half or milk
- 1 * 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1 * 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 40 * 40 small choux, cooled (see related
- recipe at left)
- 1 * 1 quart vanilla bean, coffee or toasted almond
- ice cream (see related recipe at left)