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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars*****
By Gigirox
This will become a regular very quickly
- Topping:
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp water
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Tres Leches Coconut Cake Trifle
By Gigirox
This is a coconut lover’s dream
- Cake Ingredients:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- 5 egg whites
- 1/3 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- Milks Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk, minus 1/2 cup
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- Coconut Pastry Cream Ingredients:
- 1 can (14 fluid ounces) coconut milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch kosher salt
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Whipped Cream Ingredients:
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons icing sugar
- toasted coconut for assembly and topping
Spoon cookies
By Gigirox
Special equipment: a deep-bowled teaspoon (not a measuring spoon) [I used a measuring spoon! because I'm rebellious...
- 2 sticks (1 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt, slightly rounded
- 1/3 cup fruit preserves (your choice)
Broccoli Casserole****
By Gigirox
-Broccoli needs to be steamed or defrosted and drained depending on type you're using
- 1 # Broccoli florets (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese
- 1 cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Eggs beaten
- 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Ritz Crackers-crushed
- 2 T Butter for dotting
Brine Recipe****
By Gigirox
-Cook brine until the salt and sugar are dissolved
- 2 quarts stock
- 3/4 cup salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 T dry rosemary
- 1 T dry sage
- 1 T dry thyme
- _____________
- 2 quarts cold water added to help cool the brine
Shrimp -n- Avocado Ceviche****
By Gigirox
1. Place the shrimp and lime juice into a large bowl and stir to coat
- 2 lbs. large shrimp-peeled, deveined and chopped
- 3/4 cup lime juice
- 5 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 T diced red onion
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 avocado-diced
Pumpkin Custard****
By Gigirox
Preheat oven to 450* -Beat together sugar and egg yolks until pale in color
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 T flour
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 cups neck pumpkin
- 1/3 cup butter (melted)
- 3 egg whites
- 1-2 unbaked pie crusts: I find that if my pie pan is quite deep, I don't have enough custard to fill another pie of the same size, but I'll make a smaller pie or fill custard cups.
- I usually double the recipe so I can get nice big pies!
Pennsylvania Dutch Pot Pie*****
By Gigirox
Just like Grandma Katie's
- 1 Tb butter
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 med onion
- 2 stalks celery
- 2 carrots
- large pinch salt
- 2 quarts(homemade broth)
- S&P
- 1-4 # chicken
- 2 bay leaves
- 3-4 potatoes
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 Tb crisco
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- crisco
Spanish Style Brined Pork Tenderloin
By Gigirox
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring until the salt and sugar dissolve
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 cup kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 (1 1/2-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Cooking spray
- 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
Popcorn Ice Cream w/ Salted Caramel
By Gigirox
Ice Cream: -Heat the milk, cream, popcorn and half of the sugar in a saucepan until it's just below the boiling po...
- Ice Cream ingredients:
- 1 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 60 grams prepared buttered popcorn
- Salted butter caramel sauce ingrdients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 2/3 cups heavy cream
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 1/4 tsp fleur de sel or coarse sea salt (or to taste)