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Omelet Cups
By kmad
Preheat oven to 475 degrees
- 5 teaspoons unsalted butter
- 4 cups frozen hash browns (1 pound), thawed
- 6 large eggs, plus 2 large egg whites
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1/2 small red onion, diced small
- 1 small red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and diced small
- 4 ounces ham steak
- 3 ounces cheddar
Pistachio and Cherry Mexican Wedding Cakes
By kmad
Makes about 80 cookies
- 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar plus more for coating
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shelled unsalted natural pistachios (about 4 ounces), chopped
- 1 cup dried tart cherries or dried cranberries
- 3 1/3 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 2/3 cups sifted all purpose flour
Individual Butternut Squash Lasagna with Infused Bechamel
By kmad
Round slices of butternut squash are layered in with a creamy ricotta mixture and topped off with a sage, garlic an...
- BECHAMEL SAUCE:
- 1 large butternut squash
- 1 pound ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan or Romano cheese
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 egg
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cloves garlic
- 4 sage leaves
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Maryland Crab Cakes
By kmad
This delicious recipe for Maryland crab cakes was adapted from the June 2007 issue of Everyday Food
- 1 pound small-size fresh crabmeat, such as special or claw
- 1 pound large-size fresh crabmeat, such as jumbo lump or backfin
- 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons), plus wedges, for serving
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup fine saltine crumbs (from about 30 crackers)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Tartar Sauce
Banana-Caramel Shortcakes
By kmad
1.Heat oven to 425ºF. You’ll need a baking sheet
- Caramel Sauce
- 3 ⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp water
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1 ⁄2 cup heavy cream
- Shortcakes
- 11 ⁄3 cups flour
- 1 ⁄4 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 2 Tbsp plus 11⁄2 tsp sugar
- 11 ⁄2 tsp baking powder
- 1 ⁄4 tsp salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 ripe bananas
- 3 ⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 ⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
- Garnish: chopped walnuts
Graham Crackers
By kmad
Make the dough: Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with t...
- 2 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons (375 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour (a swap of 1/2 cup with whole wheat flour or 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour works well here, too)
- 1 cup (176 grams) dark brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 teaspoon (6 grams) baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt (4 grams)
- 7 tablespoons (3 1/2 ounces or 100 grams) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen
- 1/3 cup (114 grams) mild-flavored honey, such as clover
- 5 tablespoons (77 grams) milk, full-fat is best
- 2 tablespoons (27 grams) pure vanilla extract
- Topping (optional)
- 3 tablespoons (43 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) ground cinnamon
Fig Tart with Cream Cheese Filling
By kmad
This crust is a little harder to roll out than regular dough because it is more crumbly, so chill it first, which
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, slightly softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche
- 1 1/2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 pint black or purple figs, stemmed and quartered
- 1/4 cup fig or red-currant jam
- 2 tablespoons dry red wine
Seared Rack of Lamb with Pistachio Tapenade
By kmad
To make the pistachio tapenade: In a food processor combine the pistachios, olives, capers, garlic, herbs and puree
- 1/2 cup pistachios, shelled and toasted
- 1/2 cup pitted Cerignola olives
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped oregano leaves
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley leaves
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 (8-rib) rack of lamb
- Salt
Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn
By kmad
1. Put the popcorn in a very large bowl
- 9 cups plain popcorn
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Cherry Hand Pies
By kmad
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 cups fresh cherries, stemmed and pitted, or about 12 ounces frozen pitted cherries, unthawed
- 2/3 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 14-ounce package all-butter puff pastry (preferably Dufour), thawed in refrigerator
- Flour (for dusting)
- 1 large egg white
- 1 1/2 teaspoon raw sugar