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Roasted Tomato Soup
By Taraespo
Food Network recipe
- 2 1/2 pounds fresh tomatoes (mix of fresh heirlooms, cherry, vine and plum tomatoes)
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 small yellow onions, sliced
- Vine cherry tomatoes for garnish, optional
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves, optional
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, optional
Brussel Sprouts - Roasted
By Taraespo
Never like Brussel Sprouts until I had them this way!
- 1 1/2 lbs brussel sprouts, trim ends and remove outer leaves
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
Penne Alla Vecchia Bettola
By Taraespo
A favorite at Nic & Toni's in the Hamptons - tweaked a little!
- 1/4 cup good olive oil
- 1 medium Spanish onion, chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 cup vodka
- 2 (28-ounce) cans peeled plum tomatoes
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 pound penne pasta
- 4 tablespoons fresh oregano
- 3/4 to 1 cup heavy cream
- Grated Parmesan cheese
Crab Dip
By Taraespo
Combine and serve with crackers
- 2 - 6 oz cans crab
- 1 T. minced onion
- juice of 1 med lemon
- 4 T. mayo
- 1 1/2 stick butter (room temp)
- 8 oz cream cheese (room temp)
- crackers
Shrimp Scampi, Baked
By Taraespo
This is so good and is easy to serve for company!
- 2 pounds (12 to 15 per pound) shrimp in the shell
- 3 tablespoons good olive oil
- 2 tablespoons dry white wine
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 teaspoons minced garlic (4 cloves)
- 1/4 cup minced shallots
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 extra-large egg yolk
- 2/3 cup panko (Japanese dried bread flakes)
- Lemon wedges, for serving
- Linguine
Italian Antipasto Tray
By Taraespo
Wrap prosciutto around melon and arrange on big platter
- prosciuitto
- 1 large ripe cantaloupe
- Long cheesy breadsticks
- good Salami slices
- ripe tomatoes
- fresh mozzarella
- pesto
- salt and pepper
- Basil
Clam Dip - Baked
By Taraespo
Sooo good and so much easier to make than baked clams!
- 3 - 6 oz cans minced clams
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 stick butter
- 1 onion, minced
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/8 tsp Tabasco
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 T. parmesan
- Paprika
- lemon slices
- crackers
Prime Rib
By Taraespo
Pioneer Women's
- 10-14 lb boneless rib-eye roast
- 4 T tricolor peppercorns
- 3 sprigs rosemary
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 1/3 c. kosher salt
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 c. olive oil
Whiskey Cake
By Taraespo
Beat cake and put in prepared angel food cake pan or bundt pan, bake for 50 minutes at 350
- Cake
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 box vanilla instant pudding
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 c. oil
- 1 c. milk
- 1 oz. whiskey
- Glaze
- 1 stick butter
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. whiskey
Halibut with lemons and caper sauce
By Taraespo
Paste: In samall bowl whisk all ingredients, rub the halibut fillets on all sides with the paste, cover with plast...
- Paste:
- 4 halibut filets, about 6 oz each and 1 1/4" thick
- 2 T. olive oil
- 1 T. Italian parsely, chped finely
- 1 tsp. lemon zest, grated
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- Sauce:
- 2 T. olive oil
- 2 T. fresh lemon juice
- 2 T. oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, finely chpd
- 2 T. capers
- 1 T. Italian parsely, finely chpd
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt