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Buttermilk Cake w/ Pears
By LisaMK
This recipe is from Food and Wine, Feb 2011
- Cake:
- 2 c cake flour
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1/2 c light brown sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 c buttermilk
- Pears:
- 5 pears
- 1 bottle Riesling (750 ml)
- 1 c water
- 1 c sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- 1 3 inch long strip of orange zest
- 3 star anise pods
- Frosting:
- 1 c creme fraiche
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- 1/4 c confec sugar
Spice Lentils w/ Mushrooms
By LisaMK
Food and Wine, Feb 2011
- 1/2 c lentils (will try the bag that heats up in 90 seconds.)
- 3 tbs evoo
- 1/2 lb shitake mushrooms, just caps 1/4 inch thickly-sliced
- salt
- 1 garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/8 turmeric
- 1/2 greens-swiss chard (leaves only) or arugula
- 1 tbs chopped parsley
Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Cookies
By LisaMK
Thie recipe is from the newspaper and shared by Ghirardelli
- 1 11.5 oz bag Ghirardelli 60% Bittersweet Cacao Chocolate chips
- 6 tbs unsalted butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 c sugar
- 1/3 c flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 bag 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 c 4 oz chopped walnuts
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
By LisaMK
This recipe is from the newspaper, submitted by Associated Press
- Cooking oil spray
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Zest of 1 orange
- 5 large carrots, grated
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Pan-Roasted Salmon with Tomato Vinaigrette
By LisaMK
This recipe is from Food & Wine, Ted Allen
- 1 pint heirloom grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
- 3 tbs red wine vinegar
- 1 tbs drained capers
- 1/2 coarse salt, plus more as needed
- 3 tbs evoo
- 4 (7 oz) salmon filets, center-cut, skin on
- black pepper
- 2 tbs canola oil
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbs minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tbs chopped fresh basil
Vanilla Bean Cake w/Salted Caramel Sauce
By LisaMK
This recipe is from Food and Wine, Dec
- Cake:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
- 3 tbs vanilla bean, seeds scraped
- 1 cup Salted Caramel Sauce
- Salted Caramel Sauce:
- 3/4 heavy cream
- 1/4 light corn syrup
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 tbs unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Crustless Pumpkin Pie
By LisaMK
This is a winner at Thanksgiving!! Published in the newspaper, by Beverly Bunch of VA Beach
- 1 16 oz can solid-pack pumpkin
- 1 12 oz can evaporated skim milk, undiluted
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp gound cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup graham cracker or vanilla wafer crumbs
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup fresh whipped cream
Creamy Broccoli Soup
By LisaMK
This recipe is from Food and Wine magazine by a Boston chef, Barbara Lynch
- 2 tbs evoo
- 1/2 white onion, chopped
- 3 small celery ribs, thinly sliced, about 1 c
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 lb broccoli, cut into florets
- 3 1/2 c water
- salt and ground pepper
Tiramisu
By LisaMK
This recipe is from the newspaper
- 1 c brewed espresso
- 1 c sugar
- 1/4 c plus 1 tbs coffee liqueur
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 lb mascarpone cheese
- 2 tbs sweet marsala
- 1 c heavy cream
- 40 ladyfingers
- 1/4 c cocoa
The Best Sausage & Peppers Recipe
By LisaMK
This recipe is from my husband, Paul, who was taught to cook by his Italian mother
- 2 tbs EVOO
- 3 lbs. Mild and/or hot Italian Sausage sliced 1/2 inch slices
- 3-4 bell peppers (red and yellow work best, but green are fine), sliced into 2-3 inch strips
- 1 vidalia onion, sliced and cut into 2-3 inch strips
- 1 28 oz. can whole tomatoes in puree
- 1 28 oz. can tomato puree
- 3 -4 leaves fresh basil
- 1-2 tbs oregano
- 1-2 tbs minced garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Pinch hot red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 - 3 oz. Cooking wine, like marsala total