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Olive Oil Chocolate Cake
By LisaMK
The recipe is from Health magazine
- 2/3 c evoo, plus more for greasing pan
- 6 tbs unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 c boiling water
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 c almond meal or 3/4 c plus 1 tbs flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- salt
- 1 c superfine sugar
- 3 eggs
Chocolate-Chunk Shortbread
By LisaMK
This recipe is from Food and Wine, December 2012
- Dipping:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp coarse salt (sea salt works beautifully)
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pan
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 oz bittersweet chopped chocolate (3/4 cup)
- 5 oz bittersweet chocolate melted
Eggplant Chutney
By LisaMK
This is great served over baked chicken breast or pork
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 medium eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch dice
- 2 tsp tomato paste
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 tomato diced
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1 tbs oregano chopped
Three-Cheese Cheesecake
By LisaMK
This recipe is from Food and Wine magazine
- Topping:
- Crust: 3 oz amaretti cookies (roughly about 20)
- 2 oz honey graham crackers (roughly about 4 whole sheets)coarsely crushed
- salt
- 5 tbs unsalted butter, melted
- Cake: 1 tsp unflavored powdered gelatin
- 3/4 c heavy cream, cold
- 2 8 oz pkgs. cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 c ricotta cheese
- 3/4 c sugar
- salt
- 1/4 c mascarpone cheese or sour cream
- 1/4 c lemon juice
- 3/4 honey
- 3 long rosemary sprigs
- 6 oz dried apricots
Pappardelle w/Clams, Turmeric & Habaneros
By LisaMK
From Food and Wine magazine, December 2011
- 8 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 2 tbs evoo
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 habanero chiles- 1 chopped w/seeds, 1 seeded and thinly sliced
- 2 cups packed whole basil leaves
- 1/2 cup chopped basil
- 1 tbs coarsley cracked black pepper
- 1/4 cup gin
- 1 cup bottled clam juice
- 4 dozen littleneck clams, scrubbed
- Finely grated zest of lime
- 2 tbs fresh lime juice
- 3/4 lb pappardelle
- 4 tbs unsalted butter
Chicken Green Beans & Potatoes Nicoise
By LisaMK
This is a great supper dish for the family
- 1 st tray:1/2 lb baby potatoes,halved and/or quartered, bite-sized
- 1/2 vidalia onion, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbs evoo
- salt and black pepper
- 2 nd tray: 1 lb green beans
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 small jar, nicoise olives
- 1 tbs evoo
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 tbs evoo
- salt and pepper
- dressing:1 shallot, sliced
- 2 tbs flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tsp taragon
- 1 tsp sage
- 1 tsp marjoram
- salt and pepper
- 2 tbs dijon mustard
- 1/4 to 1/3 evoo
Mississippi Mud Cake
By LisaMK
This recipe was sent to me by Southern Living
- Cake:
- 1 c chopped pecans
- 1 c unsalted butter
- 1 4oz. chopped semi-sweet choclate baking bar
- 2 c sugar
- 1 1/2 c all purpose flour
- 1/2 c unsweetened cocoa
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 10.5 oz mini marshmallows (bag)
- Chocolate frosting:
- 1/2 c unsalted butter
- 1/3 c unsweetened cocoa
- 1/3 c 2% milk
- 1 16 0z pkg powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
White Buttercream Frosting
By LisaMK
This recipe is for cupcakes, frost 12
- 6 tbs unsalted butter, softened
- 2 c confectioner's sugar, sifted
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- salt
- 2 tbs milk or heavy cream
Gnocchi Parisienne
By LisaMK
From Food & Wine, Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson,
- 2 1/4 c water, divided
- 1 1/4 c unsalted butter (10 oz) divided
- 3 1/4 tsp coarse salt
- 2 1/4 c flour (about 9 5/8 oz)
- 6 oz Comte cheese, grated (about 1 1/2 c), divided
- 7 large eggs
- 1/2 c chopped fresh chives, plus garnish
- 2 tbs chopped fresh sage, divided
- 1/4 c thinly sliced jambon de paris
Amaretto-Spiked Cookies
By LisaMK
This recipe is from Food and Wine, Dec
- 1 7 oz pkg pure almond paste, broken up
- 1 cup sugar
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbs amaretto
- 2 large egg whites
- pearl sugar for decorating