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Sweet Corn Ice Cream with Blackberry Sauce
By mirandavoegeli
Using a chef’s knife, cut the kernels off the corn cobs
- 4 ears of fresh sweet corn, husks and silk removed
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup heavy cream, plus more as needed
- 2/3 cup plus 1/2 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 1/2 pints blackberries
- 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Grasshopper Squares
By mirandavoegeli
Make Brownie Layer: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Brownie Layer:
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
- 10 1/2 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not extra-bitter or unsweetened and no more than 60% cacao if marked), finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Mint Ganache:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 10 oz fine-quality white chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons green creme de menthe
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Chocolate Ganache:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 10 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped
Chiles Rellenos with Corn-and-Okra Succotash
By mirandavoegeli
Preheat the oven to 350°
- 1 head of garlic, halved crosswise
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for rubbing
- 10 poblano chiles
- 3 ounces thickly sliced bacon, cut into small dice ( 1/2 cup)
- 2 ounces dry Spanish chorizo, cut into small dice
- 2 ears of corn, kernels cut off
- 1/2 medium red onion, cut into small dice
- 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into small dice
- 1 celery rib, minced
- 1/2 pound okra, sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick (about 2 cups)
- 1/2 teaspoon Tim Love's Wild Game Rub (guajillo or ancho powder, cumin, thyme, rosemary)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 6 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups)
Peppercorn Beef with Gorgonzola Cheese
By mirandavoegeli
Preheat the oven to 400. Generously season the tenderloin steaks with salt and pat the crushed peppercorns all over...
- Four 5-ounce trimmed beef tenderloin steaks, about 2 inches thick
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon crushed black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 pound Gorgonzola cheese, cut into pieces
Grandma Martha's Chocolate Roll
By mirandavoegeli
Preheat the oven to 350. Lightly butter a 10-by-15-inch jelly-roll pan and line it with wax paper
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
- 6 large eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Unsweetened cocoa, for sifting
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- Candied flowers such as violets,
- for garnish (optional)
Tomato Water Bloody Mary
By mirandavoegeli
Adapted from Todd Thrasher
- 4 large beefsteak tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 serrano chile, roughly chopped
- 1/4 red onion, roughly chopped
- 3-inch piece of lemongrass, tough outer leaves removed and roughly chopped
- small pinch sugar
- large pinch salt
- 1/2 lime
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 orange
- 2 18-inch-square pieces cheesecloth
- Ice
- 16 ounces tomato water
- 6 ounces Grey Goose Le Citron (or any citrus vodka)
- 4 cherry tomatoes for garnish
Warm Fennel-and-Parmesan Dip
By mirandavoegeli
Make It Now Make-Ahead Appetizers Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 fennel bulbs, trimmed and cut into 1-inch wedges
- 4 garlic cloves, slightly crushed
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese
Pistachio Baklava with Orange-Cardamom Syrup
By mirandavoegeli
Simmer 1 3/4 cups sugar and orange juice in saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar
- 1 3/4 cups plus 8 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 1/4 cups fresh orange juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 12 ounces shelled pistachios, toasted (scant 3 cups)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- 30 14x9-inch sheets fresh phyllo pastry or frozen, thawed (from one 16-ounce package)
- Powdered sugar (optional)
Green Beans with Pesto
By mirandavoegeli
Steam green beans in a steamer over boiling water for 4? minutes
- 2 cups, trimmed and cut green beans
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 small clove garlic
- 2 TBS olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Caramelized Apple Clafoutis with Brillat-Savarin
By mirandavoegeli
Preheat the oven to 375°
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 Golden Delicious apples—peeled, cored and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche
- 2 tablespoons Calvados
- Soft ripened cheese, such as Brillat-Savarin, for serving