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White Hot Chocolate
By Dixie8686
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine white chocolate chips and heavy cream
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Vanilla whipped topping, for garnish
- Mint leaves, for garnish
Sunny's Easy Rosemary and Thyme Toasted Nuts
By Dixie8686
Directions In a large pan on medium heat, add the rosemary and thyme
- 2 tablespoons gently chopped fresh rosemary
- 9 to 10 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped and chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon hot Hungarian paprika
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 cup walnut halves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Sauteed Cabbage
By Dixie8686
Cut the cabbage in half and, with the cut-side down, slice it as thinly as possible around the core, as though you ...
- 1 small head white cabbage, including outer green leaves (2 1/2 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Herbed Orzo with Feta
By Dixie8686
Fill a large pot with water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and a splash of oil, and bring the water to a boil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Good olive oil
- 3/4 pound orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
- 1 cup minced scallions, white and green parts
- 1 cup chopped fresh dill
- 1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup medium-diced hothouse cucumber, unpeeled and seeded
- 1/2 cup small-diced red onion
- 3/4 pound good feta cheese, large-diced
Turkey and Mushroom Risotto
By Dixie8686
Recipes & Menus | recipes Turkey and Mushroom Risotto The best leftover recipe is risotto with turkey and wild mu...
- 8 cups Day-After Turkey Stock (click for recipe)
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, divided
- 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cups assorted fresh mushrooms (preferably wild, but white buttons will do), thinly sliced
- 2 cups arborio or carnaroli rice
- 1 cup shredded leftover turkey meat (optional)
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
Prosecco Punch
By Dixie8686
Directions Add to a large pitcher the white grape juice and pomegranate juice
- 2 quarts white grape juice
- 1 quart pomegranate juice
- 6 ounces fresh raspberries
- 1/2 pint pomegranate seeds
- One 1-liter bottle ginger ale
- 2 bottles prosecco
- Special equipment: muffin tins
Cranberry Fruit Conserve
By Dixie8686
Directions Cook the cranberries, sugar, and 1 cup of water in a saucepan over low heat for about 5 minutes, or unt...
- 1 (12-ounce) bag of fresh cranberries, cleaned
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 orange, zest grated and juiced
- 1 lemon, zest grated and juiced
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Chocolate-Hazelnut Dipped Fruit
By Dixie8686
Special equipment: 16 (4-inch) skewers or toothpicks Line a baking sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper
- 1/4 pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 16 1/2-inch chunks
- 2 medium bananas, peeled and cut into 16 1/2-inch slices
- 16 (1/2 cup) seedless red grapes
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted* see Cook's Note
Asian Grilled Salmon
By Dixie8686
Light charcoal briquettes in a grill and brush the grilling rack with oil to keep the salmon from sticking
- For the marinade:
- 1 side fresh salmon, boned but skin on (about 3 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons good soy sauce
- 6 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
Holiday Sticky Buns
By Dixie8686
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees f
- For the filling:
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped in very large pieces
- 1 package (17.3 ounces/ 2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, defrosted
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup cranberries
- 1/2 cup white raisin