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Coffee "S'mores" Pie
By Dixie8686
Recipes & Menus | recipes Coffee "S'mores" Pie This sophisticated mashup of the campfire classic uses Nutella to ...
- 9 whole graham crackers, ground finely in a food processor
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons Nutella
- 1 ounce semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Grilled Vegetable Towers
By Dixie8686
Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill
- Six 1/2-inch-thick slices country-style bread
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Japanese eggplants, cut into sixteen 1/4-to-1/2-inch-thick rounds
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup goat cheese, at room temperature (4 ounces)
- Zest of 1 large lemon
- 16 jarred sun-dried tomatoes, drained
- Special equipment: 1 3/4-inch round cookie cutter; 8 toothpicks
Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
By Dixie8686
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- 3 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups chopped yellow onions (2 onions)
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 (28-ounce) canned plum tomatoes, with their juice
- 4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 quart chicken stock or water
Roasted Beet Salad
By Dixie8686
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
- 1 pound beets, roots and stems trimmed
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 shallots, peeled and halved
- 2 oranges
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 12 ounces mixed greens
- 2 to 3 tablespoons salted sunflower seeds
Pizza Dough
By Dixie8686
Put the water in a small bowl
- 1 1/2 cups warm water, 100 to 110 degrees F, plus extra as needed
- 1 (1/4-ounce) packet active dry yeast
- 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra as needed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
- Olive oil, for drizzling
Lemongrass-Basil Sherbet
By Dixie8686
Recipes & Menus | recipes Lemongrass-Basil Sherbet Creamier than sorbet and lighter than ice cream, sherbet is no...
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 cup chopped lemongrass (from about 2 stalks)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Endive and Blue Cheese Salad with Soy-Sherry Vinaigrette
By Dixie8686
Directions Combine the endive, apples, blue cheese, onions, walnuts and tarragon in a medium mixing bowl
- 4 cups finely julienned endive (store in cold water to prevent oxidation)
- 1/2 cup julienned peeled green apples
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 cup finely julienned red onions
- 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves
- 1/4 cup Soy-Sherry Vinaigrette, recipe follows
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup sherry vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped shallots
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup grapeseed oil
- Freshly cracked black pepper
Lemon Squares
By Dixie8686
For the crust: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 4 large eggs
- 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from about 2 large lemons)
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Homemade 3 Musketeers Bars
By Dixie8686
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 egg whites
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 (12 ounce) bags milk chocolate chips
Blue Cheese Cracker Mix
By Dixie8686
Ingredients 6 ounces blue cheese, melted 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted ¼ cup nonfat milk powder ¼ cup...
- 6 ounces blue cheese, melted
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup nonfat milk powder
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 4 cups Mini Ritz crackers
- 1 1/2 cups dried cherries