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Super Lemony Lemon Squares
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2004
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks), plus 1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
- 1 3/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for garnish
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon salt plus a pinch
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice, strained
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons limoncello, or other lemon-flavored liqueur, optional
Gina's Banana Cupcakes
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy The Neelys
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large ripe bananas, peeled, and mashed
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, (reserve some for garnish)
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
Peanut Buttery Chocolaty Cups
By cirql8or
1. In a medium bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, cracker crumbs, and sugar, stirring well
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 pound chocolate almond bark, melted and divided
Sunny's Easy Chicken and Dumplings
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson, 2009
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, plus 1 tablespoon
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 whole (5 to 6-pound) chicken, skin on, cut into 8 pieces, including neck
- 6 cups water
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 5 to 6 fresh thyme sprigs, plus
- 1 tablespoon chopped leaves
- Small bunch parsley stems, plus 1 tablespoon chopped leaves
- 2 fresh sage sprigs, plus 1 tablespoon chopped leaves
- 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 stalk celery, trimmed and halved crosswise
- 2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus
- 1 tablespoon 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
- Special equipment: Kitchen twine
Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Pork Chop with Cider Gravy, Sauteed Apples and Onions
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray, 2008
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- Salt
- 4 bone-in pork chops, 1-inch thick
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large onions, yellow or red, thinly sliced
- 2 Gala or Golden Delicious apples, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 lemon
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 rounded tablespoons orange marmalade
Tuscan Lemon Chicken
By cirql8or
2008, Barefoot Contessa, Back to Basics, All Rights Reserved
- 1 (3 1/2-pound) chicken, flattened
- Kosher salt
- 1/3 cup good olive oil
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, halved
Raspberry Filled Crepes
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 cubes
- 1 cup raspberry jam
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
Cola Spiced Whiskey Cake with Coke Fluid Gel
By cirql8or
Top Chef: Just Desserts, Season 1, Episode 2
- Cola Spice:
- 20 ea Whole Allspice
- 1 ea Star Anise
- 12 ea Black Peppercorns
- 1 tsp. Cocoa Nibs
- 1/8 tsp. Sea Salt
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 ea Vanilla Bean
- ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 5 ea Whole Cloves
- Cola Spiced Whiskey Cake:
- 500 g Butter
- 460 g Sugar
- 400 g Eggs
- 335 g Cake Flour
- 5 g Salt
- 10 g Baking Powder
- 2 tbsp Cola Spice
- Whiskey Soaking Syrup:
- 10 oz Water
- 8 oz Sugar
- 6 oz George Dickel’s Tennessee Whiskey
- 2 oz Butter
- Coca Cola Fluid Gel:
- 24 oz Coca Cola
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 oz Brown Sugar
- 2 g Citric Acid
- 8 g Agar Agar
- 2 g Xantham Gum
- Coke Sorbet:
- 1 lb Simple Syrup
- 1 can Coke
- 1 tbsp. Whiskey
- Dickel’s Tennessee Gelee:
- 10 oz Water
- 8 oz Sugar
- 6 oz Dickel’s Whiskey
- 16 g Silver sheet gelatin, bloomed
Grilled Corn with Basil Butter
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup basil leaves, plus more for garnish
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 ears corn, husked and kernels removed
- Sliced scallions, for garnish
Baked Rice Pudding
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg