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Pomegranate Gelatin
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2006
- 2 cups pomegranate juice, not from concentrate
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
Sweet Cherry Tea
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Jason Keefe
- 1/2-ounce sweet tea flavored vodka (recommend: FireFly)
- 1/2-ounce cherry schnapps liqueur
- Dash cherry juice
- Splash lemonade
- Ice
- Michigan cherries, for garnish
Southern Biscuits
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 9 1/4 ounces all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 ounce unsalted butter, chilled
- 2 tablespoons shortening
Steak Au Poivre
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Peter Aitkin, owner of the Black Duck Cafe in Westport, CT
- 1-ounce all-purpose flour
- 1-ounce butter
- 8 ounces beef stock
- 1 tablespoon crushed peppercorns
- 14 to 16-ounces New York strip steak, trimmed
- 1-ounce olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped shallots
- Pinch minced garlic
- 2 ounces brandy
- 2 ounces heavy cream
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Freshly chopped parsley leaves
Throwdown's Toasted Coconut Cake with Coconut Filling and Coconut Buttercream
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay, 2008
- 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons coconut rum (recommended: Malibu)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup coconut custard (recipe above), cold
- 3/4 cup very cold heavy cream
- 3 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup coconut custard (recipe above) (cold)
- Pinch fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons softened butter, for pans
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour, plus more for pans
- 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces, slightly cold
Camembert Mashed Potatoes
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
- 2 1/2 pounds small potatoes, halved or quartered, such as Yukon gold
- Salt
- 1/3 pound wedge ripe Camembert cheese, diced
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup milk or half-and-half
- 1 lemon, zested
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chives
Grilled Chicken with Garlic-Herb Dressing and Grilled Lemon
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence, 2007
- 2 heads garlic, cut in 1/2 horizontally
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 whole fresh thyme sprigs, plus leaves from 6 sprigs
- 2 lemons, juiced, plus 2 lemons, halved
- 1 About 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped
- 1 (4 to 4 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into 10 pieces
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 heads radicchio, preferably Treviso, cut into quarters
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Honey-Teriyaki Chicken Fingers with Sesame Seeds with Sesame Cellophane Noodles and Snap Peas
By cirql8or
, 2006, Robin Miller, All rights reserved
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds, lightly toasted
- 8 ounces cellophane noodles, soaked in hot water until tender
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 4 cups snap peas, steamed
Frozen Watermelon-Cilantro Slushy
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
- 1 small watermelon, approximately 2 pounds, cleaned and cut into 2-inch chunks and frozen
- 2 1/2 jiggers white tequila
- 1/2 jigger grenadine
- 2 jiggers simple syrup (equal amounts of sugar and water, heated until the sugar dissolves; cool)
- 1 jigger freshly squeezed lemon juice, about 1 lemon
- 1 jigger freshly squeezed lime juice, about 2 limes
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1/4 cup firmly packed cilantro leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
- 1 lime, sliced thinly into wheels, for garnish
Tomato Kabobs
By cirql8or
2006, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved
- Good olive oil
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper