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Eggnog Ice Cream
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 pint whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 3 ounces bourbon
Grilled Corn Salad
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Danny Boome, 2008
- 2 ears corn
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing
- 1 tomato, seeded and diced
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1 cup mixed greens
- 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Wet and Slippery
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Jan Birnbaum
- 1.5 ounces spiced rum
- Crushed ice
- 1/2 bottle birch, root, or ginger beer, chilled
- 1 lime wedge
Gingerbread Cookies with Royal Icing
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee, 2007
- 1 package sugar cookie mix
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 cup dark molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Royal Icing
- 2 large egg whites or 5 tablespoons meringue powder
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- Food coloring, if desired
Milk Chocolate Banana Pudding
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
- 3 cups whole milk
- 3 ounces good-quality milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 1-ounce unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 ounces thin chocolate wafer cookies (recommended: Nabisco)
- 4 large bananas, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 2 cups sweetened whipped cream
- Milk chocolate shavings, for garnish
Rapid Ragu
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007
- 2 tablespoons garlic oil
- 1 cup cubed pancetta
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1/4 cup caramelized onions *available at gourmet and specialty stores as Onion Confit, or recipe follows
- 1/3 cup Marsala
- 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1/3 cup green lentils
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup grated red Leicester or Cheddar, optional
Holiday Party Punch
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee
- 4 cups cranberry juice
- 1 bottle sparkling cider
- 1 liter gingerale
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, about 2 lemons
- 12 ounces vodka, optional
- 1 orange, sliced
Fried Mini Cubans
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2008
- Oil, for frying
- 1 cans large buttermilk biscuits
- Flour, for rolling
- Egg wash
- 1 recipe Daisy's Mojo Ribs, shredded, recipe follows
- 8 ounces Swiss, shredded
- 1 jar kosher dill pickles, chopped
- 1/4 pound thinly sliced ham, cut into pieces
- Mustard, for dipping
- 1 cup extra-virgin or virgin olive oil
- 10 large cloves fresh garlic, room temperature, peeled, chopped, and sliced
- 1/4 cup yellow onion, peeled, very finely minced
- 1/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice, preferable bitter orange
- 1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 3 country-style ribs, boneless
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Good Eats Beef Stew
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried herbs, any combination of thyme, oregano and rosemary
- 3 pounds English-cut short ribs
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 pound red potatoes, unpeeled and diced small
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
Spaghetti and Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large Spanish onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed with some kosher salt to make a paste
- 2 (28-ounce) cans plum tomatoes and their juices, pureed in a blender
- 1 (16-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 small bunch Italian parsley
- 1 Cubano chile pepper, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 recipe Meatballs, recipe follows
- 1 recipe Spaghetti, recipe follows
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1/2 pound ground veal
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped and sauteed
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup finely chopped Italian parsley leaves
- 1 cup pure olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 12 cups water
- Salt
- 1 pound #8 or #9 spaghetti
- Freshly grated Parmesan