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Grilled Cheese
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence
- 8 slices country-style white bread, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- 12 ounces farmhouse Cheddar, sliced
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 12 slices bacon, cooked to desired doneness
- 1 green apple, thinly sliced
- Dijon mustard
Creamy Chocolate Pudding Parfait
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee
- 4 cups whole milk
- 2 (2.75-ounce) packages cook and serve vanilla pudding
- 1 (11-ounce) bag white chocolate chips, 1-ounce reserved for garnish
- 1 (11-ounce) bag dark chocolate chips, 1-ounce reserved for garnish
- 1 (11-ounce) bag milk chocolate chips, 1-ounce reserved for garnish
Herb Roasted Potatoes
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Anne Burrell
- 1 pound new potatoes, assorted varieties and colors are great
- 6 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped sage
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt
- Extra-virgin olive oil
World's Best Pasta Sauce!
By cirql8or
"Well, my Lasagna has become quite popular, and I think the sauce from that makes amazing meat sauce as well
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, sliced
- 3/4 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 2 (6.5 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Spinach Gratin
By cirql8or
, 2001, Barefoot Contessa Parties!, All rights reserved
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 4 cups chopped yellow onions (2 large)
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups milk
- 3 pounds frozen chopped spinach, defrosted (5 (10-ounce) packages)
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup grated Gruyere cheese
Sweet Rose
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee, 2008
- 1 part red wine, preferably merlot
- 1/2 part seltzer water
- 1 shot peach schnapps
Colorado River of Cheese and Macaroni
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Patrick Rhea, owner of Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket in Willowbrook, IL
- Basic Bechamel Sauce, recipe follows
- 2 ounces dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 4 cups (2 pounds) shredded sharp Cheddar, divided (aged no more than 30 days as a longer aged cheese can make your sauce oily)
- 1 cup (1/2 pound) shredded Asiago, divided
- 1 cup (1/4 pound) grated Parmesan, divided
- 8 cups (2 pounds) elbow macaroni
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature, divided
- 1/2 (2 ounces) medium onion, finely diced
- 10 cups (2 1/2 quarts) whole milk
- 3/4 teaspoon iodized salt
- 3/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Pork Ramen Alfredo-College Dorm Special
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Robert Irvine
- 2 packages pork ramen noodles
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
- 1 teaspoon minced parsley leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Chocolate Banana Pie
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
- 2 to 3 ripe bananas
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 4 (1-cup volume each) 4-inch diameter mini pie crusts (graham cracker or shortbread)
- Whipped cream
- Dried banana chips, crushed
- White chocolate, shaved, optional for garnish
Quintessential Mac N Cheese
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Melissa Mayer, San Diego, CA, 2007
- 5 cloves chopped garlic, plus 3 cloves whole garlic
- 3 bay leaves
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoons paprika, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3 quarts water, boiling
- 1 pound dry elbow macaroni
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- Olive oil, to taste
- 1 pound aged sharp Cheddar
- 3/4 cup white Cheddar
- 3 ounces Asiago
- 3 ounces Pecorino
- 3 ounces Gorgonzola
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup creme fraiche
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 lemon, juiced, 1/2 lemon, zested
- 2 teaspoons finely ground Mediterranean sea salt
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 3 organic eggs, beaten
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 lemon, zested
- 2 ounces basil leaves
- 2 ounces raw pine nuts
- 1-ounce feta cheese
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup creme fraiche
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- French bread, cut diagonally
- Unsalted butter, as needed