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Chocolate Covered Strawberries
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Aaron McCargo Jr
- 1 cup pretzel rods
- 1 cup almonds
- 3 (4-ounce) bars semisweet chocolate, melted (recommended: Valrhona chocolate)
- 8 long-stemmed strawberries
Parmesan Taters
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Guy Fieri
- 5 cups frozen tater tots
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons crushed garlic
- 3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Orange Brownies
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure orange extract
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 recipe Orange Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 4 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
Plum Cake "Tatin"
By cirql8or
2004, Barefoot in Paris, All Rights Reserved
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing the dish
- 10 to 12 purple "prune" plums, cut in half and pitted
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Confectioners' sugar
Vanilla Gelato Bites with Chocolate and Hazelnuts
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
- 1 pint vanilla gelato or ice cream
- 1 (12-ounce) bag chocolate chips (about 2 cups)
- 1 cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts (about 5 ounces)
Horseradish Deviled Eggs
By cirql8or
"'People say, 'Wow!' when they taste these flavorful tangy deviled eggs,' confirms Ruth Roth of Linville, North Car...
- 6 hard-cooked eggs
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Dash pepper
- 1 dash paprika
Pork Panini with Two Cheeses Pickles and Watercress on Sourdough
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Robin Miller 2007
- Cooking spray
- 4 ounces soft herbed cheese (recommended: Boursin or Alouette)
- 8 slices sourdough bread, about 1/2-inch thick, sliced on a diagonal
- 12 to16 slices roasted pork, about 8 ounces
- 3/4 cup dill pickles, thinly sliced
- 1 cup watercress leaves, loosely packed
- 8 ounces Swiss cheese, thinly sliced
- Oil
Chiarello's Classic Omelet Technique
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello
- 3 large eggs per person
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, per omelet
- Melted butter, optional
- Spinaci alla Padella, recipe follows
- Grilled Red Onions, recipe follows
- Salami Bits, recipe follows
- Caponata "Agrodolce", recipe follows
Sopapillas
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Ingrid Hoffmann, 2008
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup warm water, plus more as needed
- Peanut oil, for frying
- Honey or cinnamon sugar, for serving
Cape Cod Chopped Salad
By cirql8or
2008, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, All Rights Reserved
- 8 ounces thick-cut bacon, such as Niman Ranch
- 8 ounces baby arugula
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup toasted walnut halves, coarsely chopped (see note)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 6 ounces blue cheese, such as Roquefort, crumbled
- 3 tablespoons good apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2/3 cup good olive oil