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Chocolate Hazelnut Sorbet
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee, 2008
- 2 cups hot water
- 6 decaf chocolate hazelnut tea bags
- 1/2 cup chocolate syrup
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso (recommended: Medaglia D'oro)
- 2 tablespoons hazelnut liqueur (recommended: Frangelico)
- Fresh raspberries, for garnish
Green Green Spring Vegetables
By cirql8or
2006, Barefoot Contessa at Home, All Rights Reserved
- 1/4 pound French string beans (haricots verts), ends removed
- Kosher salt
- 1/4 pound sugar snap peas, ends and strings removed
- 1/4 pound asparagus, ends removed
- 1/2 pound broccolini, ends removed
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 3 large shallots, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Honey Mustard Chicken
By cirql8or
"'The whole family enjoys this saucy chicken served over rice, so I make it often,' says Heather Wray from Portvill...
- 4 (4 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can chicken gravy
- 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- Hot cooked rice
Orange Fizz Cocktail
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee
- 1 cup reserved blended orange mixture from Orange Cream Pop recipe
- 1 (1-liter) bottle seltzer water
- 4 Mandarin orange segments reserved from Orange Cream Pop recipe
- 4 ounces vanilla vodka, optional
Southern Italian Ratatouille
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced fresh wild or domestic mushrooms
- Gray salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 pound yellow squash, cut into 1/4-inch dice, about 1 1/2 cups
- 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 pound zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch dice, about 1 1/2 cups
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced leek, white part only
- 3/4 cup peeled, seeded, and chopped vine-ripened tomatoes, about 1/2 pounds
- 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach, sliced
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Sunny's Hard Lemonade
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson, 2008
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 cups ice
- 4 ounces vanilla-infused vodka, recipe follows*
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 lemon, sliced into rings
- 1 lime, sliced into rings
- 1 liter vodka
- 2 vanilla beans
Chocolate Fondue
By cirql8or
2007 Ellie Krieger, All rights reserved
- 1 banana
- 1 apple
- 1 (8-ounce) container strawberries, hulled
- 2 teaspoons orange juice
- 1/2 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup nonfat evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ounces dark chocolate, (60 to 70 percent cocoa solids) finely chopped
Balsamic Melon Salad
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee, 2008
- 4 cups packaged melon medley, cut into bite-size pieces (recommended: Ready Pac)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili seasoning
- 2 teaspoons freshly chopped basil leaves, about 4 leaves
Maple-Oatmeal Scones
By cirql8or
1999, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, All Rights Reserved
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats, plus additional for sprinkling
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 pound cold unsalted butter, diced
- 1/2 cup cold buttermilk
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 4 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk or water, for egg wash
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Marinated Pork Chop with Pineapple Salsa
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy The Neelys
- 1/4 teaspoon lime zest
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 small shallot, chopped
- 1 jalapeno, chopped and seeds removed
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Salt
- 1/2 pineapple, diced and cored, juices reserved
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1/2 red onion, minced
- 1/2 small jalapeno, diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
- 1 lime, juiced
- Salt and pepper
- 4 bone-in, center-cut pork chops