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Amaretti Ice Cream Balls
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray, 2007
- 24 amaretti cookies
- 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
- 2 pints vanilla ice cream
- Chocolate sauce
- Whipped cream
Brandied Tarragon Cream Chicken (Chicken a la Vallee d'Auge), Camembert Rice with Warm Endive and Ap
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray, 2007
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 1/2 cups rice
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 4 ounces Camembert cheese, cut into small pieces
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup calvados or applejack brandy
- 6 large white mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves
- 3 endive
- 2 Golden Delicious apples
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons chopped chives
Mini Pineapple Cakes
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis, 2008
- 1 (3 1/2-pound) pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces* see Cook's Note
- 2 tablespoons pineapple juice plus 2/3 cup
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 egg whites
- 2/3 cup water
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box white cake mix (recommended: Betty Crocker Super Moist)
- Special Equipment: 6-cup mini Bundt pan
Chocolate Devil's Food Cupcakes
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Martin Howard, New York, NY
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 6 ounces butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Ganache, recipe follows
- Violet Buttercream, recipe follows
Risky Whiskey
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee, 2008
- 3 parts whisky
- 1/4 part maple syrup
- Splash sweet vermouth
- Splash lime juice
- Dash bitters
- Ice cubes
Bellini Cocktail
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello
- 4 tablespoons white peach puree
- 1 bottle Prosecco or Champagne, chilled (use sparkling juice or seltzer for a non-alcoholic cocktail)
Spicy Chicken Tenders with Honey-Mustard
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup Dijon or whole-grain mustard
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature, beaten
- 3 tablespoons hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders, halved lengthwise
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- Kosher salt
French Onion Soup
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Anne Burrell
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 large onions, thinly sliced from stem to root end
- Kosher salt
- 6 ounces dry sherry
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 bundle thyme
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 12 thin slices baguette
- 1/2 pound Gruyere, grated
- 1/2 bunch chopped chives
DoubleTree Hotel Chocolate Chip Cookies
By cirql8or
My mom worked at this hotel for years and we always had them around the house
- 1/2 c rolled oats
- 21/4 c all purpose flour
- 11/2 t baking soda
- 1 t salt
- 1/4 t cinnamon
- 1 c butter, softened
- 3/4 c brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 c granulated sugar
- 11/2 t vanilla
- 1/2 t lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 3 c semi-sweet, chocolate chips
- 11/2 c chopped walnuts
Cornish Game Hen with Bacon and Onions
By cirql8or
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007
- 2 (1 1/4 to 1 3/4 pounds) Cornish game hen
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 pieces thick-sliced bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 20 to 24 pearl onions