Ingredients Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 1 pound medium or jumbo asparagus, trimmed Unsalted butter Preparation Bring 1 inch salted water to a boil in a large skillet. Add asparagus in one layer. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes for medium and 7 minutes for jumbo. Drain, and transfer to a serving platter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and top with a pat of butter. Related Video
Ingredients 6 medium-size sweet potatoes (about 3 pounds) 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted 1/3 cup orange juice 1/2 cup bourbon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice Preparation Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water to cover 30 minutes or until tender or roast. Drain. Let cool to touch; peel and mash potatoes. Combine mashed sweet potato, brown sugar, and next 5 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until smooth....
Ingredients Foil or paper-lined baking cups - fancy silver or gold ones look great 18 Vanilla Wafers (Nabisco Nilla Wafers) 3 8 ounce packages Philadelphia cream cheese (softened) 3/4 Cup Sugar 1 Tablespoon lemon juice 1 1/4 teaspoons grated lemon peel 3/4 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs (room temperature) Preparation Place wafers, flat side down on bottom of each of 18 foil or paper-lined baking cups. Combine cream cheese, sugar, juice, peel and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended....
Ingredients Coarse salt, to taste 2 cups fava beans (from 1 1/2 pounds of pods) 20 baby spring onions or pearl onions 2 lemons 24 baby artichokes 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium shallot, minced 1 cup homemade or low-sodium store-bought chicken stock 1/2 cup dry white wine Freshly ground pepper, to taste Preparation Fill a large bowl with ice water. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil....
Ingredients 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly crushed black pepper, finely ground 1 large garlic clove, minced 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Preparation In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the honey, balsamic, mustard, salt, pepper and garlic. Add the oil and whisk thoroughly to combine. Continue whisking until the dressing is fully emulsified. Related Video
Ingredients 1 cup of sugar 1/2 c butter 3 very ripe bananas 2 eggs 1 1/4 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup crushed walnuts Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar and butter; add bananas and eggs (beaten). Sift flour, salt and baking soda 3 times. Blend and add to banana mixture. Pour batter into a 9x5 in loaf pan and bake for 55 min....
Ingredients 1 cup of beans 4 cups of water Preparation Mix beans with water and boil
Ingredients PRIME RIB ROAST–rub with pepper completely surround with thin strips of fat and tie and put in deep pan. Meat must be COMPLETELY encased in rock salt to thickness of 3/4 inch or more. (A good way to handle this is to make a casing of heavy foil for the salt. Start with 3/4 inch salt in bottom and set meat on this. Then fill foil casing around meat along sides and over the top...
Ingredients 1 chuck-eye roast, boneless, 3 to 4 pounds, aged if possible and tied crosswise every inch, then tied lengthwise once or twice Table salt and ground black pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 113 cup red wine, preferably full flavored 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth or low-sodium beef broth Preparation Heat oven to 250 degrees. Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper as desired. Heat oil over medium-high heat in Dutch –oven or large, heavy, ovenproof pot....
Ingredients 1 bottle red wine 21/2 lb stewing beef 3 cl garlic smashed 1 lb carrots 2 lg onions 2 cl garlic chopped 1/2 lb mushrooms 2 st celery 2 parsnips 1/2 c dried tomatoes 2 lb potatoes(baby yukon gold, halved, not peeled) 2 tb wochestershire 1 tb salt 2 ts pepper 1 bay leaf 1 sprig rosemary 2 c beef soup stock Preparation Marinate meat in wine and garlic overnight....
Ingredients Preparation 30 min 30 min Step 3 Whisk together flour, salt, zest, and pepper in a bowl until combined, then add beer, whisking until smooth. Step 4 Heat 3 inches oil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat until it registers 375°F on thermometer. Step 5 Submerge asparagus spears in batter to coat. Working in batches of 10, drag 1 at a time gently against rim to remove excess batter, then transfer to oil and fry, stirring gently to keep asparagus from sticking together, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes....
Ingredients 1 Tablespoon soy sauce 1 Tablespoons Black Bean Garlic Sauce 2 Tablespoons sweet chili sauce 1 Tablespoon plus 3/4 cup chicken broth 2 Tablespoons olive or peanut oil 1 cup red or white onion, thinly sliced 1 small green bell pepper, thinly sliced 10 oz. to 1 lb beef, sliced thinly into bite sized pieces Preparation Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the onion and pepper....
Ingredients 6 ounces cold Guinness beer 6 ounces cold champagne (or sparkling wine) Preparation Pour into mug over a spoon to keep from creating too much foam. Serve very cold.
Ingredients 1 T Old Bay Seasoning 1/4 t cayenne pepper 1/4 t white pepper 1/8 t chili powder 1/8 t garlic powder Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Pepper Jack Cheese Preparation Pre-heat the oven to 350 F. Mix the Old Bay, cayenne, white pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder together. This is your dry rub blackening. Rub the mixture into the chicken. The more seasoning the spicier it will be. Pan fry the chicken on high heat in some kind of fat like butter or olive oil....
Ingredients All-purpose flour, for dusting Pate Brisee 8 cups (about 4 pints) blueberries, picked over 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1 large egg yolk 1 tablespoon heavy cream Preparation On a lightly floured piece of parchment paper, roll out one disk of dough to a 12-inch round. With a dry pastry brush, sweep off excess flour; fit dough into a 9-inch glass pie plate, pressing it into edges....
Ingredients 8 c water 1/4 c sliced onion 1 clove garlic 1 bay leaf 2 celery stalks with leaves Little salt 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1/2 lemon with peel, sliced 3 lbs shrimp Preparation Simmer all but lemon and shrimp for 10 minutes. Add lemon and shrimp. Cook shrimp until pink. Serve with cocktail sauce
Ingredients Dressing: 2" Piece of fresh ginger, peeled 3 scallions 1 small carrot, peeled & cut into chunks 2T. Raw Honey 2T. White (Shiro) Miso 1/4 C. Raw Tahini 2t. Roasted sesame oil Juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange 1/4C. Brown Rice Vinegar 1 sm. clove of garlic 1t. Tamari or Soy Sauce 1T. Fresh ground roasted peanut butter Carrot-Daikon Salad: 3 Carrots, peeled 1 3" length of peeled daikon radish....
Ingredients 1/4 cup - Melted butter 2 each - Bermuda onions, diced 2 cups - Celery 1 bag - Stuffing mix 1 batch - Cornbread 2 large eggs - Beaten well 2 teaspoons - Baking powder 1 cup - Black walnuts, chopped Pepper - to taste Milk - to moisten Preparation Ingredients can be combined ahead of time, except for the eggs, butter and milk. Best if prepared just before placing the turkey in the oven....
Ingredients 2 large bananas 1 1/3 cups vanilla ice cream 1/4 cup caramel topping 1/3 cup coarsely chopped cinnamon-coated almonds Preparation Cut each banana in half crosswise and then in half lengthwise to make 8 quarters. Place 2 banana quarters in each of 4 stemmed glasses or individual serving bowls. Top each serving with 1/3 cup ice cream and 1 tablespoon caramel topping; sprinkle each sundae with about 1 tablespoon almonds....
Ingredients 3 ½ cups bread flour, plus extra for shaping 1 teaspoon instant rapid rise yeast 2 teaspoons honey 10 ounces bottled or filtered water 2 teaspoons kosher salt Preparation Combine 5 ounces flour, 1/4 teaspoon yeast, honey, and water; cover loosely and refrigerate 8 hours. Combine remaining flour, yeast, pre-ferment and salt. Using the dough hook, mix on low for 2 minutes until it comes together. Cover with a towel and allow to rest for 20 minutes....
