Ingredients ½ cups Mayonnaise 16 whole Basil Leaves 8 whole Large Portobello Mushrooms 1 cup Red Wine (optional) Olive Oil For Brushing Salt And Pepper, to taste 4 slices Provolone Cheese 4 slices Prosciutto 4 whole Kaiser Rolls, Split Extra Basil Leaves Preparation Grill mushrooms in a grill pan or on a charcoal grill, brushing lightly with olive oil and sprinkling with salt and pepper. Melt provolone cheese over the four largest mushrooms....
Ingredients 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (about 8 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 2 1/2 cups drained Pickled Beets and Onion, brine reserved 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 teaspoon celery seed Thinly sliced scallion greens, for serving (optional) Preparation In a large pot, cover potatoes with 2 inches of cold water. Add 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 6 to 8 minutes....
Ingredients 1/2 Cup cottage cheese 1/2 Cup wheat germ 2 to 4 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar or honey 1 egg or substitute 1 to 2 tablespoons oil, preferably canola 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup flour (half white, half hole wheat) Optional: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Preparation In a medium bowl, beat together the cottage cheese, wheat germ, brown sugar, egg and oil...
Ingredients 9 oz raw king prawns, peeled and deveined 1/2 tspn minced garlic 1 tspn minced ginger 2 spring onions (or 3, if small), roughly chopped 1 tblspn dark soy sauce 1 small egg 28 round wonton wrappers 2 tblspns sesame oil Preparation Put the prawns, egg, garlic, ginger, spring onions and soy sauce in a food processor and blitz lightly until the spring onions and prawns are finely chopped (but not quite mush!...
Ingredients 3 lbs hamburger or sirloin tip cut in small pieces or ground coarse 2 tsp cooking oil 1 small yellow onion 1 14 oz can beef broth 3.5 tbsp ground cumin 1.5 tsp oregano 6 garlic cloves finely chopped 3 tbsp Gebhardt chili powder 1 tbsp New mexico mild chili powder 5-6 tbsp California chili powder 1 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 dried New Mexico chili pepper 3 dried California chili peppers...
Ingredients 3/4 cup Madeira wine 5 ounces soft, dried black Mission figs (scant 2/3 cup), stemmed and quartered 3 whole star anise Perfect Pate Brisee All-purpose flour, for dusting 3 pounds ripe Anjou pears, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges 3 ounces walnuts, broken into small pieces (about 3/4 cup), toasted and cooled Juice of 1 lemon 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling (or use sanding sugar)...
Ingredients 8 pears 100g caster sugar 100g butter 2 star anise 3 cardamom pods 1 large cinnamon stick 2 tbsp brandy 500g block all-butter puff pastry Preparation 1.Core the pears, then peel as neatly as possible and halve. If you like, they can be prepared up to a day ahead and kept in the fridge, uncovered, so that they dry out. 2. Tip the sugar, butter, star anise, cardamom and cinnamon into an ovenproof frying pan, about 20cm wide, and place over a high heat until bubbling....
Ingredients diced and grated carrot (one stalk - are they called stalks?) diced peeled pear (a soft one) diced onion (a small one) grated garlic (3 cloves) grated fresh ginger root (a finger-tip’s length) oats (a handful or two - bear in mind I have small hands) craisins (as many as look pretty) thyme oregano garlic powder paprika ground pepper small can of tomato sauce (8 oz?) Preparation Squished it all together, sculpted a lovely log, baked it covered at 350, and then uncovered to get that sauce-induced crust, and viola, I had me a darn good meatloaf with all ‘dem fixins right inside!...
Ingredients ½ cup fresh parsley, snipped and loosely packed ½ cup fresh basil, snipped and loosely packed 1 T extra-virgin olive oil 1 T balsamic or malt vinegar 2 T grated Parmesan cheese 1 tsp sugar 2 T chicken broth, more if a thinner sauce is desired 1 clove garlic, minced 3 T finely chopped walnuts freshly ground pepper to taste Preparation Combine and process all ingredients in a food processor or blender....
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces Preparation Combine the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to combine. Add all of the butter, and pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal; some pieces of butter should still be visible. Pulse in 1/4 cup ice water; the mixture should hold its shape when pinched together and will not form a ball in the processor....
Ingredients 3 cans Pineapple Chunks (drained) 1 sleeve Ritz Crackers (crushed) 1 stick butter (not margarine) melted 1/2 C. Sugar 1 package shredded cheddar cheese Preparation Preheat the oven to 350. In a 9x13 pan cover the bottom of the pan with the pineapple. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the pineapple. In a small bowl combine the sugar and Ritz crackers, mix together. Spread the mixture over the cheddar cheese (be sure to cover all the cheese)....
Ingredients 2 Tb. butter 1 leek, sliced thinly 1 garlic clove ½ tsp salt 1 Tb coarse-grain mustard 1 Tb red-wine vinegar 1 tsp black pepper ¼ c extra-virgin olive oil ¼ c orange juice (preferably fresh-squeezed) 1 head pirat lettuce, chopped 1 head frisée lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces 2 beets, roasted with peels removed, sliced thinly 1 fennel bulb, sliced ¼ in. or save fennel sprigs 1/3 c walnuts, toasted chopped...
Ingredients yellow cornmeal salt black pepper Preparation Bring a pot of water to a low boil. Add cornmeal to the boiling water a handful at a time by letting it sift through your fingers, stirring with your other hand as you do this. Keep stirring and adding cornmeal until the polenta reaches a consistency heavy enough to hold a wooden spoon upright in the pot. Add salt and pepper to taste....
Ingredients 1 large pomegranate, rinsed well and quartered 4 cups cold water Few sprigs mint (optional) Few tablespoons honey (optional) Preparation In a small saucepan, bring pomegranate and the water to a boil; reduce heat. Add mint, if using; simmer until fragrant and colorful, about 15 minutes. Stir in honey, if using; strain tea, and serve hot.
Ingredients extra virgin olive oil butter shallots, chopped fine dried porcini mushrooms soaked for 20 and chopped fine (reserve the soaking water) chicken stock fresh rosemary porcini filled Panzerotti Preparation Saute shallots in olive oil and butter. Add chopped mushrooms. Saute until the onions begin to brown. Add warm stock a little at time. Adding more when it’s almost gone. Then do the same with the porcini water. Keep adding until the mixture is rich and flavorful....
Ingredients 1-1/2 teaspoons mustard seed 1 teaspoon celery seed 2 tablespoons vinegar 1-1/2 teaspoons salt 1-1/2 cups green onions, finely chopped 5 cups potatoes, cooked, diced 3/4 cup mayonnaise 2 eggs, hard boiled, chopped Preparation Soak mustard and celery seeds in vinegar for several hours or overnight. Cook potatoes and peel while they are still warm. Combine seed mixture with salt and green onions. Add potatoes, toss gently. Add mayonnaise and chopped eggs, stir to mix....
Ingredients 5 pounds Yukon GOld Potatoes 1 1/2 large sweet onions 1/2 bunch of celery, top portion with leaves 8 oz mushrooms, chopped 1 stick butter 1 cube vegetable bouillon (if vegetarian) or chicken bouillon. 1 bag (10 oz or so) of vegan cheese shreds (if vegetarian) or shredded white cheese (moz, etc.) 1 cup whole milk or milk substitute 2 tsp Fresh ground pepper 1.5 tsp salt Preparation Boil all potatoes with skins for 30 minutes or until soft through and through....
Ingredients 5-6 Chicken Breasts, cubed 2 tsp turmeric 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp coriander 2 tsp cayenne salt and pepper 2 tsp ginger, diced 2 cloves garlic, diced 2 tomatoes, diced 2 cans coconut milk vegetable oil Preparation Mix cumin, turmeric, coriander, cayenne, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with the spice mixture Sautee chicken until done Remove chicken from pan Fry garlic and ginger Add coconut milk and tomato Return chicken to pan Cook until tomato is soft Serve over rice
Ingredients 1/2 skinny baguette 10 oz brie 12 sl prosciutto fresh basil 1/4 c fig jam 1 green onion Preparation Slic e bagette into 1/4 inch rouns. Spread on baking sheet. Toast until edges are golden 5-6 minutes. Cut brie into 1/4 inch slices. Place a piece of cheese on the sort edge of prosciutto. Top with basil leaf. Wrap meat around cheese. Spread jam over baguette. Top with prosciutto rolls....
Ingredients 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup Fat Free Cottage Cheese 4-5 egg whites 1 scoop protein powder (vanilla) Optional: 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 banana Preparation Blend all items except fruit until batter is consistent. Stir in fruit if desired. Pour 1/4 cup worth of mixture into a heated oiled frying pan. Cook until golden brown on one side and repeat. Top with sugar free/fat free syrup if desired.
