Perfect Valentine's Day treat, but really would fit just about any theme! Ingredients 3/4 pound unsalted butter (3 sticks) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup raspberry or strawberry jam Confectioners'...
An Indirect Route
Deep Dish Apple Pie
From Barefoot Contessa's Family Style cookbook. Prep time: 45 Minutes; Inactive: 30 Minutes; Cook: 1 Hour Ingredients 4 lbs. Granny Smith apples, peeled, quartered, and cored 1 lemon, zested 1 orange, zested 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon...
Chocolate Cheesecake
Adapted from Martha Stewart's Triple-Chocolate Cheesecake Prep time: 30 minutes; Start-to-finish time: 2 hrs, 30 minutes Ingredients 1 package (9 ounces) chocolate wafer cookies 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 4 bars (8 ounces each) cream cheese, room...
Clementine Preserves
... or what to do with all those clementines... Ingredients 10 clementines 1 lemons 2 1/2 cups water 1 1/2 cups sugar Directions Wash and peel clementines, reserving peel from three clementines. Set aside reserved peel and cut all clementines, first in half...
Sauteed Green Beans and Tomatoes
Pretty looking dish, with the contrasting green and red. Prep time: 10 minutes; Cook time: 5-8 minutes; Total time: 18-20 minutes Ingredients ½ pound green beans, trimmed 1 teaspoon olive oil ¼ cup onion, chopped 2 tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch pieces salt and pepper...
Pan Gravy
Pan Gravy - a must for Thanksgiving turkey! Start to finish time: 25 minutes (done while turkey is resting) Ingredients 7 tablespoons turkey fat, left in roasting pan 6 tablespoons flour ½ cup white wine 4-5 cups turkey stock or chicken stock Kosher salt and black...
Menu – Thanksgiving 2014 Recipes
Here it is, gathered in one place. All the recipes we're using for our Thanksgiving dinner. Enjoy! Roast Turkey Pan Gravy Cranberry Sauce Clementine Preserves Cranberry and Pickled Beets Relish Colcannon Butternut Squash Roasted Brussels Sprouts Pumpkin Pie Apple Pie...
Cranberry Sauce
Simple! 3 ingredients and less than half an hour. Perfect for Thanksgiving turkey. Leftovers? Try Cranberry Sauce Cake. Prep time: 5 minutes; Cook time: 15 minutes; Total time 20-25 minutes Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 4 cups (1 12-oz package) fresh or frozen...
Feijoada (Brazilian Black Beans)
Here's a recipe from Food Network/Emeril Lagasse. I made the following adaptations to speed up and simplify: Cooked the black beans first, in the pressure cooker. Doubled the sausage, did not include the carne seca or spareribs. Dish will take between 1 hr and 3 hrs,...
