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Smoked sausage puff pastry bites
By irra
Heat the oven to 400°F. Unfold the pastry on a lightly floured surface
- 1/2 of a 17.3-ounce package Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed
- 6 ounces kielbasa, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
- 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
- Chopped fresh parsley
Almost-Famous Cranberry Walnut Relish
By irra
Finely grate the zest of half of the orange into a medium saucepan, then squeeze in all of the juice
- 1 orange
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (about 8 ounces)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped walnut pieces
Venegret
By irra
Russian potato and beet salad
- 6 potatoes
- 2 carrots
- 2 cans of beets
- 1/2 onion
- 4 (medium size) pickles
- 6 tbs oil
Pork BBQ
By irra
Make BBQ sauce (may be done ahead of time): Combine tomato, brown sugar, cider vinegar, Jamaicañ jerk seasoning, ...
- 2 cups diced tomato
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon Jamaicañ jerk seasoning
- 1 minced garlic clove
- Pork tenderloin
Jarkoe
By irra
Russian beef stew
- 2 lb top round roast
- 1 big onion, diced
- 1/2 lb sliced mushrooms
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1 carrot, peeled
- 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
Cauliflower With Tomatoes
By irra
from Food Network Magazine
- 7 cups small cauliflower florets
- 3 chopped plum tomatoes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- a pinch of cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- lemon juice
- chopped cilantro (for garnish)
Almost-Famous Swedish Meatballs
By irra
Make the meatballs: Put the breadcrumbs in a large bowl
- For the meatballs:
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup minced white onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 pound lean ground pork
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg white, beaten
- Vegetable oil, for brushing
- For the gravy:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)
- Lingonberry jam, for serving (optional)
Pumpkin Cheesecake
By irra
from foodnetwork
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
- 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 2 tbs all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Shrimp Stuffed Potatoes
By irra
from foodnetwork
- 6 large Idaho potatoes
- Vegetable oil, for coating
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese, plus more for sprinkling
- 2 cups grated Monterey Jack
- 2 cups sour cream
- Salt and pepper
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and Sauteed
- Paprika
Savory Eggplant with Lentils
By irra
In a medium pot, simmer the lentils, garlic, and bay leaf in water to cover by an inch until the lentils are tender...
- 3/4 cup black or green lentils
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 small Italian eggplants (about 3/4 lb. total), diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 3 Tbs. tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 generous handful of basil leaves, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper