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Lime Sorbet
By chris5863
Combine water, juice and sugar in sauce pan and bring to simmer for three minutes stirring to ensure all the sugar ...
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Lime Juice
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
Cindy's Favorite Pasta
By chris5863
Clean shrimp or scallops and set aside
- 1 pound shrimp or sea scallops
- 1 jar sun dried tomato halves in oil
- 1 jar capers drained and rinsed
- 8 ounces baby spinach
- 1 pound linguine
- Salt for pasta water
- 1 bottle Kim Craford Sav. Blanc.
- 2 sticks butter
- 4 fresh lemons peeled and sliced
- 1 bunch thyme
- Agave syrup
- Pinch red chili flakes
- Fresh Parmesan for grating
Chris' Marinara Sauce
By chris5863
Heat 2 T EVOO in the bottom of a heavy dutch oven over medium heat Add garlic and stir until fragrant about 1 minu...
- EVOO
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes
- 2 T parsley flakes
- 1 T dried Oregano
- Salt
- 1 - 2 Cups dry red wine
Autumn Panzanella
By chris5863
From Williams-Sonoma
- 3/4 lb diced butternut squash
- 1/2 lb brussels sprouts trimmed and halved
- 1 C halved cherry tomatoes
- 4 T plus 1 t EVOO
- S&P
- 1/4 C diced pancetta
- 1 T chopped fresh sage
- 1 T Red wine vinegar
- 1 t Dijon
- 1 t maple syrup
- 2 C croutons
- 4 C arugula
Tony Dempster Banana Bread
By chris5863
My father's Banana Bread Recipe
- 2 Ripe Bananas
- 1/2 C Butter cut into 6 pcs
- 1 1/2 C Flour
- 3/4 C Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1/4 C Milk
- 2 t lemon juice
- 1 t baking soda
- 1/2 t salt
Pasta Primavera With a Gorgonzola Twist
By chris5863
in a wok or very large pan, saute the onion with garlic, olive oil, 1T balsamic, sugar and lots of pepper on med-lo...
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 large head of broccoli, chopped
- 1 ⁄2 cup peas
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, seperated
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 6 ounces pasta
- 4 ounces gorgonzola
- 1 ⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- fresh ground pepper
Carrot Cake
By chris5863
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375°F
- For the carrot cake:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, for greasing the pans
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup safflower or canola oil
- 1 pound carrots, trimmed, peeled, and coarsely grated on the largest holes of a box grater or the fine grating blade of food processor (about 3 lightly packed cups total)
- Optional additions:
- 2/3 cup walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped, plus more lightly toasted nuts for garnish
- 2/3 cup dark or golden raisins
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, chilled
- 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted after measuring
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- Equipment: 2 (9-inch-round, 2-inch-deep) cake pans or 1 (9- by 13-inch) baking pan; parchment paper; stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; 1 to 2 wire cooling racks
LEMON ICEBOX PIE
By chris5863
To make the crust: Heat the oven to 325°F
- For the crust:
- 14 whole graham crackers
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and still warm
- For the filling:
- 2 (14-ounce) cans condensed milk
- 1 1/4 cups strained lemon juice (from the 2 zested lemons below plus an additional 4–6)
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 8 large egg yolks
- For the chantilly cream:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Peppery Pasta
By chris5863
In a large straight-sided saute pan over medium heat, add the olive oil, pepper and a pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground coarse pepper
- Salt
- 1 pound angel hair pasta
- 1 lemon, zested
- 3 ounces manchego or Parmesan, finely grated
Beet and Feta Salad
By chris5863
This recipe was given to me by Chef Charles Clark of Ibiza and it is a very simple and yet good way to enjoy beets
- 4 small to medium sized Beets
- 1 block good Feta Cheese
- Good Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Good large crystal Sea Salt