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Nonpareils Candies
By melissadove
Make It Now Makes about 50 Directions Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vegetable shortening
- 1/4 cup white or colored sugar beads
Sugar Cookie Chocolate Crunch Fudge
By melissadove
. DIRECTIONS 1 In 3-quart heavy saucepan or deep 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook corn syrup, butter, salt and...
- INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies, cut into small chunks
- 2 bags (12 oz each) semisweet chocolate chips
- 5 teaspoons vanilla
- 6 Nature Valley® pecan crunch crunchy granola bars (3 pouches from 8.9-oz box), coarsely crushed (heaping 1 cup)*
- Fresh mint sprigs, if desired
Chocolate Ice Cream
By melissadove
by Fergus and Margot Henderson
- 7 ounces dark chocolate (70% to 75% cacao), finely chopped
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 large egg yolks
- 13 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Port Wine Festival Jelly
By melissadove
Sterilize 4 (8oz) jelly jars; leave in hot water until ready to fill
- 2 cups port wine
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp cloves
- 6 oz liquid pectin
CROQUEMBOUCHE
By melissadove
The name of this classic French Dessert means "crunch in the mouth"; Make the caramel and assemble the dessert as c...
- Pastry Puffs:
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1/4 teas. salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 cups sifted all P. flour
- 7 large eggs
- Pastry Cream:
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup sifted flour
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tbsp. uns. butter
- 2 oz semi sw choc
- 2 teas. instant espresso powder mixed w/ 2 teas. hot water
- Caramel:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 Tbsp. corn syrup
Smoky Portobello Tacos
By melissadove
Preparation First, wash and de-stem the portobellos
- 2 whole Medium Portobello Mushrooms
- 1-1/2 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Oil (I Used Canola)
- 1/4 teaspoons Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 cups Barbecue Sauce
- 4 whole Tortillas
- Taco Toppings: Avocado, Lettuce, Cotija Cheese, Tomatoes, Etc.
Bread Machine Julekage
By melissadove
1 Make this recipe with bread machines that use 3 cups flour
- 1 egg plus enough water to equal 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened*
- 3 cups Gold Medal® Better for Bread flour
- 1 teaspoon bread machine yeast
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup mixed candied fruit
Grilled Corn, Crema Mexicana & Cilantro Crostini
By melissadove
Rub corn with vegetable oil
- ears corn, shucked
- vegetable oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- slices of ciabatta bread
- garlic clove
- crema mexicana or sour cream
- crumbled feta
- Lime wedge
- Cilantro leaves
- Chili powder
Lemon Rosé Bellini
By melissadove
by Kim Haasarud
- 1 spoonful lemon sorbet, softened
- 1/2 ounce citrus vodka (optional, for a stronger drink)
- 4 ounces rosé champagne
- 2 to 3 raspberries, for garnish
Next Day Turkey Soup
By melissadove
In a large soup pot, heat garlic in the olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves, if desired
- 2 cartons (32 oz each) Progresso® chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces*
- 1 sweet potato, diced*
- 1/2 cup uncooked small pasta, such as orzo or pastina
- 3 cups diced cooked dark turkey meat