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Rosemary-Orange Roasted Chicken Recipe
By VegasBartender
Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine butter, minced rosemary, orange peel and 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- GRAVY:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds)
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 medium onions, quartered
- 1 medium apple, quartered
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 4 fresh thyme sprigs
- 4 sprigs fresh parsley
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
- 2 cups white wine or chicken broth
- Chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, optional
Cream Puffs with Ice Cream and Caramel
By VegasBartender
Eggs are a critical leavening agent for cream puffs, making the batter rise and expand
- 1 cup bread flour (about 4 3/4 ounces)
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large egg whites
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups vanilla low-fat ice cream
- 1/2 cup fat-free caramel sundae syrup
Crispy Buttermilk Chicken
By VegasBartender
A dip in this buttermilk mixture makes the chicken moist and tender
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 3/4 cups whole buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
Cheddar Cheese Sauce
By VegasBartender
Melt butter; remove from heat
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black or white pepper
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar or smoky flavor Cheddar cheese
How to Cook a Pumpkin to have Pumpkin Puree to Make Pumpkin Recipes!
By VegasBartender
Step 1 - Get your pie pumpkin "Pie pumpkins" are smaller, sweeter, less grainy textured pumpkins than the usual ja...
- 1 pie pumpkin (see step 1)
- A sharp, large serrated knife
- an ice cream scoop
- a large microwaveable bowl or large pot
Cherry-Blackberry Crumble
By VegasBartender
Canola oil is a good alternative to traditional butter in the topping
- 1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup oats
- 5 tablespoons brown sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 (12-ounce) packages frozen pitted Bing cherries, thawed
- 1 (12-ounce) package frozen blackberries, thawed
- Cooking spray
Teriyaki Pork and Pineapple
By VegasBartender
This sweet-salty marinade is excellent for almost any tender cut of meat that's cubed and skewered—chicken breast...
- 1/2 cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
- 1/2 cup sake (rice wine)
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 24 pieces
- 24 (1-inch) pieces red onion (about 1 medium)
- 24 (1-inch) cubes pineapple (about 12 ounces)
- Cooking spray
BATTER FRIED MUSHROOMS
By VegasBartender
Slice mushrooms or use them whole
- 2 c. mushrooms
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 c. flour
Four-Cheese Baked Ziti Recipe
By VegasBartender
In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook the onion, green pepper and carrots until crisp-tender
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) Italian diced tomatoes
- 1 can (15 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 8 ounces uncooked ziti or small tube pasta
- 1 cup (8 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
- 1/4 cup loosely packed basil leaves, thinly sliced
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Bourbon-Caramel Truffles
By VegasBartender
Truffles typically have the added richness of cream and butter
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons evaporated whole milk
- 1 tablespoon golden cane syrup (such as Lyle's Golden Syrup)
- Dash of salt
- 1 tablespoon bourbon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3.5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1.75 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa