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Soups & Salads

Shrimp Salad Cocktails

Ingredients: 300 grams cooked salad shrimp, patted dry 1 green onion, thinly sliced 1 small celery rib, finely diced 1/3 cup grated carrot 1/3 cup light mayonnaise 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice Hot pepper sauce, such as Tobasco, to taste 1 tsp. chopped fresh tarragon or parsley Salt and white pepper to taste 4 cups […]

Breakfast

Breakfast Fruit Bread Pudding

Ingredients: 1 pound day-old challah or other egg bread, cut in 1/2-inch slices 5 cups sliced strawberries or other berries, halved if large 5 large eggs 3 large egg whites 2 cups low-fat milk 1 cup half-and-half 1 tablespoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup honey Confectioners’ sugar for garnish Directions: Step 1:Coat a […]

Pasta

Skillet Lasagna with Butternut Squash

Ingredients: 1 12-ounce package frozen chopped butternut or winter squash, thawed 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese 1 cup grated parmesan and/or pecorino romano cheese (about 2 ounces) 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 2 cups jarred marinara sauce 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 6 no-boil lasagna noodles 2 cups shredded part-skim […]

Appetizers

{Gougères} Pancetta Fontina Cheese Puffs

Ingredients: 4 ounces pancetta small dice 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon whole milk 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup all-purpose flour 5 large eggs 1 yolk, at room temperature 3 ounces grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese 3 ounces grated Fontina 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves finely chopped Instructions: Heat oven to 400°F and arrange racks in the upper and lower third. Line 2 rimmed […]

Desserts

Praline Bread Pudding

Ingredients: 6 large eggs 3 cups heavy whipping cream 3 cups milk 2 cups packed dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon table salt 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 (16-oz.) day-old French bread loaf, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 14 cups) 2 cups coarsely chopped toasted pecans Praline Sauce How to Make It: […]

Soups & Salads

COZY AUTUMN WILD RICE SOUP

INGREDIENTS: 6 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock) 1 cup uncooked wild rice* 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms, sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 medium carrots, diced 2 ribs celery, diced 1 large (about 1 pound) sweet potato, peeled and diced 1 small white onion, peeled and diced 1 bay leaf 1 1/2 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups milk 2 large handfuls of […]

Breakfast

Secret Ingredient Mango Smoothie

Ingredients : 1 cup chopped ripe mango 1/4 Haas avocado, peeled, pitted, and chopped 1/2 cup mango sorbet 1/4 cup skim milk 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons lime juice 1/4 cup crushed ice 2 mango slices, 1/2-inch thick 1 lime slice Directions: 1-In a blender, combine the chopped mango, avocado, sorbet, milk, honey, lime juice, […]

Desserts

Bolo di Tres Lechi

Ingredients: Cake / Pan Lefi: 6 eggs 2 cups of sugar 2 cups of milk 1/2 cup of milk 3 teaspoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon of vanilla Cream: 1/2 large can of condensed milk large can of evaporated milk 1 cup of whipped cream 2 egg yolks Merengue / marshmellow cream: 4 egg whites […]

Pasta

Tagliolini pasta arancini (croquettes) from Naples

Ingredients: 250 g Tagliolini pasta or spaghetti (1/2 lb) leftover pasta or cooked from scratch 40 g butter (1.5oz) 50 g Parmesan cheese (2oz) grated 50 g scamorza cheese or provolone del monaco or mozzarella (2oz) 50 g ham (2oz) diced 4 eggs salt for pasta and to taste all purpose flour as required white breadcrumbs as required olive oil or peanut oil as required Instructions: Put a pot of water on to boil for […]