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Vermicelli Pudding (Semiya Payasam)
Semiya (the Indian term for vermicelli pasta) Payasam turns into a wonderful dessert pudding recipe that is traditionally served at weddings.
Big clam soup with Vietnamese spinach
Rau Mong Toi is a Vietnamese spinach, used in this Big Clam Soup recipe. Big clams work better than smaller clams. Such a good soup for the cold winter day!
Foie Gras au Gros Sel
My boyfriend and I are currently spending our second Christmas together at his family’s seaside home on the western coast of France. (I know, I have a really terrible life). We have only been here one day, but already I find myself one luscious recipe richer. While it is perhaps shameful to admit, before last night, I never considered that one could make foie gras at home. But you can! My boyfriend’s mother Isabelle, a veritable treasure trove of all things lovely and French, has generously shared her recipe for the smoothest, most buttery foie gras I have ever tasted. Her advice is to use the very best-quality liver you can get your hands on.
Five-minute Cranberry Schmutz
I threw this together with what I had on hand on Thanksgiving morning this year. Alongside a Thanksgiving (or Christmas) turkey or smeared on sandwiches, this five-minute, four ingredient cranberry schmutz was a little tart, a little sweet, and exactly perfect. I’m putting a little schmutz on a pumpkin muffin for breakfast, too. If there were ever a reason to stop sliding that factory cranberry sludge out of a can, this is it.
Mocha (Chocolate Coffee) Bark
The dark Chocolate is marbled with the white chocolate, which has ground Coffee in it. Besides being pretty this Bark recipe also taste really good.
Drunken Grapes
Less a recipe and more a suggestion, this came from a Greek friend who liked to entertain. Is it a snack or a drink? You decide. Watch out - they sneak up on you!
Anchovy Puffs
I've beeen making these for so long I barely recall where I found the recipe - I think it was an old Bon Appetit (c. 1978ish?) The original recipe couldn't have been simpler - 3-ingredient dough and a tube of anchovy paste. I decided I could improve on the anchovy paste a little. Best part is they freeze really well and can just be popped into a hot oven for 8-10 minutes and voila! Everyone who has ever tasted these wants more, even those who profess to hate anchovies! They are the perfect blend of salty, creamy, puffy and are indeed a single bite.
Orange Blossom Candied Cranberries
This recipe makes bright, orange blossom candied cranberry gems that look beautiful in a glass bowl, and are so easy for your guests to pop in their mouths.
Nacho florets
This Nacho Cupcakes recipe is made in a muffin tin. The basic ingredients are tortillas, beans & cheese. Any other topping beyond that is entirely up to you.
Genius Cauliflower Soup From Paul Bertolli
This cauliflower soup recipe for creamy, incidentally vegan cauliflower soup from Paul Bertolli comes together easily, deliciously, and without cream.
Blackberry Champagne Cocktail
An elegant cocktail with fresh blackberries soaked in brandy, champagne, and lindeman's framboise!
Green and Red Endive Boats
Last year was my first Christmas away from home. At the time, my boyfriend was still living in France, while I was in graduate school in New York--not an ideal situation, let me tell you. Since he had visited me here over the summer, I was making the trek there for the holidays. We spent a week with his family in La Rochelle, a sea-side town famed for its oysters. Christmas day dawned bright and cold and with picnic baskets in tow, the whole family walked the short distance to the beach. Out came Champagne, boudin blanc and chevre and lardon toasts. There were also slivers of crisp endive, which my boyfriend's mother (an excellent cook) had topped with creamy Roquefort. I thought the slightly bitter endive made great vessels for party food, and when I got home, I started playing around with my own ideas. A week later, my boyfriend got word that he would be transfered to New York. We will return to France together for Christmas this year, where I hope to come home with at least one new recipe!
Vanilla Bean Applesauce
A simple applesauce gussied up with vanilla beans. This apple sauce can be canned using a water bath canner, but it never lasts that long in my house! It does make a really great gift and my in-laws request as soon as fall hits. It can easily be doubled, just make sure to use a very large, wide pan.
Marie's Roasted Almonds
For as long as I can remember, my mom has been making the most beautiful pan roasted almonds at Thanksgiving and Christmas. They sit in a beautiful bowl during cocktail hour and before you know it, you've eaten a few too many handfuls. These do take a bit of effort for roasted nuts, but the results are well worth it. I like them served a bit warm.
Mini Garden Mint and Berry Pavlovas
To the uninitiated North Americans, the pavlova's closest relative would be the meringue ...but with a soft yet chewy centre that melts in your mouth. This is a recipe that has been passed through the generations of Australasians yet one we still argue as to the origins. Whip out a pavlova at a mixed Antipodean event and there is bound to be a lengthy discussion about its birthrights.
Honey & Goat Cheese Stuffed Grapes
I love goat cheese and I love grapes, so a few years ago I decided to combine them in a fun and tasty way to make an appetizer. They are now "expected" especially by my girlfriends at most get togethers. They take a little work up front byt they can be made ahead of time and they just explode with flavor! Enjoy!!
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Golden Beets
Adding fennel and a hint of apple cider mess around with the taste in a surprisingly delightful way. For more local food recipes, visit http://localme.tumblr.com.
Chai spice blend
There is no single formula for Chai spice. it varies from brand to brand & home to home. Indian Masala tea comes in many many flavors and every one of them is deliciously unique. From a simple addition of smashed fresh Ginger root & crushed cardamom to complex blends incorporating a dozen spices.. My preferred method of ginger root & cardamom only gets me so far as a cup of chai, so I cobbled up a mix of 5 spices (inspired by Chef Raghavan Iyers newly launched line of spices, turmeric trail).. While its near impossible to decipher the exact proportions of the spices used in the commercial version, I used the list of ingredients on the package to come up with my own. Its been through a rigorous set of testing on regular spiced chai as well as experiments with hot chocolate , a version of chai spiced shortbread, and my thanksgiving apple and pear pie!. The flavor of the blend is pretty intense and all you need is about 1/4 th of a tsp for a strong cup of chai or chocolate. Classic case of a little goes a looong way. Its not worth making larger quantities unless you're planning to make industrial amounts of tea.
Fresh Homemade Mozzarella
Ever get the itch to make your own homemade mozzarella cheese? if the answer is yes, please read on.
Best Salsa
A friend gave me this recipe and I have since tweeked it. I added Salt and pepper and the juice of a lime. Sometimes, I'll add Black olives and some vinager as well for a variation. I have to show up with my sauce every event I go or my friends are quickly disappointed. Its quick simple and tasty. For gifts, I find a cool container and buy a large bag of favoite tortilla chips and find that is very well received.
Isabelle's Cognac Punch
This recipe comes from my boyfriend's mother, Isabelle. I originally asked for her spiced wine recipe for this contest, which I tried last Christmas, ladled from a pot heated over the wood-burning fireplace in their family room. She told me that she didn't really have a written recipe for her spiced wine; it was just a little of this and a little of that, but offered me her Cognac Punch instead. Since she comes from Cognac, it feels extra authentic. This punch would be great for any holiday party, because it looks and tastes so festive!
Chocolate Shortbread
This recipe is originally adapted from an Avoca recipe. I replaced the unsalted butter with salted butter, upped the amount of confectioner's sugar and lessened the bake time by 30-40minutes. The best thing about this particular shortbread is its amazing texture, one that is so buttery and crumbly that it practically melts in your mouth. The shortbread is all at once both salty, sweet and rich-a veritable explosion of flavour which can be enhanced by a chocolate topping. They're incredibly easy to make and keep for at least a week in a sealed tub-perfect as a gift or to munch yourself!
Judy Rodgers' Roasted Applesauce (and Savory Apple Charlottes)
No cinnamon, no cloves -- this roasted applesauce recipe is straight-up apple, mainlined to your belly. Judy Rodgers takes an easy approach with high flavor.
Apple Rye Moonshine Punch
This recipe is fall in a tumbler. Rye Moonshine gets your blood running hot, two kinds of Apple cider sweeten & spice it up, and bitters give it depth. Cheers!