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Mushroom Risotto With Peas

Shar

04/02/17#23010


Mushroom Risotto With Peas

If you are ever at a loss for what to make for an impromptu dinner party, especially if there will be vegetarians at the table, consider this luxurious mushroom risotto. I added peas because I wanted to introduce some color, and also because the sweetness of the peas fits right in with the flavors of this dish. But this satisfying, elegant dish is fine without peas, too. You’ll get a vibrant dash of green from the parsley added at the end of cooking.
Featured in: Wild About Mushrooms.
Gluten Free, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Low Sugar, Nut Free, Arborio Rice, Mushroom, Pea, White Wine, Italian, Mediterranean

Ingredients
6 to 7 cups chicken, vegetable or garlic broth or stock, as needed
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup finely chopped onion, or 2 shallots, minced
¾ to 1 pound wild mushrooms, cleaned if necessary and torn or sliced into smaller pieces if thick (small wild mushrooms should be left whole, mushrooms like maitake can just be separated into small pieces)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves or chopped sage
1 ½ cups arborio or carnaroli rice
½ cup dry white wine, such as pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc
1 cup frozen peas, thawed (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or a mixture of Parmesan and Pecorino Romano

Preparation
Step 1Bring stock or broth to a simmer in a saucepan, with a ladle nearby. Make sure stock is well seasoned, and keep it simmering on the stove.
Step 2Heat oil in a wide, heavy nonstick skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Add onions or shallots and cook gently until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
Step 3Turn up heat and add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until they begin to sweat, about 3 minutes, then add garlic and thyme or sage. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Season mushrooms with salt and pepper and continue to cook over medium heat until they are soft. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Step 4Add rice and stir until grains begin to crackle. Add wine and cook, stirring, until wine is no longer visible in pan. Stir in enough simmering stock to just cover the rice. The stock should bubble slowly. Cook, stirring often and vigorously, until stock is just about absorbed. Add another ladleful or two of stock and continue cooking, not too fast and not too slowly, stirring often and adding more stock when rice is almost dry, for 15 minutes.
Step 5Add peas, if using, and continue adding stock and stirring for another 10 minutes. Rice should be tender all the way through but still al dente. Taste now and adjust seasoning.
Step 6Add another ladleful or two of stock to rice. Stir in parsley and Parmesan, and remove from heat. Season with black pepper and serve right away in wide soup bowls or on plates.

Tip
Advance preparation: You can begin up to several hours before serving: proceed with the recipe and cook halfway through Step 4, for about 10 minutes. The rice should still be hard in the middle when you remove it from the heat, and there should not be any liquid in the pan. Spread it in an even layer in the pan or on a baking sheet and keep it away from the heat until you resume cooking. 15 minutes before serving, resume cooking as instructed.


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Summer Squash Curry, Shellfish

Shar

04/02/17#23011


Summer Squash Curry, Shellfish

This simple stew of fresh summer squash is delicious and beautiful, with a mixture of shapes and colors. Look for small zucchini, pattypan, crookneck, gold bar and other types. The optional addition of mussels and squid makes it more of a meal, but a vegetarian version is just as satisfying.
Featured in: How To Spot (And Use) The Best Summer Squash.
Coconut Milk, Coconut Oil, Fish Sauce, Mussel, Squid, Summer Squash

Ingredients
Coconut oil
1 onion, chopped
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon grated garlic
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 serrano or bird’s-eye chile pepper, finely chopped
1 tablespoon turmeric
1 tablespoon fish sauce or light soy sauce
Zest and juice of 1 lime
1 can coconut milk (about 13.5 ounces)
2 pounds small summer squash, cut in 1-inch cubes, slices or wedges
1 cup shelled peas (optional)
2 pounds mussels (optional)
1 pound squid (optional)
Mint leaves, for garnish
Basil leaves, for garnish
Cilantro sprigs, for garnish

Preparation
Step 1Melt 2 tablespoons coconut oil in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened without browning, about 5 minutes.
Step 2Add garlic, ginger, chile, turmeric, fish sauce (or soy sauce, for vegetarians) and lime zest and juice, stir, and cook for an additional minute. Add coconut milk, bring to a simmer and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
Step 3Add summer squash and peas, if using, and cook gently until just tender but still firm, about 5 minutes more. Turn off the heat.
Step 4Meanwhile, if using mussels and squid, put 1 tablespoon coconut oil in a soup pot over high heat. Add mussels, stir, and cover. When mussels begin to open, after 3 or 4 minutes, add squid, stir and cook, covered, for 2 minutes more. Turn off heat. (Skip this step for a vegetarian version of the recipe.)
Step 5Transfer squash and sauce to a deep, wide serving dish or divide among large soup bowls. If using, scatter mussels and squid over the top. Garnish with mint, basil and cilantro.


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Chrysanthemum, dandelion and potato frittata

Shar

04/02/17#23012


Chrysanthemum, dandelion and potato frittata

perfect brunch or a supper, with a scented twist.

Ingredients
•4 large eggs
•2 medium sized potatoes
•2 shallots
•2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
•1 handful fresh dandelions
•1 handful fresh chrysanthemum flowers
•50g (1.8 oz) parmesan cheese
To serve •1 handful fresh salad leaves

Details
•Cuisine: English
•Recipe Type: Main
•Difficulty: Easy
•Preparation Time: 30 mins
•Cooking Time: 10 mins
•Serves: 2

Step-by-step
1. Peel and slice the potatoes and par boil them in salted water. Drain and leave to one side.
2. Cut the dandelion flower as close to the head as possible and remove the stems and sepals. Roughly chop these and set to one side.
3. Remove the chrysanthemum flower heads and immerse them into a bowl of clean, cold water and set aside.
4. Finely chop the shallots and cook them gently in the oil in a frying pan until they are translucent.
5. Add the potatoes and cook until they are lightly browned and then add the chopped dandelions. At this point put the grill on.
6. Beat the eggs together and then pour them over the potatoes, shallots and dandelions, leave the underside to cook for a few minutes and then place the pan under the grill to set the egg on top.
7. Sprinkle over the fresh chrysanthemum petals and then grate over some fresh parmesan.
8. Serve immediately with fresh salad leaves which you could also pretty up with fresh pansies or violas as they are edible too!


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Grilled Corn and Tomato Salsa Salad

Shar

04/02/17#23013


Grilled Corn and Tomato Salsa Salad

David Latt
Yield4 servings
Time20 minutes

At our farmers’ market we picked up a dozen ears of corn for a weekend barbecue. With several ears left over, I repurposed the corn as the starting point for two salads. One emphasized cherry tomatoes, the other Italian parsley, both in plentiful supply at the farmers’ market.
Featured in: Recipe(S) Of The Day: Grilled Corn Redux.
Corn

Ingredients
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
Olive oil, to taste
2 ears of corn, shucked, silks removed
Sea salt and pepper
1 basket cherry tomatoes stems removed, quartered
1 scallion, ends trimmed, green and white parts finely chopped
¼ cup Italian parsley leaves roughly chopped
¼ cup red onion peeled, finely chopped
1 medium-sized avocado, pitted, peeled, roughly chopped

Preparation
Step 1Start up grill, if using charcoal, or wait until corn is ready if using a gas grill. Or preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2In a small saucepan over a very low flame, reduce balsamic vinegar to 1 tablespoon, about 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool.
Step 3Drizzle olive oil on corn and season with sea salt and pepper. Place on grill and cook until lightly browned. (Or roast in oven for 15 minutes, turning every 5 minutes.) Remove, let cool and cut off kernels.
Step 4Mix corn, tomatoes, scallion, parsley, red onion, and avocado. Season with reduced balsamic, olive oil, sea salt and pepper. Toss well.


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Sautéed Spinach

Shar

04/02/17#23014


Sautéed Spinach

Time10 minutes
Yield4 servings

This is a wonderfully simple, snappy side dish, and it welcomes variations. Try a little lemon zest, sauteed onion or white wine mixed in.

Featured in: 60 Minute Gourmet.
Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Spinach

Ingredients
1 ½ pounds fresh spinach
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, peeled
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation
Step 1Discard blemished spinach leaves and tough stems. Rinse the spinach and drain well.
Step 2Heat the oil in a skillet large enough to hold all the spinach. Add the spinach, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook over high heat, stirring rapidly, until the spinach is wilted and most of the moisture has evaporated. Remove the garlic and serve immediately.


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Kale-Romaine Caesar Salad

Shar

04/02/17#23015


Kale-Romaine Caesar Salad

Caesar salad, done right, is a bowl full of contrasts: cool, watery leaves against dry, crunchy croutons; sharp lemon against rich cheese, and biting garlic against soothing egg. Most recipes focus on flavor; this one also unlocks the Caesar's secrets of temperature, texture, heat and umami. Kale and romaine make an ideal combination of greens, but all romaine or all kale is fine: just stay away from tender, wilting leaves like mesclun and Bibb lettuce. Using strong greens also means that the salad can be tossed up to two hours before serving, as long as it is kept cold. We use an easy microwave method to poach the egg, but the more traditional saucepan will work, too.
Featured in: For A Better Caesar, Get Kale Into The Mix.
Anchovy, Crusty Bread, Egg, Kale, Romaine Heart

Ingredients

For the croutons (optional):
1 small (or 1/2 large) day-old loaf peasant-style crusty bread

For the salad:
12 to 16 ounces green kale and romaine lettuce hearts, in roughly equal amounts
1 large or 2 small garlic cloves
4 to 6 anchovies
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, more to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, more to taste
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, more to taste
1 egg
4 ounces freshly grated Parmesan, plus an extra chunk for serving

Preparation
Step 1Make the croutons: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Pull the soft bread out of the center of the loaf, leaving the crust behind, and tear the soft bread into bite-size pieces. You should have about 3 cups. Spread pieces on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes, until golden and crisp. Let cool.
Step 2Prepare the kale: One large leaf at a time, use the tip of a small, sharp knife to cut along the sides of the tough center ribs. (Or, use your fingers to pull the leaves off the rib.) Pull out the rib and discard. When all leaves are trimmed, cut into bite-size pieces. (Do not shred.)
Step 3Prepare the romaine: Cut large leaves crosswise into bite-size pieces. Leave inner leaves whole.
Step 4Fill a sink or salad spinner with very cold water and submerge the leaves. Swish and let soak 5 to 10 minutes. Working in batches, lift out and drain on a kitchen towel, then dry in a salad spinner.
Step 5Place a plastic bag filled with ice in the bottom of a salad bowl. Pile the washed leaves on top, cover with a damp kitchen towel and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Step 6In a blender (or using a hand blender), combine the garlic, anchovies, mustard, a large pinch of salt, about a dozen grinds of black pepper, olive oil and lemon juice. Blend until smooth.
Step 7Cook the egg: Poach in simmering water or in a microwave, until yolk is thickened but still runny. (To poach in a microwave, break egg into a glass bowl or measuring cup. Gently pour in warm water to cover the egg by about 1/2 inch. In bursts of 30 seconds or less, depending on microwave power, cook egg until white is just firm and yolk is thickened. Hold a slotted spoon over the sink and pour the egg and water into it, so the cooked egg is held in the spoon while the cooking water and any uncooked whites drain off.) Put the egg in the dressing and blend.
Step 8Taste and adjust the seasonings with mustard, oil, lemon, salt and pepper. It should be pungent and sharp but not acidic. Blend again, transfer to a container with a tightfitting lid, and chill until ready to use.
Step 9When ready to serve (or up to 2 hours beforehand), remove towel and ice from the bowl and fluff the greens. (If necessary, transfer to a larger bowl; you will need plenty of room for tossing.) Shake the dressing. To the greens, add half the croutons, half the dressing and half the cheese and toss well. Taste and toss with remaining dressing as needed. (If necessary, transfer the tossed salad back to the salad bowl.) Add remaining croutons. Sprinkle remaining grated cheese over the top and grind coarse pepper over that. Serve immediately (or refrigerate for up to 2 hours). Toss once more at the table.


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Rhubarb & Strawberry Meringue Pots

Shar

04/02/17#23016


Rhubarb & Strawberry Meringue Pots

SERVES 4
A tasty, light and fluffy low-fat treat

Ingredients
450g rhubarb, cut into 4cm/1½in chunks
100g golden caster sugar
grated zest of 1 orange
1 tbsp strawberry conserve
2 eggs, separated

Method
Preheat the oven to 180C/ Gas 4/fan oven 160C. Put the rhubarb in an ovenproof dish, sprinkle over 50g/2oz of the sugar and the orange zest and stir together. Cover and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes until tender. (Alternatively, you can cook the rhubarb with the sugar and zest in the microwave for 10 minutes on full power, stirring halfway through the cooking time, until just tender.)Remove the rhubarb from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Stir in the conserve then the egg yolks. Divide the rhubarb mixture between four 175ml/6fl oz ramekins. Put on a baking sheet and cook in the oven for 10 minutes until lightly thickened.
While the rhubarb is cooking, whisk the egg whites until stiff. Sprinkle over half of the remaining sugar and whisk again. Gently fold in the rest of the sugar. Pile the meringue on top of the rhubarb to cover it completely and swirl the top. Return to the oven for 10 minutes until the meringue is puffy and golden. Serve immediately.


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Zucchini Pancakes

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04/02/17#23017


Zucchini Pancakes

Mucver (pronounced moosh-vair) are delicate, crisp zucchini pancakes popular in Turkey. This version has not just shredded zucchini, but also tiny clouds of feta and a sprinkling of minced fresh dill and scallions. They are crisp on the outside, tender within and subtly herbaceous.The trick to making the pancakes crisp and not soggy is to squeeze all the water out of the zucchini before mixing it with the other ingredients. A little brute force is required.
Featured in: Zucchini Pancakes, Turkish Style.
Vegetarian, Zucchini, Dill, Feta, Turkish

Ingredients For the pancakes
3 medium zucchini, shredded
Salt
freshly ground black pepper
3 large eggs, beaten
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
3 scallions, finely chopped
? cup finely chopped dill
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 to 6 tablespoons vegetable oil, more as needed

For the yogurt sauce
? cup plain yogurt
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
½ teaspoon salt

Preparation For the pancakes
Step 1Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place zucchini in a colander over a bowl, and mix with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Allow to drain for five minutes. Transfer to a cloth kitchen towel, and squeeze hard to extract as much moisture as possible. Squeeze a second time; volume will shrink to about half the original.
Step 2In a large mixing bowl, combine zucchini and eggs. Using a fork, mix well. Add flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, olive oil, feta, scallions, dill and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Mix well, add baking powder, and mix again.
Step 3Place a cast iron skillet or other heavy skillet over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and heat until shimmering. Place heaping tablespoons of zucchini batter in pan several inches apart, allowing room to spread. Flatten them with a spatula if necessary; pancakes should be about 3/8 inch thick and about 3 inches in diameter. Fry until golden on one side, then turn and fry again until golden on other side. Repeat once or twice, frying about 5 to 6 minutes total, so pancakes get quite crisp. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, and keep warm in oven. Continue frying remaining batter, adding more oil to pan as needed. Serve hot.
Step 4For yogurt sauce: In a small bowl, combine yogurt, garlic and salt. Mix well, and serve on the side or on pancakes.


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Homemade Pasta - LONG due to variations included

Shar

04/02/17#23018


Homemade Pasta - How to Make Fresh Pasta at Home

Though these days it's pretty easy to buy fresh pasta in a store, there is something special about making it from scratch at home: the quiet rhythms of kneading the dough, the exertion of rolling it out, the concentration involved in cutting the pasta into strips -- "Short bills and long tagliatelle, say the people of Bologna, knowing whereof they speak, for long bills frighten husbands, while short tagliatelle are proof of the inexperience of the person who made them, and look like leftovers when served," wrote Pellegrino Artusi a century ago.

In short, making pasta at home is satisfying. Moreover, you can make precisely the shape you want, and make specially flavored pastas that are quite difficult to find in stores. To make enough homemade pasta to serve 4 to 6 as a first course, you will need:
¦ 7/8 pound (400 grams, or 3 1/3 cups) fine white flour (grade 00 if you wish to use Italian flour, or American bread flour, which has slightly more gluten and is thus better, because it will make for somewhat firmer pasta)
¦ 4 eggs (you can also increase the number of yolks while decreasing the volume of whites proportionally, to make richer pasta)
¦ A generous pinch of fine sea salt

Make a mound with the flour on your work surface and scoop out a well in the middle, to form a "volcano" shape. Pour the eggs into the crater, add the salt, and work the eggs and the flour together with your hands until you have a smooth dough, adding just a few drops of water, if necessary, and no more.

Knead the dough for 10-15 minutes, until it is smooth, firm, and quite elastic. Don't skimp on the kneading or the dough will tear while you're rolling it out.

Next, separate the dough into 2 pieces. Flour your work surface (marble counter tops are ideal for this, though wood or Formica work as well) and start to roll out the dough, rolling out from the middle, flipping it over occasionally, and flouring it as necessary to keep it from sticking.
To keep the sheet of pasta dough from breaking, once it has reached a certain size, roll it up around the rolling pin and then invert the rolling pin; you can, as you are unrolling the sheet, gently stretch it by holding the unrolled part firm and pulling gently away with the rolling pin. Keep on flipping and rolling till you have a sheet that's almost transparent -- as thin as a dime, or thinner, if you can manage it (the pasta will almost double in thickness while cooking). The Emilians, acknowledged masters of homemade pasta, say you should work up a sweat as you're rolling out the sheet.

Once you've rolled out the sheet, either use it to make stuffed pasta such as ravioli or tortellini, or for lasagna, or cut it into wide strips.

To make long noodles, such as pappardelle, tagliatelle or fettuccine, roll the sheet of dough up into a tube, then slice the tube into rounds of the desired width and gently shake them out to separate the strands; set them to dry on a rack or between two chair backs, supported by a clean kitchen towel or wooden dowel (you often see this in the Italian countryside).

Roll out the second portion of dough and cut it as you did the first.

Cook the pasta in salted, boiling water. Since it's fresh, it will cook in just 3-5 minutes. Do not let it overcook! Soft wheat flour has much less gluten than the durum wheat used in commercially prepared dry pastas, and will consequently become flabby if it overcooks.

Making pasta by hand does take effort and practice, and if you do it often, you might want to invest in a pasta machine. There are two kinds:
¦ Hand operated:
These clamp to your work surface, and require that you make the dough. Then you crank it through the rollers until it reaches the proper thinness, and again through the desired cutters to make noodles. They're limited to making flat types of pasta, such as tagliatelle, taglierini, and lasagne (which can then be used to make filled pastas such as ravioli and the like).
¦ Motorized:
With the electric models, you pour the eggs and flour into the machine and it does the rest. Depending on the nozzle you choose, you can also make cylindrical types of pasta such as spaghetti or penne. There are also attachments for making ravioli and other filled pastas.

While pasta machines won't work for everything (tortelli di patate, for example, are made with thicker sheets of dough), they're a big help.

One of the most fun parts about making fresh pasta at home is that it's easy to add pureed vegetables, nuts, chocolate, fresh herbs or other ingredients to your dough to obtain a wide range of delightful hues.

One thing to keep in mind is that the addition of some ingredients will influence the texture of the dough, which will be less elastic and consequently more difficult to roll out. Therefore, you might not succeed in getting the sheet quite as thin as you would a sheet made from just flour and eggs.

Since the moisture content of vegetables will vary from batch to batch, the quantity of flour is indicative. If the dough comes out overly moist and sticky, add more flour (you'll learn to judge how much you'll need with experience).

Green Spinach Pasta

This is the most classic color, and is used to make pasta paglia e fieno (straw-and-hay pasta) -- a combination of green and yellow tagliatelle, which is often served with cream sauces or salsa ai funghi (mushroom sauce). Green pasta is also an excellent alternative when making lasagna or ravioli. To make it you'll need:
¦ 7/8 pound (400 grams, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 8 ounces (220 grams) raw spinach
¦ 3 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

Wash the spinach well, shred it coarsely, and heat it in a pot with just the water that sticks to the leaves. Add a pinch of salt and stir it until it is completely wilted (5 minutes), then let it cool and squeeze it well to remove all the moisture you can.
Puree the spinach and combine it with the other ingredients when you make the dough. As variations, you can also use wild greens, or nettles (use gloves when you pick and wash them).

Red Carrot-Tomato Pasta

The proportions are similar to those for green pasta:
¦ 7/8 pound (400 grams, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 9 ounces (250 grams) carrots
¦ 3 eggs
¦ 1 tablespoon tomato paste
¦ A pinch of salt

Peel the carrots, dice them, and simmer them until soft in lightly salted water. Drain them well, puree them, and return them to the pot. Add the tomato paste and heat gently, stirring constantly, until it has become quite firm. Combine the vegetable mixture with the other ingredients when you make the dough. If you want the pasta really red, you can dispense with the carrots and simply cook down a tube of tomato paste, though in this case the resulting pasta will be rather acidic and will require something along the lines of a cream sauce to balance it.

Chocolate Pasta

This is a comparatively new addition to the pasta cornucopia, and is made with unsweetened cocoa powder:
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 3 ounces (80 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
¦ 4 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

Combine all the ingredients, and make pasta as you normally would. Contrary to what you might expect, it's not sweet. It will work quite nicely with rich, wild game-based pasta sauces.

Parmesan Cheese Pasta

In terms of color, this really isn't that different from regular, but it is a pleasant change of flavor:
¦ 1/2 pound (225 g, or 1 4/5 cups) flour
¦ 1/2 pound (200 g) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
¦ 3 eggs

You shouldn't need salt, due to the salt content of the Parmigiano. Combine the ingredients and proceed as normal, seasoning the finished pasta with unsalted butter and sage or a light tomato sauce. One warning: because of the cheese, this pasta doesn't keep well.

Orange Squash Pasta

Not carrot this time, but squash: Pick one with orange flesh (pumpkin will work).
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g) orange-colored squash
¦ 2 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

Peel and dice the squash, discarding seeds and strings, and boil the pieces in lightly salted water for about 30 minutes. Drain the pieces well and puree them; should the paste be too liquid, heat it in a pot, stirring briskly, until it has thickened. Use the paste to make the pasta.

Speckled Fresh-Herb Pasta

These are a surprising delight, and since the strengths of herbs vary from time to time, will never be quite the same from batch to batch.
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 1/4 cup or to taste finely minced fresh herbs, for example sage, parsley, rosemary, thyme, or whatever else suits your fancy
¦ 4 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

The exact volume of herbs will vary depending upon the herbs you chose and their potency. In any case, wash them well, pat them dry, strip the leaves from the stems, and mince the leaves. Combine the ingredients and make the pasta. The best sauce here will be unsalted butter, and a light dusting of grated Parmigiano. (Note: You can also use whole leaves of a mild herb, for example, parsley, when rolling dough through a pasta machine to embed then within the sheets of pasta. This makes a particularly lovely lasagna or pappardelle. See the next page for instructions.)

Black Squid-Ink Pasta

These are slightly unsettling the first time one sees them, but are perfect with cream, fish-based sauces.
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 4 teaspoons squid ink (fresh will be best, from your fishmonger, but it is also available, in packets, in well-stocked delicatessens)
¦ 4 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

Combine the ingredients and make the pasta as usual.

Porcini Mushroom Pasta

Chestnut flour works quite well in pasta. The proportion you'll want is 1/3 chestnut flour to 2/3 white flour; figure the usual number of eggs.
Another option to make light brown pasta is a 50-50 mixture of whole wheat and regular flours.
A third, lavish option is to use dried porcini:
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 60 g (about a packed cup) dried porcini mushrooms
¦ 3 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

Steep the porcini for 10 minutes in a small amount of boiling water, then drain them well, reserving the liquid. Blend the porcini. Strain the liquid, which may contain sand, into a pan, add the porcini, and heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened. Let the mushrooms cool, and combine them with the other ingredients when you make the pasta. This pasta will be delightful with unsalted butter and a dusting of cheese, or a simple cream sauce.

Purple Beet Pasta

The perfect thing for fans of Florence's Viola (violet) soccer team, which has worn purple ever since the laundry service made a mistake with their red jerseys in the '20s...
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 1 fairly large beet (you can buy it ready-cooked)
¦ 2 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

Cook the beet if need be, skin it if need be, dice it, blend it, put the paste in a fine muslin bag, and squeeze out as much of the juice as you can.
Combine the paste with the remaining ingredients and make the pasta. This pasta tends to crack as it dries, so use it as soon after you've rolled the sheet as possible.

Pasta Embossed with Fresh Herb Leaves
Gualtiero Marchesi, Italy's most respected chef, did these on a cooking show a number of years ago, and they are most impressive.

Use them to make large ravioli, of the kind that are simple squares whose edges are tamped down around the filling, and serve them simply, with unsalted butter and grated cheese, lest the sauce cover the pattern. He used a hand-operated pasta machine to do the pressing.
Make pasta following the standard recipe given on page 1 of this article, and roll it out to the standard thickness. Next, take well washed sprigs of parsley or other leafy herbs and pinch away the stems so only the leaves remain. Cut the pasta into strips about twice as wide as the leaves, brush one side of a strip with a little cold water, and lay down a row of leaves, separating them by about a half an inch. Cover with a second strip and run the sandwich through the pasta machine. The leaves will be visible through the pasta. Continue making strips and running them through the pasta machine until all of the dough is used up.

Finally, a specific pasta shape:

Orecchiette
A typical pasta from the Puglia region, shaped like little ears.

How to make them, with several sauce suggestions.

Porcini Mushroom Pasta

Chestnut flour works quite well in pasta. The proportion you'll want is 1/3 chestnut flour to 2/3 white flour; figure the usual number of eggs.
Another option to make light brown pasta is a 50-50 mixture of whole wheat and regular flours.
A third, lavish option is to use dried porcini:
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 60 g (about a packed cup) dried porcini mushrooms
¦ 3 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

Steep the porcini for 10 minutes in a small amount of boiling water, then drain them well, reserving the liquid. Blend the porcini. Strain the liquid, which may contain sand, into a pan, add the porcini, and heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened. Let the mushrooms cool, and combine them with the other ingredients when you make the pasta. This pasta will be delightful with unsalted butter and a dusting of cheese, or a simple cream sauce.

Purple Beet Pasta

The perfect thing for fans of Florence's Viola (violet) soccer team, which has worn purple ever since the laundry service made a mistake with their red jerseys in the '20s...
¦ 7/8 pound (400 g, or 3 1/3 cups) flour
¦ 1 fairly large beet (you can buy it ready-cooked)
¦ 2 eggs
¦ A pinch of salt

Cook the beet if need be, skin it if need be, dice it, blend it, put the paste in a fine muslin bag, and squeeze out as much of the juice as you can.
Combine the paste with the remaining ingredients and make the pasta. This pasta tends to crack as it dries, so use it as soon after you've rolled the sheet as possible.

Pasta Embossed with Fresh Herb Leaves
Gualtiero Marchesi, Italy's most respected chef, did these on a cooking show a number of years ago, and they are most impressive.

Use them to make large ravioli, of the kind that are simple squares whose edges are tamped down around the filling, and serve them simply, with unsalted butter and grated cheese, lest the sauce cover the pattern. He used a hand-operated pasta machine to do the pressing.
Make pasta following the standard recipe given on page 1 of this article, and roll it out to the standard thickness. Next, take well washed sprigs of parsley or other leafy herbs and pinch away the stems so only the leaves remain. Cut the pasta into strips about twice as wide as the leaves, brush one side of a strip with a little cold water, and lay down a row of leaves, separating them by about a half an inch. Cover with a second strip and run the sandwich through the pasta machine. The leaves will be visible through the pasta. Continue making strips and running them through the pasta machine until all of the dough is used up.

Finally, a specific pasta shape:

Orecchiette
A typical pasta from the Puglia region, shaped like little ears.
How to make them, with several sauce suggestions.


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Copycat La Madeline's Strawberries Romanoff

Dawn. Lovell

04/02/17#23019


Copycat La Madeleine's Strawberries Romanoff

Serves/makes: 2

Ingredients

1 cup strawberries, hulled and rinsed

1/2 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon brandy

Directions

Just before serving, rinse berries and trim stems with a paring knife. Mix remaining ingredients and let stand for 2 to 3 minutes. Put berries in stemmed wine glass and top with sauce.

Source: cdkitchen

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Vidalia Onion Vinaigrette

Dawn Lovell

04/02/17#23020


Vidalia Onion Vinaigrette

Ingredients

1 Vidalia or other sweet onion

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds

How to Make It

Pulse onion in a food processor just until finely minced. Add sugar and next 3 ingredients; process until well-combined. With processor running, add oil in a slow, steady stream. Stir in poppy seeds.


Source: My Recipes

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Cos, Asparagus & Red Onion Salad

Shar

04/02/17#23021


Cos, Asparagus & Red Onion Salad

Serves 8
Ingredients
300g asparagus spear
1 large or 2 medium Cos lettuce
1 red onion, thinly sliced
3-4 tbsp vinaigrette, preferably homemade

Method
Peel the asparagus bases with a swivel peeler and trim the woody ends. Blanch in boiling salted water for 1-2 mins until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water.
Trim the base of the lettuce leaves and arrange on a large shallow bowl or platter. Scatter over the asparagus spears and red onion, season well and drizzle with vinaigrette just before serving.


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Strawberry Shortcake Scones

Dawn. Lovell

04/02/17#23022


Strawberry Shortcake Scones

Serves: 8 scones

Ingredients

For the scones:

1 cup cold whole milk

¼ cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon kosher salt

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

2½ teaspoons baking powder

12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, divided

Turbinado or coarse sugar for topping

For the Strawberries:

4 cups of sliced, fresh strawberries

½ cup granulated sugar

For the Whipped Cream:

1 cup whipping cream

2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Instructions

For the scones: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a two cup measure combine the milk, sugar, and salt. Whisk until dissolved. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour and baking powder. Cut 10 tablespoons of the cold butter into ½" pieces. Add the butter to the flour mixture and blend using a pastry cutter until pea size pieces remain. Add the milk and stir with a fork until the dough starts to come together. Lightly flour a clean work surface and gently roll the dough out into a 24x10" rectangle. With the long side of the dough facing you, cut the rectangle into three equal strips (24 inches long and slightly more than 3 inches wide.) Soften the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the microwave and using your fingers, spread the butter evenly over the surface of two of the strips of dough. Gently pick up one buttered strip and place it on top of another buttered strip. Place the non-buttered strip on top of the other two and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Press the dough gently. Cut the scones with a 3" round cutter or into 8 even squares. If making round shortcake scones you will need to gather the scraps and press them together to make another round. It won't be as pretty as the other 7 but it still tastes great. Bake on the parchment lined baking sheet for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a rack to cool. Toss the strawberries with the sugar and set aside for about 10-15 minutes. To make the whipped cream, beat the cream on high until very soft peaks form. Add the confectioners’ sugar and beat until blended and soft creamy peaks are formed. To serve, split the scones and layer with the strawberries and juices. Top with whipped cream and drizzle with more juice if desired.

Source: Saving Room for Dessert

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Balsamic Glazed Red Pepper Green Beans

Dawn. Lovell

04/02/17#23023


Balsamic Glazed Red Pepper Green Beans

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon olive oil

¾ cup finely diced red bell pepper, 1 small

1 clove garlic, minced

1 - 12 ounce package trimmed whole green beans, about 4 cups

2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar

¼ Teaspoon sea salt, or to taste

1 Tablespoon chopped fresh basil

Instructions

Preheat a 9" cast iron skillet over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil and red bell pepper. Sauté until the pepper begins to soften, about 2-3 minutes. Then add the garlic and cook until fragrant, another 30 seconds. Finally add the green beans and balsamic vinegar to the pan, cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the beans are crisp tender. Remove the pan from the heat and season to taste with sea salt. Stir in the basil and serve immediately.

Source: Get Inspired Everyday

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Spinach, White Bean & Sun Dried Tomato Quiche + Homemade Crust

Dawn Lovell

04/02/17#23024


SPINACH, WHITE BEAN & SUN DRIED TOMATO QUICHE + HOMEMADE CRUST

Serves: 6-8 servings

INGREDIENTS

Quiche

1 15 oz. can cannellini beans, rinsed

5 oz. chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

1 cup shredded fontina cheese, divided

⅓ Cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil, finely chopped

5 eggs

1 cup half n half or milk

1 pie crust, store-bought or recipe below

½ tsp kosher salt

½ tsp dried basil

Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Homemade Crust

1 cup flour

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 cup canola oil

1⁄4 cup ice water

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare the Crust (if using): In a large bowl, mix flour and salt with fork. In a Pyrex or small bowl, beat canola oil and cold water with whisk until it thickens. Pour into flour and mix with fork until it comes together in a rough ball. Press into 9" pie crust using the back of a measuring cup so it's even. Don't be afraid to spread it thinly. It will fit the 9" pie crust just perfectly without any overhang. Crimp the edges. Refrigerate for at least ½ hour before filling.

Quiche: In a large bowl, combine beans, chopped spinach, chopped sun dried tomatoes and ½ cup cheese. In another large bowl, vigorously whisk the eggs, half n half, salt and basil until a little foamy. Combine the two mixtures into 1 bowl and mix well. Add the remaining ½ cup cheese to the bottom of the quiche crust. I like to line the bottom edges for a cheesy bottom! Gently pour the quiche filling into the crust. Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper and a few dashes of salt. Heat oven to 350 F and bake for 45 min or until golden and middle is set.


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Mushroom and Spinach Farfalle

Dawn. Lovell

04/02/17#23025


Mushroom and Spinach Farfalle

Yield: Serves 8

Ingredients

1 14.5-ounce package Barilla Protein plus Farfalle

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup onion, chopped

2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced

2 garlic cloves, minced

6 cups baby spinach

1 teaspoon thyme, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/3 cup parmesan cheese, shredded

Crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

Bring 4-6 quarts of water to a boil. Add salt to taste. Add pasta to boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain. While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add mushrooms and cook for 4 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently. Stir in spinach, 1 cup at a time. Add thyme, salt and pepper. When spinach has completely wilted, add pasta and stir to mix evenly. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with parmesan and serve. Top with crushed red pepper flakes for a spicy kick.

Source: Nibbles & Feasts

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Marinated Vidalia Onion Salad

Dawn. Lovell

04/02/17#23026


Marinated Vidalia onion Salad

Ingredients

2 medium-sized Vidalia onions {or other sweet onion}

1/2 c. granulated sugar

1/4 c. white vinegar

1 c. water

1 T. mayonnaise

1 tsp. celery seeds

Directions

Thinly slice onions into rings and place in a medium-sized bowl. Combine sugar, vinegar, and water; whisk until sugar dissolves; pour over onions. Cover and chill at least 3 hours or overnight. Drain onions. Stir in mayonnaise and celery seeds. Serve as-is or spooned over lettuce leaves.

Source: The Kitchen is My Playground

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Shrimp and Asparagus Pizza with Romesco Sauce

Dawn Lovell

04/02/17#23027


Shrimp and Asparagus Pizza with Romesco Sauce

Servings: 1 12 inch pizza

Ingredients

Romesco Sauce

1 bell pepper

2 Roma tomatoes

½ head roasted garlic

1 shallot

½ cup olive oil

2 T red wine vinegar

2 T almonds toasted

To taste salt and pepper

Pizza

1 batch pizza dough

3 cloves garlic minced

2 Tablespoons olive oil

5 stalks asparagus

7 each shrimp

½ cup Ricotta cheese

½ lemon zested

To taste salt and pepper

¼ cup Queso fresco for garnish

Instructions

Romesco Sauce: Roast garlic and shallot in a 350-degree oven, wrapped in tin foil for 45 minutes. Pull when soft and cool. Set oven to broil, line sheet pan with aluminum foil. Oil bell pepper and tomatoes. Broil in oven until skins darken, about 5 minutes. Pull and let cool. Peel skins off pepper and tomatoes, remove garlic from wrapping and shallot from skin. Place in blender with oil, vinegar, almonds. Blend until smooth, season with salt and pepper. Pizza night gets taken up a notch with this artisan shrimp and asparagus pizza with Romesco sauce. Fresh lemon zest brightens up and ties all the flavors of this great pizza together.

Assemble Pizza: Toss shrimp with olive oil, salt and pepper, and cook 80% over medium heat in a skillet (about 3 minutes). Pull from heat and set aside. Split in half when cool. Peel ribbons of asparagus and set aside. Mix ricotta with lemon zest, salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Press out dough to desired shape. Mix together minced garlic and olive oil together, brush over top of pizza dough. Pizza night gets taken up a notch with this artisan shrimp and asparagus pizza with Romesco sauce. Fresh lemon zest brightens up and ties all the flavors of this great pizza together. Smear ricotta mix over the garlic, making sure there is a slight boarder around the pizza. Pizza night gets taken up a notch with this artisan shrimp and asparagus pizza with Romesco sauce. Fresh lemon zest brightens up and ties all the flavors of this great pizza together. Add asparagus in a single layer, covering ricotta cheese. Pizza night gets taken up a notch with this artisan shrimp and asparagus pizza with Romesco sauce. Fresh lemon zest brightens up and ties all the flavors of this great pizza together. Add shrimp around the pizza. Pizza night gets taken up a notch with this artisan shrimp and asparagus pizza with Romesco sauce. Fresh lemon zest brightens up and ties all the flavors of this great pizza together. Drizzle Romesco sauce around pizza. Place in oven and bake about 10 minutes, until crust is set and firm. Pizza night gets taken up a notch with this artisan shrimp and asparagus pizza with Romesco sauce. Fresh lemon zest brightens up and ties all the flavors of this great pizza together. Pull from oven and garnish with lemon zest and queso fresco.


Source: I Just Make Sanwiches

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Easy Small-Batch Strawberry Jam

Dawn Lovell

04/02/17#23028


Easy Small-Batch Strawberry Jam

Serves: 2 cups

Ingredients

4 cups fresh chopped strawberries (I like a mixture of small pieces and large)

2 cups granulated sugar

2 tablespoons Grand Marnier Liqueur (or lemon juice)

Instructions

Place two small, clean plates in your freezer. In a large deep skillet, combine the strawberries, sugar and liqueur or lemon juice. Heat on medium until the mixture starts to boil. Skim the foam from the top of the jam and discard as it cooks. Don't worry if you can't get all the foam but you should be able to get most of it. Continue cooking and stirring for about 10 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Remove one of the plates from the freezer and put a small spoonful of jam on the plate. Allow it to sit for 30 seconds then tilt the plate. If the jam slides down the plate quickly, keep cooking. If it is slow and thick, it's done. Continue testing, if needed, every 2 minutes. Do not overcook! Place the jam in jars and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate once cooled. The jam will keep 2-3 weeks in the refrigerator.


Source: Saving Room for Dessert

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Strawberry Carrot Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Glaze

Dawn Lovell

04/02/17#23029


Strawberry Carrot Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Glaze

Serves/makes: 16

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup carrots, finely shredded

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup plain yogurt, low fat

1/3 cup water

1/2 cup pecans, chopped

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 cup strawberries, finely chopped

Strawberry Cream Cheese Glaze

2 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 tablespoon mashed strawberries

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 12 cup Bundt cake pan. Beat all ingredients except strawberries in a large bowl on low speed for 45 seconds, scraping bowl, constantly. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping occasionally. Fold in strawberries and pour into prepared pan. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes, then remove from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.

For Glaze: Beat cream cheese, mashed strawberries and vanilla in small bowl on low speed until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until blended. Spoon over cake.


Source: cdkitchen

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