Braised Red Cabbage
December 27, 2021
From Time/Life series. 325º oven, 2 hours. (Best served next day)
Ingredients
Small 2 lb red cabbage finely cut/shredded
4 TB butter
1 TB salt
1/3 C water
1/3 C red vinegar
1/4 C red currant jelly (or lingon berry)
1 small apple minced
DIRECTIONS
Add butter, salt, sugar,water & vinegar to large stainless steel dutch oven/pot. Bring to a boil on stove.
Add shredded cabbage, cover, bring back to a boil.
Remove covered pot from stove, move to oven, braise 2 hours. ( In the last 10 minutes add jelly and minced apples.)
Roasted Cauliflower Soup
December 6, 2021
Nordstjernan 2021 serves 4 (recipe for 2 is below) Roast 425°
Ingredients
•3 TB olive oil
•1 onion sliced
• 1 Large head cauliflower cored, cut into 1 ” pieces
• 3 cloves garlic smashed
Toss onions, cauliflower, garlic with oil and roast in over 30 min, stir occasionally, until caramelized.
Transfer to large saucepan, ADD
4C chicken broth
2C water
2 TB white rice
1 Bay leaf
Simmer 20 minutes, remove bay leaf. Puree soup.
Optional, add 1TB lemon juice & baked croutons. OR Pecorino panko bread crumbs
REDUCED RECIPE FOR 2
1 1/2 TB olive oil
1/2 onion sliced
1 small head cauliflower
2 cloves garlic
Bake 425° , 30 minutes.
Put into large pot with
2 C broth
1 C water
1 1/2TB white rice
1 bay leaf
Simmer 20 min, remove bay leaf, Puree.
add toppings from above.
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
May 26, 2021
WSJ Michael Tusk 2020 serves 4, 25 min
INGREDIENTS
kosher salt
10 ounces spaghetti or bucatini
5 ounces guanciale, pancetta or thick cut bacon cut into 1/2 inch lardons (strip or cube)
5 large egg yolks
1/2 C parmesan grated
3/4 C Pecorina Romano grated
1 TB coarsely ground black pepper
BOIL A LARGE POT OF WATER
LARGE HIGH WALLED PAN (dutch oven pan works) MED-HI HEAT: add lardons, cook until brown all sides 4 min. Remove lardons with slotted spoon, set on a plate. reserve pan drippings in pan.
MEDIUM HEAT PROOF BOWL (use this bowl at end to toss in cooked spaghetti ): Beat egg yolks with cheese ad 1 TB black pepper until thick as glue, set aside.
COOK SPAGHETTI:
• cook 3 min less than specified, once halfway cooked,
• transfer 3 C hot pasta water to pan with pork drippings, bring pan to boil, scraping browned bits.
• once pasta 3 min shy al dente, use tongs transfer from pot to pan with water & pork drippings. Continue to finish cooking pasta until al dente 2-3 min.
• transfer spaghetti to bowl with egg/cheese mixture and toss, adding splashes of water from pan with pork drippings as needed until sauce looks glossy.
• toss in lardons and more coarse black pepper to taste .
Strawberry Mascarpone Tea Cake
May 26, 2021
King Arthur Baking Co. 2021 (I used the weight measurements) Oven 350°, 9″ spring form pan
Cake
CAKE
2 C (240 g) Unbleached all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
8 TB (113g) unsalted butter softened
1 C (198 g) sugar
2 large eggs room temp.
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Fiori di Sicilia (orange extract)
3/4 C (170g) sour cream
FILLING
2 quarts (2 lbs) fresh whole strawberries, washed, hulled
2 C (454g) heavy whipping cream
1 C (198g) sugar, divided
1 tsp instant clear jel (gelatin)
1 1/2C (341g) mascarpone cheese
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp orange oil or 1 TB grated orange zest
2 TB (57g) orange liqueur
DIRECTIONS for CAKE
• whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder & salt
•Large mixing bowl:
beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
Add eggs, vanilla, Fiori di Sicilia
add in the dry ingredients, alternating with sour cream, mix until just combined
• spread batter in prepared 9″ spring pan, leveling top. Bake 40-45 Min.
Remove from oven cool 10 min. run a thin blade along edge of cake to free it from sides, release spring form, remove cake to cool.
DIRECTIONS FOR FILLING
•Beat heavy cream until soft peaks form.
•Mix together 1/3 C sugar and Clear Jel, then add to cream.
•Beat until stiff peaks form.
•Remove 1 1/2C of whipped cream and set aside to decorate top of cake.
• In separate bowl beat mascarpone with remaining sugar, vanilla, orange oil liqueur. Fold in whipped cream into cheese mixture.
ASSEMBLY
• serrated knife, split cake layer in half horizontally. Remove top half & set aside.
•Replace side of spring form pan.
•Slice strawberries in half length wise, place cut side against side of pan.
•Fill center with whole strawberries , trim tops so shorter than rim of pan.
•Spread filling over berries, tap pan down on counter to fill any gaps.
•Replace top of cake, use reserved whipping cream to top cake. Decorate with more strawberries. Chill cake. remove springform side ring.
Delicious
Egg Kale Casserole
December 27, 2018
4-6 svgs, Begin night before. 350º 35-40 min
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Lb breakfast sausage
- 4 C chopped Kale
- 4 C cubed/torn crusty bread (sourdough or ciabatta or TJ )
- 1 C shredded cheddar
- 2 C whole milk
- 6 Large eggs
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cracked pepper
garnish with sprig thyme
PREP
- cast iron skillet, med-hi cook sausage until brown.
- Stir in kale +2 min
- transfer to 12″ x 10″ baking dish
- add cubed bread and cheese, toss to combine.
- Whisk eggs and milk until combined, pour over baking dish.
- Cover and refrigerate over night.
- Bake 350º oven 35-40 min.
Lemon fennel chicken thighs
August 30, 2018
Cam made this, QED! (Bon Appetite?) 2018 4 svgs 425°
INGREDIENTS
- 6 chicken bone in, skin on thighs ~ 2lbs
- ¼ C plus 2TB olive oil
- 1 fennel bulb
- 2 med shallots
- 1 large beefsteak tomato
- 1 lemon
Roast in top ¹⁄³ oven, 425°, use large oven safe skillet.
- CHICKEN THIGHS: In large skillet add 2 TB oil and thighs skin side down (COLD pan). Turn on Med heat, cook until skin golden brown. Transfer skin side up on plate.
- FENNEL – remove fronds & save. Cut head in half length wise.. Place cut side down, cut into 1/2″ wedges.
- SHALLOTS cut into quarters lengthwise.
- TOMATOES Cut crosswise into 1/2″ rounds.
- LEMON Use 1/2 of lemon, cut into thin 1/8″ rounds
- Turn skillet med-hi heat. Add, fennel, shallots, sliced lemon. Cook 4 min until fennel softens. Remove from heat.
- Add chicken, arrange chicken skin side up & tomatoes on top of fennel mixture.
- Transfer to oven, 16-20 min. Remove and rest 5 min.
- SAUCE chop remaining fronds, 1/4C olive oil & juice from half of lemon. Spoon fennel sauce over each thigh.
Serve with salad (greek salad , red onion, klamath, feta etc.)
Summer squash Basil Pasta
August 7, 2018
Bon Appetite 2018 – Cam’s. Q.E.D. 4 Svgs
Great with Lemony Chicken Thighs
- ¼ olive oil
- 8 garlic cloves sliced thin
- 2 Lbs assorted summer squash/zucchini – quarter lengthwise, sliced
- 1 tsp Aleppo pepper
- 12 ounces ziti, pacchetti or other large tube pasta
- 2 ounces (½ C ) grated parmesan, plus more for serving
- 1 TB lemon juice
- ½ C Basil leaves, divided.
Garlic, squash & Aleppo pepper:
- Heat oil in skillet, cook garlic 4 min
- Add squash, cook med hi, toss until squash begins to break down, turn down heat, cook until jammy/soft 15 min.
- Add Aleppo pepper
Cook pasta until very al dente
- Transfer pasta to skillet with squash, add ½ C pasta cooking liquid.
- Heat in skillet, add parmesan cheese in stages along with pasta liquid until sauce coats pasta.
- Toss in lemon juice and most of basil.
Serve pasta, add more parmesan, Aleppo pepper & basil
Swedish coleslaw salad
May 25, 2018
2 C fine shredded cabbage Svgs: 4-6
Warm dressing:
- 1 TB white vinegar
- 3 T oil
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp basil (optional)
Bouquet Garni
October 8, 2017
Mormor’s favorite. mix of:
oregano
summer savory
marjoram
rosemary
basil
sage
thyme
dill weed
tarragon
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