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Searching for cookie recipe in prep for Christmas
Not really. The shortbread base was made from scratch and the nut topping was cooked before spreading it on top. But thanks for the suggestion.
Searching for cookie recipe in prep for Christmas
Yes, it was a bar cookie. I think I may have found something with the type of nut topping I'm looking for but it uses egg whites and sugar along with the nuts. Another excuse to bake more cookies!
Fine Cooking's Brown Butter Pumpkin Layer Cake
I just baked this a couple of weeks ago and it was a hit (I take my baking to work). One woman said it was the best cake she's ever had, two asked for the recipe, but one fellow did say that while it was delicious, he could here the calorie count add up with each bite! I made mine in three 8" pans rather than two 9" (as that's what I had) and then increased the nuts by about a third and did an extra 1/2 recipe of the icing. It made for a lovely cake and would be a great addition to a Thanksgiving dessert table.
Searching for cookie recipe in prep for Christmas
While this is similar in ingredients, the topping i'm looking for was cooked. The pecans were cooked with corn syrup I think in order to create the crusty top. The nuts weren't just on top. But it's a strt. Thanks.
Searching for cookie recipe in prep for Christmas
I seem to have lost a favorite holiday cookie recipe and hope some might help me either find it or recreate it. A shortbread type cookie was the base and then there was a layer of orange marmalade and then a pecan topping that was like the top layer of a pecan pie--the crunch bit not the gooey stuff. Then you cut it into rectangles and dipped the edges in chocolate.
Does this ring a bell with anyone? I can figure out all the bits pretty much except for the pecan layer. I don't like pecan pie, so I'm at a loss there. I think there was some corn syrup involved. It probably came out of a womens magazine.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Road trip from IA to WA
I will be driving from Sioux City, IA to Spokane, WA so I'll be spending a good part of the time in the mountain states. I plan to make it to Billings, MT the first day. Any suggestions on places to stop along the way?
Driving through South Dakota--suggestions?
I'll be driving from Sioux City, IA to Spokane, WA so will spend most of the first day in South Dakota. The goal is to make it to Billings, MT. Any good stopping places along the way?
looking for date on Bon appetite cheesecake recipe
I just knew it was on the cover! If you do get a copy of the recipe, would you please email it to me? I would love to have it again. Thanks so much.
Using brandied cherries in jam
Thank you. That's what I was afraid of. I wonder if I could dehydrate the cherries? Then I could bake with them.
Brandied cherries use?
Thank you for the good ideas. Does anyone know if adding some of them to a jam recipe would affect the jam setting up?
Brandied cherries use?
I have some brandied cherries that I'd like to make use of, but I'm inexperienced in cooking with alcohol. Would they work in a jam? Would the brandy be too strong? I made a nice fresh cherry and rhubarb jam. Do you think they would work in that? I'm not a fan of really strong brandy taste, and I've got a lot to use up. I've thought about adding a handful to vanilla ice cream and making my own version of Cherry Garcia ice cream. Any other ideas?
looking for date on Bon appetite cheesecake recipe
Thank you. I really did think it had been on the cover. I think it was somewhere in '86 through '88?
Italian dinner party menu help
It isn't so much the process as my oven (runs very hot) and timing. With my unreliable oven, I would want to do some test runs to make sure of the timing. It is something I should learn.
Italian dinner party menu help
While I'm sure caterers would be able to do this, I'm not so sure I can without having the chicken get over done. I already have problems with digesting chicken (my own issues), so I am particularly cautious with white meat. It is something I should try to learn to do, but I don't think I'll "practice" on this dinner. I am not yet confident of my abilities and that always makes for a disaster when there are guests!
Italian dinner party menu help
Thank you for the great response--very helpful. The recipe does call for tomatoes but no mushrooms. Only vegetables are onions. But in addition to the cut up chicken, it does call for chicken livers and gizzards.
Italian dinner party menu help
So any suggestions? I'm leaning towards the chicken cacciatora, so what might be a good wine for that? I'm pretty ignorant of wine as I have a very low tolerance for alcohol (makes me a cheap date!), and never can finish off a bottle.
Italian dinner party menu help
This really isn't a dinner party where separate courses would be appropriate, so I was going by what I've seen and heard about pasta not always being an entree' but served on a separate plate.
Thanks for the tip on veal substitutes.
Italian dinner party menu help
Thank you. I don't think I'll use it this time round, but I'd love to try it for myself sometime.
Italian dinner party menu help
There is a cacciatore recipe, which is why I was considering it. But no Marsala or Franchese. The pork recipes are very limited--a couple of chops, one crown, a ragout of pig knuckles and cabbage (no thank you), and roasted loin.
I really want to stick to the cookbook, even with its limitations, because of my friend's request. They watched my dog three different times in just three months, so it is the least I can do.
Italian dinner party menu help
All good ideas, but most are not included in this cookbook--the parameters of the menu! But you are right about the comfort food aspect. I want it to be easy to have prepared mostly ahead of time (other than the pasta).
Italian dinner party menu help
I agree, but I suspect it may not be what he thinks of when he says he likes Alfredo sauce. But what's a little cooking education among friends! Actually, I do something very similar with just toasted sesame seed oil and Parmigiano Reggiano over hot pasta.
Italian dinner party menu help
Thank you for the link--very interesting and helpful. I will definitely give it a try.
Italian dinner party menu help
I'm checking the cookbook for versions of these. It doesn't have the chicken. And, unfortunately, no to seafood (which I love but she doesn't trust due to the shellfish allergy--yes, I know they are two different things, but we all have our food issues). The beef braise seems like a possibility; thanks for the ideas.
Italian dinner party menu help
She likes sweeter red wines. While she might like cheap, I don't. I may like inexpensive but that's different than cheap!
Italian dinner party menu help
Thank you for the help with the order of the meal; I hadn't considered that. And I like the idea of the sliced fennel. It will still be cold here when I have the dinner, but fennel makes me think spring for some reason, so that would be nice.
I thought the alfredo recipe seemed wanting, so I will probably do some research on it. But if I do stick with Leone's, at least it is simple and light vs. a cream version.
Italian dinner party menu help
In thanks to some friends for watching my dog, I'm making dinner for them. He asked specifically for recipes from "Leone's Italian Cookbook" (and provided the copy)--recipes from a New York restaurant. The book was published in the 60s after the restaurant was closed.
So, I've got a book of old recipes, knowledge that he likes alfredo sauce (which in the cookbook is simply 3/4 c. butter and 6 Tbls. Parmesan cheese tossed with fresh pasta), she can't eat shellfish and doesn't like lamb; and she likes cheap red wine and he likes beer. Ack!
I'm thinking, and would appreciate feedback, starting with bagna cauda and fresh bread, a salad with some bitter greens and a simple dressing, the alfredo pasta as a side, and zuppe Inglese for dessert.
But what would be an appropriate entree'? I don't have access to veal. Would a chicken cacciatora or a beef stew work? I'm not used to serving pasta as a side, even though I understand that is more authentic.
And, again with limited access, what might be a nice wine that would be both good for cooking and drinking?
Any suggestions are welcome.
Can one soften purchased candy canes?
I know Thanksgiving is the current focus for many, but I need to plan Christmas tree decorations. I work in research so would like to shape candy canes into question marks for our theme tree. Can that be done? I'm thinking about just softening purchased candy canes just enough to adjust their already crooked shape into the question mark and then squishing the end enough to a ball. Would this be best done in a low oven? a low wattage on the microwave? Has anyone tried this?
Morton Kosher vs. Diamond
I found a brine recipe that gives the quantity for Diamond Crystal kosher salt. Unfortunately, that brand is not carried in my area. I know there is a significant difference in weight between Diamond and Morton--which I can get. Does anyone know how I should adapt the recipe? It calls for "1/2 cup kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)" to 7 cups of water plus 2 cups ice cubes for a 6 lb. turkey breast.
Thanks in advance.
