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How to Poach Pears: 6 Steps. Edit Article Traditional Poached PearsOven-Poached Pears Edited by Flickety, VideoJug.com, Lillian May, Nicole Willson and 6 others.

How to Poach Pears: 6 Steps

Easy Dessert Recipe: Honey and Spice Poached Pears. Poached pears, so elegant and refined, are also my idea of a party trick.

Easy Dessert Recipe: Honey and Spice Poached Pears

They feel fancy but are the dinner hostess's dream dessert. They cook ahead of time and hold perfectly in the fridge until they are wanted. And while they are cooking they perfume the house so sweetly. What more could you want in a light spring dessert? Over-wintered woody fruit like apples and pears are the best way to enjoy fruit in the spring, before strawberries and rhubarb emerge. They cook so fast, and the fruit and syrup are perfect over pudding or in a tart, or spooned over oatmeal for breakfast. Vanilla Poached Pears Recipe : Alton Brown.

Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce Recipe. Print Many people are afraid of hollandaise sauce, are you?

Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce Recipe

Some think eating it will make them fat. (It will if you eat it every day, so don’t eat it every day.) If you are like me, the thought of making hollandaise conjures up visions of toque clad chefs with big bowls and even bigger whisks swearing because the beautiful sauce they have spent the last several minutes vigorously whisking has separated on them, “Merde!” I have been desperately afraid of making this sauce since forever. OMG. I was dreading the attempt. The solution? Use it over fish, steamed vegetables like broccoli or asparagus, or on top of poached eggs, bacon, and English muffins.

By the way, if you want to try your hand at traditional Hollandaise, Michael Ruhlman has a great post breaking down all the steps on his site: Classic Hollandaise Sauce. From the recipe archive, first posted 2010. Ingredients Method 1 Melt the butter: Melt the butter slowly in a small pot. How to Separate Eggs. Method Set out two bowls.

How to Separate Eggs

Crack the egg gently on a flat surface or on the rim of a bowl, as close to the middle of the egg as possible. If you crack it on the rim of a bowl it might be easier to get the egg to crack right in the middle, but you are more likely to get pieces of egg shell in the egg whites. These days I crack eggs on a flat surface. Working over a small bowl, use your thumbs to gently pry the egg halves apart.

If you are planning to whip the egg whites for a recipe, you might want to separate the eggs one by one into a smaller bowl, and then transfer the separated egg into larger bowls. Citrus Scallops Recipe - Seafood Recipes. Seared Scallops with Hollandaise. 6-8 jumbo sea scallops1 tablespoon olive oil1 shallot, finely choppedsea salt to taste½ teaspoon white pepper, freshly ground½ pint Tony’s Hollandaise sauce Fill each shell with Hollandaise sauce.

Seared Scallops with Hollandaise

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Warm the hollandaise sauce. In a non-stick pan, heat the olive oil. Add the shallots and cook until caramelized. Raise flame to medium high. Place scallops on top of hollandaise and shallots, sprinkle with white pepper and bake for 5 minutes. Amaretto French Toast see video - Health Craft Cookware Company.

Amaretto French Toast Recipe temperatures included for induction cooking 2 tablespoons unsalted butter½ cup maple syrup2 eggs1 tablespoon water1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla beanA touch of Bourbon or Amaretto1 tablespoon unsalted butter 4 slices of desired cut of fresh bread Preheat the ¾ quart butter warmer over medium-low heat 175°F to 200°F (79°C to 93°C) add butter and maple syrup.

Amaretto French Toast see video - Health Craft Cookware Company

Stir occasionally if needed. Break eggs into a wide, shallow bowl or pie plate; beat eggs and water lightly with a fork. Over medium-high heat 350°F to 375°F (177°C to 190°C), heat square griddle and coat with a thin layer of unsalted butter. Place the bread slices, one at a time, into the bowl or plate, letting slices soak up egg mixture for a few seconds, then carefully turn to coat the other side.

Bay Scallop Stuffed Pasta Shells Recipe. Baked Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells. Method: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta shells and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain well then toss with oil in a large bowl; set aside. Preheat oven to 375°F. Foods That Make You Happy - Anti Stress Diet. Coffee - Superfoods to Make You Happy. How to Get Your Daily Dose of Vitamin D. When is a vitamin not really a vitamin?

How to Get Your Daily Dose of Vitamin D

When it's vitamin D! A Simple Step to Improve Healthy Eating: Recognize the Roadblocks. It is difficult to have a healthy relationship with food in this culture.

A Simple Step to Improve Healthy Eating: Recognize the Roadblocks

We are invited to consume food of every kind by every media source on a 24-hour basis. The sale of cookbooks and gourmet items has sky rocketed in tandem with warnings about the health hazards of overeating and the nationwide crisis of obesity. A recent study raises the question of whether billboard Ads make people fat! Top 12 Foods to Buy Organic Slideshow. The Dirty Dozen When is organic produce worth the added cost, and when should you save some cash and go with conventional varieties?

Top 12 Foods to Buy Organic Slideshow

Check out which foods you should try to buy organic to reduce your pesticide exposure by 90%, according to the Environmental Working Group. Apples Pick organic apples when they're at their peak, usually during the fall. You can get organic apples year-round in the supermarket. Celery Organic celery spruces up savory dishes, from Thanksgiving stuffing to vegetable soup. Cherry Tomatoes.