Salted Caramel Apple Pie If you’re looking to make new friends, salted caramel is a good place to start. Combine salted caramel with apples and put them in a pie? An even better start. This Thanksgiving is going to be the first T-Day I’ve ever spent away from home. This year I’m going to San Francisco with my dude (!!) I’m thinkin’ this salted caramel deliciousness will do the trick. This pie is my new love. I will admit that this one takes a little effort. Yes. The heart pie dough border is totally optional. I used the combination of Gala apples and one Granny Smith. The most glorious part about this pie is how the caramel actually ends up tasting like apple salted caramel. When the pie is in the oven the apples cook in the caramel and transform the caramel to tasting like apples. Can we talk about caramel for a second? 1. 2. 3. 4. The other thing with this pie, it’ll be goopy when you take it out of the oven. You might even curse my name a little. And I’m not talking like an hour cooled. Back to San Francisco!
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic We had friends over for dinner and I wanted to try a new chicken recipe that would feed a lot of people. I saw this recipe in my most recent library cookbook find, “Barefoot in Paris”. I knew immediately that I wanted to try it but I didn’t have dry wine, cognac or heavy cream so I adapted the recipe using chicken stock and 2% milk. 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of any fat and in half1-2 tbsp of olive oilDried thyme to tasteSea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste40 cloves of garlic1 tbsp of butter1 tbsp flour1 2/3 cups of chicken broth2 tbsp 2% milk (I ended up using about 1/4 cup)1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped Separate the cloves of garlic and peel. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Once the chicken has baked, carefully remove the chicken and garlic cloves to a platter and cover with an aluminum foil tent to stay warm. Click here for a printable version of this recipe Awards:
Easy Homemade Churros with Chocolate Sauce Recipe For the churros: 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar, divided 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 cup water 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons plus 2 quarts vegetable oil, divided 1 cup all-purpose flour For the chocolate sauce: 3 1/2 ounces dark chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup heavy cream Equipment: a cloth pastry bag or heavy-duty plastic pastry bag; a large star pastry tip (such as Wilton #2110) Make the churros: Combine 1/2 cup sugar with the cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Set aside. In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the water, 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, salt and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Heat 3 to 4 inches of vegetable oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot set over medium-high heat until it reaches 375ºF. Transfer the dough to a cloth pastry bag or heavy-duty plastic bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe the dough over the pot of oil to a length of about 4 inches, then using scissors or a sharp knife, cut it so it releases into the oil. Make the chocolate sauce:
Sponge Candy Recipe: With or Without Chocolate, this Sponge Candy is Da Bomb! Posted on December 15, 2009 by Christina Me and my sweet tooth! This time I’m offering up a killer sponge candy recipe that you can use for making your wedding favors! If you want to get really decadent, dip the sponge candy in chocolate. BTW, in Canada we call it sponge toffee; in England it’s called cinder toffee; in Australia they call it honeycomb and in California it’s called sea foam. Please note: Although this is easy to make, it’s imperative to use an accurate candy thermometer. Sponge Candy Recipe and Tutorial (adapted from Christine Cushing’s Sponge Toffee Recipe) Ingredients Vegetable oil for greasing pan 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup light corn syrup 6 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons baking soda 2 teaspoons vanilla Liberally grease a 10-inch round spring form cake pan with vegetable oil. In a deep medium saucepan add sugar, corn syrup, water, and vanilla. Remove from heat. Immediately pour the hot toffee into the prepared pan. Let cool and set completely before touching.
30 Foods You'll Never Have To Buy Again Grilled Egg and Cheese Recipe Are you guys as obsessed with grilled cheese sandwiches as I am? I am a true grilled cheese lover. And adding a egg just blows all other grilled cheeses out of the water. What do you call egg-in-toast? I actually love eating the little cut out of toast, so I don’t think of them as leftovers at all. How is everyone’s 2014 going so far? Grilled Egg and Cheese Recipeserves 11 tablespoon butter1/4 cup shredded cheddar (I like a fine shred as opposed to a coarse one, when it grills up it’s lacier and crispier)1 slice thick toast, a hole cut out1 eggIn a non-stick pan, over medium-low heat, melt 1/2 tablespoon of butter, swirling the pan to evenly coat. PS – Some other obsession worthy grilled cheeses: Pierogi Grilled Cheese, Classic Grilled and Crab Rangoon Grilled Cheese.
Daikon and Carrot Pickle Recipe (Do Chua) “Dilly the Pickle” emailed last week to announce that the 2009 International Pickle Week goes from May 15 to 25 (pickleweek.com). That' s more like 11/2 weeks, but I didn't care because I’m a sucker for cute cartoon icons and pickles of any kind, so I looked in the fridge for my go-to Vietnamese pickle – do chua made of tangy sweet daikon and carrot. This ubiquitous Vietnamese pickle is what’s stuffed into banh mi sandwiches, served alongside morsels such as grilled beef in wild betel leaf (thit bo la lot), and added to salads. Sadly, my jar of daikon and carrot pickle was mostly brine and a few floating white and orange sticks of vegetables. Oye, what kind of respectable Vietnamese cook was I? It’s not so much that it is national pickle week, but rather that pickles play an important role at the Vietnamese table. Asian fast picklesCooks in Asia don’t can the way westerners do using sterilized jars and the like. Makes about 3 cups 1. 2.
Nutella Banana Gyoza Yesterday I showed you how to make your own gyoza wrappers. When it comes to filling them, the sky is the limit! You’ll be hearing about a more traditional style of gyoza later this month in the Washoku Warrior roundup, so today I’m going to share a simple filling that is a bit more unexpected. After cooking up some savory gyoza for dinner the other day, I had leftover homemade wrappers. I decided to pay homage to my favorite crêpe by making a gyoza with the same fillings. Each month there will be lots of great Nutella recipes popping up in the blogosphere by food bloggers, too, so check them out by searching #Nutella or #TNC on Twitter, or by taking a look at The Nutella Challenge Blogroll. bell’ alimento has already posted a yummy recipe for Nutella gelato that is now on my “must make” list. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Other Nutella recipes here on LFM:- Chocolate Chunk Nutella Cheesecake- Tartelette’s Crème au Nutella Coming Wednesday: Julia Child Goes to Japan
Crock Pot Honey Sesame Chicken I owe my mom for finding this recipe for me! I have been so busy back and forth from the hospital that she has been such a help in having dinner ready for me when I go home to feed my baby. She made this for dinner, and I kid you not, every single person in my family LOVED it! And I mean everyone… My mom, dad, my brother, my two sisters, my brother in law, AND my picky 2 year old! My husband probably would have loved it too had he not been on a diet restriction at the time! This meal is SO easy to throw together (aren’t all crock pot meals?!) CROCK POT HONEY SESAME CHICKENrecipe form: Baby Center (we doubled the original recipe, and even then we still wanted more! Enjoy! Linking up to these parties and here
Holy Yum Chicken The name ‘holy yum chicken’ says it all! It’s one of the best chicken recipes you will ever have. The combination of maple syrup and dijon mustard may sound CRAZY to you but I assure you, it is absolutely phenomenal! If you’re just here for the first time and you are looking for something to make, this is probably the recipe to start with. That is unless you fit into one of the disclaimers below — which, please don’t take offence to because it’s truly based on all the feedback I have gotten for this recipe since 2013. And if you are one of those readers that have made this recipe before or heard of this recipe before (I’m telling you, it’s a really popular recipe), then you’ll know how freaking amazing this chicken is. The name says it ALL! Holy yum chicken is the best chicken recipe! I’m going to make an executive order right now and tell you to drop everything and make this for dinner tonight. I’m telling you now… I’ve made this chicken countless times already. Because 1. it’s soooo easy.
Orange-Sesame Chicken I realized the other day that it’s been a while since I made sesame chicken. I’m pretty sure we’ve eaten the dish from a Chinese restaurant quite a few times though. It’s really easy to make but the part where you fry the chicken pieces is what discourages me coz it’s very time consuming. So if you’re going to make it make sure you have nothing else in mind or any other chore you have to do right at that moment. But isn’t this post about orange-sesame chicken? First, use a grater to zest 1 orange. Combine soy sauce, sherry wine, juice of the orange, and sesame oil in a bowl. Heat up oil in a small pot or fryer. Drain each batch of fried chicken pieces using a strainer with a pot or bowl underneath. While frying up the last batch of chicken, make the sauce in another pan. Once all the chicken have been fried, add them into the sauce. Transfer into a serving platter/bowl. Serve with rice.
Peanut Butter Granola Balls Peanut Butter Granola Balls I am in Park City, Utah at the EVO Conference. The conference is at the Canyons resort and it is gorgeous! We live in Utah, but sometimes I forget how lucky we are to be surrounded by such beauty. I recently made these Peanut Butter Granola Balls and they are one of my new favorite snacks. To make the Peanut Butter Granola Balls you will need: oats, crisp rice cereal, honey, peanut butter, butter, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips. First, you melt the butter, peanut butter, and honey together in a medium saucepan. Next, stir in the oats, crisp rice cereal, and dried cranberries. These Peanut Butter Granola Balls make a great snack or sweet little treat. Peanut Butter Granola Balls Ingredients:1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup natural peanut butter 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup crisp rice cereal 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup chocolate chipsDirections:1. If you like these Peanut Butter Granola Balls, you might also like:
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