Denise Righetti of Boca Raton suggests shopping for unique dips and spreads at area greenmarkets to use for this dish.
Easy Dinner Party Potatoes
2 large Idaho potatoes, sliced ¼-inch thin
2 tablespoons oil, for sautéing
1 cup roasted red pepper dip, or
Garlic Hummus
with Sesame
one 19-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
½ teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons chopped parsley, for finish
Pamela Blom’s
Two-Crust Apple Pie
For the crust:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, cut in ½-inch cubes
4 to 6 tablespoons ice water
For the filling:
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup cornstarch (or flou
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and cilantro pesto
1 pound farfalle pasta, cooked al dente, drained
1 bunch fresh cilantro, washed, cleaned, patted dry
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
½ teaspoon cayenne pep
Basil gin gimlets
4 basil leaves
2 shots Tanqueray Gin
1 shot simple syrup
Juice of 1 lime
Muddle 3 basil leaves at bottom of shaker with simple syrup. Fill shaker with ice; add gin, lime juice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garni
Lower-fat
lime-dill butter
Use this butter, made lower-fat with buttermilk, on grilled fish or chicken.
3/4 cup organic buttermilk, at room temperature
1 pound salted butter, at room temperature
4 tablespoons fresh dill leaves, chopped fine
2 tablespoons f
For the crust: ¾ cup finely ground pecans 4 matzo crackers, unsalted (see note) ¼ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons sugar 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted ½ teaspoon cinnamon
For the filling: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 8 ounces whole-milk ricot
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2 pounds ground beef
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 large white or yellow onions,
finely chopped
3 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
15-ounce can tomato sauce
1 cup parsley, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
For the béchamel sauce:
½ cu
Kourabiedes
1/2 cup unroasted almonds
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 egg yolk
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons
powdered sugar, divided
1 tablespoon brandy
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
whole cloves
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds
Ritz-Carlton’s Gingersnap Cookies
Prep time: 30 minutes
1½ cups butter
1½ cups brown sugar4 eggs
½ cup molasses6 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda1½ teaspoon cinnamon
¾ teaspoon cloves¼ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon allspice¾ teasp
Read more…6 ounces Grey Goose pear vodka
2 ounces Liquor 43
2 ounces Pumpkin syrup — see note
4 ounces cream
1 teaspoon equal parts ground allspice, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg — or pumpkin pe spice mix
4 teaspoons hand-whipped cream
Orange zest for garnish
Pour
vod
2 cups heavy cream
3-1/4 cup sugar, plus 4 teaspoons
8 large egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 cup mashed cooked pumpkin
Gingersnap cookie, for garnish
Candied orange peel, for garnish, opt
2 pasta sheets – see note
¼ cup ricotta cheese
¼ cup pumpkin pie filling
1 tablespoon honey
salt and white pepper to taste
3 large eggs, separated
1 small link sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ bunch sage leaves, picked
1 l
Florida Stone Crab Recipes
Curried Stone Crab Claws with Hot Marmalade Sauce:
http://www.fl-seafood.com/recipes/seafood-4135.htm
Stone Crab Claws Miami:
http://www.fl-seafood.com/recipes/seafood-4200.htm
Marinated Stone Crab Claws:
http://www.fl-s
Fresh Florida stone crab claws will soon be back in seafood markets and restaurants across the Sunshine State. Stone crab season runs through mid-May. The fishery is closed for five months each year to help protect and sustain Florida's valuable s
Read more…If you aren’t feeling too creative, there are numerous spidery baking items at party and craft stores
that you can put to use for your Halloween menu.
You can purchase silicon spider baking pans (six for $6.99) in which you bake individual-size cak Read more…
It just wouldn’t be a Halloween party without a bowl of Venom Punch. Dress it up with a ring of ice
studded with black spiders.
To make the icy decoration, fill a metal bowl or ring mold half way with water.
Sprinkle with black plastic spiders (av
This sweet sorbet (or ice cream) spider dessert with pretzel legs is cute and sweet enough for adults and kids alike.
To make the bended legs, melt molding or dipping discs of chocolate (available at craft stores and supermarkets) according to packa
For a first course at your adult holiday party, make this lush soup garnished with an adorable spider
intent on catching flies.
Make the festive orange soup by sautéing chopped onions in a little oil in a large
pot over medium hea
Making a spider web on a plate, atop a cake or on cookies is a great way to garnish just
about any spider specialty. This web design also is used in our Spider Web
Soup, so we offer these basic instructions.
Put whatever you are using for your web
