Wet: ▢ ⅔ cup granulated sugar ▢ ¼ light brown sugar ▢ 2 eggs at room temperature ▢ 2 tsp vanilla extract ▢ ⅓ cup oil I like olive oil for a rich flavor, but any oil works ▢ ⅔ cup boiling water ▢ 1 tsp apple cider vinegar Dry ▢ ¾ cup + 2 […]
Start to Finish: 2 hours Serves 4 8 C water 1 Turkish bay leaf or 1/2 California bay leaf Generous 1 C small Italian lentils or small French green lentils, picked over and rinsed 2 oz fresh pork fat, chopped, or 3 bacon slices, chopped (1/2 C) 3 Tbsp olive oil 4 slices Italian bread […]
For the Meringue 2 large egg whites (room-temperature) 3 1/2 ounces sugar For the Cookies 7 ounces ground almonds 3 1/2 ounces sugar 2 to 3 drops almond oil (or 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract) Pinch cinnamon In a medium bowl, whip the 2 large room-temperature egg whites until they are stiff. Gradually […]
Not super sweet; dense, cononuty 3 cups mochiko (sweet rice flour) 2 1/2 cups sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 (14 oz) cans unsweetened coconut milk 5 large eggs 1/2 stick butter melted and cooled 1 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together mochiko, sugar, baking powder adn salt in a […]
½ pint raspberries 2 C fresh strawberries, hulled and chopped 2 C unsweetened coconut milk (not the canned kind) 1/3 C agave nectar Juice of half a lemon 1 tsp raspberry extract (or vanilla extract) ¼ tsp almond extract (optional) Place all of ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Strain […]
Crust: 2 ½ Tbsp coconut oil 1 ½ Tbsp 100% pure maple syrup ½ C almond flour 1 C unsweetened, finely shredded coconut 1 egg white (save yolk for filling) Pinch sea salt Filling: 3 eggs, plus 2 egg yolks 6 Tbsp 100% pure maple syrup 1/3 C lemon juice (about 2 lemons) 2 Tbsp […]
2 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp olive oil 12 large shrimp (about 10 oz total weight), peeled and deveined 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (4-6 oz each) cut into large pieces 1 yellow onion, finely chopped 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 2 ribs celery, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 jalapeno chile, […]
Beef: 1 (3 lb) beef chuck roast, trimmed ½ C packed dark brown sugar 1/3 C soy sauce 10 cloves garlic, peeled ½ onion, diced 1 -inch section of fresh ginger, peeled and grated 2 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar 1 Tbsp sesame oil 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced Cabbage Slaw: 1 (16 oz) bag shredded […]
2 lbs beef brisket (I used beef chuck and it was fine) Salt and pepper 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped 1 carrot, peeled and coarsely chopped 5 cloves garlic, smashed 1 stalk lemongrass, bulb portion only, tough outer leaves removed and thinly sliced (optional) 1/4 C dry white wine 1/2 […]
3 Tbsp canola oil 3 lbs skinless tone-in chicken thighs 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 shallots, minced 3 Tbsp Madras-style curry powder (I did mild) 1 Tbsp firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 tsp red pepper flakes (I did 1/4 tsp) Freshly ground pepper 2 lemongrass stalks, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces 1 […]