1 small onion, quartered 1 small lime, halved 1/2 cup spiced ginger preserves 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 teaspoon lime zest 2 Cornish game hens Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Place the hens in a roasting pan with a rack. Place 2 onion wedges (or just one wedge if the cavity is especially small) and […]
Ingredients:10 oz canned “cocktail” clams, drained, reserving 2 tablespoons clam juice8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature1/2 cup sour cream1/4 cup mayonnaise2 teaspoons minced shallot1 teaspoon lemon zest1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1/2 teaspoon lemon juice1 large clove garlic, minced1/8 teaspoon celery seedsaltwhite pepperfinely chopped flat leaf parsley Directions:In a food processor or blender (I used my […]
Ingredients: for the custard 4 eggs at room temperature 1 3/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 3/4 cup flour zest of 3 lemons for the crust: 10-12 lemon-ginger cookies 4 tablespoons butter, melted to serve: confectioners’ sugar Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Place the cookies in a food processor (or if you […]
Ingredients:for the stock*6 black peppercorns4 cloves3 stalks celery3 carrots3 green onions3 cloves garlic crushed2 bay leaves1 piece ginger root, peeled and smashedone fennel root with greens, sliced thicklyone bunch parsley1 onion quartered1 lb chicken necks (or any other cheap and boney cut of chicken)1 lb beef neck bones (or any other inexpensive beef bones)shells and […]
Ingredients: Pesto Pizza dough 8 oz fresh mozzarella, shredded 3 oz sun dried tomatoes, sliced and patted dry if needed 5 oz canned or jarred artichoke hearts, sliced and patted dry Directions: Preheat the oven to 500. Follow the pizza dough recipe up until the point where the round of dough is on the pizza […]
Ingredients:2 3 oz packages of Jell-O, each a different color2 layers yellow cakefluffy frosting2 cups boiling water, divided use Directions:Return cooled cakes to clean cake pans. Place on cookie sheet. Using a two pronged fork or chopstick, poke random holes in each layer of cake, about 2 inches apart. In two separate bowls, mix together […]