Recipes
Coconut Custard Pie
Preheat oven to 375. Beat eggs in large bowl w electric mixer at medium speed until combined well. Beat in 3/4 c + 2 T sugar, milk, half-and-half, 1 tsp vanilla and salt, then stir in flaked coconut. Pour custard into pie shell and cover edge of pie w foil. Bake in middle of oven…
Read MoreChocolate Angel Pie
Beat whites til foamy. Add cream of tartar and pinch salt and beat til softly peaked. Gradually add sugar and beat until very stiff. Fold in pecans and 1 tsp vanilla. Turn into buttered 9″ pie plate and form shell, building sides 1/2″ above edge. Bake 50-55 min. at 300; then cool. Place chocolate and…
Read MoreApple Praline Pie
Combine apples, sugar and spices. Put in pie shell. Bake at 400 for 15 min. Mix honey, brown sugar and butter. Bring to a boil. Add egg and nuts. Remove pie from oven and pour honey mix over top. Return to 400 oven 10 min. Then reduce heat to 325 and bake 25-30 min longer…
Read MoreSweet Potatoes, Spiralized with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onion and Pine Nuts
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and 1/2 tablespoon of butter to a saute pan or skillet, and heat over medium heat.Once the butter is melted, add the sliced onions, pinch of sugar, pinch of salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Reduce heat to low, and cook the…
Read MoreSweet Potatoes, Pomegranate Glazed
In a 6 qt pot, bring lightly salted water to boil. Add sweet potato spirals. Cook, uncovered 2 min. Drain. In same pot, stir together pomegranate juice, honey or syrup, butter, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, cardamom, and nutmeg over high. Bring to boiling, stirring to melt butter. Reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 min…
Read MoreSweet Potatoes Mashed w Balsamic Vinegar Serves 4
Place potatoes in preheated 400 oven and bake for 50 min or until easily pierced w fork. Allow to cool enough to handle. Peel and pass through a food mill or ricer. Reserve. In med saucepan, heat butter over low until brown. Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg. Remove from heat and stir in milk. Return…
Read MoreSweet Potatoes, Apricot-Glazed
Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (about 6 c). Place in microwave-safe bowl w 2 T water and cover. Microwave on high 8-10 min or until tender. Zest orange (1/2 tsp), squeeze for juice (1/4 c). Chop parsley. Preheat small saucepan on medium 2-3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients (except parsley and potatoes); cook…
Read MoreMake Ahead Tip:
You can prepare the entire dish short of baking it in advance. You can even freeze the unbaked shells and then pop them straight from the freezer into a 350 degree oven. Just add more cooking time (about 40 minutes total) if using frozen stuffed shells. for the shells: 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil1…
Read MoreSpinach Stuffed Shells with Truffled Bechamel
First make the stuffing for the shells. Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan and add the onions. Season with a pinch of salt and some pepper and cook on medium heat until softened and translucent in color, about 7 minutes. Add the garlic and spinach and cook until spinach is wilted. You…
Read MoreSpanakopita w Greens & Feta
​​Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat the oven to 450 degrees.In a 3-quart/9-by-13-inch baking dish, toss the chopped spinach, arugula, herbs and scallion greens with 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Squeeze the mixture with your hands to wilt, then set aside.Cook the pasta in the…
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