Recipes

Melt butter in saucepan over med-high. When it boils, reduce heat to medium, simmer until foamy. Continue cooking stirring occasionally and scraping bottom of pan, until foam subsides, butter turns golden brown with a nutty aroma, and milk solids separate into brown specks that sink to the bottom, 2-7 min (depending on the amount). Remove…

DO NOT STIR THAT BURNT STUFF UP FROM BOTTOM. Change pots and add 1/4 c sherry.

Best for home use is 7% salt (Kosher) (2/3 c per gallon of water). You can add 2/3 c brown sugar, wine, soy sauce, herbs and spices. With turkey, brine overnight, then remove and pat dry. Refrig uncovered for 6 hours or overnight. With pork, brine 2 days. Use eg. coriander seeds, juniper berries, peppercorns,…

In sauce pan, reduce very slowly (30-40 min) 1/3 c supermarket balsamic vinegar, 1 T sugar and 1 T port to 1/2 original volume. Drizzle over ice cream.

Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Gradually add 1.25-1.5 c water to make stiff paste. The dough must not be sticky. Lift from bowl and knead 2 min. Roll out to 1/2″ thick. Plop onto a square of plastic wrap. Flour   3c  Baking Soda uses:

Take almost cooked bacon and arrange on broiled pan. Brush to with maple syrup and sprinkle w coarsely ground black pepper. Bake at 375 about 20 min until crisp and deep gold. Drain on paper towels.

Break off and discard stem of chokes. Bend outer leaves back until they snap off close to the base and remove several more layers of leaves in same manner until the pale inner leaves are reached. Trim bases and sides w stainless steel knife, cut through each artichoke 1.5 inches from the bottom, and rub…

Place the artichoke whole — spikes and all, stems intact — right into the boiling water and let her shed all her thorns of her own free will: They will soften and fall off and settle at the bottom of the pot, rendering each leaf defanged and now painless to grasp with your fingers. And…

Preheat oven to 225 and line 2 large baking sheets w parchment paper. Sift 3 T sugar onto lined baking sheets. With a mandolin, slice apples crosswise paper thin and arrange in one layer on sheets. Sprinkle w remaining sugar. Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching positions halfway through 2.25 hours total,…