RECIPES

WILD GAME GUMBO

***Nov-Dec 2022 Dinner Group Winner***
WILD GAME GUMBO
Yield: 4 qts (8-10 servings)

Ingredients:
2 quarts water
1(3-pound) whole chicken
1½ teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon salt, divided
8 dove breasts
1 pound venison roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 quail, dressed
1 white onion, peeled and cut in half
1 stalk celery
1 bay leaf
3/4 teaspoon red pepper, divided
1 1/2 pounds smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/4 cup bacon drip ...

Spicy Lamb Meatballs with Raisin Pesto

***Nov-Dec 2022 Dinner Group Winner***
Spicy Lamb Meatballs with Raisin Pesto
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spicy-lamb-meatballs-with-raisin-pesto

4 servings

Ingredients:

1 large egg
1/2 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1/2 tsp. ground cumin

SPINACH SALAD WITH CITRUS AND ROASTED BEETS

***Nov-Dec 2022 Dinner Group Winner***
SPINACH SALAD WITH CITRUS AND ROASTED BEETS

8 servings

Ingredients:
12 small beets
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil,
Plus more for drizzling
1⁄2 small red onion, very thinly sliced
1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
Salt
3 tangerines
1 large red grapefruit
11/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Freshly ground black pepper
3⁄4 pound leaf spinach (12) cups,
stemmed and torn into bite-size pieces

Directions:
Preheat the o ...

Roasted Apple & Fennel Salad With Toasted Hazelnuts & Goat Cheese

***Nov-Dec 2022 Dinner Group Winner***
Roasted Apple & Fennel Salad With Toasted Hazelnuts &
Goat Cheese
By What We Eat Gals - Food 52

Serves 4 to 6 people
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min

Ingredients:
3 baking apples (those that retain their structure when baked like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Pinklady, etc.)
2 fennel bulbs with fronds
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1 handful mint leaves
4 scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup hazelnuts, toasted, peeled and chopp ...

EASY APPLE FOLDOVERS WITH APPLE GLAZE

Prep Time:  35 minutes

Total Time:  1 Hour 45 Minutes

Makes:  8 fold overs

Filling:

½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

¼ cup packed brown sugar

2 Tablespoons butter or margarine

2 medium apples, peeled, finely chopped

1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Crust:

1 box (15 oz.) Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box

Glaze:

2/3 cup powdered sugar

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 to 3 teaspoons apple cider or apple juice

 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.  In small bowl, mix walnuts, brown sugar and butter with pastry blender or fork until crumbly.  In medium bowl, stir together apples, flour and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon; set aside.

2. Unroll crusts on work surface.  Cut each crust into qua ...

Chicken Casserole with Spiced Figs

***Sept-Oct 2022 Dinner Group Winner***

Chicken Casserole with Spiced Figs

Ingredients:

50g/2 oz. bacon Lardons or pancetta, diced
15 ml/1 T. olive oil
1.3-1.6 kg/ 3-3 1/2 lb. free-range or corn-fed chicken, jointed into 8 pieces
120 mL/4 fl. oz./1/2 c. white wine
finely pared rind of 1/2 lemon
50 mL/2 fl. oz./1/4 c. chicken stock
salt and ground black pepper

Almond Cake with Cream Sherry and Brandy

Almond Cake with Cream Sherry and Brandy

***Sept-Oct 2022 Dinner Group Winner***

Almond Cake with Cream Sherry and Brandy (Tarta de Santiago)

Tarta de Santiago is an almond cake from Spain that couldn't be easier to make. It's naturally gluten free, with a little brightness from lemon and lovely sweet, soft texture. Great for coffee time or dessert.

Ingredients: 
8 T. unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for the pan
2 1/2 cups sliced skin-on almonds, divided
1/4 cup + 1 T. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. kosher salt
zest of 1/2 lemon
6 large egg yolks, room temperature
1 cup + 2 T ...

Bacon wrapped Dates with Marcona Almonds

***Sept-Oct 2022 Dinner Group Winner***

Bacon wrapped Dates with Marcona Almonds

Ingredients:
15 Medjool pitted dates 
15 Marcona almonds
5-8 slices bacon (cut into halves or thirds, depending on size of dates)

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet tray with silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Make an incision on one side of each date and insert an almond.
Squeeze the date shut in your hand to secure.
Wrap each date with a bacon strip. ...

Chilled Zucchini Soup

Chilled Zucchini Soup

***July-August 2022 Dinner Group Winner***

Chilled Zucchini Soup

 

"This recipe came about as a happy accident, when my nephew mistook zucchini for cucumbers when we were making a cold cucumber soup," chef Vishwesh Bhatt says of the origins of this dish. More than a decade later, he stands by the result, which has a tangy buttermilk broth that gets subtle vegetal sweetness and a wonderfully smooth, creamy texture from the zucchini. Small, tender zucchini are perfect for this soup. If you're using bigger ones, remove the seeds, which harden a little as the squash matures, Bhatt notes. "It becomes a little less fun if you get those in the soup, as you ...

Shrimp Creole

***July-August 2022 Dinner Group Winner***

Shrimp Creole

You can bring the heart of Louisiana right to your own kitchen with this easy Shrimp Creole recipe that takes just 30 minutes to make, all in one pot!
Prep time:10 mins
Cook time:20 mins

Ingredients: 
4 Tablespoons butter
1 large onion, diced
1 rib celery, diced

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