Posts by Sallie's Kitchen Corner
Gazpacho
Ingredients 3 tomatoes, quartered 1 onion, quartered 1 bell pepper, red or green, quartered 2 cloves garlic, peeled 1 cucumber cut in pieces 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp dried oregano or 1 Tbsp fresh 1 small can V-8 or tomato juice 1 tsp salt (or to taste) Several dashes of hot sauce (to…
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Ingredients 3 to 4 tomatoes, quartered 1 bell pepper – red or green, seeded and quartered 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into large pieces 1 onion, peeled and quartered 1 clove garlic 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp salt (more to taste) 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp dried oregano ½ cup tomato or V-8…
Read MoreGinger Biscuits
Ingredients 1/4 c crystallized ginger (sometimes called candied ginger) 2 c self-rising flour 1 tsp ground ginger 4 Tbsp (1/2 stick) cold butter, cut in 4 pieces 2 Tbsp molasses or brown sugar 1/2 c buttermilk 2 Tbsp Calvados or apple cider, optional Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees Chop crystallized ginger by hand or…
Read MoreGinger Snaps
Ingredients 1 ½ sticks butter, softened (did that in the microwave) 1 cup light brown sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup molasses *see note for a handy trick 1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger 2 cups flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder 1 Tbsp dry ground ginger 1/2 tsp cardamom 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp salt Directions…
Read MoreGingersnap Cheesecake
A news report a few days ago stated that 21% of people who eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving don’t like it a bit. That number doesn’t even address the people (like my husband) who will have nothing to do with it. Really, I don’t believe that any pie is unlikeable. It’s pie for heaven sakes!…
Read MoreGlazed Lemon and Olive Oil Cakes
Ingredients 1 1/3 c sugar 2 Tbsp grated lemon zest (2 lemons) 2 eggs 1 c flour 1/4 c olive oil 2/3 c whole milk (I used ½ fat free and ½ half &half) ½ tsp salt ½ tsp baking powder 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves Glaze 1 c confectioners sugar 2 Tbsp butter, melted…
Read MoreGnocchi
Ingredients 2 very large Idaho potatoes 1 egg 1 cup flour, plus extra for rolling gnocchi 1 tsp salt Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake potatoes until tender, about an hour. You can boil them if you prefer, but baking keeps the potatoes drier and fluffier. Handling carefully, peel and mash while still hot.…
Read MoreGoat Cheese and Honey Bites
I have a friend who is moving into fancy new digs, but for the time being is residing in a small but charming apartment with a postage-stamp sized kitchen This does not stop her from throwing the most fabulous dinner parties and getting together interesting people. It doesn’t matter that there aren’t enough soup bowls,…
Read MoreGoat Cheese Cheesecakes with Shortbread Cookie Crust
Last Monday I enjoyed cooking on Talk of the Town with Lelan Statom. We created goat cheese cheesecakes using Girl Scout shortbread cookies (Trefoils) to make the crust. Click to View Lelan admitted that everyone thinks his favorite way to eat those cookies with cheese is kind of weird so clearly the cheesecake with a cookie crust…
Read MoreGouyeres
Ingredients 1/2 c water 1/2 c milk 1 stick butter, cut into tablespoons large pinch of salt 1 c flour 4 large eggs 3 ½ ounces shredded Gruyère cheese (1 cup), plus more for sprinkling freshly grated nutmeg Directions Preheat the oven to 400 °. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a…
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