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  • French Prune Tart

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    Ingredients: For the Pastry 1 ½ cups flour ¼ cup confectioner’s sugar 10 tablespoons cold butter cut into small pieces 1 egg 1 egg yolk ½ teaspoon vanilla For the Filling 1 pound dried pitted prunes 1 cup Armagnac ½ cup sugar 2 tablespoons butter 2 egg yolks 2/3 cup cream Instructions: For the pastry […]

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  • Franny’s Potato Salad

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    Ingredients: 6 chicken drumsticks or boneless, skinless thighs Olive Oil Salt and pepper 4 large russet potatoes, each about 12 ounces, cut into quarters 6 eggs, hard boiled and roughly chopped ½ cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped ½ cup finely chopped yellow onion 1/3 cup drained dill relish 1/3 cup drained sweet pickle relish ¼ […]

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  • Florette’s Spritz Cookies

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    Ingredients: 1 cup soft butter 2/3 cup sugar 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon almond flavoring 2 ½ cups sifted flour Instructions: Mix first four ingredients well.  Then work in flour with your hands until smooth. Chill dough slightly before filling press.  Keep dough you are not working with chilled. Bake at 400 degrees for 7 […]

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  • Roasted Red Pepper Tart

    4 hours 15 minutes
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    Ingredients For the peppers: 2 medium red bell peppers Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper For the dough: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface 1 teaspoon kosher salt 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 stick), cut into 1/2-inch cubes 3 tablespoons ice water, plus more as needed For the […]

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  • Parisian Hot Chocolate aka Le Chocolat Chaud

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    Ingredients 2 cups whole milk 5 ounces (130 g) bittersweet chocolate, (best-quality), finely chopped Optional: 2 tablespoons light brown sugar Instructions Heat the milk in a medium-sized saucepan. Once the milk is warm, whisk in the chocolate, stirring until melted and steaming hot. For a think hot chocolate, cook at a very low boil for […]

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  • Chocolate Meringue Kisses

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    Ingredients: 10 egg whites ½ teaspoon salt 5 cups sugar 5 cups chocolate chips 2 tablespoons vanilla Instructions: Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Beat egg whites until frothy.  Add the salt and beat on medium until they begin to stiffen.  Increase the mixer speed to high and beat until […]

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  • Chocolate Marble Bread with Ganache

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    Ingredients: 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter 1 ¼ cups flour ½ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon baking powder 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 4 large eggs ½ cup whole milk ¼ cup cream Instructions: Preheat oven to 350.  Butter an 8 ½ inch by 4 by 2 ½ […]

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  • Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Quick Bread

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    Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 cup instant oats ½ cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons powder 1 teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup chopped walnuts ¾ cup mini chocolate chips 1 ½ cups buttermilk 2 large eggs ¼ cup melted butter Instructions: Liberally butter and flour two 8X4 loaf […]

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  • Chocolate Chip Cookies with Butter Flavor Crisco

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    Ingredients: ¾ cup (3/4 stick) Butter Flavor Crisco 1 ¼ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 egg 1 ¾ cup flour 1 teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup choco chips 1 cup pecans Instructions: What can I say???  Mix as you have done for years and years and year. […]

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  • Chive Potica from Flo

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    Ingredients: DOUGH 2 packets dry yeast 1 egg 2 cups warm water 6 cups flour 1 ½ teaspoons salt ½ cup sugar ½ cup melted butter FILLING 1 cup chopped chives 5 eggs ¾ cup melted butter 1 small onion chopped Instructions: For dough, mix sugar, salt and butter with warm water.  Add and stir […]

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