Delicious Salmon

Delicious Salmon

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, olive oil, brown sugar, minced garlic, and lemon pepper.
  • Place the mixture and the salmon in a large zip-top plastic bag.
  • Seal the bag and turn it to coat the salmon.
  • Chill for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
  • Preheat your broiler.
  • Transfer the salmon, skin side down, to a roasting pan, and discard the marinade.
  • Broil the salmon about 6 inches from the heat source until it is lightly browned and flakes easily with a fork.
  • This usually takes about 4 to 6 minutes per ½-inch thickness.
  • Remove the salmon from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes.
  • Enjoy your Delicious Salmon!
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Course; Fish

Happy Roast Chicken

Happy Roast Chicken

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  • Pour the white wine into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and set it aside.
  • Insert the lemon halves and garlic into the chicken cavity.
  • Tie the chicken’s legs together with kitchen string.
  • Slide the cold butter pieces under the skin of the chicken breasts.
  • Brush the chicken all over with Dijon mustard, then sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
  • Transfer the prepared chicken to the skillet with the white wine.
  • Roast the chicken in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  • After the initial 15 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and continue roasting the chicken until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 170°F.
  • This should take approximately 1¼ to 1½ hours.
  • Remove the roasted chicken from the oven, cover it with a doubled sheet of foil, and let it rest for 15 minutes.
  • Garnish the chicken with fresh sage leaves.
  • Enjoy your Happy Roast Chicken!
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Course; Chicken

Fool-Proof Rib Roast

Fool-Proof Rib Roast

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Ingredients

For the Roast:

For the Dipping Sauce:

  • 1 8-ounce carton sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons horseradish
  • 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives

Instructions

Preparing the Roast:

  • Allow the beef to stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a small bowl, stir together 2 teaspoons of salt, garlic powder, black pepper, thyme, and crushed fennel seeds.
  • Place the beef on a rack in a roasting pan, rib side down.
  • Rub the beef with the spice mixture.
  • Roast in the oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers at least 135°F for medium-rare (about 1¾ to 2¼ hours) or 150°F for medium (about 2¼ to 2¾ hours).
  • After roasting, transfer the beef to a cutting board and let it stand, covered with foil, for about 15 minutes.
  • Do not drain the pan.
  • Boil the halved potatoes and onion in salted water for 10 minutes, then drain.
  • Sprinkle them with the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt.
  • Remove the rack from the roasting pan, add the vegetables, and toss them to coat with the drippings.
  • Return the pan to the oven and roast until the vegetables are browned and tender, which should take about 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Making the Dipping Sauce:
  • Stir together the sour cream, horseradish, and chives in a bowl.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve the sliced beef roast with the roasted vegetables and the dipping sauce. Enjoy your delicious rib roast!
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Course; Beef

Sweet Cream Biscuits

Sweet Cream Biscuits

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups self-rising flour or make your own self-rising flour with 2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1½ cups whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon coarse sugar white or turbinado

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 500°F and position the rack in the center.
  • Line a baking sheet with foil.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the self-rising flour (or the homemade self-rising flour) and white sugar.
  • Add the whipping cream and stir until almost all the flour is incorporated, forming a sticky dough.
  • Drop the dough in 12 portions, about a scant ¼ cup each, onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Generously brush the tops of the dough portions with melted butter and sprinkle them with coarse sugar.
  • Bake the biscuits in the preheated oven until they are golden brown, which should take about 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Once baked, you can enjoy the biscuits, and any leftovers can be cooled and stored in an airtight container.
  • They can be stored at room temperature for up to a day or frozen for up to 3 months.
  • These Sweet Cream Biscuits are perfect for a quick and sweet treat.
  • Enjoy!
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Pineapple Sunrise Mimosas

Pineapple Sunrise Mimosas

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large pitcher or punch bowl, stir together the pineapple juice, orange juice, and lime juice.
  • Add fruit slices from ¼ of a pineapple, ½ of a blood orange, and ½ of a lime to the juice mixture.
  • Chill the mixture, covered, for 2 to 24 hours.
  • To serve, pour ½ cup of the juice mixture into each glass or champagne flute.
  • Add ¼ cup of prosecco to each glass.
  • Slowly drizzle 1 teaspoon of Campari into each glass.
  • For the entire batch, you’ll need ¼ cup of Campari.
  • Garnish with a fresh pineapple or orange slice if desired.
  • For a non-alcoholic version, you can substitute club soda or citrus-flavored sparkling water for the prosecco and use grenadine instead of Campari.
  • This recipe serves 12.
  • Enjoy your Pineapple Sunrise Mimosas!
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Course; Fruit

Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits Delight

Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits Delight

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
  • Cut the frozen butter into the flour mixture using a pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Create a well in the center of the mixture and pour in 1½ cups of cold buttermilk.
  • Stir until just combined.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and gently pat it into a rectangle.
  • Fold it in thirds and then rotate it 90 degrees.
  • Repeat this process twice.
  • Roll the dough to a thickness of ¾ inch and cut out biscuits using a 3-inch biscuit cutter or glass.
  • Press the cutter straight down, and press any scraps of dough together once, patting them to a thickness of ¾ inch.
  • Transfer the biscuits to the prepared baking sheet and press an indentation into the top of each biscuit with your thumb to help them rise evenly.
  • Brush the tops of the biscuits with the remaining 2 tablespoons of buttermilk.
  • Bake the biscuits until they are browned, which typically takes 15 to 20 minutes.
  • The biscuits can be stored, cooled and stored in an airtight container, for up to 1 day at room temperature or frozen for up to 3 months.
  • Enjoy your homemade buttermilk biscuits!
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Wild River Bloody Marys

Wild River Bloody Marys

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large pitcher, stir together the tomato-vegetable juice, fresh lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, hot pepper sauce, and crushed celery seeds.
  • Chill the mixture, covered, for at least 2 hours or up to 1 week.
  • To prepare individual cocktails, shake 2 ounces of vodka with ice and 6 ounces of the juice mixture.
  • Pour the prepared cocktail into glasses over ice and garnish each with a celery stalk.
  • This recipe makes approximately 8 servings of Wild River Bloody Marys.
  • Enjoy
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Course; Alcohol / Cocktails

Cheddar-Thyme Flaky Biscuits

Cheddar-Thyme Flaky Biscuits

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 425°F.
  • In a bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt.
  • Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture using a pastry blender or a fork until the mixture resembles peas.
  • Create a well in the center of the mixture and add ¾ cup of milk to the well.
  • Also, add the shredded cheddar cheese and chopped fresh thyme.
  • Gently stir until a soft dough forms.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and gently pat it to a thickness of about ½ inch.
  • Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter or glass to cut out the biscuits by pressing straight down.
  • You can press the scraps together, pat to ½ inch thickness, and cut additional biscuits.
  • Transfer the biscuits to a baking sheet.
  • Brush the tops of the biscuits with 2 tablespoons of milk (if using), and sprinkle with additional cheese and thyme.
  • Bake until the bottoms of the biscuits are golden brown, which takes about 10 to 12 minutes.
  • The biscuits can be stored, cooled, and kept in an airtight container for up to 1 day at room temperature or frozen for up to 3 months.
  • Enjoy your Cheddar-Thyme Flaky Biscuits!
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Danish Cinnamon Snails

Danish Cinnamon Snails

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Ingredients

For Dough:

For Icing:

For Filling:

Instructions

For Dough:

  • Stir together milk and yeast in a large bowl until the yeast dissolves.
  • Mix in the butter, eggs, 3½ cups flour, sugar, cardamom, and salt with a wooden spoon.
  • If the dough is very sticky, mix in up to ½ cup more flour.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 30 minutes.

For Filling:

  • Mix together butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl until well combined.
  • Assemble and Bake Rolls:
  • Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead until smooth, about 3 minutes.
  • Divide the dough in half.
  • Roll each half into an 8×10-inch rectangle that’s no more than ½ inch thick.
  • Spread each rectangle with half of the filling.
  • Stack one rectangle over the other, with the filling sides up.
  • Starting with a long edge, roll up the dough to form a long log.
  • Cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices.
  • Arrange the rolls 3 inches apart on 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets, setting uneven end pieces cut sides up.
  • Let the rolls rise for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  • Bake the rolls until they are golden brown, which usually takes about 10 to 12 minutes.

For Icing:

  • Stir together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a small bowl.
  • Drizzle the icing over the warm rolls.
  • Enjoy your Danish Cinnamon Snails!
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Course; Pastry
Cuisine; Danish / European

Apple Butter Spice Cake

Apple Butter Spice Cake

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Ingredients

For Topping:

For Cake:

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  • Grease a 9×13-inch pan or coat it with baking spray.

Make Topping:

  • In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, chopped pecans, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Make Cake:

  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, beat the sugar and butter together with a mixer until it’s light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
  • Mix in the apple butter, cereal or wheat germ, and vanilla.
  • Add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream, stirring well after each addition.
  • Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle half of the topping.
  • Repeat with the remaining batter and topping.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, which takes about 35 to 40 minutes.
  • Cool in the pan for about 1 hour, then serve the cake slightly warm.
  • Enjoy your Apple Butter Spice Cake!
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Course; Cake / Fruit