Hard Boiled Eggs
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A fool-proof way of making hard boiled eggs with perfect yellow yolks!
Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
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Lemon Blueberry Pancakes are the best way to celebrate the weekend. Fluffy lemony pancakes studded with sweet, juicy blueberries topped with butter and real maple syrup. It doesn't get much better than that. Yields 5 (2 pancake) servings.
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1¼ cup unbleached flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 1 cup fresh blueberries (thawed if frozen)
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Blood Orange Pistachio Salad with Feta
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This Blood Orange Salad is a stunning and flavorful salad! Blood oranges add a bright citrus note that pairs well with the red onion, chopped pistachios and feta cheese. This salad is drizzled with a blood orange dressing and pistachio oil.Serves 4 generous entree salads or 6 to 8 side salads.
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons blood orange juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon splashes raspberry blush vinegar
- freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 4 medium blood oranges (cut into segments and reserve juice (3 tablespoons))
- 12 ounces salad greens (I do a combination of butter lettuce with baby lettuces mix or spring mix)
- 1/2 cup micro-greens (optional)
- 1/4 of an red onion (sliced thin vertically)
- 1/3 cup chopped pistachios (lightly salted)
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese (or more if desired)
- 1/3 cup pomegranate arils (or more if desired)
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons pistachio oil (or more as needed.)
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Air Fryer French Toast Bagels
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Air Fryer French Toast Bagels are simple and flavorful. The dough is made with plain nonfat greek yogurt and flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg. Before being air fried, the bagels are brushed with a maple and coconut palm sugar glaze, which gives the tops a sweet and crackly texture! A delicious, high protein breakfast option. This recipe yields 4 bagels.
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2¼ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt (pink himalayan or sea salt)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons coconut palm sugar (divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Old Fashioned Mashed Potatoes
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Classic creamy Old Fashioned Mashed Potatoes are a family favorite in our house. Cooked russet potatoes are blended with half and half, butter and seasoned simply with salt and freshly ground black pepper. A mashed potato recipe that's special enough for your weeknight dinner or holiday gathering.Serves 8 to 10 but can be easily doubled to serve more.
- 4 pounds russet potatoes (or yukon gold)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (I use Kerrygold)
- 1½ cups half and half (more or less as needed (see notes))
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe
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Whether it's for topping pie, hot cocoa or strawberry shortcake, there's nothing better than homemade whipped cream. Heavy cream is whipped with vanilla extract and sifted powdered sugar for the perfect dessert topping. Recipe yields 4 cups
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon powdered sugar (sifted)
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Blackberry Almond Streusel Bars
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Blackberry Almond Streusel Bars are the perfect sweet treat for any gathering. In this recipe, a quick buttery crumb mixture of oats, almonds and sugar is pressed into a pan and partially baked, spread with seedless blackberry jam, sprinkled with fresh blackberries and reserved crumb mixture before baking once more until golden.Yields 12 to 18 bars depending on how you cut them.
- 1½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt (sea or himalayan)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup cold unsalted butter
- 6 ounces seedless blackberry jam
- 1 small lemon (zested)
- 1/2 small lemon (juiced)
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 12 ounces fresh blackberries (halved if large)
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Lemon Blueberry Cake
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This Lemon Blueberry Cake is a super moist and lemony! This loaf cake studded with plump and juicy blueberries is drizzled with a sweet and tangy buttermilk icing. Yields 1 loaf or about 8 slices.
- 1¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour (plus 1 teaspoon for blueberries)
- 3/4 teaspoon fine salt (sea salt or Himalayan)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from about 2 large lemons)
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice (freshly squeezed, strained of seeds and pulp)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk (any kind will do)
- 6 ounces blueberries (rinsed and patted dry)
- 1 teaspoon unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted)
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls are a delicious and decadent sweet treat. In this recipe, a simple sweet yeasted dough is spread with softened butter, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and rolled before being sliced and baked until golden perfection. Once baked, they are then topped with a generous amount of homemade cream cheese icing. This recipes yields 12 large cinnamon rolls.
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (melted and slightly cooled)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 3½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon oil (for greasing bowl)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened (see notes))
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened (see notes))
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons half and half (or whole milk (more or less depending on desired consistency )
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Brioche Dinner Rolls
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Brioche Dinner Rolls are tender, rich and slightly sweet. A simple recipe that yields a batch of soft and delicious dinner rolls. Perfect for either a cozy weeknight meal or holiday dinner.
- 3½ cups bread flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast (NOT dry active)
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 large egg
- 2 egg yolks
- egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water)
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