Jan 28
good recipes for valentines day (like key lime pie)or desserts?
i have some recipes in my head that i am thinking about
Chocolate Fondue. Get a pot of chocolate melting with some cream and some Tia Maria if you like, Then cut up some beatiful fruit to sit on a plate around it. Make sure there are lots of strawberries, cherries (take the pit out but leave the stem on) and cantaloupe. A bowl of sweetened whip cream on the side never went astray as well… Lovely!
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DINO’S SPECIAL OCCASION PIZZA (heart shaped, see link for pic)
Ingredients:
The Dough – – Your regular dough is fine for this pizza but an upscale dough will work also.heart shaped pizza
3 cups all purpose flour.
Teaspoon of Sea Salt
Pinch of Sugar
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons Fresh Yeast
1 1/2 Cup Warm Water
Mix in Mixer 5-7 minutes. Let stand for 1 hour
The Sauce: A Portobello Wine Sauce
1 cup chopped Roma Tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped Portobello Mushrooms
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
3 cloves fresh garlic(minced)
1 cup dry white wine
1 tblsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tblsp butter
pinch of sugar
salt and green pepper corns to taste
1 teaspoon fresh basil and parsley
How to Prepare:
In a hot pan put your oil and butter add shallots. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
Add garlic 1 minute. Add mushrooms 1 minute then add your tomatoes.
Keep cooking all together for another 3-4 minutes. Add your sugar, salt, and pepper mix together. Pour your wine in and let reduce by approximately half. Let cool then fold in your fresh herbs.
The Chicken Breast
In a hot pan add 1-2 tablespoon of fresh chopped garlic saute for 30 seconds then add 1/2 cup white wine and 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Toss your 1 tblsp rosemary, fresh black pepper and salt. Then place your chicken breast in pan let cook and reduce 10 minutes. Let chicken breast cool then cut into 1/2" wide strips.
Sweet Portion
Take 1 Granny Smith apple and slice into 10-12 pieces. Remove skin. In a hot pan place 2 ounces of Jack Daniel and your apples. Cook for 1 minute.
Add 1 tblsp of chopped pecan, 1 tblsp of dried cherries and 1-2 ounces of pure maple syrup. Cook another 1-2 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon of all spice or any combination of cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves.
The Pizza
Cut out a 14"-16" wide heart shape. You can make a better presentation and hold ingredients in by pinching edge or making a braid with dough strips. Place your sweet mix along bottom first. Then spread your mushroom wine sauce. Do not let sauce touch sweet mix. Leave 1/2 and put some cheese as barrier. Spread your chopped bocconcini. Now spread your jullienned red sweet pepper and sun dried tomatoes. Next lay your chicken. Now evenly spread your braised red onion and grilled raddiccio. Now dollop goats cheese evenly across pizza. Cook for 10-15 minutes. If edge starts to darken remove pizza and wrap aluminum foil on edge and return to oven.
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chocolate covered strawberries…they wont FILL you up and make you feel bad after, and plus who wouldnt want to have them with their loved one? ;]
the recipe for melting hte chocolate is actually on the back of the toll house chocolate chip bag its called soemthing like "melting for fruit" or seomthing…its pretty much melt the chips with a little oil, and then dip the sttrawberries in set them on parchment paper and let them cool…and they’re ready and wont stip to the paper either
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Chocolate Fondue. Get a pot of chocolate melting with some cream and some Tia Maria if you like, Then cut up some beatiful fruit to sit on a plate around it. Make sure there are lots of strawberries, cherries (take the pit out but leave the stem on) and cantaloupe. A bowl of sweetened whip cream on the side never went astray as well… Lovely!
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Chocolate recipes
http://www.chocolate-playground.com/chocolate-recipes.html
Have fun
Ayelet
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