Posts from the ‘Friends Recipes and Hacks’ Category

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  Peach Bellini Jam

  October 3rd, 2011 | Appetizers and Small Plates, Breakfast and Brunch, Featured, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Sauces and Condiments | Angela G. | No Comments

  Guest Poster, Angie says, “One of my friends who picked with me suggested making jam and I said no way can I do that and she suggested making freezer jam. I rushed out bought some jars and freezer jam pectin and tried it out – and the results were amazing! I used Sugar in the Raw, which totally made it super expensive but it was the best jam ever – and I was astonished I made it.”

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  Dev’s Roasted Apple, Brie & Thyme Soup

  September 14th, 2011 | Easy to Prepare, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Impressive Dishes, Soups and Stews, The Daring Kitchen | Angela G. | 8 Comments

  The flavors in this soup sing the praises of autumn, but upon first sip, you’ll notice that it’s as light as air and almost reminiscent of spring. It’s the kind of ethereal taste that makes you feel as if the chef slaved for hours and hours perfectly balancing flavors and textures.

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  Classic Mussels with White Wine and Herbs

  August 7th, 2011 | Appetizers and Small Plates, Easy to Prepare, Featured, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Impressive Dishes, Main Courses, Recipes, Seafood Dishes | Angela G. | No Comments

  This mussel recipe is brought to you by my wonderfully talented friend Arber – given the low price point of mussels, quick cooking time and ability to stand up to any sauce that you could throw at them, there is no reason that more home cooks shouldn’t include them in their repertoire.

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  Chef Tim’s Caramelized Onions

  May 29th, 2011 | Easy to Prepare, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Recipes, Sauces and Condiments, Vegetarian Dishes | Angela G. | 1 Comment

  This recipe is the most perfect exercise in reminding ourselves why we cook at all. When we give the ingredients we’re working with the exact amount of time that they need to become the epitome of deliciousness, we have the ability to create dishes that excite and delight. I say all of this with the utmost of sincerity – why would I ever waste time making boo boo when I could make these onions?

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  Chef Tim’s Roast Chicken with Chardonnay Sauce, Trumpet Mushroom Duxelle and Fingerling Potatoes

  May 29th, 2011 | Friends Recipes and Hacks, Impressive Dishes, Main Courses, Meat Dishes, Poultry Dishes, Recipes | Angela G. | No Comments

  This roast chicken is a great dish if you are looking to make something more elegant. It’s a classic dish, but shows many fundamentals of good cooking – high heat searing, knife skills, sauce making, etc. Although it may seem a bit daunting, this recipe is actually a straight-forward process, all worth the spectacular results.

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  Chef Tim’s Pan Fried Pork and Chive Potstickers

  May 28th, 2011 | Appetizers and Small Plates, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Meat Dishes, Recipes, Sauces and Condiments | Angela G. | 4 Comments

  The beauty of this recipe is in the simplicity – garlic chives and sesame oil do all of the heavy lifting seasoning the ground pork. This is the kind of cooking that is rooted in love – you make these dumplings for people that you care for, and hopefully have them join you in the effort.

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  Italian Wedding Soup

  January 2nd, 2011 | Friends Recipes and Hacks, Main Courses, Meat Dishes, Pasta Dishes, Recipes, Soups and Stews | Angela G. | No Comments

  Although Italian Wedding Soup, a popular dish in this country, hints at origins surrounding Tuscan weddings, the actual name of the soup is minestra mariata or “married soup” – a reference to the melange of greens, broth, meat and cheese. An apropos name, given that all of the flavors in this soup blend together into something akin to a warm hug.

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  Simple Gingerbread Cookies

  January 2nd, 2011 | Baked Goods, Desserts, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Holiday Dishes, Recipes, Vegetarian Dishes | Angela G. | No Comments

  I found this recipe of hot mess Sandra Lee’s in passing while getting together my list of Christmas goodies to bake, and to my horror, the one that seemed like some majesty was hers. With a few tweaks made by my expert baker of a sister, this recipe absolutely goes into the pantheon of keepers for all time – chewy, spicy goodness that’s perfect for the holidays.

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  Lemon Curd Muffins

  January 2nd, 2011 | Baked Goods, Breakfast and Brunch, Desserts, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Recipes | Angela G. | 5 Comments

  Using sugar cookie dough out of the Pillsbury tube, I pressed out mini tarts into a muffin pan and topped them with the lemon curd. A short bake later, and we were all treated to chewy, lemony goodness with a snowy topping of powdered sugar. Here’s to the little victories in life, to include my ability to actually bake something awesome.

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  Sausage, Pumpkin and Kale Stuffing

  January 1st, 2011 | Featured, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Holiday Dishes, Meat Dishes, Recipes, Side Dishes | Angela G. | No Comments

  This recipe is decidedly a hack – upon researching recipes for Thanksgiving, I came across a stuffing that looked to be a welcomed alternative to my tried and true Classic Stuffing. Given that this year’s celebration was a pot luck extravaganza, why not two stuffings instead of one?

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  Har Gow (Steamed Shrimp Dumplings with Bamboo Shoots)

  May 30th, 2010 | Appetizers and Small Plates, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Seafood Dishes | Angela G. | 2 Comments

  I came across this recipe the other day in finding a cheaper way to nosh on the addictive Crystal Shrimp Dumplings from China Fun here in the city – the darn things are so delicious that when I eat them piping hot, the filling all falls out for lack of letting them sit and chill. Waiting is overrated.

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  Nyquil-Induced Trishy Lou Brownies

  April 24th, 2010 | Baked Goods, Desserts, Friends Recipes and Hacks, Recipes | Angela G. | 2 Comments

  This recipe is actually a hack of the clutch recipe of my best friend Kate’s mom’s brownie recipe, combined with the idea of Nyquil Brownies as featured on Bittersweet Blog. Let me tell you this, if ever there were two recipes that were meant to be combined, it’s these two.

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