Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie
 Recipe By: Louise
 Serving Size: 8    
 Categories: Pie
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    1-cup           dark brown sugar
      2/3-cup           cane syrup
      ¼ cup           unsalted butter
    3      tablespoons   bourbon
      ½ teaspoon      vanilla
      ½ teaspoon      salt
    4                    eggs
    3      tablespoons   half-and-half
    2      cups          pecan pieces
1                    unbaked 9-inch piecrust
Whole pecan halves
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large saucepan, melt the brown sugar, Syrup and butter together with the bourbon, vanilla and salt.  Continue
Heating the mixture to the boiling point, stirring frequently.  Boil for 1 Minute, stirring constantly.   
2. Remove pan from heat and let mixture cool.  In A bowl, beat the eggs with the half-and-half until they are light and
Frothy.   
3. Add to the cooled syrup, beating until the mixture is well Incorporated.  Stir in the pecan pieces.  Pour the filling into the pie
Shell.  Top with a layer of pecan halves.  Bake 45 to 50 minutes until a Toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
 
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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Tommy's Favorite Cornish Hens

Tommy's Favorite Cornish Hens
Serving Size : 4
Categories : Holiday Poultry
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4 Rock Cornish game hens
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
2 oranges -- sliced
1/4 cup margarine -- melted
1/4 cup yellow onions -- minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger root -- grated (or 1/2 teaspoon dry)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons yellow mustard
1/3 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
6 ounces lemonade, frozen concentrate -- thawed
16 ounces plums in juice
1/4 cup dried coconut
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* Mix yellow and brown mustard if you wish.
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1. Have the Cornish hens split in half, then sprinkle with lemon-pepper seasoning and perhaps a dash of salt.
2. Arrange the orange slices in shallow roasting pan. Place the hens, skin side up, over oranges. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 45 minutes.
3. Combine margarine, onion, ginger (use ginger spice instead of fresh if preferred), Worcestershire sauce, mustard, chili sauce, soy sauce, thawed lemonade and drained and pureed plums in saucepan. Blend well. Simmer, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes.
4. Pour plum sauce over hens. Bake for 20-25 minutes longer, basting every 5 minutes.
5. Place hens on serving platter, top with the pan drippings and sprinkle with the coconut.


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