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Short Ribs Braciole

main courses, taste unknown, winter

A ‘stick-to-your-ribs’ dish, Italian-style

Chef Andrew Carmellini confesses that, even after he became a professional chef, he never knew what braciole referred to. Then one day, while he was working at New York’s Café Boulud, a cook made it for a “family” meal, using his grandmother’s recipe—rolled-up flank steak with provolone cheese, prosciutto, and hard-boiled eggs, braised in tomato sauce.

Later, while traveling in Italy, Carmellini searched for braciole dishes and found only one—a version made with horse meat that was displayed in a butcher’s window in Puglia. In his new cookbook, Urban Italian (Bloomsbury), the chef-proprietor of New York’s A Voce admits that his version may be less than authentic. “But this dish is great in the depths of winter: real stick-to-your-ribs stuff, if you’ll excuse the pun.”
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Mu Shu Pork with Mandarin Pancakes

main courses, taste unknown

Goes with Mandarin Pancakes recipe.

  • 3 green onions
  • 1 Tbl grated ginger
  • 1 Tbl soy sauce
  • 2 Tbl water
  • pinch sugar
  • 3 Tbl oil
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 lb lean pork, in matchstick shreds
  • 1/4 cup shredded bamboo shoots
  • 1/4 cup dried lily buds
  • 1/4 cup dried cloud ear mushrooms, soaked in warm water and drained
  • 8 warm Mandarin Pancakes or flour tortillas
  • 1/4 cup bottled hoisin sauce

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Hummus

easy, side dishes, summer, taste unknown
  • 2 cups drained well-cooked or canned chickpeas, liquid reserved
  • 1/2 cup tahini (sesame paste), optional, with some of its oil
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus oil for drizzling
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled, or to taste
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin or paprika, or to taste, plus a sprinkling for garnish
  • Juice of 1 lemon, plus more as needed
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patt male’s microwave caramel corn

dessert, easy, taste unknown
  • 1 cup popcorn, unpopped
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • 1/2 t baking soda

Pop corn. Combine butter, sugar, and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 3-5 minutes. Immediately stir in baking soda until caramel is smooth and well mixed. Toss with popcorn.
From ‘Weasel Cooks 2007′ by Jenifer Burke – a collection of favorite family recipes.

oatmeal cookies

dessert, taste unknown
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs

Cream together.

  • 1/2 cup buttermilk ( or sweet milk – reduce soda to 1/2 t, increase powder to 2 t)
  • 1 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 1 t nutmeg

Stir in milk. Then add the rest of the ingredients.

  • 3 cups oatmeal
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup wheat germ

Add in remaining ingredients. Mix well. Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet.

Bake at 350° until golden.
From ‘Weasel Cooks 2007′ by Jenifer Burke – a collection of favorite family recipes.