Recipes
Fresh Strawberry Fool
This wonderful medieval dessert comes together in minutes and is always a crowd pleaser…especially for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day. Use any fresh berry.
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
1 lb. to 1 ½ lbs. fresh strawberries
¼ to ½ cup sugar
1 pint heavy whipping cream
Method
Clean & slice strawberries in ½. Toss with sugar & let sit for 10 minutes to develop some juice. Puree in blender. Taste to determine sweetness.
Whip the cream to stiff peaks. Fold berry puree into whipped cream reserving a little for garnish. You can leave it streaky or combine till just blended. Pour into wine glasses or bowls. Refrigerate up to 4 hours or serve immediately. Spoon a bit of berry puree on top just before serving.
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Canned Blackberry Lime Jam
Makes 4, 8oz. homemade canned gifts or 1 quart
Ingredients
2 1/2 tsp. Pomona’s Pectin Powder*
2 1/2 tsp. Pomona’s calcium water*
1 cup sugar
1, 18 oz. package fresh blackberries
Zest & juice of 1 lime
1 1/3 cups unsweetened berry juice
¼ cup Persian Lime olive oil (or 1 Tbs. butter)
Preparing the Jars
Wash & rinse jars. Put in a large pot with water to cover.
Bring to a boil & turn off heat. Process the lids & rings according to manufacturer’s directions.
At the point you are ready to fill, remove jars from the water & briefly drain on a clean towel or dish rack.
Method
Combine pectin powder & ½ cup sugar. Set aside.
Wash berries & coarsely mash in a heavy saucepan.
Add berry juice, lime juice & zest, sugar, calcium water & olive oil to crushed berries.
Bring to a brisk boil over high heat, stirring often.
Add sugar/pectin powder & stir quickly to combine.
Bring back to a boil for 1-2 minutes stirring constantly.
Pour hot jam into clean jam jars leaving ¼” – ½” space at the top.
Screw on two-piece lids.
Put jam-filled jars in boiling water to cover by 1 inch. Boil for 5 minutes, adding an additional minute for every 1,000 feet above sea level.
Remove from water & let jars cool. Check the seals as the jars cool. The lids must be sucked down when fully cool. Apply gentle pressure to the lid to ensure a good seal.
Jam lasts approximately 3 weeks refrigerated once opened.
*The pectin powder & calcium powder are sold together in the box of Pomona’s Universal Pectin. Pectin labeled “for less or no sugar needed” can be used instead.
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Horseradish Cream Sauce
Serve with prime rib or smear on a roast beef sandwich. Oh, yum!
Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients
1/2 cup heavy cream, chilled
1/2 cup crème fraîche or sour cream
2/3 cup (5 ounces) prepared horseradish
2 Tbs. finely chopped chives
1 tsp. Kosher salt (more if needed)
Freshly ground black pepper
Method
Place heavy cream in a medium bowl & whisk until the cream can hold a line when you pull the whisk through it.
Using a rubber spatula, fold in crème fraîche or sour cream, horseradish, chives & salt.
Season with pepper & additional salt if desired.
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Basic Turkey Gravy
Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients
Pan drippings, vegetables, and turkey neck from your roasted turkey
1 cup white wine or sherry
6 Tbs. unsalted butter (3/4 stick)
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups chicken stock or broth
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
Method
Pour the drippings from the roasted turkey into a small heatproof bowl. Let sit for a few minutes to let the fat to rise to the top, then skim the fat off with a spoon. At this point you can decide to throw away the skimmed fat or to use it in place of the unsalted butter. Just be sure to measure it so you end up with 6 Tbs. total at the end.
Place the roasting pan across two burners over medium heat. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a spatula. Add the wine or sherry while scraping the bottom of the pan & simmer until reduced by half.
Add the reserved drippings back to the pan. Pour the mixture through a strainer set over a medium heatproof bowl and set aside. Discard the solids from the strainer.
Melt the butter (or butter & skimmed turkey fat) in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When it foams, sprinkle the flour evenly over it. Whisk the flour & butter/fat together and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture turns the color of peanut butter, 5 – 7 minutes.
While whisking continuously, slowly add the chicken stock or broth & the strained pan juices. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook, being sure to whisk at the edges of the pan, until the gravy thickens. Add salt & pepper to taste.
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Paul’s Perfect Prime Rib
Prep Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Serves: 16
Ingredients
4-5 lbs. beef prime rib
1/3 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
3 Tbsp fresh rosemary leaves, crushed
1 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp crushed pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. black pepper
3 Tbsp. flour
Method
Bring roast to room temperature & preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Combine salt, pepper, rosemary, garlic, lemon juice and enough olive oil to create a thick paste/schmear and rub the surface of the meat. Sear the roast in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° F and continue to cook 12-15 minutes per pound, depending on the desired desgree of doneness.
Remove roast from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes. To prepare a gravy from the pan juices, mix 3 Tbsp of flour in in 1/4 cup water. Place the baking pan over medium high heat, stir in the flour mixture and scrape the pan with a spatula to to release the drippings. Add a few sprigs of rosemary while the mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
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Terry’s Glazed Spiced Nuts
Makes about 4 homemade gifts, each 2 cups or about 8 cups total
Ingredients
1 lb. of organic whole raw nuts (I like doing a combination of almonds, cashews, pecans & walnuts)
1/2 cup organic brown sugar
1/4 cup organic unsalted butter
1/4 cup organic orange juice
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cayenne
1/4 tsp. mace
Method
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Foil line a large cookie sheet.
Melt the butter in a large skillet, on med-low heat, carefully adding the brown sugar, orange juice, spices & salt until the sugar has dissolved and everything is well mixed. Then add the nuts stirring slowly, while coating them with the mixture.
Cook them, continue stirring, for a couple minutes till well coated, then transfer them to the foil lined baking sheet, and bake them for 1hour , carefully stirring them every 15 minutes.
Cool on a rack, with occasional stirring, then when able to seperate them with your hands, and completely cooled, store in air tight container, cookie tin, or glass jar with lid.
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Snowy Day Snack Mix
Makes about 2 homemade gifts in a 1 qt. jar, or about 8-9 cups total
Ingredients
1 box organic cereal squares (approx. 13 oz.)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips*
1/2 cup nut butter (almond, peanut, hazelnut), smooth or crunchy*
¼ cup (1 stick) butter or coconut oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Method
Put cereal into a large bowl.
Melt chocolate chips, butter & nut butter together over low heat on the stove.
Stir in vanilla.
Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated.
Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
Add powdered sugar. Seal bag & shake until well coated.
Spread on waxed paper to cool.
Store in airtight container in refrigerator or other cool place.
*Alternatively, a chocolate nut spread can be used instead of the chocolate chips & nutbutter. Just use 2 Tbs. less butter.
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Rosemary Roasted Walnuts
Makes about 4 homemade gifts, each 2 cups or about 8 cups total
Ingredients
5 cups walnuts
1/4 cup olive oil or 1⁄2 stick melted butter
1/4 cup fresh rosemary, coarsely chopped
4 tsp. kosher salt
1 Tbs. Coconut Palm Sugar (or brown sugar)
1 Tbs. freshly ground black pepper
Method
Heat the oven to 350°F & arrange a rack in the middle.
Place nuts in a large bowl & add remaining ingredients.
Mix with your hands to evenly coat.
Spread evenly on a cookies sheet.
Bake until nuts are lightly browned watch carefully & stir occasionally, about 15-20 minutes.
Let cool on the baking sheet, transfer to a bowl.
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Sugared Pecans
Makes 2 homemade gifts, each 2 cups or 4 cups total.
Ingredients
3/4 lb. pecans
2 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 lb. melted butter
Method
Whip whites & salt in mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form.
Slowly add sugar while mixing.
Whip until stiff peaks form & whites are pasty like marshmallow.
Combine egg whites with melted butter.
Spread onto sheet pan & bake at 325.
Stir every 10 minutes until nuts are dry & fragrant.
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Holiday Trail Mix
Makes 4 homemade gifts, or about 1 gallon of mix
Ingredients
Mix these things together in a large bowl:
1 box organic cereal squares (approx. 13 oz.)
2 cups organic pretzel sticks
2 cups pita or bagel chips (crushed slightly)
1/2 cup raw organic cashews
1/2 cup raw organic shelled pistachios or almonds
1/2 cup raw organic pumpkin seeds
Melt butter together with these spices:
1 stick organic unsalted butter, melted
3 Tbs. Captain Spongefoot Steak Wash (or Worchestshire Sauce)
3 Tbs. hot or wing sauce
4 tsp. granulated garlic
2 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. sweet paprika
3 tsp. kosher salt
Save the dried fruit until the end:
2 cups of dried cherries or dried cranberries
Method
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Pour butter mixture into bowl with cereal & nuts & toss to coat thoroughly.
Spread on an ungreased, rimmed baking sheet & bake for 45-60 minutes, stirring occasionally so it bakes evenly. let cool.
After the mix has cooled add your dried fruit, we recommend anything red like dried cherries and dried cranberries for the holidays.
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