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Roasted Bone Marrow

Monday Nov 30, 2009

Submitted by RandallPMcMurphy
Serves 2

a few veal or beef marrow bones parsley
shallots lemon
extra virgin olive oil coarse sea salt
pepper bread

1. Soak bones overnight in salt water (1 tbsp salt to 1 qt water) in the fridge to get out the impurities & blood & such.
2. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
3. Put the marrow standing up in a roasting pan or other oven-safe vessel.
4. Roast for about 15 minutes.
5. In the meantime, make a nice salad with sliced shallots, some parsley, lemon juice, and oil to taste.  Toast some bread.
6. Serve with a spoonful of sea salt that the diner can sprinkle on themselves.


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Low Fat Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread

Saturday Mar 29, 2008

Submitted by randilicious
12 Servings
260 calories, 10.4 g total fat, 36 mg cholesterol, 206 mg sodium, 31.3 g carbohydrate

2 eggs 2/3 c. white sugar
4 very ripe bananas, mashed ¼ c. apple sauce
1/3 c. nonfat milk 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp Kahlua
1¾ c. all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt
1/3 c. chopped walnuts 1 c. chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray bread pan with non-stick cooking spray then lightly dust with flour.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs & sugar until light & fluffy. Beat in bananas, apple sauce, milk, olive oil, vanilla extract, & Kahlua.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, & salt.
4. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, mixing until well blended.
5. Fold in walnuts & chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
6.
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown & a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean (usually around 1 hour). Turn bread out onto a wire rack & let cool.


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Tagliatelle with Chestnuts & Pancetta

Saturday Mar 29, 2008

Submitted by *Vilification*
Serves 4

3 oz. pancetta (Italian unsmoked cured bacon), chopped 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, fine chopped 4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp fine chopped fresh sage 8 oz. peeled roasted whole chestnuts, coarsely crumbled
8 oz. dried flat egg noodles such as tagliatelle or fettuccine 2 oz. finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
2 tbsp unsalted butter 1 tbsp fine chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1. Cook pancetta in oil in a 12″ heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Add onion & cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic & 1 tbsp sage & cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in chestnuts & remove from heat.
3. Cook pasta in a 6- to 8-qt. pot of boiling salted water according to package directions. Reserve 1½ c. cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander & add to pancetta mixture in skillet.
4. Add 1 c. reserved cooking water along with cheese & butter & cook, tossing constantly, over high heat until pasta is well coated (add more reserved water if necessary), about 1 minute.
5. Add salt & black pepper to taste & serve sprinkled with parsley & remaining tbsp sage.


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Linguine with Broccolli & Garlic

Saturday Mar 29, 2008

Submitted by MyDogmaKickedYourKarma
Serves 4

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced
6 heads broccoli, cleaned & chopped roughly ¼ c. fresh grated Parmesan cheese
½lb. linguine freshly chopped parsley

1. Warm oil in a heavy pan. Add garlic to oil & cook gently until it bubbles & begins to color, but don’t let it brown.
2. Stir in brocolli. Drain cooked linguine & add to brocolli mixture.
3. Sprinkle with cheese & pepper & toss well.
4. Sprinkle on parsley & serve. Pass more cheese around at the table.


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Za Jiang Mein (Pork & Bean Chinese Noodles)

Saturday Mar 29, 2008

Submitted by randilicious

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 lb ground pork
¼ c. brown bean sauce 2 tbsp sugar
¼ c. beer 1 lb Chinese noodles (non egg-based)
¼ c. chopped scallions ½ c. shredded cucumbers
3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp red pepper flakes
¼ c. bean sprouts (optional) 1 pkg tofu, chopped into small pieces (optional)

1. Heat the oil in the wok. When oil is ready, add the garlic, then the pork. Brown evenly. If so desired, add tofu after pork has been browned.
2. In a separate bowl, mix beer & brown been sauce. Blend well.
3. Add the bean sauce mixture to the ground pork.
4. Sprinkle sugar & red pepper flakes into sauce. Stir until the sauce is piping hot. Reduce heat & allow to simmer uncovered.
5. As sauce simmers, in a separate pot, boil noodles in water for approximately 3 minutes. Drain the noodles.
6. To serve, put noodles into a bowl, then spoon sauce over noodles. Garnish generously with scallions, bean spouts, & cucumber on top.

Chef’s Note: You can find the brown bean sauce in most Asian grocery stores.


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