Jan

20

TRES LECHES CAKE

January 20, 2008 | 35 Comments

½ CUP BUTTER
1 CUP SUGAR
1 TSP VANILLA
5 EGGS, SEPARATED
1 ½ CUPS FLOUR
1 TSP BAKING POWDER
2 CUPS MILK, WHOLE OR 2 %
14 OZ CAN SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK
12 OZ CAN EVAPORATED MILK
TOPPING:
1 ½ CUPS HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM
1 TSP VANILLA
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES.
CREAM BUTTER AND SUGAR TOGETHER UNTIL FLUFFY.  ADD EGG YOLKS ONE AT A TIME; BEAT […]

Jan

20

winter squash soup with gruyere croutons

January 20, 2008 | 2 Comments

Ingredients
Soup
1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick) butter
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 large garlic cloves, chopped
3 14 1/2-ounce cans low-salt chicken broth
4 cups 1-inch pieces peeled butternut squash (about 1 1/2 pounds)
4 cups 1-inch pieces peeled acorn squash (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1 1/4 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
1 1/4 teaspoons minced fresh sage
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons […]

Jan

20

pork and noodle soup with shiitake and snow cabbage

January 20, 2008 | 2 Comments

Cutting the pork is easiest using a cleaver or large chef’s knife: Slice thick crosswise pieces, stack them, and then cut matchstick-size pieces.
Makes 6 servings.

1 1/2 ounces medium-size dried shiitake mushrooms (dried forest mushrooms)
1 cup cold water
6 cups low-salt chicken broth
2 (1-inch-diameter 1/8-inch-thick slices) peeled fresh ginger
1 pound fresh Shanghai noodles
3 tablespoons peanut oil or […]

Jan

20

spicy curry noodle soup with chicken and sweet potato

January 20, 2008 | 8 Comments

Makes 6 servings

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons chopped shallots
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons minced lemongrass* (from bottom 4 inches of about 3 stalks, tough outer leaves discarded)
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons Thai yellow curry paste*
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 teaspoon hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)*
2 13.5- to 14-ounce cans unsweetened coconut milk,* […]

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