Can't. Stop. Hacking.
So disgusting. Ny-Quil cough doesn't work so don't buy it! Cough drops aren't helping either. I am grossing myself out. Any recommendations?
Chicken Sausage Patties Recipe courtesy Rachael RaySee this recipe on air Tuesday Dec. 12 at 2:30 PM ET/PT.
Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Holiday in a Hurry
1 tablespoon butter
1 green apple, finely chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 1/2 pounds ground chicken breast
1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning, half a palm full
1 teaspoon allspice, 1/3 palm full
1 teaspoon sweet paprika, 1/3 palm full
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add butter and melt. Add apples and onions and season with a little salt, pepper and fennel seeds. Gently saute the mixture 5 minutes to soften and remove from heat to cool.
Heat a griddle pan or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Place chicken in a bowl and season with salt and pepper, poultry seasoning, allspice, paprika and a healthy drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Add in the apples, onions and fennel and mix the sausage. Score meat into 4 sections and form 3 small, thin patties from each section, 2 1/2 inches across, 12 small patties total. Cook patties 3 to 4 minutes on each side and serve warm.
Mulled Maple Syrup Recipe courtesy Rachael RaySee this recipe on air Tuesday Dec. 12 at 2:30 PM ET/PT.
Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Holiday in a Hurry
2 cups maple syrup
1 cinnamon stick
1 large piece orange rind
3 whole cloves
Place syrup in a small sauce pot and add the syrup. Turn heat on low. Add cinnamon stick to the pot. Stud the orange rind with cloves and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove spices with slotted spoon and transfer to a serving pitcher
Toffee Hot Chocolate Recipe courtesy Rachael RaySee this recipe on air Tuesday Dec. 12 at 2:30 PM ET/PT.
Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Holiday in a Hurry
4 cups whole milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 ounces butterscotch chips
1 canister whipped cream, available on dairy aisle
1 toffee bar, crushed (recommended: Heath bars)
Heat milk, water, sugar to a boil, remove from heat and stir in chocolate and butterscotch chips until they melt into milk. Pour into small mugs or cups and top with whipped cream swirls and crushed toffee.
Gingerbread Waffles Recipe courtesy Rachael RaySee this recipe on air Tuesday Dec. 12 at 2:30 PM ET/PT.
Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Holiday in a Hurry
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, eyeball it
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter, plus some to butter the iron
Syrup, whipped cream or fresh fruits for topping, to pass at table
Preheat waffles iron.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. In a medium bowl, beat eggs and brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in pumpkin, milk, molasses and melted butter. Stir the wet into dry until just moist. Do not overstir the waffle batter. Brush the iron with a little melted butter and cook 4 waffles, 4 sections each. Serve with toppings of choice.
Spinach Gratin Copyright, 2001, Barefoot Contessa Parties!, All rights reservedSee this recipe on air Friday Dec. 22 at 12:00 PM ET/PT.
Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: The Holiday Meal This recipe is available for a limited time only. Why?
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
4 cups chopped yellow onions (2 large)
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 cup heavy cream
2 cups milk
3 pounds frozen chopped spinach, defrosted (5 (10-ounce) packages)
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup grated Gruyere cheese
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 15 minutes. Add the flour and nutmeg and cook, stirring, for 2 more minutes. Add the cream and milk and cook until thickened. Squeeze as much liquid as possible from the spinach and add the spinach to the sauce. Add 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese and mix well. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Transfer the spinach to a baking dish and sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan and the Gruyere on top. Bake for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly. Serve hot.
Cauliflower Gratin Copyright 2004, Barefoot in Paris, All Rights ReservedSee this recipe on air Wednesday Dec. 20 at 12:00 PM ET/PT.
Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Night Before Holiday
1 (3-pound) head cauliflower, cut into large florets
Kosher salt
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, divided
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups hot milk
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
3/4 cup freshly grated Gruyere, divided
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Cook the cauliflower florets in a large pot of boiling salted water for 5 to 6 minutes, until tender but still firm. Drain.
Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Pour the hot milk into the butter-flour mixture and stir until it comes to a boil. Boil, whisking constantly, for 1 minute, or until thickened. Off the heat, add 1 teaspoon of salt, the pepper, nutmeg, 1/2 cup of the Gruyere, and the Parmesan.
Pour 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom of an 8 by 11 by 2-inch baking dish. Place the drained cauliflower on top and then spread the rest of the sauce evenly on top. Combine the bread crumbs with the remaining 1/4 cup of Gruyere and sprinkle on top. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and drizzle over the gratin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is browned. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Cupcakes Recipe courtesy Nigella LawsonShow: Nigella FeastsEpisode: Just Desserts
Cupcakes:
1 stick plus 1 tablespoon soft butter
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
Royal Icing, recipe follows
Special equipment: 12 bun muffin pan, lined with muffin papers.
Take everything you need out of the fridge in time to get to room temperature - and this makes a huge difference to the lightness of the cupcakes later - and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Put all of the ingredients for the cupcakes except for the milk into a food processor and blitz until smooth. Pulse while adding the milk down the funnel, to make a smooth dropping consistency.
Divide the mixture between a 12-bun muffin tin lined with muffin papers, and bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. They should have risen and be golden on top. Let them cool a little in their tins on a rack, and then take them carefully out of the tin to cool in their papers, still on the wire rack.
Ice with Royal Icing.
Royal Icing:
*2 large egg whites (or substitute powdered egg whites)
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Combine the egg whites and confectioners' sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl and whip with an electric mixer on medium speed until opaque and shiny, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the lemon juice, this will thin out the icing. Beat for another couple of minutes until you reach the right spreading consistency for the cupcakes.
Yield: sufficient to generously ice 12 cupcakes
*RAW EGG WARNING
Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.
Royal Icing Recipe courtesy Nigella LawsonShow: Nigella FeastsEpisode: Just Desserts
*2 large egg whites (or substitute powdered egg whites)
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Combine the egg whites and confectioners' sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl and whip with an electric mixer on medium speed until opaque and shiny, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the lemon juice, this will thin out the icing. Beat for another couple of minutes until you reach the right spreading consistency for the cupcakes.
*RAW EGG WARNING
Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.
Gah, I am so ready to have a party, it's pathetic.
As for the house on Pennsylvania, looks like she just took it off the market, as she has her holiday decorations and such up... Wonder if she changed her mind, or if she is just going to wait until after the holidays... Lebanon was having some sort of festive Holiday party happening in the town square yesterday... fun stuff for kiddos, live music, food. Looked like so much fun! I do love that town square so, and I would love to live within walking distance of it! Maybe...