snacky asparagus – smitten kitchen

snacky asparagus – smitten kitchen Skip to content You are fully invited to roll your eyes at the simplicity of this recipe. It’s not even a recipe. It’s more like a plating, a way of getting asparagus from market to table that I’ve been hooked on for over a year. …

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chicken liver pâté – smitten kitchen

Cook the onions: Heat a large frying pan with a lid to medium-high heat. Once hot, add 3 tablespoons of schmaltz. Once it has heat, add the onions and toss them in the fat to evenly coat, cooking them for one minute. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to …

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lemon cream meringues – smitten kitchen

I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t like lemon curd. You, in turn, might choose not to trust anyone who makes bold, sweeping, and questionably necessary proclamations, but if I were to pick a completely superfluous soapbox to stand on, it’s currently this. Everyone loves lemon curd. The only thing better …

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simple chicken tortilla soup – smitten kitchen

Let’s talk about heat! There are so many ways to impart both chile heat and flavor here, and this recipe works with any of them: 1 minced jalapeño or serrano, or more to taste. Ground chile powder (not the spice blend for chili, the dish), chipotle powder, or even smoked …

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banana cream pie – smitten kitchen

Make crust: Heat oven to 350°F. Combine cookie crumbs and salt in a medium bowl and stir until mixed. Add butter and stir until crumbs are evenly coated. Press crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a standard 9-inch pie dish. I like to use the outer edge …

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castle breakfast – smitten kitchen

Every Saturday morning, which is blissfully later each year that my children have grown old enough to fend for themselves for a couple hours, we stumble out of bed and do these exact things in this exact order: Make Americanos in the Moka pot. Hard-boil several eggs and plunge them …

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crispy cabbage and cauliflower salad – smitten kitchen

[*] Vegetables 1/2 pound savoy cabbage (from half a small head) 1/2 pound cauliflower (from half a small head) Olive oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper and/or red pepper flakes Dressing 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons well-stirred tahini 1 tablespoon olive oil …

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sweetheart sablés

Every so often, I try to do responsible things like Plan Ahead to reap the rewards that should come with it like A Calm and Unfrazzled Week and I fail almost 100% of the time in the service of Something More Fun I Just Thought Of. Crispy salad? Castle breakfast? …

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