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September 14, 2013

Black and White Brownies

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/jessica-lagasses-black-and-white-brownies-recipe2/index.html


10 tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter
8 ounces white chocolate pieces
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup pecan pieces
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Using 2 tablespoons of the butter, grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
  2. In a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the remaining stick of butter with the white chocolate.
  3. In a medium bowl whisk together the eggs and sugar. Add the flour, vanilla, and salt and mix well. Fold in the pecans and the melted white chocolate.
  4. Spread the brownie mixture in the buttered pan and sprinkle the chopped semisweet chocolate over the top. Bake until firm, for about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a rack before cutting into squares.

September 8, 2013

Corn soup

Inspiration from http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/07/creamy-corn-soup-with-queso-fresco-and.html

1 clove garlic
Some coconut oil
-----> fry
1 6 oz russet potato, diced
4 ish cups corn, cooked, removed from cob
3 ish cups chicken stock
2 ish cups water
2 tbsp cilantro
1 tsp chipotle chili powder
-----> add, simmer until potatoes/corn soft
-----> purée
1/2 c ricotta (subbed for sour cream b/c of laziness)
Salt, pepper, more chili to taste
-----> more purée 
1 cup corn (reserved from before)
-----> cook a few more minutes
-----> garnish with cilantro and queso fresco