Alexscharft's profile page
Recipes
Curry Mayo
By alexscharft
In a medium bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, sour cream, curry powder, and lemon juice
- 1/3 c. mayonnaise
- 2/3 c. sour cream
- 1 1/2 – 2 tsp. curry powder (according to taste)
- 1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
Crab Spinach Parmesan Dip
By alexscharft
Heat the cream cheese in the microwave for 30 seconds or so to make it stir-able
- One 250 ml (8 oz) container of regular cream cheese
- 1/2 Cup of regular sour cream
- 1 Cup of grated Cheddar Cheese
- 3 Tablespoons of Mayonaise
- 2 Cloves of chopped or minced garlic
- 1 Cup of chopped spinach (you can substitute frozen spinach, but make sure to remove all water)
- 1 can crab meat (Drain well)
- 1 Tsp parmesan cheese (a few shakes from a container)
Chocolate Mousse
By alexscharft
Put the marshmallows, butter, chocolate and water in a heavy-based saucepan
- 150 grams mini marshmallows
- 50 grams soft butter
- 250 grams good dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids) chopped into small pieces
- 60 ml hot water (from a recently boiled kettle)
- 284 ml double cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Baileys Tiramisu
By alexscharft
Mix the coffee with 175ml / ¾ cup of the Baileys in a shallow bowl
- 9 teaspoons instant espresso powder dissolved in 350ml / 1½ cups water (cooled)
- 250 ml baileys
- 400 grams savoiardi biscuits
- 2 large eggs
- 75 grams superfine sugar
- 500 grams mascarpone cheese
- 2 ½ teaspoons cocoa powder
Kentucky Fried Chicken
By alexscharft
Sift together all the coating ingredients and place in a clean plastic bag
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
- 3 beaten eggs
- 4 tablespoons oil
- For the coating
- 2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons paprika
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
Alfredo Sauce
By alexscharft
Melt butter in medium saucepan with olive oil over medium/low heat
- 3 tablespoons sweet butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- pasta
Scalloped Potatoes with Chives and Gruyere
By alexscharft
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a large casserole dish with 1 1/2 Tbsp of butter
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 2 lbs (about 4 medium sized) Russet potatoes peeled - sliced 1/8-inch thick
- 1 large yellow or white onion - thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh chives (optional)
- 2 thick slices of bacon - cooked and chopped
- 2 1/2 cups grated Swiss or Gruyere cheese (about 8 ounces)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces)
- 2 1/2 cups to 3 cups of half-and-half (half milk half cream)
- Salt and pepper
Oven-Roasted Greek Potatoes
By alexscharft
Preheat oven to 420°F Put all the ingredients into a baking pan large enough to hold them
- 8 large potatoes, peeled, cut into large wedges (about 6-7 wedges per potato)
- 4 garlic cloves - minced
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 lemon - juiced
- sea salt
- fresh coarse ground black pepper
Belgian Waffles
By alexscharft
n a large mixing bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 eggs - separated
- 1/2 cup butter - melted
- 1 3/4 cups milk
Custard Cornbread
By alexscharft
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 1/3 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1/3 cup flour - sifted
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs