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Kathy's Baked Brie
By sophielou, Book Club Recipes
1. Toast almonds in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F until golden
- - 1 round brie cheese
- - Apricot jam
- - Handful of slivered almonds
Bacon Wrapped Dates
By sophielou, Book Club Recipes
1. Soak 12 tooth picks in water for 15 minutes; preheat oven to 500°; line a jelly roll with parchment paper
- 6 slices very lean bacon, 7 inches long,halved crosswise
- 12 pitted medjool dates
May's Artichoke and Spinach Dip
By sophielou, Book Club Recipes
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- 1/4 cup onions
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 brick cream cheese
- 1/4 cup spinach
- 1/4 cup chopped artichoke hearts
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Kathy's Bacon Wrapped Dates
By sophielou, Book Club Recipes
1. Soak 12 tooth picks in water for 15 minutes; preheat oven to 500°; line a jelly roll with parchment paper
- 6 slices very lean bacon
- 7 inches long
- halved crosswise
- 12 pitted medjool dates
Jodie's Sweet Potato Soup with Gouda Chips
By sophielou, Book Club Recipes
1. Melt 2 tbsp butter in a saucepan
- 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in thick slices (cubes work well too)
- 2 tbsp butter, salted
- 2 small onions, peeled and chopped (can substitute onion, but not as flavourful)
- ½ c dry white wine
- Water
- 1 small pinch of salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 ½ cups grated Gouda (soup + chips)
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- 2 tbsp butter, salted
- 4 tsp heavy cream (for garnish)
Sophie's English Scones
By sophielou, Book Club Recipes
1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7
- 350g self-raising flour, plus more for dusting
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 85g butter, cut into cubes
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 175ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- squeeze lemon juice (see Know-how below)
- beaten egg to glaze
- jam and clotted cream to serve
Sophie's Mushroom and Madeira Soup
By sophielou, Book Club Recipes
1. Melt the butter in a large pan
- 75 g (3oz) butter
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 500g (1lb) mushrooms, finely chopped
- 25g (1oz) plain flour
- 900ml chicken stock
- salt and pepper
- 120ml (4fl oz) dry Madeira (Marsala)
- 142 ml (5fl oz) double cream
- chopped parsley to garnish
Meg's Cauliflower Breadsticks
By sophielou, Book Club Recipes
1. Preheat oven to 375F. Rinse cauliflower, remove outer leaves and separate into florets with a paring knife
- 1 Head Cauliflower, Large
- ¼ Cup egg white
- ½ Cup + ¾ Cup Mozzarella/Tex Mex Cheese, shredded
- 1 Tsp Italian Herb Seasoning
- ¼ Tsp freshly ground pepper
- Pinch of salt