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Glazed Onion Canapes

Glazed Onion Canapes

Ingredients 1 onion, finely diced ½ cup butter or margarine 2 teaspoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon honey 8–10 crackers Sour cream Procedure Melt half the butter in a small saucepan. Turn the burner to medium heat. Add the diced onions…

Fried Onion Blooms

Fried Onion Blooms

Ingredients 2 huge onions, at least 4 inches (10 cm) across Oil for frying Beer batter Seasoned flour Sour cream chili sauce Procedure Preheat deep fryer to 375°F (190°C). Put each onion on cutting board, root end down, and cut…

Fondue Neuchateloise

Fondue Neuchateloise

Ingredients 400 g (1 lb) Gruyêre cheese, grated 400 g (1 lb) Emmenthaler cheese, grated 400 ml (2 cups) dry white wine 1 or more cloves garlic 4 tsp cornstarch 50 ml (¼ cup) kirschwasser Pepper, freshly ground Nutmeg, freshly…

Field of Dreams Guacamole

Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Recipes | Appetizers This guacamole is decorated to look like a ballpark, topped with a cream cheese baseball. Ingredients 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon…

Eggs Connaught

Eggs Connaught

This elegant recipe for eggs Connaught was originally published in Cordon Bleu Cookery Course Volume Five (pages 2–3), printed in 1968. Legend has it that the dish was invented at the Connaught Hotel in Mayfair London. It is a light…

Easy Nachos

Easy Nachos

Ingredients 12 oz (360 g) tortilla chips 1 lb (450 g) cheddar cheese, grated ⅓ cup (80 ml) chopped canned peeled green chiles (optional) ½ cup (about 120 ml) chopped onion (optional) Procedure Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Lay…

Deep Fried Pretzels

Deep Fried Pretzels

This is a good snack to serve as an appetizer. You may use a lot of variations on this recipe. Ingredients 1 cup canola oil or vegetable oil ¼ tsp seasoned salt, garlic salt, or Italian seasoning 2+ handfuls of…

Deep Fried Chiles Stuffed with Potato (Mirchi Bada)

Deep Fried Chiles Stuffed with Potato (Mirchi Bada)

Mirchi bada is a popular Indian snack. Ingredients Large green chiles Filling 3 large potatoes 1 tsp red chile powder Chaat masala ½ cup coriander leaves, chopped fine Salt to taste Batter 1 cup gram flour (besan) 2 pinches turmeric…

Cream Cheese Wontons

Cream Cheese Wontons

Ingredients 1 cup cream cheese 16 wonton wrappers or 24 egg roll wrappers Oil (for frying) Sweet and sour sauce Procedure Heat oil in a deep-fat fryer or pour into a deep skillet on high temperature. While oil is heating,…

Chipotle Lime Tortilla Chips

Chipotle Lime Tortilla Chips

Tortilla chips cost way more than tortillas, but when they get home, they end up looking like Earth after Mars hits it. Ingredients 10 corn tortillas, each cut into 10 wedges ½ cup freshly-squeezed lime juice 2 tbsp salt ¼…

Chipotle BBQ Chicken Nuggets

Chipotle BBQ Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 ½ in pieces Cornmeal as needed Freshly-squeezed lemon juice as needed 3 tbsp Chipotle BBQ Rub Vegetable oil for deep-frying Black pepper Procedure Place cornmeal in a pie pan and…

Chicken Wings Asian Style

Chicken Wings Asian Style

Ingredients 24 chicken wingettes Poultry shake, as needed Cornmeal, as needed 2 eggs, beaten 6 tbsp hoisin sauce 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp hot sauce ½ tbsp minced garlic ½ tbsp minced ginger Spicy garlic oil for deep…