Banana Crepes
Sift flour and powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, butter, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth. Heat a lightly greased 6 inch skillet. Add about 3 tablespoons batter. Tilt skillet so that batter spreads to almost cover the bottom ... [... more]
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Easy Valentine Sandwich Cookies
In a large bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extract. Mix well. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; blend into the butter mixture. Divide dough into thirds ... [... more]
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Double Chocolate Pie
Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a 2-quart saucepan. Stir in milk gradually. Add chocolate chips and unsweetened chocolate. Place over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Place egg ... [... more]
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Coffee Liqueur I
Mix coffee and sugar. Add boiling water and stir until dissolved. Cool. Add Vodka and pour into two 26 ounce empty bottles. Split vanilla into 4 pieces and add to bottles. Close bottles tightly and keep in a cool dark place for one month. Rich ... [... more]
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Pastry Cream
Place the milk, half the sugar and the vanilla bean in a saucepan over medium heat. Combine the egg yolks and the remaining sugar in a bowl and whisk until light in color. Add in the flour and the salt, mix to combine. When the milk just begins ... [... more]
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Shortbread Cookies II
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well. Put through cookie press and form cookies onto baking sheets. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes. Use only butter in these for best flavor. MINNESOTA1 MOONHAREHAYASHI 2 cups ... [... more]
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Viennese Crescent Holiday Cookies
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, butter, nuts, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, salt, and vanilla. Hand mix until thoroughly blended. Shape dough into a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Meanwhile, place sugar in a bowl or small ... [... more]
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Vanilla Ice Cream V
Combine half-and-half, cream, sugar, vanilla and salt in freezer container of ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Sep. 15, 2006 I have made this recipe numerous times with numerous alterations and have finally find ... [... more]
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Flavor Trend
Vanilla originated in Mexico, but today the United States buys vanilla beans from Madagascar, Indonesia, Uganda and Tonga. Most of the world's high-quality beans come from Madagascar, an island off the east coast of Africa. One of the world's ... [... more]
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Homemade Liqueurs
With no special equipment required, homemade liqueurs are very easy to make. Most homemade liqueurs start with vodka. This spirit is an ideal base for liqueurs because it's colorless and flavorless, making it the perfect blank canvas. Try ... [... more]
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Poached Pears with Wine Vinaigrette
Trim flat the bottoms of pears, and stand them upright in the bottom of a large stock pot. Pour the wine and water into the pot, and turn the flame to high heat. Sprinkle with sugar, and add vanilla bean, star anise, cinnamon stick, and lemon and ... [... more]
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Salt is Essential
It's the only rock we crave to eat! Discover all the salty details behind our love/hate relationship with this essential yet much maligned mineral. Elemental. Essential. Salt is the only mineral for which we have an innate craving. Good thing, ... [... more]
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