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Ingredients Deselect All 2 (16-ounce) cans baked beans, drained (recommended: Bush’s) 1/2 cup chili sauce (recommended: Heinz) 1/4 cup bourbon (recommended: Jim Beam) 1/4 cup real bacon pieces (recommended: Hormel) 1 tablespoon molasses (recommended: Grandma’s) 2 tablespoons brown sugar Directions Combine all ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to medium …

Buttermilk is excellent in baked goods, and also as a and salad dressing base. It lends a rich, hearty flavor with fewer calories than milk or cream. The tangy flavor of buttermilk goes well with sweet fruits such as peaches, cherries, and pears, particularly as creme fraiche. The acidic properties of buttermilk make it an …

Green is the color of spring, and nothing says spring more than fresh greens! While salads are a great way to get a good dose of greens into your daily diet, don’t forget about fresh green herbs. Any salad, meal or dish can be enhanced with the addition of fresh herbs (and roots too), and …

Ingredients Deselect All For the Crust: 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 tablespoon granulated sugar Pinch of salt For the Filling: 2 medium hass avocados 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh …

Ingredients Deselect All 3 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine 1 tablespoon soy sauce  1/4 teaspoon salt  1/8 teaspoon plus one pinch five-spice powder  4 duck breasts (5 to 7 ounces each), patted completely dry with kitchen towels  2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 2 scallions, thinly sliced, for garnish  Directions Combine 2 tablespoons of the Shaoxing wine with …

Ingredients Deselect All Duck: One 5 to 6-pound whole duck Sea salt Freshly ground white pepper 6 tablespoons honey 4 tablespoons Chinese five-spice powder 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons brown sugar Sauce: 1 tablespoon cornstarch 6 tablespoons hoisin sauce 6 tablespoons superfine sugar 2 tablespoons sesame oil 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce 1 …

Sometimes, what should be an easy mission ends up requiring a complex approach. Fortunately, chilling wine isn’t one of them. Follow a few guidelines, and you’ll sip at the optimal temperature in no time. Not all wines should be chilled to the same temperature because of their chemical composition. The backbone of a white wine …

How to revive the bubbles in your flat Champagne Published on: December 29, 2018Author: KellyComments: 4 We all love champagne, and we often pop one during celebrations, but we don’t like its left overs because it has a shorter shelf life than other wines, after few days, it becomes flat and tastes like a plain …

Ingredients Deselect All 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 1 apple, peeled and diced 2 cups fresh pumpkin, roasted and diced, see note below 1 tablespoon sage leaves 3 cups chicken stock 1 cup cream Salt and freshly ground pepper Directions WATCH Watch how to make this recipe. In a …

Basic Vinaigrette Ratio & Ingredients The traditional French vinaigrette formula calls for 1 tablespoon vinegar for every 3 tablespoons olive oil. Modern vinaigrettes often call for a bit more vinegar than that, but it’s always up to you. Kale salads can tolerate more zingy dressings, while you’ll want to use less vinegar for mild greens …