Recipes

Chad’s Date Night!: Coriander – spiced Duck Breast Pineapple Relish

Chad Carns author of The Gourmet Bachelor: Global Flavor, Local Ingredients cookbook invites you into his Greenwich Village kitchen every Friday night to show you how easy it is to cook gourmet! [...]

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Vanilla Butter Cupcakes
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Yields: 12 cupcakes
Vanilla Butter Cake
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cups cake flour (not self-rising)
½ tablespoon baking powder
pinch of salt
3/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2/3 cups milk
Note: It helps to have all dairy products at room temperature (eggs, butter, milk etc.) before starting. This prevents [...]

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Chad’s Date Night!: 20 Minute Korean Steak BBQ

Chad Carns author of The Gourmet Bachelor: Global Flavor, Local Ingredients cookbook invites you into his Greenwich Village kitchen every Friday night to show you how easy it is to cook gourmet! Chad picks [...]

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Zucchini Bread
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Zucchini Bread
makes: 2 loaves
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups grated, raw, unpeeled zucchini
1 cup vegetable oil
1 t vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 t baking powder
1t ground cloves
1t ground cinnamon
1t salt
1t baking soda
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- Combine all dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl
- In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugar and beat with [...]

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Strawberries with Balsamic & Basil

Strawberries with Balsamic and Basil
(note from Toni: Laura made this when we went to Cape Cod in July….SOOO GOOD! I’m still on a diet, but could eat this!)
Serves 4
While this combination may seem strange, the sweet and tart combination of the
balsamic vinegar works great with the rich, creamy flavor of the ricotta cream.
1 cup part-skim [...]

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Chad’s Date Night: Scallop Ceviche Chili Oil (Video)

Chad Carns author of The Gourmet Bachelor: Global Flavor, Local Ingredients cookbook invites you into his Greenwich Village kitchen every Friday night to show you how easy it is to cook gourmet! Chad picks up a few [...]

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Chad’s Date Night!: Grilled Pizza

Chad Carns author of The Gourmet Bachelor: Global Flavor, Local Ingredients cookbook invites you into his Greenwich Village kitchen every Friday night to show you how easy it is to cook gourmet! Chad picks up a few fresh, local [...]

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Laura’s Sweet Treats
White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
with Cranberries

Yield: 4 dozen cookies
1 cup margarine, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup dried cranberries
¾ cup white chocolate chips
½ cup macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped (optional)
3 cups rolled oats

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Sofrito!
Recipe by Vanessa Mendoza

Ok, so this is the only way I make it in batches but you can freeze most of it if you don’t plan to use it within 2 weeks or so:
1.     11 cloves of garlic or a whole head of it (if u love it & please don’t do any more than that, you’ll thank [...]

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Smoky Corn Chowder!
Recipe by Guy Turchiano

6 oz bacon, sliced ½”
1 sweet onion, diced small
2 cloves garlic, minced or through a garlic press
½ tsp of hot smoked paprika
¼ tsp of red pepper flakes
20 oz frozen corn
3 cups low sodium chicken stock
1 cup half and half
½ tsp salt (or to taste)
½ tsp pepper
4 scallions, sliced diagonally
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