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Roast Cornish Hens with Cranberry-Thyme Sauce
Continuing with the red theme of the Valentine’s Day dinner I served last Saturday, I chose this recipe for the main course. It’s based on a highly rated recipe from epicurious.com with several modifications. Instead of cutting the hens in half, I left them whole. It takes a little longer to cook, but I think it makes a nicer presentation. Also, once you remove the bones, half a hen really isn’t very filling, so everyone got their own bird. Because I roasted them whole, there was no need to sear them before placing them in the oven. I didn’t feel … Continue reading
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Margherita Pizza Sauce
This is a fantastic pizza sauce, and it’s very easy to make. Use fresh oregano if you can find it; it really does make a world of difference. This sauce is based on the recipe in Rose Levy Beranbaum’s The Bread Bible. Since I like to cut my pizza into 8 slices, I based the nutritional information on a single-slice serving. Of course, you’re going to want to eat several slices of any pizza made with this sauce! Ingredients: 1 cup (8 ounces) canned crushed tomatoes, with their juices 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large garlic clove, chopped 1/4 … Continue reading
Posted in diet friendly, gravies & sauces, Italian, pizza, vegetables
Tagged margherita, pizza, sauce
Happy Birthday and a Pizza Party!
I started DawnsRecipes.com one year ago today. That’s not to say I didn’t have a recipe blog before then. I just didn’t have one with an easy-to-remember URL. It didn’t always have such nice pictures with the recipes, and there was no commentary at all. It was basically just my recipe collection in an internet accessible format. I did migrate all those recipes to this site at the onset, and I’m going through them as I have the time to add the missing pictures and commentary. Today I’m doing something a little different. I’d invited my dad over for lunch … Continue reading
Posted in breads, gravies & sauces, Italian, meat, pizza, vegetables
Tagged birthday, dough, pizza, sauce
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Herbed Prime Rib Roast
I originally found this recipe in Gourmet Entertains (2000), but I’ve made a few changes since I first tried it. It is absolutely the most flavorful prime rib I’ve ever tasted, and the paste cooks up into a wonderful crust. Your house will smell amazing when you make this. Another plus is that it’s very easy to prepare, especially if you have your butcher trim the roast for you. I served 5 people with a 7-pound roast and had very few leftovers, which my husband and I made into “French Dip” sandwiches the next day. Yum! Ingredients: For the Roast … Continue reading
Herb-Roasted Turkey With Shallot Pan Gravy
I like to use different recipes for turkey, gravy and stuffing each year. It keeps things interesting for me, and the end result is always a surprise. That may change since making this turkey and gravy from the November 2000 issue of Bon Appétit. Everyone at dinner raved about it, especially my husband. By the time we’d arrived at my aunt’s house (where we traditionally go for desserts every year) word had spread. I was approached several times by people making comments about how good my turkey had been…people who hadn’t even tasted it! My husband, who generally skips the … Continue reading
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Tagged gravy, holiday, stuffing, Thanksgiving, turkey
