Issue 45
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Table of Contents
Tips and Techniques4
Island Pork Tenderloin6
A little heat, a little fruit, and a little time. Try this tasty tenderloin with some island flare.
Island Pork Dinner9
Firehouse Food: Cooking with San Francisco's Firefighters12
As if our firefighters don't do enough for us already. Now they share two of their favorite salad recipes -- just in time for summer.
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Firehouse Food
Jessica’s Biscuit
www.ecookbooks.com
1.800.878.4264
Firehouse Food: Cooking with San Francisco’s Firefighters
Item #04064
"Something Different" Salad13
Chinese Chicken Salad14
Sensational Scones16
Say goodbye to hockey puck-like scones! Your search for a great scone ends right here.
Pan-Roasted Cornish Game Hens18
They're just the right size and convenient, but there aren't any good recipes. Here's your answer.
Orange Marsala Game Hens20
Saltimbocca Game Hens22
Mediterranean Game Hens23
Super Sandwiches24
The greatest convenience food of all time gets a facelift. Here are four new ways to love lunch.
The Ultimate Chocolate Brownie28
Easy, one-bowl brownies to make you swoon. And these two variations will knock you over!
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Basic chocolate brownies
I think brownies should be chewy and chocolatey. Here they are.
Ingredients
Melt and Set Aside:
12 oz. semisweet chocolate, broken
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
12 T. unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
Whisk Together:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1⁄4 cup cocoa, sifted
2 t. baking powder
1⁄4 t. salt
Beat until Foamy:
4 large eggs, room temp.
2 T. instant espresso powder
1 T. vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°
Melt in double-boiler: chocolate, sugar, butter over simmering water. Remove bowl. Cool to room temperature. Preheat oven. Coat bottom and sides of baking pan with nonstick spray. Cut and place parchment paper and spray again. As chocolate cools, measure 1/4 cup cocoa and sift into bowl containing flour, baking powder, and salt.
Whisk ingredients together.
Beat eggs, espresso powder, and vanilla until foamy, scraping once. Beat in cooled chocolate mixture, scraping once. Sprinkle small amount of flour in chocolate mixture and fold. Repeat. Add remaining flour. Fold in until no flour appears. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake in center of oven 22–25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center is barely moist. Remove from oven and cool completely. Run knife around edge of pan. Place rack on top of pan and invert. Peel paper. Invert again onto cutting surface. With a sharp knife, trim off edges and cut brownies into 2" squares.
Per serving: 411 calories; 47 calories from fat; 22g total fat; 52g carb.; 144mg sodium
Raspberry Cheesecake Truffle Brownies30
Peanut Brownies with Salty Caramel Topping31
Basic Cuisine32
Ever wonder how to seed chiles, peel tomatoes, julienne vegetables, or what simmering is? Here's the inside scoop.
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Peeling Tomatoes
Hot Dogs34
There's no such thing as a bad hot dog, but here are our winners for the "Best in Show."
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Hot Dogs
Allen Brothers
www.allenbrothers.com
1.800.957.0111
Steak Dogs
Item #SD-801
Boars’s Head Beef Frankfurters
Available at select supermarkets and delicatessens in most states.
To find a retailer near you: 1.800.352.6277.
Nathan’s Famous Beef Frankfurters
www.nathansfamous.com
1.800.925.2416
nathans@ritway.com
Available in grocery stores and club stores throughout the country, but predominantly on the East coast. Also available online.
Thumann’s Tender Tasty Grilling Dogs
Available at grocery stores in most metro areas, predominantly in the East, Southwest, and West Coast. At A & P, Kings, Pathmark, Shaws, Shoprite, selected Albertsons, and more.
Vienna Beef Frankfurters
www.viennabeef.com
1.866.926.7356
Wimmer’s Wieners
www.famoussteaks.com
1.888.463.8823
Also available at grocery stores in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Eastern Colorado, and parts of Missouri, Minnesota, and Illinois.
To find a grocery store near you: 1.800.358.0761.
PBS Home Video
www.shoppbs.org
1.800.531.4727
A Hot Dog Program
Item #HDOG401
Steak Grillades36
Weeknights don't have to be bland. These three favorites provide plenty of flavor, prepared with common ingredients found right in your kitchen.
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Cajun Spice Mix
Use a commercial spice mix or make your own for this recipe.
Ingredients
Combine:
1 t. paprika
1 t. kosher salt
1 t. garlic powder
1⁄2 t. black pepper
1⁄2 t. onion powder
1⁄2 t. cayenne
1⁄2 t. dried oregano
1⁄2 t. dried thyme
Directions
Combine all ingredients.
Crispy Crusted Red Snapper38
Weeknights don't have to be bland. These three favorites provide plenty of flavor, prepared with common ingredients found right in your kitchen.
Potato Crust Quiche40
Weeknights don't have to be bland. These three favorites provide plenty of flavor, prepared with common ingredients found right in your kitchen.
Q&A42
Basic Cooking Herbs44
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Working with Herbs
Container Herb Garden46
Key Lime Mousse in Graham Tuiles48
A twist on everybody's favorite -- key lime pie. This light, tangy mousse is served in its own edible bowl!
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Folding
Key Lime Juice
The Baker’s Catalogue
www.kingarthurflour.com
1.800.827.6836
Floribbean Key Lime Juice
Item #1089, 1.25 lbs.
Kermit’s Key West Key Lime Shoppe
www.keylimeshop.com
1.800.376.0806
Kermit’s Key West Key Lime Juice
Item #197, 16 oz.
Mojitos52
Latin flavors are hotter than ever, and so are mojitos. These refreshing rum and mint drinks will cool down even the warmest summer day.