114190 endive blueberry salad toasted pecans Recipes

salad greens, cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into strips, pecans, red pepper , cut into strips, red onion, thinly sliced, goat cheese, crumbled, raspberry vinaigrette dressing (use raspberry balsamic vinaigrette)

toasted pecan halves, superfine granulated sugar, graham cracker crumbs (from about three 5- by 2 1/2-inch graham crackers), unsalted butter, softened, vanilla, cinnamon

toasted pecan pieces, butter , cut into pieces, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, egg, vanilla, flour

toasted pecans, finely ground, sugar-free milk chocolate candy bars, unsalted butter (1/2 stick), heavy cream, splenda sugar substitute, stevia plus (or equivalent), vanilla extract, trace salt

pecan halves, coarse sea salt, freshly ground pepper, fresh thyme leaves, extra virgin olive oil

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional, line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper and lightly spray with, mound 30 small clusters of pecans , about 3 or 4 pecans each, spaced a, couple inches apart on the pan ., make caramel : warm the cream over low heat and keep warm while you, cook the sugar ., put the sugar and corn syrup and in a deep, heavy-bottomed large, saucepan ., cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar, dissolves ., stop stirring , raise heat to medium-high, and simmer until the sugar, reaches the hard crack stage , or 305 degrees f on a candy, thermometer , about 7 minutes., whisk the butter and salt into the sugar mixture., gradually pour in the cream and vanilla taking care since the mixture, will bubble up ., reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring, occasionally , until the sugar reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees f, on the thermometer , about 5 minutes more., immediately remove from the heat and cool for a minute., ladle a couple tbsp of warm caramel over some of the nut, clusters , to make the spider bodies., then press 6 pieces of licorice into the warm caramel to make the, legs ., repeat with the remaining caramel and licorice., helpful to have an extra hand here, since the caramel can set, quickly ., if caramel hardens, warm over very low heat . ), let spiders cool 15 minutes ., meanwhile , put the chocolates in a medium heatproof bowl., bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow, simmer; set the bowl over , but not touching, the water., stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth ., alternatively , put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl., melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft , about 1 minute., stir , and continue heat until completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes, spoon about 1 tbsp of melted chocolate on top of each spider ., sprinkle with jimmies or chocolate curls, if desired., let cool until firm .

pecans, lightly toasted (see step 1 in directions below), flour, yellow cornmeal, baking powder, salt, milk, unsalted butter, melted, eggs, separated, ripe bananas , quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, sugar, light brown sugar, banana , sliced into discs for topping, maple syrup, warmed for serving

pecan halves, unsalted butter, water, cinnamon, sugar, light brown sugar

honey, champagne vinegar or 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, olive oil, heads belgian endive, sweet apple , such as fuji, pecan halves, toasted and coarsely chopped, blue cheese, crumbled, salt

pecans (halves), garlic cloves, crushed, unsalted butter, at room temperature, gorgonzola, crumbled, at room temperature, parmesan cheese, grated, plus extra for serving, pasta (linguini, spaghetti, penne rigate or rigatoni), black pepper, to taste (freshly ground is best )

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional

butter, sugar, pears, peeled and diced, garlic, chopped, red wine vinegar, salt, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, stilton cheese, crumbled (or any other blue cheese), endive spears, pecan halves or 25 pieces, toasted, watercress sprigs, for garnish, cream cheese (for presentation)

butter, sugar, pears peeled and diced, garlic chopped, balsamic vinegar, salt check saltiness of cheese first, freshly ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil add slowly , less than 1/4 may be better, stilton blue cheese crumbled, endive spears, pecan halves or pieces toasted, cream cheese for presentation