65044 endive spears stilton toasted pecans sauteeed pears Recipes

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, 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 .

brown sugar , packed, butter, softened, stilton cheese, crumbled, dried cranberries, toasted pecans, chopped, bartlett pears, peeled, apple juice, port wine

brown sugar, butter, softened, crumbled stilton cheese, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, toasted, peeled bartlett pears (about 3 3/4 lb), apple juice, port

brussels sprouts, butter, extra-virgin olive oil, thick slices smoked ham (about 6 oz), coarsely chopped, garlic clove, minced, low-salt chicken broth, coarse kosher salt, pecans, toasted, chopped

endive leaves (about 5 endives), snow crab , defrosted, dressing, garlic cloves, minced, chili pepper, seeded and finely diced, lime juice, fish sauce, granulated sugar, coarsely chopped coriander (cilantro)

coarsely chopped toasted walnuts or 1/4 cup almonds or 1/4 cup hazelnuts, belgian endive or 1 medium curly endive lettuce, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, minced garlic clove, salt, black pepper

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

goat cheese, plain fat-free greek yogurt, kosher salt, ground red pepper, garlic clove, pressed, hungarian sweet paprika, divided, belgian endive leaves (about 3 heads )

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

stilton cheese (or other good quality sharp blue cheese) or 3 oz roquefort cheese, coarsely crumbled (or other good quality sharp blue cheese), dried cranberries, walnuts or 1/4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped, pears (anjou or bartlett, ripe but still firm), juice of 1 lemon, apple cider (or apple juice), port wine, pear , liquor such as poire williams, light brown sugar

sugar snap peas, stemmed , stringed, kosher salt plus more, grated parmesan, divided, tablespoona champagne vinegar, fresh lime juice, dijon mustard, freshly ground black pepper plus more for seasoning, sunflower oil, tablespoona extra-virgin olive oil, red belgian endive or small treviso radicchio spears, yellow belgian endive spears, chopped flat-leaf parsley, sliced chives, chopped chervil, chopped tarragon

soft goat cheese, heavy cream, approximately, chopped fresh rosemary, or 1 1/2 tsp dried, crushed, chopped fresh thyme, or 1 1/2 tsp dried, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, fresh chives, minced, freshly ground black pepper, head endive, or 2 small heads, sweet paprika , optional