44 food center Recipes

twenty - to -1-lb fresh whole turkey, giblets discarded and neck removed from cavity and reserved. note: brine turkey over night with water, kosher salt (be generous) black peppercorns, bay leaf, unsalted butter (3 sticks), melted, plus 4 tbsp at room temperature, dry white wine, stuffing, sliced green onions, stalks of celery, finely chopped, unsalted butter, white mushrooms , finely chopped in food processor (you can use any type/mix of mushrooms), colombo brand french bread croutons (homemade french bread croutons are great too of course!), fresh thyme , rosemary, parsley and sage, chopped fine, spice island poultry seasoning (or use the little packets of seasoning that comes with bagged croutons), ground pork and chicken and homemade stock (below), kosher salt, freshly cracked black and white pepper to taste, ground pork and chicken and homemade stock, whole chicken breasts, with bone & skin, pork loin chops , bone in center cut, reserved turkey neck, onion, quartered, stalks of celery, bouquet garni : whole allspice, parsley with stems, thyme, bay leaves and black, pink and white peppercorns (put all these things together in cheesecloth, making a big baggie, twist and secure with butcher s twine), kosher salt, gravy : please see directions below

heavy cream (preferably not ultrapasteurized), smooth peanut butter (commercially prepared), semisweet chocolate, melted, pure vanilla extract, powdered sugar, dutchprocessed unsweetened cocoa powder, ground cocktail peanuts (optional), mediummesh sieve, triple mesh sieve or a sifter, food processor to grind nuts, if using (if unavailable, place nuts in a heavy plastic bag and run a rolling pin or wine bottle over them to crush evenly.)

heavy cream, bittersweet chocolate (i use a bag of chocolate chips), cocoa (preferably , but not absolutely, valrhona or cocoa barry extract. supermarket cheap stuff works also), boiling water, vanilla, mayonnaise (i use fat free and it works fine), cake flour (i rarely ever sift as i find that seems to always measure right. i know.. i should), sugar, baking soda, salt