Leek & Onion Bisque

First listed on September 28, 2010 | No Comments »
Listed under: Recipe of The Week (2010)

Recipe for October 2nd 2010
Ingredients:
6 cups of chicken stock.
1 clove of garlic chopped.
1 cup of leeks, cleaned and chopped.
1 cup of celery chopped.
1 cup onion chopped.
¼ cup of white wine.
¼ cup of sour cream.
¼ cup of cream cheese.
¼ cup of heavy cream.
2 tablespoons of butter.
Salt and pepper, to taste.
Instructions:
Sauté the chopped leeks, celery, onion, and garlic in the butter until tender. Add the chicken stock and white wine and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from stove and purée in your food processor. Add the sour cream, cream cheese and heavy cream and blend thoroughly. Strain through a fine sieve and return to pot. Bring back to a simmer and add salt and pepper to taste.
Bake at 350°F (175°C) until heated through and browned on top.
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Cream Cheese Stuffed Strawberries
with Blueberries and Candied Walnuts

First listed on July 16, 2010 | No Comments »
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Recipe for July 17th 2010
Ingredients:
About 40 Strawberries
Blueberries
8oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Candied Walnuts (optional)
Instructions:
Blend cream cheese, vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Cut the bottoms of the strawberries off to lay flat. Cut the strawberries in a + sign without cutting all the way through. Place cream cheese mixture in a ziplock bag, snip the corner and pipe cream cheese into strawberries.
Garnish with blueberries and candied walnuts.
You can also try stuffing them with homemade whipped cream next time!
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