November 8, 2023 – Culinary Creations

Soul Smothered Chicken

Ingredients Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken pieces with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Place 3/4 cup flour in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in flour, place in the skillet, and brown on all sides. Set chicken aside, and drain skillet, reserving about 1 tablespoon butter. Reduce skillet…

Sufganiyot

Combine flour, yogurt, eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt in a large bowl; mix well. Set the dough aside for 30 minutes. Form dough into 2-inch balls. Heat vegetable oil to 365 degrees F (190 degrees C) in a large pot or deep fryer over high heat. Deep-fry sufganiyot, in batches, in hot oil until…

Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

Heat ghee in a large saucepan over medium heat and add carrots. Cook and stir briefly, about 3 minutes. Pour in milk and increase heat; bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, uncovered, and stirring occasionally until moisture evaporates, about 1 hour. Bring carrot…

Keto Pound Cake

FOR THE CAKE Cooking spray 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter, softened 4 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/2 c. Swerve granular 3 large eggs 1/2 tsp. almond extract 2 1/2 c. almond flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. kosher salt FOR THE GLAZE 1/2 c. Swerve confectioners 3 tbsp. heavy cream 1 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice Zest of 1/2 an orange Make cake: Preheat oven to 325°…

Keto Snickerdoodle Shortbread Cookies

Preheat oven to 350º and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk to combine flours, Swerve, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and salt. Add coconut oil and vanilla and stir until combined. Shape dough into a ball, then transfer to a large piece of parchment paper. Cover with another piece…

Oven-Roasted Asparagus

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place asparagus into a mixing bowl; drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Arrange asparagus in a single layer in a baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until just tender, 12 to 15 minutes depending…

Grinch Punch

Scoop softened lime sherbet into the bottom of a large punch bowl. Pour the lemon-lime soda, Hawaiian Punch, and 2 cups pineapple juice over the sherbet and stir. Place red sanding sugar in a shallow dish, and some additional pineapple juice in a separate shallow dish. Dip the rims of your serving glasses in the…

Simple Custard

Place milk, vanilla extract, and butter in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until simmering; remove from heat before it comes to a boil. Whisk eggs, sugar, and cornstarch together in a bowl until sugar dissolves. Set the saucepan back over low heat. Pour in egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly, until custard thickens…