Top 10 Culinary Arts Recipes - Week of June 16, 2008
For your gustatory enjoyment, here is a collection of this week's most popular recipes from the Culinary Arts site as determined by you, the reader!
1. Home Fried Potatoes
Home-fried potatoes, or "home fries," may be thought of as a breakfast accompaniment, but it's the potatoes that really make a great breakfast. This recipe for home fries features red potatoes, onions, and red and green bell peppers.More »
2. Italian Vinaigrette Recipe
This Italian vinaigrette is made with extra virgin olive oil instead of salad oil, and features minced garlic, dried oregano and chopped parsley.More »
3. Ratatouille Recipe
Ratatouille is a traditional French dish made of eggplants, tomatoes and zucchini. It's often served as a side dish with lamb or other meats or poultry -- even fish. It's also a hearty meal served over rice or couscous. This version uses zucchini, yellow squash and toasted pine nuts.More »
4. Classic Chicken Piccata
Chicken Piccata is a classic Italian dish that takes nearly all the difficulty out of cooking chicken. Slicing and then flattening the breasts into fast-cooking escalopes (thin slices that are dredged in flour) virtually eliminates the chances of serving the chicken undercooked. The simple, tangy sauce is pretty heavenly, too!More »
5. Basic French Toast
French toast is traditionally made from day-old bread, and it's actually better made with stale bread than with fresh, because stale bread will absorb more of the custard mixture than fresh bread will. But if all you have is fresh bread, try toasting it very slightly beforehand.More »
6. Scones with Dried Currants
Scones should be eaten as soon after baking as possible. The perfect scone should be hot enough to melt butter without quite burning your mouth when you bite into it.More »
7. Basic Waffle Recipe
This tried and true waffle recipe is perfect for brunch or other special occasions -- even dessert!More »
8. Roasted Beet Salad with Crumbled Feta
This simple but elegant salad features red and golden beets, mild feta cheese and baby greens tossed in a light dressing of olive oil and lemon juice.More »
9. Easy Blueberry Muffins
The key to making great muffins is not overmixing the batter. This simple recipe will show you how to do it!More »
10. Sautéed Green Beans with Shallots & Lemon Juice
This simple green beans dish goes with anything from poultry and seafood to veal, lamb or beef. Add the lemon juice at the very end, and don't be stingy, either. It's the key to the whole dish.More »
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