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Tira Mi Su Recipe Christmas NYC

 

Tira Mi Su

TIRA Mi SU

Tira Mi Su RECIPE alla MARA

TIra Mi Su INGREDIENTS

ESPRESSO, MARSCAPONE CHEESE, EGGS, SUGAR

ITALIAN SAVOUARDI BISQUITS

COFFEE LIQUOR (Kahlua or Tia Maria)

COCOA POWDER

In MARA'S KITCHEN

MAKING TIRA MI SU

TIRA Mi SU alla MARA

Who doesn't Love Tira Mi Su? Not many. This is a great, easy to follow for one of the Worlds Great Dessert recipes, "Everybody Loves Tira Mi Su" !!! Well almost everbody? Originating in Friuli, in North Eastern Italy, Tira Mi Su has become a World Standard Desser item, and is especially loved in the United States of Amaerica. Ever want to make it yourself? It's not hta hard. Here are two great recipes, the Video Recipe of Mara, above, and a wonderful easy to make Tira Mi Su Recipe from Best Selling Italian Cookbook Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke ...

Enjoy Tira Mi Su for Christmas this year, with one of these two great recipes. "Buon Natale"

TIRA Mi SU - RECIPE :

1 - 1/2 cups very strong coffee, cooled

1  Tbsp. Dark Rum

1  Pinch of Kosher Salt

⅓ cup Sugar

1  cup chilled heavy cream

1/2  cup mascarpone

3  large Egg Yolks

24  Ladyfingers

PREPARATION :

Step 1

Lightly oil a 9x5" loaf pan and line with plastic wrap, leaving plenty of overhang. Whisk coffee, rum, salt, and 1 Tbsp. sugar in a shallow dish until sugar and salt dissolve. Chill until ready to use.

Step 2

Whisk cream and mascarpone in a medium bowl just until smooth. Set aside.

Step 3

Pour water into a large saucepan to come 2" up the sides and bring to a simmer. Combine egg yolks, remaining ⅓ cup sugar, and 2 Tbsp. water in a medium heatproof bowl. Set bowl over pan and reduce heat to low so water is at a bare simmer. Using an electric mixer (or a large whisk and a friend to fill in when your arm cramps), beat mixture on medium-high until eggs triple in volume and are extremely pale yellow and mixture forms a slowly dissolving ribbon when drizzled over itself in bowl, 5–7 minutes. Remove bowl from heat.

Step 4

Using clean beaters (or whisk), beat reserved cream mixture until medium peaks form. Add egg yolk mixture and gently fold until no streaks remain.

Step 5

Working one at a time, dip ladyfingers into chilled coffee mixture and let soak just long enough for them to soften, 1–2 seconds per side. Lay 8 cookies in prepared pan (it’s okay to smush them in a bit). Spread one-third of filling over. Layer another 8 soaked ladyfingers on top and spread half of remaining filling over. Repeat layers one more time with remaining ladyfingers and filling. Cover pan with plastic wrap; chill tiramisù until firm, at least 6 hours and up to 12 hours (longer is better; you’ll get cleaner slices and the layers will be fully set).

Step 6

Invert a small platter or a large plate over top of loaf pan, hold together tightly, and flip them over so plate is underneath. Set on a work surface and carefully remove pan. Peel away plastic wrap from tiramisù; discard. Generously dust tiramisù with cocoa powder. Serve in slices, dusting with more cocoa powder if desired.

Step 7

Do Ahead: Tiramisù (without cocoa powder) can be made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.

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Get Ready For Christmas Turkey Recipe

 

TASTY CHRISTMAS TURKEY

RECIPE From The BADASS COOKBOOK

PERFECT ROAST TURKEY

Turkey? It’s the All-American dish that you can’t do Thanksgiving without. Have you ever cooked one? Do you know how? Are you afraid? Don’t worry many are. Well one day may come when you’ve got to cook the turkey. Don’t fret! Here’s the perfect way to roast one, a Turkey that is. Just follow these easy steps, make some tasty side dish and you good to go. Happy Thanksgiving! And don’t forget, it’s not just for Thanksgiving, but any time of the year

1 – 12-14 pound Turkey

1 ½ sticks Butter, softened

2 teaspoons Kosher Salt

1 teaspoon ground Black Pepper

2 tablespoons Flour

2 ¾ cups Chicken Broth

½ cup water

In a bowl mix the Salt & Black Pepper together with the butter.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash the turkey, then pat dry with clean paper towels.

Put a wire roasting rack in the large roasting pan that you’ll roast the turkey in. Rub the butter all over the skin of the turkey. 

Place the turkey in the oven and roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Baste the turkey with the juices in the pan, getting the basting juices all over the turkey.

Turn the heat down to 325 degrees and cook the turkey until is cooked through. Baste the turkey every 20 to 30 minutes during this time. To check if the turkey is done, stick a meat thermometer into the thigh of the turkey. The thermometer should read 180 degrees and the turkey is done. If you don’t have a meat thermometer, poke a turkey thigh with the tip of a sharp knife. If the liquid comes out clear, the turkey is done. If the liquid has blood in it, the turkey still needs to be a cook some more. In this case put the turkey back in the oven and check after 10 minutes.

One you have determined that the turkey is cooked through, remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes, while still in the pan, but out of the oven.

Remove the turkey from the pan and set on a carving board. 

MAKING The GRAVY :

Heat the chicken broth in a small pot.

Pour off all of the fat from the pan, reserving ¼ cup of the fat in the pan. Place the roasting pan on top of the stove and turn flame on to low heat. 

Add the flour to the pan and stir with a wooden spoon. Add a ½ cup of the hot chicken broth and cook while stirring with a whip. Add 1 more cup of the broth and continue cooking while stirring for 2 minutes more. Add remaining chicken broth and cook on low heat for 5 minutes as your stir. The Gravy is now ready. Strain the gravy through a wire sieve. Place gravy in a gravy boat and it’s ready to go, to pour over your turkey and Mashed Potatoes.

Recipe courtesy of Best Selling Cookbook Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke, "Merry Christmas to All"

from The BADASS COOKBOOK by Dabiel Bellino Zwicke

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JOHN'S of 12th STREET

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

New York

JOHN'S

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East 12th Street

New York, NY

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John's is one of the last of a dying breed of Old School Italian Red Sauce Joints .. John's has been a beloved East Village Italian New York Instituion since 1908, making it one of 

New York's oldest Italian Restaurants of which only a few of many remain. John's is one of them.

John's serves classic Old School Italian American food, including classics like; Clams Posillipo, Baked Clams Oreganata, Lasagna, Spaghetti & Meatballs, Manicotti, and more, including now rare items such as Speedino alla Romano and Veal Sweetbreads.

The wonderful Turn of The Century decor of John's has been lovenly and painstakingly preserved with its 1908 decor still intact. John's is lively and the old school waiters help round out the total picture of Italian Food with great old 1908 decor and animated service from the Black Bowtied Waiters.

Over the years John's has seen the like of; John Lennon, Joe Jackson, Ray Davies, Carol Burnett, Montgomery Clift, Ron Silver, Rockets Redglare, Tom Crruise, Mimi Rodgers, and many other celebrites pass through its doors. Why don't you pass through too? It's great old Italian New York experience.

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JOE MASSERIA HITS VALENTI

LUCKY LUCINIO Does The DIRTY WORK

Outside JOHN'S of 12th STREET

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Smarting over the recent attempt on his life, which had left two bullet holes through his hat and another two holes through his coat, Joe Masseria plotted bloody revenge in epic Italian Renaissance fashion.

Chief Assassin

The target of his wrath was Umberto Valenti, a seriously wily character who had blasted those bullet holes through Masseria’s hat and coat. According to the New York Times in 1915, Valenti was:

A former Black Hand extortionist, it was rumored that Valenti had killed over 20 men, a number of whom had been Masseria’s closest advisors. The thirty four year old Valenti was the chief assassin of Salvatore “Toto” D’Aquila, the New York Mafia’s supreme ruler, a Mafioso who was locked in vicious mob war with Masseria and his chief strategist Giuseppe “the Clutch Hand” Morello.

However, Masseria’s seemingly supernatural bullet dodging powers had given the hard noised, but superstitious, Valenti second thoughts. Second thoughts that had him suing for peace and walking into an ambush in one of New York’s most storied Italian restaurants, John’s of 12^th Street, on August 11, 1922, a restaurant that has been used as a set on Boardwalk Empire and the Sopranos.

Well Dressed Gunmen 

Whether or not Valenti sampled the chicken parmigiana before being croaked has been lost to the winds of history. However, some time around noon, Valenti and six laughing companions emerged from their luncheon. Walking eastward, smiles turned into frowns. Suddenly, Valenti spooked and bolted towards Second Avenue as two slick, well-dressed gunmen whipped out revolvers and fired. Gangland legend holds that one of the shooters was none other than Charley “Lucky” Luciano, Masseria’s newest protégé (the other shooter was probably Vito Genovese).





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Pandemonium on 12^thStreet

As the shots flew, pandemonium broke loose on 12^th Street. Whirling around, the feared assassin drew a revolver just as a bullet flew through his chest.

A teenage witness told the New York Times:

Luciano’s Escape

Despite Valenti’s death, the friendly Luciano and his pals weren’t done yet. A crowd formed to block the gunmen’s escape so the mobsters opened fire, hitting a street sweeper and a little girl visiting from New Haven Connecticut. The shots dispersed the crowd, and the hitmen disappeared into a nearby tenement.

Should I Bring Pajamas? 

Masseria was arrested for the murder.  During his arrest, he supposedly grinned and asked the police:

… whether he would need a nightshirt remarking, that the last time he slept in the station house they forgot to give him a pillow or pajamas.

For a job well done, Joe Masseria elevated Luciano to a leadership position at his headquarters in the Hotel Pennsylvania. All murder charges were eventually dropped, and Masseria, on his way to becoming Joe the Boss, set his sights on Valenti’s overlord, Toto De Aquila, New York’s boss of bosses.

However, John’s of 12^th had another infamous last meal lined up twenty years later. The victim would be Carlo Tresca.

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Zuppa Inglese Italian Rum Cake Recipe

 

Zuppa Inglese

ITALIAN RUM CAKE

ZUPPA INGLESE

ITALIAN RUN CAKE RECIPE  :

Rum
Maraschino or orange liqueur
2 cup  whipping cream
4 Tbs powdered sugar

2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
2 Tbs chopped almonds
2 Tbs finely chopped candied orange peel
maraschino cherries and mint leaves for decoration (if desired)

Prepare Custard Filling and let cool completely. Prepare Sponge Cake in 9-10 inch spring form pan. When cooled, cut horizontally into 3 layers.

Whip 1 cup of the whipping cream till stiff peaks form adding 2 Tbs of the powdered sugar. Gently fold together the whipping cream and the cooled custard filling and divide the mixture into 2 equal portions. To one portion add the cocoa powder and nuts. To the other portion, fold in the candied orange peel.

Place the bottom cake layer back into the (cleaned) spring form pan and sprinkle with rum. Spread the cocoa mixture over. Place the second layer of cake atop and sprinkle with maraschino or orange liqueur. Spread the orange peel custard mixture and then top with top cake layer and sprinkle with remaining rum.

Cover and chill for 3 or 4 hours.

Meanwhile, whip the remaining 1 cup of whipping cream till stiff peaks, adding the remaining 2 Tbs of powdered sugar. Place the chilled cake onto a serving plate, releasing the sides of the spring-form pan and spread the whip cream over the top and sides of the entire cake. Decorate with maraschino cherries and/or mint leaves, if desired.

Custard Filling: 

Combine 1/3 cup sugar, 2 Tbs cornstarch and 1/4 tsp salt; blend in 1+1/2 c. milk. Cook and stir till bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Gradually stir about half of the hot mixture into 2 beaten egg yolks; return to remaining hot mixture. Cook and still till bubbly. Cook and stir 2 more minutes. Cover the custard directly with clear plastic wrap (so that a film doesn’t form on the top) and let cool completely without stirring.

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The COWBOY COOKIE

 

 

1st LADY LAURA BUSH'S COWBOY COOKIES

 

PRIZE WINNING RECIPE

 

 

 

This recipe for tasty Soul Satisfying Cowboy Cookies is from the former 1st Lady

of The United States of America, Mrs. Laura Bush of Houston, Texas. These cookies are delicious, and people just Love them. They are real easy to make, so make them for your family and they will

love you even more than they already do.

 

 

 

 

LAURA BUSH "COWBOY COOKIES"

 

INGREDIENTS :

 

• 3 cups Flour
• 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
• 1 tablespoon Baking Soda
• 1 tablespoon ground Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 sticks (12 ounces) butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 3 cups semisweet Chocolate Chips
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 2 cups chopped pecans

 

 

Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

Using a stand mixer on medium speed, beat butter until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually add sugars and beat to combine, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each one, and the vanilla extract. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture gradually until just combined. Add the chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans, mixing until just combined.

For large cookies, drop a hefty 1/4 cup of dough onto the baking sheets for each cookie, spacing 3 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes, then rotate sheets top to bottom and front to back. Bake for an additional 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. 

Let cookies cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely. For smaller cookies, use 2 tablespoons dough per cookie and bake for 15 to 18 minutes total, rotating the baking sheets midway through. Store in airtight containers at room temperature for several days. 

 

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