Recipes by Ron Merlin (Page 3)
United States Chef
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Curried Apple Butternut Squash SoupSpring is springing. So this will be the last of one of the soups I made over the winter. Actually, this soup is one of my favorites because it has such a unique blend of flavors. The nuttiness of the squash with the depth and gentle heat of the curry, coupled with the tiny sweet goodness of the apple.I'm telling you, it's all about… |
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Cheddar Beer Soup with Truffle OilI know, the photo doesn't look like much. But this soup EXPLODES in your mouth with flavor.So here's the deal. I went to Portland to have dinner with my daughter and her fiance for Thanksgiving in their new home. (My first visit).I was enlisted to make the Turkey, Dressing, and a casserole, and I threw in a pie just for good measure.… |
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Ron's Homemade Chicken and Rice SoupHave you ever had really good chicken soup? I mean really, really, good chicken soup. The kind that tastes so good that you just know that in addition to having incredible taste, it has healing properties too?Yeah, I haven't either I don't think. Let's face it, we rarely get Grandma's homemade chicken soup anymore.But, thanks to a… |
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Curried Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup with Peanut ButterI see spring around the corner so I thought I should catch up on my winter soups that I've made, photographed, and haven't yet posted. I'm behind on everything.I was looking for some inspiration for some soup with a bit of kick.This is a uniquely flavorful soup that everyone seemed to really enjoy. It's different, hearty, and simply… |
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Salted Caramel Butter BarsYes these are rich. Yes they are supremely buttery. Yes, they melt in your mouth. No, you cannot just eat one.I had to bring something into work to share with co-workers and I wanted something different and I came across this recipe. (Original source here) They are amazingly good. Give them a try.Preparation and Method:For the… |
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Double Chocolate PuddingI know Chocolate Pudding. Who eats chocolate pudding anymore? I do. Not often, but last week I just had the urge for some deep, thick, homemade, chocolate pudding with a touch of whipped cream. (The urge resulted in my making Chocolate Cream pie for Thanksgiving later, but that's another post)This pudding is simply so delicious and… |
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Chip Cookies with Sea SaltI looked in my cabinet the other day and checked the expiration dates on some semi-sweet chocolate and some peanut butter chips I had, and they were to be out of date in a couple of weeks. I didn't want to wastethem so what to make? Um, cookies???? Yeah, I think so. So I tinkered with another of my recipes for Chocolate… |
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Sponge CandyI've never made candy. Well, I've made fudge, which I guess is a type of candy, but other than that, nothing.When I was a kid, I used to come across a candy bar in the downtown Walgreen's drugstore that was from Australia. It was in a bright purple wrapper with yellow writing (I don't remember the name of it) but it was a chocolate… |
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Cinnamon Currant BreadI recently posted some no-knead bread I baked in a Dutch Oven and it came out so well I couldn't wait to try it with a different dough. This time I didn't preheat the dutch oven, and made a dough that I kneaded as normal. I let it rise the second time on parchment paper in the pot, and preheated the oven, baked it covered in the dutch… |
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Dutch Oven BreadI have for years made homemade bread. It's one of the most satisfying things to bake I think. And yet I have tried and tried to make bread that will have a nice crust and soft and moist inside. But that crispy outside crust is very difficult to achieve because of todays ovens. I've tried pans of steaming water, spray bottles of water… |
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