Cream Of The Crop Recipes

CREAM-OF-THE-CROP VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over high heat, bring water to a boil. Add carrots and peas; cook, uncovered, 3 minutes. Add squash and cook 1 minute longer or until crisp-tender. Remove vegetables and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry. Repeat with wax and green beans, cooking them separately until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes., Place all vegetables in a large bowl. Sprinkle with chives; toss to combine., In a small bowl, mix the remaining ingredients. Add to vegetables; toss gently to coat. Refrigerate, covered, 3-4 hours or until cold.

BROWN SUGAR OATMEAL CREAM PIES

Steps:

• Make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter and sugars together in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, beating just until the yellow disappears. Beat in the vanilla.
• Pulse the oats and coconut flakes in a food processor until finely minced. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Add to the butter mixture, beating until combined.
• Drop the dough into twenty-four 1 1/2-inch balls on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 3 inches apart. Bake until the edges just begin to brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the marshmallow filling: Beat the marshmallow creme and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the extracts, powdered sugar and salt until combined. Transfer the filling to a piping bag fitted with a round tip or large zip-top bag and cut off the corner.
• To assemble the oatmeal cream pies, pipe the marshmallow filling onto the flat sides of 12 cookies. Top with the remaining cookies, flat-sides down.

FROZEN STRAWBERRIES WITH CREAM COCKTAIL

Steps:

• To rim the glasses: Apply a thin even layer of honey around the rim of 2 glasses. (I find it's easiest to drizzle it directly on the top outside edge of the glass and then use a small rubber spatula or knife to spread it all around). Then coat it with the pistachios and freeze-dried strawberries. Set the glasses aside.
• In a blender, combine the frozen strawberries, sugar, milk, cream, vodka, vanilla and cardamom and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and top with the remaining chopped pistachios.

CREAM OF THE CROP CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onons and celery in butter in a Dutch oven until tender.
• Add water, broth, and potato; cover and cook over low heat 15 minutes or until potato is tender.
• Pour half of soup mixture into container of an electric blender; process until smooth.
• Repeat procedure with remaining mixture, returning pureed mixture to Dutch oven.
• Remove skin from Brie; add Brie, milk, and remaining ingredients to Dutch oven.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until cheese melts and soup is thoroughly heated.
• Yield: 5 cups.

CREAM OF CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute corn and shallots in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add vegetable broth and cream, reduce heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes.
• Remove 6 tablespoons of corn from the soup and set aside.
• Puree the soup in an electric blender or by using an immersion blender; pass through a sieve back into the pot.
• Season soup with cayenne pepper and sea salt. Add the reserved corn kernels back to the soup and bring to a boil again briefly.
• Divide the soup among four bowls and drizzle with chili oil.

CREAM OF THE CROP

Steps:

• Muddle lime, vodka and liqueur in a mixing shaker. Add ice and shake.
• Pour into a highball glass and top with creaming soda.
• Garnish with a fresh cherry.