Lord of the Onion Rings

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

TOTAL TIME:45 min
Prep:20 min
Inactive Prep:--
Cook:25 min
YIELD:1 serving
LEVEL:Easy

Ingredients

• 1 large onion

Blue Cheese and Tomato Salad

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup garlic infused olive oil
• 3/4 cup (6 ounces) Greek yogurt (fat-free is good here)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• Water
• 4 large heirloom tomatoes, sliced 1/2-inch thick (different colors are best here)

Directions
In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, yogurt, Worcestershire and salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in the blue cheese; and add a little water if it's too thick, until desired consistency. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

To serve arrange the tomatoes on serving plates and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Top with creamy dressing and enjoy!

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Steak Au Poivre

Ingredients

• 2 bone-in rib-eye steaks, about 1 1/2 pounds each
• Kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons coarsely cracked black pepper
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Mashed Potatoes with Crispy Fried Shallots

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil, for frying
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into equal-size chunks
• Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Directions

Heat some vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the flour to a small bowl and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Coat the sliced shallots in the seasoned flour. Drop the shallots in the hot oil ,a few at a time to avoid clumps, and fry until dark golden in color. Transfer the shallots to a paper towel lined dish and sprinkle with salt, to taste.

Chocolate Souffles

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter, plus more for coating ramekins
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus more for coating ramekins
• 8 ounces good quality dark chocolate, chopped
• 7 eggs, separated
• Pinch salt
• Melted vanilla bean ice cream, for serving

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.