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Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie

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  Ingredients: 400 g graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 tsp salt 2 egg yolks 1 cup half-and-half 2 cups milk 6 oz/170 g dark chocolate (I used chocolate chips) 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/2 whipping cream 1 cup shredded coconut, plus extra for garnish Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 F Melt 1/4 cup butter Separate 2 egg yolks In pot, combine 400 g graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar Press graham cracker mix to the bottom and a third of the way up a 9" pan Bake 20 min While crust is baking, in a large saucepan, mix 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1 cup shredded coconut, and 1/4 tsp salt Melt 1/4 cup butter Whisk in egg yolks, 1 cup half-and-half, 2 cups milk Add 6 oz/170 g dark chocolate and cook mixture over medium heat Whisk constantly until large bubbles form, about 8 min Add 1/4 melted butter and 1 tsp vanilla extract Pour chocolate-coconut mix over crust, cover with p...

Eggs Benedict

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  Ingredients: 2 English muffins 8 eggs 4 slices bacon, or protein of preference, I think ham is traditional Splash of vinegar 1/4 cup butter 2 tsp lemon juice 1 tbsp whipping cream Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Cut two English muffins in half and toast them While the muffins are toasting, fry 4 slices of bacon. You can start making the sauce while the bacon is frying. Just make sure to keep an eye on them and take them off when they're done While bacon is frying, melt 1/4 cup butter in small saucepan In a separate bowl, separate 4 egg yolks, cracking into your hand and filtering the whites through your fingers. You won't need the whites for the rest of the recipe Whip the yolks together with 2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp whipping cream, and salt and pepper to taste After the butter has melted, add 1 spoonful of butter to the egg mix, stirring until fully integrated. Repeat this process until the butter has been mixed in. Doing it by the spoonful prevents the eggs from cur...

Cabbage Rolls

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  Ingredients: 1 cabbage 1 lb ground meat 1 can tomato sauce 1 onion 1/2 cup rice 1 tbsp dried parsley 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp dill 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp sugar Directions: Put whole cabbage in a pot of water and set to boil Chop 1 onion In a bowl, combine 1 lb ground meat, 1/2 cup dry rice, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, the chopped onion, 1 tbsp dried parsley, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp dill, and 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper After the cabbage has boiled to a point that the leaves have started to peel away, remove and let cool Preheat oven to 350  Remove leaves from cabbage, attempting to keep intact as well as possible In separate leaves, add about 1/4 cup scoops of the meat mixture and wrap them in the leaf. If needed, cut a notch out of the stem for better folding In a separate bowl, add the rest of the tomato sauce and combine with 1/2 tsp sugar Put the cabbage rolls and any remaining cabbage into a casserole dish and drizzle the tomato mix over them Cover in tinfoil and bake for 1 hr Y...