4 strips back Recipes

cornmeal, all-purpose flour, baking powder, sour cream, milk, eggs, salt, melted butter, boneless turkey breast, skin on, butter, cut into chunks, garlic powder, salt and freshly ground black pepper, canola oil, andouille sausage, casings removed, butter, white onion, chopped, garlic clove, lightly crushed with the side of a knife blade and minced, stalks celery, chopped, minced fresh parsley leaves, fresh sage leaves, minced, fresh thyme, leaves stripped from stem and chopped, chicken stock , as needed to moisten dressing, dry white wine, all-purpose flour, chicken stock

fennel seed, dried thyme, black pepper, kosher salt , course (use normal o sea salt this is a pork sausage), garlic clove, finely minced, pork shoulder, well trimmed and cut in 2-inch strips (butt or leg, very lean), pork fat, fresh , cleaned of any membrane & cut into strips (pref fat-back or belly fat), dry white wine, chilled

cuccidati (italian fig and date bar cookies), margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, rind of 1 orange, orange juice, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, string of figs, raisins, brown sugar, walnuts, dates, orange, cinnamon, whiskey, black pepper, water, powdered sugar, butter, orange juice, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., crust: in large bowl, cream together first 3 ingredients. add orange juice and orange rind. in separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with vanilla., filling: prepare several days ahead of time. in a food grinder , grind figs and raisins. in large saucepan, simmer raisins and figs with brown sugar and water for 15 minutes. grind walnuts, dates, and orange. stir into hot mixture along with cinnamon, black pepper, and whiskey. remove from stove, mix well, cover, and let mellow for 3 days., roll dough into 3-inch wide strips on pastry cloth. lay filling down the center and wrap dough to form a long sausage-like" cookie. roll back and forth until crust seems very thin. cut in diagonal about every 1 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheet close together and bake for 10-13 minutes. cookies should be barely brown. cool and store in tins 5 days, then frost., frosting: in medium bowl, mix together margarine and powdered sugar until well blended. add enough juice to make a thick glaze. top cookies with a thin coat. let frosting dry a couple of hours then store in tins as follows., store : line tins with foil, place a layer of cookies, then a layer of wax paper (not plastic wrap). keep repeating, ending with foil and then the lid.