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Learn how to wrap brie in puff pastry with the toppings of your choice for an easy app to serve all holiday season.

How To Make Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

puff

All-purpose flour, for rolling

cheese

egg,

Optional extras: See Variations

Heat the oven to 400°F. Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside, or bake your brie in a pie plate.

Roll out the puff pastry. Dust a work surface with a small amount of flour. Unwrap the puff pastry and place it on the flour. Coat a rolling pin with a little flour and roll out the puff pastry into a rough 11-inch square. No need to get out a ruler; it&#x27;s fine to estimate.

Wrap the brie in the pastry. Place the round of brie in the middle of the pastry. Top with any optional extra toppings, if using. Fold the corners over the brie, forming a neat package. Use your hand to gently press the edges against the brie and neaten up the sides.

Transfer the wrapped brie to the baking sheet or pie plate. Place the wrapped brie to the baking sheet or pie plate. If the pastry has warmed and is no longer cool to the touch at this point, place refrigerate for 10 minutes, or until you&#x27;re ready to bake and serve.

Brush with egg. Brush the pastry all over with the beaten egg. Be sure to get the sides and around the folds. Try not to let the egg puddle under the brie.

Bake until golden-brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Bake until the pastry is deep golden-brown, 35 to 40 minutes.

Allow to cool 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool for 5 to 10 minutes. This gives the hot cheese time to firm up a little. Cut into the brie early and most of it will gush right out — which is still delicious, but less tidy.

Transfer to a serving platter. Use the parchment paper to transfer the brie to a serving plate. If you baked it in a pie plate, serve straight from the plate, but double check that the plate has cooled enough to handle.

Serve warm. Arrange sliced baguette or crackers around the brie and serve while warm.

As long as you have eggs, sugar, milk, and cream in your fridge, you can have eggnog anytime the craving hits.

How To Make Homemade Eggnog

eggs

sugar

milk

heavy cream

nutmeg,

Separate the eggs. Separate the eggs, placing the yolks in a medium bowl and the whites in a large bowl (I recommend the 3-Bowl Method for this step). Cover the whites and refrigerate until needed, or freeze if aging the eggnog for longer than a day.

Whisk the yolks with the sugar. Add the sugar to the yolks and whisk by hand or with a mixer until the mixture is smooth, creamy, and lightened to a lemon-yellow color.

Whisk in the milk, cream, and liquor (if using). Add the milk, cream, and liquor and whisk until combined.

Cover and refrigerate. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. The more liquor you add, the longer it will keep — non-alcoholic eggnog should be consumed within 1 day; eggnog with 1/2 to 1 cup of liquor will keep for several days; and eggnog with 1 1/2 cups of liquor will keep for several weeks and continue aging and thickening quite nicely. (If aging for longer than a few days, transfer the eggnog to a sealed glass container or a mason jar.)

Whisk the egg whites. Just before serving, whisk the reserved egg whites in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer at high speed until the whites form stiff peaks.

Fold the egg whites into the eggnog. Transfer the beaten egg whites to the bowl with the eggnog and gently fold or stir the whites into the base — this gives the eggnog a frothy, extra-creamy texture. Some of the egg whites will also float to the top, like cappuccino foam.

Serve the eggnog. Transfer the eggnog to a pitcher or punch bowl. Serve in individual glasses with a grating of nutmeg over top.

A quick and easy meal doesn’t have to skimp on either quality or quantity. This pan-fried chicken with a classic and colorful trio of veggies not only comes together in a snap – it’s also super satisfying. Your belly will thank you.

Keto chicken with roasted vegetables Tricolore

fresh Brussels sprouts,

cherry tomatoes, whole

tsp sea salt

tsp black pepper

rosemary

olive oil

chicken breasts (without skin)

unsalted butter

salt

herb butter,

pepper,

A fluffy, sweet, boozy hot milk punch to warm your winter toes.

Tom & Jerry

aged rum

cinnamon

allspice

cloves

cream of tartar

(10 ounces) Cognac

(10 ounces) aged rum

(20 ounces) hot whole milk

Make the batter: Place the sugar, egg yolks, rum, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in a large bowl and whisk until the sugar is mostly dissolved; set aside. Place the egg whites and cream of tartar in a medium bowl and whisk or beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add the beaten egg whites to the bowl of egg yolks and gently fold until combined.

For a single serving: Place 1/2 cup of the batter in a heated mug. Add 1 ounce of Cognac or brandy and 1 ounce of rum and stir gently to just combine but not deflate the batter. Add 2 ounces of hot milk, stir gently to combine, and garnish with grated nutmeg.

For punch: Place all the batter in a 3-quart punch or serving bowl. Slowly pour in the Cognac and rum and stir gently to combine, being careful not to deflate the batter. Slowly pour in the milk and stir gently to combine. Garnish with grated nutmeg and serve immediately.

Ring in the cold months with a pot of Ina Garten's Mulled Wine recipe, infused with cinnamon, cloves and orange, from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network.

Mulled Wine

apple cider

red wine,

honey

orange,

star anise

oranges, peeled,

Combine the cider, wine, honey, cinnamon sticks, zest, juice, cloves and star anise in a large saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Pour into mugs, add an orange peel to each and serve.

Good recipe but a few important notes: <div>1) As written, this recipe calls for way too much apple cider. Use half the amount of cider recommended. </div><div>2) Increase the start anise count or alternatively, add angostura bitters to cut sweetness and imbue layers of flavor.</div><div>3) Throw in a few orange peels from the oranges you slice up. </div><div>4) Cheesecloth not needed - just pour through a strainer into glasses when you're ready to serve.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you make these changes, you'll end up with an award winning mulled wine - just sweet enough, with  layers of complex flavor that will wow your guests and be the talk of the party. You'll need to prepare a lot more than 1 wine bottle's worth, so be prepared! Enjoy, and happy holidays!</div>

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Easy and delicious. Alcohol level can be adjusted by leaving it on the heat longer. The flavors work well together, and those who prefer a stronger drink can add a little nip of brandy.

Bringing it to a boil and then simmering it won't make it a non-alcoholic drink.  It will just remove some of the alcohol.  It doesn't all magically evaporate instantly, it takes time.  So if you boiled it for a long time you'd lose all the booze, but just bringing it to a boil will only remove a little of it.  Still a waste though, add the wine after!

You must NOT boil the wine (or any alcohol for that matter), as it turns it into a non-alcoholic beverage.  My European friends snicker at the idea of mulled wine with no real wine (if it has been boiled)...  Add the wine (and a little brandy as my German and English friends do) only AFTER the boiling and it has been cooled down to a simmer or warm heat level.  Cheers!

Tried this recipe for our traditional Christmas Eve party.  Started the cider, spices, and orange juice on high in the crockpot around 3:00 in the afternoon.  Created a little cheese cloth bag for the spices to keep the sediment down--worked just fine.  After the cider came to a boil in the crockpot, I cut the heat back to low and added the wine, letting it steep a few more hours until about 8:00 pm.  Only one word to describe it:  WOW!  The ingredient that really gave it the WOW factor was my own homegrown, homemade blackberry wine.  OUTSTANDING.  Mulled blackberry wine will be part of our Christmas Eve from now on!

This is SO YUMMY!!! I am bottling some up and giving it for gifts with a loft of Stollen bread.

This is so full of great flavors, we love it. We made it as is with Honoro Vera wine. Next time, we’ll use the same wine, but less honey. 

I cut about half the honey, but if you have a really dry wine you’d probably be fine as written.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/mulled-wine-0125559

Ina makes mulled wine, a winter classic, to serve her guests after dinner.

A traditional New Year's day southern dish full of flavor.

Hoppin John Recipe

peas

water, divided

ham hock (or 1/4 lb. hog jowl)

onion,

white rice, uncooked

red pepper flakes

Over medium heat, place the dried black-eyed peas,...

Over medium heat, place the dried black-eyed peas, 6 cups of water, salt and ham hock. Cook covered over medium heat until tender, about 2-2 1/2 hours.

While the peas are cooking, fry the bacon...

While the peas are cooking, fry the bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, crumble and set aside, reserving the bacon grease.

Sauté chopped onion in the bacon grease until...

Sauté chopped onion in the bacon grease until softened.

Separately, in a large sauce pan, with a...

Separately, in a large sauce pan, with a tight-fitting lid, add the rice, 2 cups of the the pea liquid, 2 cups of water, 2 cups of the cooked black-eyed peas, sautéed onions, bacon grease, crumbled bacon and red pepper flakes. Cook covered over medium-low heat until rice is done, about 15-20 minutes. If needed add more pea liquid if rice gets too dry.

German Glühwein

orange

water

dry red wine

Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the orange in wide strips, taking care to avoid the white pith; set aside. Juice the orange and set the juice aside.

Combine the water and sugar in a large, nonreactive saucepan and boil until the sugar has completely dissolved. Reduce the heat and add the cloves, cinnamon, star anise, orange zest, and orange juice. Simmer until a fragrant syrup forms, about 1 minute.

Reduce the heat further and add the wine. Let it barely simmer for at least 20 minutes but up to a few hours. Keep an eye out so that it doesn&#x27;t reach a full simmer.

Strain and serve in small mugs, adding a shot of rum or amaretto and garnishing with the orange peel and star anise if desired.

Red Wine Hot Chocolate

dark chocolate, finely chopped

cocoa powder

brown sugar

(4 cups) whole milk

Cinnamon sticks and additional cocoa powder,

Whisk the chocolate, cocoa powder, sugar, and cinnamon together in a large saucepan. Add the milk and bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until hot and smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir in the salt.

Remove from the heat and add the wine. Divide among 8 small glasses or mugs, garnish with a cinnamon stick and a dusting of cocoa powder, if desired, and serve.

These sausage rolls are an absolute hit during summer and the festive season.

Turkey Sausage Rolls Recipe

zucchini, grated

green apple, core removed, grated

tbs extra virgin olive oil

onions, finely chopped

garlic cloves, crushed

tbs finely chopped thyme

tbs finely chopped rosemary

dried sour cherries, chopped

tbs apple cider vinegar

turkey & pork mince

stale sourdough breadcrumbs

puff pastry sheets, defrosted

tbs each toasted coriander & fennel seeds, crushed, to scatter

Store-bought chutney, to serve

Turkey sausage rolls recipe

Champagne Cocktail

sugar cubes

Angostura bitters

Champagne,

Lemon twists, for garnish, optional

Food Network Bobby Flay Champagne Cocktail

Start off by taking a single sugar cube, and while holding it over the opening of a bottle of Angostura bitters, invert the bottle so that some bitters soaks directly into the sugar. Drop the cube into the bottom of a chilled Champagne flute, and then fill the glass with Champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist, if desired. Repeat process 3 more times to make 4 drinks.

This is not just how Bobby makes Chamapgne Cocktails, this is how everyone I know makes them!  Always good.

These black-eyed peas are so easy in the Instant Pot! No worries about soaking, scorching, under-cooking, etc! They're delicious!

Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas

black-eyed peas

water*

Tbsp. Better than Bouillon, chicken flavor*

bacon

*You could substitute chicken, beef

Add all ingredients into the Instant Pot.

Make sure the top knob is turned to &#8220;Sealing&#8221;.

Adjust &#8220;Pressure&#8221; to high (if not there already).

Set for 30 minutes (using the + or &#8211; buttons) and you&#8217;re done!

I let mine cook, then naturally cool (although it will keep warm until you turn it off).

They were perfect &#8211; no other seasonings were needed!!

*We like our black-eyed peas really soft. If you prefer them a little more firm, you might want to cook for 20 or 25 minutes vs. 30.

**It will take longer than 30 minutes for them to be ready to eat because you have to wait for it to pressurize and then wait for it to depressurize, but it&#8217;s insanely faster than soaking then cooking on the stove the traditional way. I put 50 minutes total &#8220;cook time&#8221; assuming 10 minutes to reach pressure and 10 minutes too cool. Those times may vary.

Oh wow this sounds like the most perfect black-eyed-peas– if only I would pop a crisp through the screen and take a piece now!

I just made this recipe today to go with our New Years Day lunch. They are wonderful! And, you are correct ... no additional seasoning is needed! I love my Instant Pots! Today I made honey pork chops in my 8 qt, scalloped potatoes in my 6 qt and  black eyed peas in my mini. @Adele Aiken, I made 1 lb peas in my 3-qt (mini) and it was filled to the max fill lin (with no problems), so you def can’t do 2 lbs in a mini. Just FYI.

This recipe for black eyed peas came out well. But you definitely need seasoning. I grew up eating black eyed peas for New Years. I knew by reading the recipe what it was missing. I used 4 cups chicken broth and 2.5 cups water. I sautéed 1 chopped onion with the bacon. I seasoned it with salt, black pepper and garlic powder.

Then I followed your cooking instructions. It turned out great.

About this black bean recipe. I uses it only for the cooking time!
For a more tasty, savory dish I sautéed a chopped onion, garlic, bacon, and ham. Add chicken stock and beans. Cook as directed.
Delish!

Have these in my IP right now just waiting patiently for the pressure to come down so i can open the pot!! Easiest black eyed peas I’ve ever made. Super excited to try!

I also bought an Instant Pot months ago and it is sitting off in a dark corner off the kitchen. I have been collecting recipes and cookbooks galore, but ever-hesitant to bust it open and give it a try. This black-eyed pea recipe showed up just in time. I fave all the ingredients except the bacon. Can I substitute a piece of smoked turkey?

My first time using my new instant pot! Your recipe was great! Thanks so much for helping me get started coming with it and having a success first time. Looking forward to seeing more of your instant pot recipes!

Hi. Thanks for the recipe. It’s a New Year’s thing for my husband’s family too. I basically followed your recipe except I added chunks of pork roast instead of bacon and used homemade chicken broth. I’m not a fan of black eyed peas but my husband is. (Texan). They were delicious and I will definitely make it again and not wait until next year. Lol

Nailed the time on this- thanks! The recipe is flexible if you want to add veggies (I added green peppers, onions, &amp; carrots) or smoked sausage instead of bacon. There's plenty of liquid in recipe for it all. Not only was this super fast &amp; easy, it truly was superior to stovetop. Perfect tenderness.

I love this recipe it is so yummy and simple to make. Thanks

We made this tonight and they were the softest we've ever made! We did add two small onions and a healing spoonful of roasted garlic.  Very tasty and not to mention QUICK!  Thank you!

Thank you so much for posting this recipe. This is the inaugural use of my out-of-the-box-today Instant Pot. Looking forward to having yummy black eyed peas with the hot water cornbread I just learned to make yesterday. The only adjustment I made was to add a teaspoon of onion salt to the water. Hope that doesn't make it too salty, but I wanted the onion flavor. Again, thank you!

MY IP was sitting in my bedroom for two months.  I had some dry black eyed peas in the pantry which I bought a month ago at Sprouts.  I found this recipe and since I have never, ever made black-peas(always eat canned) I set out to make these.  WOW!!  I followed the recipe exactly.  Once I dished out a cup I added some jarred sliced jalapenos and some of the juice.  Just out of the box delicious.  Super tender and creamy.

Love this recipe! I make this at least once a month, and my family loves it!

Making it for New Year’s Day 2019
Thanks for sharing
Happy New Years

I would have given this recipe a 5 if salt and pepper had been included in it.  Add salt and pepper to taste and it's just right!

Dried beans to table ready in 50 minutes! used veg broth and added onions, carrots, celery. Came out great!

Just made this! Amazing! The only way I’m doing it from now on!

I made this recently and my husband advised me to stop looking for THE black eyed pea recipe for our family dinners - he declared “this is the one”!  Thank you for sharing!

I found this recipe last year, after getting an IP for Christmas. I made it for New Years Day dinner and they were perfect! No babysitting a pot on the stove top! I’m about to make them again, for probably the 10th time and it seems like it is about time I thanked you for the post. So, Thanks!

Came out mushy. 30 minutes is way to long. Trying 15 next time.

Mix with carrot also so fine! Thank for sharing!

Shocked that you list to serve this with rice or bread and NOT grits!!!! LOL
Looks delicious 

I just made this and it’s the best back eyed peas my husband and I have ever had. And we’re from the south, and I’ve been making them for years. Kind of hurts my feelings but I’m thankful for the recipe just the same 

You’re not late at all. I just started using my instant pot a couple weeks ago. I’ve only made 3 meals thus far. I’m off to start my traditional meal now. Thank you for the recipe!

Delicious! I am always a bit skeptical of these recipes. But It's perfect when I tried. Thank you for recipe!

they’re delicious and ready in a hurry! They are the perfect solution for your New Years Day meal

https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/wbaf1rya.mp4

IP Black-Eyed Peas Video

Learn the basics of mulling wine and how to make and serve it from a slow cooker. 

Slow Cooker Mulled Wine: The Easiest, Simplest Method

brandy

maple syrup

star anise pods

cinnamon sticks

cinnamon sticks, star anise pods, orange peel

Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Stir the wine, brandy, maple syrup, cloves, star anise pods, cinnamon sticks, and orange peel together in a 3- to 4-quart slow cooker.

Heat on LOW for 1 hour. Cover and heat on the LOW setting until hot, about 1 hour.

Lower the heat to warm, ladle into mugs, and garnish. Reduce heat to warm for serving. Ladle into mugs or heatproof glasses and garnish as desired.

We share our secrets for the best Irish coffee, a cocktail of sweetened coffee, Irish whiskey, and whipped cream.

How To Make Irish Coffee

hot, coffee

Irish whiskey

whipped cream (see Recipe Notes)

Preheat your mug, then fill with coffee. Pour hot water into a mug or heatproof glass to take the chill off. Pour out the water. This will also prevent your glass from cracking. Fill the mug about 3/4 full with the coffee.

Add sweetener. Add the granulated and brown sugars and stir until fully dissolved.

Add Irish whiskey. Add the whiskey and stir to incorporate.

Top with whipped cream. If using lightly whipped cream, pour it slowly over a warm spoon onto the coffee, being careful not to break the coffee&#x27;s surface. This takes some practice. A more foolproof way to not break the surface is to whip the cream a bit more and dollop it gently on top. Drink while hot!

Looking for an easy-to-make appetizer or an alternative to dinner rolls? These cheese puffs are the ticket.

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